2008
Primary &
Caucus
Dates
The following is a tentative list of primary and caucus dates for the 2008 presidential campaign, compiled by CBSNews.com. Many of these dates are subject to change. All contests are for both the Democratic and Republican parties unless otherwise noted.
Note:
- Italics indicates caucuses or party conventions
January
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Iowa | Wyoming (R) |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| New Hampshire |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Michigan | South Carolina (R) Nevada |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Hawaii (R)* | South Carolina (D) |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Florida |
*Hawaii Republicans pick their delegates at caucuses between Jan. 25 and Feb. 7
February
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| Maine (R)* |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Alabama Alaska American Samoa (D) Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Democrats Abroad** Georgia Idaho (D) Illinois Kansas (D) Mass. Minnesota Missouri Montana (R) New Jersey New Mexico (D) New York North Dakota Oklahoma Tennessee Utah West Virginia (R) |
Kansas (R) Louisiana Neb. (D) Virgin Islands (D) Washington*** |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Maine (D) | District of Columbia Maryland Virginia |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Hawaii (D) Wisconsin Washington (R) *** |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |
| Puerto Rico (R) |
* Maine Republicans pick their delegates at caucuses Feb. 1-3
** Democrats Abroad will pick delegates from Feb. 5-12 — with voting by Internet, mail, fax and in person in more than 30 countries around the world.
*** Washington Republicans pick 49 percent of their delegates at Feb. 9 caucuses, and 51 percent in a Feb. 19 primary. Washington Democrats pick all their delegates at Feb. 9 caucuses.
** Democrats Abroad will pick delegates from Feb. 5-12 — with voting by Internet, mail, fax and in person in more than 30 countries around the world.
*** Washington Republicans pick 49 percent of their delegates at Feb. 9 caucuses, and 51 percent in a Feb. 19 primary. Washington Democrats pick all their delegates at Feb. 9 caucuses.
March
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Ohio Rhode Island Texas Vermont |
Wyoming (D) |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Mississippi |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | |||||
April
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
May
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Guam (D) |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| North Carolina Indiana |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| West Virginia Nebraska (R) |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Kentucky Oregon |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Idaho (R) |
June
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Puerto Rico (D) | New Mexico (R) South Dakota Montana (D) |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | |||||
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