Presidential Primary & Caucus Dates 2008


State primaries vary from state to state. These dates are tentative and subject to change. For update information, go the the Federal Election Commission.
STATE PRIMARY DATE CAUCUS DATE
Alabama

February 5, 2008

n/a
Alaska

n/a

February 5, 2008
American Samoa

n/a

February 23, 2008 (R)
March 10, 2008 (D)
Arizona

February 5, 2008

n/a
Arkansas

February 5, 2008

n/a
California

February 5, 2008

n/a
Colorado

n/a

February 5, 2008
Connecticut

February 5, 2008

n/a
Delaware

February 5, 2008

n/a
D.C.

February 12, 2008

n/a
Florida

January 29, 2008

n/a
Georgia

February 5, 2008

n/a
Guam

n/a

February 16, 2008 (R)
May 3, 2008 (D)
Hawaii

n/a

February 19, 2008 (D)
March 2, 2008 (R)
Idaho

May 27, 2008

February 5, 2008 (D)
Illinois

February 5, 2008

n/a
Indiana

May 6, 2008

n/a
Iowa

n/a

January 3, 2008 (R)
January 3, 2008 (D)
Kansas

n/a

February 5, 2008 (D)
February 9, 2008 (R)

Kentucky

May 20, 2008

n/a
Louisiana

February 9, 2008

n/a
Maine

n/a

February 1, 2008 (R)
February 10, 2008 (D)
Maryland

February 12, 2008

n/a
Massachusetts

March 4, 2008

n/a
Michigan

January 15, 2008

n/a
Minnesota

n/a

February 5, 2008
Mississippi

March 11, 2008

n/a
Missouri

February 5, 2008

n/a
Montana

June 3, 2008

n/a
Nebraska

May 13, 2008

February 9, 2008 (D)
Nevada

n/a

January 19, 2008
New Hampshire

January 8, 2008

n/a
New Jersey

February 5, 2008

n/a
New Mexico

June 3, 2008 (R)

February 5, 2008 (D)
New York

February 5, 2008

n/a
North Carolina

May 6, 2008

n/a
North Dakota

n/a

February 5, 2008
Ohio

March 4, 2008

n/a
Oklahoma

February 5, 2008

n/a
Oregon

May 20, 2008

n/a
Pennsylvania

April 22, 2008

n/a
Puerto Rico

February 24, 2008 (R)
June 1, 2008 (D)

n/a
Rhode Island

March 4, 2008

n/a
South Carolina

January 19, 2008 (R)
January 29, 2008 (D)

n/a
South Dakota

June 3, 2008

n/a
Tennessee

February 5, 2008

n/a
Texas

March 4, 2008

n/a
Utah

February 5, 2008

n/a
Vermont

March 4, 2008

n/a
Virginia

February 12, 2008

n/a
Virgin Islands

n/a

February 9, 2008 (D)
February 23, 2008 (R)
Washington

February 19, 2008

April 28, 2008 (D)
West Virginia

May 13, 2008

n/a
Wisconsin

February 19, 2008

n/a
Wyoming

n/a

January 5, 2008 (R)
March 8, 2008 (D)

Source: Federal Election Commission

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