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State Presidential Primary and Caucus Dates
2008 Presidential Candidates

Updated 11/29/2007

State (sort by date)Democratic Republican
Alabama02/05/200802/05/2008
Alaska02/05/200802/05/2008
American Samoa02/05/200802/23/2008
Arizona02/05/200802/05/2008
Arkansas02/05/200802/05/2008
California02/05/200802/05/2008
Colorado02/05/200802/05/2008
Connecticut02/05/200802/05/2008
Delaware02/05/200802/05/2008
District of Columbia02/12/200802/12/2008
Florida01/29/200801/29/2008
Georgia02/05/200802/05/2008
Guam05/03/200802/09/2008
Hawaii02/19/200801/25/2008
Idaho02/05/200805/27/2008
Illinois02/05/200802/05/2008
Indiana05/06/200805/06/2008
Iowa01/03/200801/03/2008
Kansas02/05/200802/09/2008
Kentucky05/20/200805/20/2008
Louisiana02/09/200802/09/2008
Maine02/10/200802/01/2008
Maryland02/12/200802/12/2008
Massachusetts02/05/200802/05/2008
Michigan01/15/200801/15/2008
Minnesota02/05/200802/05/2008
Mississippi03/11/200803/11/2008
Missouri02/05/200802/05/2008
Montana06/03/200802/05/2008
Nebraska02/09/200805/13/2008
Nevada01/19/200801/19/2008
New Hampshire01/08/200801/08/2008
New Jersey02/05/200802/05/2008
New Mexico02/05/200806/03/2008
New York02/05/200802/05/2008
North Carolina05/06/200805/06/2008
North Dakota02/05/200802/05/2008
Ohio03/04/200803/04/2008
Oklahoma02/05/200802/05/2008
Oregon05/20/200805/20/2008
Pennsylvania04/22/200804/22/2008
Puerto Rico06/01/200802/24/2008
Rhode Island03/04/200803/04/2008
South Carolina01/26/200801/19/2008
South Dakota06/03/200806/03/2008
Tennessee02/05/200802/05/2008
Texas03/04/200803/04/2008
Utah02/05/200802/05/2008
Vermont03/04/200803/04/2008
Virgin Islands02/09/200802/23/2008
Virginia02/12/200802/12/2008
Washington02/09/200802/19/2008
West Virginia05/13/200802/05/2008
Wisconsin02/19/200802/19/2008
Wyoming03/08/200801/05/2008
Sources: http://www.nass.org
 
Special Notes

Hawaii: According to staff with Hawaii's Republican Party, the GOP is not technically holding a presidential primary or caucus. Delegates will be selected during a week-long period tentatively ending on February 7.

Washington: The Washington Democratic party holds a series of caucuses that begins on 02/09/2008 with the Precinct Caucuses. This is followed by the Legislative District Caucuses on 04/05/2008, County Conventions and Legislative District Caucuses 04/19/2008 and the final Congressional District Caucuses on 05/17/2008, where the delegates and alternates are selected for the National Convention. There is also a non-binding Democratic primary on 2/19/2008. For more information, visit the caucus website for the Washington State Democrats. The Washington Republican party holds a caucus on 02/09/2008, which along with the primary selects delegates to the Republican National Convention.

The Democrats Abroad Primary will be held from 02/05/2008 to 02/12/2008.
 

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