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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.