2008 PRIMARY CALENDAR

The following chart summarizes the main January and February 2008 presidential primary dates:

Iowa Thursday, January 3
Wyoming [GOP] Saturday, January 5
New Hampshire Tuesday, January 8
Michigan Tuesday, January 15
Nevada Saturday, January 19
South Carolina [GOP] Saturday, January 19
South Carolina [Democratic] Tuesday, January 29
Maine [GOP] Tuesday, January 29
Super Tuesday * Tuesday, February 5
Louisiana Saturday, February 9
Washington Saturday, February 9
Nebraska [Democratic] Saturday, February 9
Maine [Democratic] Sunday, February 10
District of Columbia Tuesday, February 12
Maryland Tuesday, February 12
Virginia Tuesday, February 12
Hawaii [Democratic] Tuesday, February 19
Wisconsin Tuesday, February 19

* Super Tuesday is the nickname given to the Tuesday, February 5 "national primary" that includes the states of Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Georgia; Idaho Democrats; Illinois; Minnesota; Missouri; New Jersey; New Mexico Democrats; New York; North Dakota; Oklahoma; Tennessee; Utah; and the GOP in West Virginia.

More exhaustive information about the state primary calendar is available at:

Page last updated 30 November 2007