2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PRIMARY SCHEDULE

The information is an archive of the 2008 Presidential Election Primary Schedule. Each individual state has its own rules, regulations, and deadlines for voter registration. Each state below shows voter registration deadlines to the right of the state.

Date
State
Presidential Primary/Presidential Caucus
3-Jan
Iowa
Presidential Caucus
5-Jan
Wyoming (R)
Convention
8-Jan
New Hampshire
Presidential Presidential Primary
15-Jan
Michigan
Presidential Primary
19-Jan
Nevada
Presidential Caucus
19-Jan
South Carolina (R)
Presidential Primary
25-Jan
Hawaii (R)
Presidential Caucus (1/25 – 2/7)
26-Jan
South Carolina (D)
Presidential Primary
29-Jan
Florida
Presidential Primary
1-Feb
Maine (R)
Presidential Caucus (2/1 – 2/3)
5-Feb
Alabama
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Alaska
Presidential Caucus
5-Feb
Arizona
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Arkansas
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
California
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Colorado
Presidential Caucus
5-Feb
Connecticut
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Delaware
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Georgia
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Idaho (D)
Presidential Caucus
5-Feb
Illinois
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Kansas (D)
Presidential Caucus
5-Feb
Massachusetts
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Minnesota
Presidential Caucus
5-Feb
Missouri
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Montana (R)
Presidential Caucus
5-Feb
New Jersey
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
New Mexico (D)
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
New York
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
North Dakota
Presidential Caucus
5-Feb
Oklahoma
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Tennessee
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
Utah
Presidential Primary
5-Feb
West Virginia (R)
State convention
9-Feb
Kansas (R)
Presidential Caucus
9-Feb
Louisiana
Presidential Primary (D) & Presidential Caucus (R)
9-Feb
Nebraska (D)
Presidential Caucus
9-Feb
Washington
Presidential Caucus
10-Feb
Maine (D)
Presidential Caucus
12-Feb
District of Columbia
Presidential Caucus (D) & Presidential Primary (R)
12-Feb
Maryland
Presidential Primary
12-Feb
Virginia
Presidential Primary
19-Feb
Hawaii (D)
Presidential Caucus
19-Feb
Washington (R)*
Presidential Primary
19-Feb
Wisconsin
Presidential Primary
4-Mar
Ohio
Presidential Primary
4-Mar
Rhode Island
Presidential Primary
4-Mar
Texas
Presidential Primary
4-Mar
Vermont
Presidential Primary
8-Mar
Wyoming (D)
Presidential Caucus
11-Mar
Mississippi
Presidential Primary
22-Apr
Pennsylvania
Presidential Primary
6-May
Indiana
Presidential Primary
6-May
North Carolina
Presidential Primary
13-May
Nebraska (R)
(advisory-only) Presidential Primary
13-May
West Virginia (D)
Presidential Primary
20-May
Kentucky
Presidential Primary
20-May
Oregon
Presidential Primary
27-May
Idaho
non-binding Presidential Primary (D) & Presidential Primary (R)
3-Jun
Montana (D)
Presidential Primary
3-Jun
New Mexico (R)
Presidential Primary
3-Jun
South Dakota
Presidential Primary
28-Jun
Nebraska (R)
State Convention