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US 2008 presidential primary, caucus calendar
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-17 12:23 WASHINGTON -- The United States presidential candidates will take their first test in the long-term and fierce competition for candidacy as Iowa caucuses kicked off on Thursday, followed by a state-by-state primaries and caucuses throughout the first half of the year. The following is the calendar of the 2008 state primaries and caucuses announced by the US National Association of Secretaries of State: January Jan. 3: Iowa Jan. 5: Wyoming (Republican) Jan. 8: New Hampshire Jan. 15: Michigan Jan. 19: Nevada, South Carolina (R) Jan. 26: South Carolina (Democratic) Jan. 29: Florida February Feb. 1: Maine (R) Feb. 5 (Super Tuesday): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho (D), Illinois, Kansas (D), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico (D),New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah Feb. 9: Louisiana, Kansas (R) Feb. 10: Maine (D) Feb. 12: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia Feb. 19: Hawaii (D), Washington, Wisconsin Note: Hawaii Republicans will select delegates during a week-long period in February March March 4: Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont March 8: Wyoming (D) March 11: Mississippi April Apr. 22: Pennsylvania May May 6: Indiana, North Carolina May 13: Nebraska, West Virginia May 20: Kentucky, Oregon May 27: Idaho (R) June June 3: Montana, New Mexico (R), South Dakota August Aug. 25-28: Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, where the party's presidential candidate is decided and announced. September Sept. 1-4: Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, where the party's presidential candidate is decided and announced. Note: Among the states, those where caucuses are held include Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho (D), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico (D), North Dakota, and Wyoming. The rest will run primaries. |
