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June 3, 2008
(Same date as Republican Primary)
Delegates to national party conventions are selected through direct
primary elections, state caucuses, and state conventions. The process continues
through June, but in previous cycles, the Democratic and Republican candidates
were effectively chosen by the March primaries. This is due to winning
candidates collecting a majority of committed delegates to win their party's
nomination. Most third parties select delegates to their national conventions
through state conventions.
February 5, 2008, looks set to be a decisive date, one month before the
traditional Super Tuesday, as up to twenty states with half of the United
States' population are moving to hold their primaries on what is being called
National Presidential Primary Day or Giga Tuesday.
Democratic candidates in the 2008 U.S. presidential election will
campaign for the nomination from their party in a series of primary elections
and caucus events. They will take place in three phases.
Phase Three: The rest of the race. If no one has clinched the nomination by the
5th of February, primaries from these remaining states and territories will
likely determine the nomination.
Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (caucus), Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
American Territories (American Samoa, Democrats Abroad, Guam, U.S. Virgin
Islands) |
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