United States Presidential Election
Primary Timelines and Winners

2008 Republican Primaries

Date State Winner
Jan. 3 Iowa Mike Huckabee
Jan. 5 Wyoming Mitt Romney
Jan. 8 New Hampshire John McCain
Jan. 15 Michigan Mitt Romney
Jan. 19 Nevada Mitt Romney
South Carolina John McCain
Jan. 29 Florida John McCain
Feb. 3 Maine Mitt Romney
Feb. 5
(Super Tuesday)
Alaska Mitt Romney
Alabama Mike Huckabee
Arkansas Mike Huckabee
Arizona John McCain
California John McCain
Colorado Mitt Romney
Connecticut John McCain
Deleware John McCain
Georgia Mike Huckabee
Illinois John McCain
Massachusetts Mitt Romney
Minnesota Mitt Romney
Missouri John McCain
Montana Mitt Romney
North Dakota Mitt Romney
New Jersey John McCain
New York John McCain
Oklahoma John McCain
Tennessee Mike Huckabee
Utah Mitt Romney
West Virginia Mike Huckabee
Feb. 7 Romney withdraws.
Feb. 9 Kansas Mike Huckabee
Louisiana Mike Huckabee
Washington John McCain
Feb. 12 D.C. John McCain
Maryland John McCain
Virginia John McCain
Feb. 19 Hawaii John McCain
Wisconsin John McCain
Mar. 4 Ohio John McCain
Texas John McCain
Vermont John McCain
Huckabee withdrawals, McCain wins majority of delegates.

2008 Democratic Primaries

Date State Winner
Jan. 3 Iowa Barack Obama
Jan. 8 New Hampshire Hillary Clinton
Jan. 15 Michigan Hillary Clinton
Jan. 19 Nevada Hillary Clinton
Jan. 26 South Carolina Barack Obama
Jan. 29 Florida Hillary Clinton
Feb. 5
(Super Tuesday)
Alaska Barack Obama
Alabama Barack Obama
Arkansas Hillary Clinton
Arizona Hillary Clinton
California Hillary Clinton
Colorado Barack Obama
Connecticut Barack Obama
Deleware Barack Obama
Georgia Barack Obama
Idaho Barack Obama
Illinois Barack Obama
Kansas Barack Obama
Massachusetts Hillary Clinton
Minnesota Barack Obama
Missouri Barack Obama
North Dakota Hillary Clinton
New Jersey Hillary Clinton
New Mexico Hillary Clinton
New York Hillary Clinton
Oklahoma Hillary Clinton
Tennessee Hillary Clinton
Utah Barack Obama
Feb. 9 Louisiana Barack Obama
Nebraska Barack Obama
Washington Barack Obama
Feb. 10 Maine Barack Obama
Feb. 12 D.C. Barack Obama
Maryland Barack Obama
Virginia Barack Obama
Feb. 19 Hawaii Barack Obama
Wisconsin Barack Obama
Mar. 4 Ohio Hillary Clinton
Texas Barack Obama*
Vermont Barack Obama
Mar. 8 Wyoming Barack Obama
Mar. 11 Mississippi Barack Obama
Apr. 22 Pennsylvania Hillary Clinton
And Beyond... Hopefully we'll have a winner soon!

*Clinton won the Texas primary while Obama won the caucus—and the majority of the delegates at stake.

2004 Democratic Primaries

Date State Winner
Jan. 19 Iowa John Kerry
Jan. 27 New Hampshire John Kerry
Feb. 3 Arizona John Kerry
Deleware John Kerry
Missouri John Kerry
New Mexico John Kerry
North Dakota John Kerry
Oklahoma Wesley Clark
South Carolina John Edwards
Feb. 7 Michigan John Kerry
Washington John Kerry
Feb. 8 Maine John Kerry
Feb. 10 Tennesse John Kerry
Virginia John Kerry
Feb. 11 Clark withdraws
Feb. 14 District of Columbia John Kerry
Nevada John Kerry
Feb. 17 Wisconsin John Kerry
Feb. 18 Howard Dean withdraws
Feb. 24 Hawaii John Kerry
Idaho John Kerry
Utah John Kerry
Mar. 2
(Super Tuesday)
California John Kerry
Connecticut John Kerry
Georgia John Kerry
Maryland John Kerry
Massachusetts John Kerry
Minnesota John Kerry
New York John Kerry
Ohio John Kerry
Rhode Island John Kerry
Vermont Howard Dean
Mar. 3 Edwards withdraws, all remaining states go for Kerry, except for North Carolina (May 4) which goes for Edwards despite his withdrawal.

2000 Republican Primaries

Date State Winner
Jan. 24 Iowa George W. Bush
Feb. 1 New Hampshire John McCain
Feb. 8 Deleware George W. Bush
Feb. 19 South Carolina George W. Bush
Feb. 22 Michigan John McCain
Arizona John McCain
Feb. 29 North Dakota George W. Bush
Virginia George W. Bush
Washington John McCain
Mar. 7
(Super Tuesday)
California George W. Bush
Connecticut John McCain
Georgia George W. Bush
Maine George W. Bush
Maryland George W. Bush
Massachusetts John McCain
Missouri George W. Bush
New York George W. Bush
Ohio George W. Bush
Rhode Island John McCain
Vermont John McCain
Mar. 9 McCain concedes nomination to Bush, all remaining states go for Bush in subsequent primaries

1996 Republican Primaries

coming soon

1992 Democratic Primaries

coming soon

1988 Republican Primaries

Date State Winner
Feb. 8 Iowa Bob Dole
Feb. 16 New Hampshire George Bush
Feb. 23 Minnesota Bob Dole
South Dakota Bob Dole
Mar. 5 South Carolina George Bush
Mar. 8 (Super Tuesday) Alabama George Bush
Florida George Bush
Georgia George Bush
Hawaii George Bush
Idaho George Bush
Kentucky George Bush
Louisiana George Bush
Maryland George Bush
Massachusetts George Bush
Mississippi George Bush
Missouri Bob Dole
North Carolina George Bush
Oklahoma Bob Dole
Rhode Island George Bush
Tennessee George Bush
Texas George Bush
Virginia George Bush
Mar. 15 Illinois George Bush
Mar. 29 Bob Dole withdraws, Bush wins all remaining states.

1988 Democratic Primaries

Date State Winner
Feb. 8 Iowa Richard Gephardt
Feb. 16 New Hampshire Michael Dukakis
Feb. 23 Minnesota Michael Dukakis
South Dakota Richard Gephardt
Mar. 8 (Super Tuesday) Alabama Jesse Jackson
Florida Michael Dukakis
Georgia Jesse Jackson
Hawaii Michael Dukakis
Idaho Michael Dukakis
Kentucky Al Gore
Louisiana Jesse Jackson
Maryland Michael Dukakis
Massachusetts Michael Dukakis
Mississippi Jesse Jackson
North Carolina Al Gore
Oklahoma Al Gore
Rhode Island Michael Dukakis
Tennessee Al Gore
Texas Michael Dukakis
Virginia Jesse Jackson
Mar. 15 Illinois Paul Simon
Mar. 27 Michigan Jesse Jackson
Mar. 28 Gephardt withdraws
Mar. 29 Connecticut Michael Dukakis
Apr. 19 New York Michael Dukakis
Mar. 29 Indiana Michael Dukakis
Ohio Michael Dukakis
May 3 D.C. Jesse Jackson
June 7 New Jersey Michael Dukakis
California Michael Dukakis
Dukakis wins majority of delegates

 

 



Resources:

CNN Full Results, 2000 Primaries
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/primaries/pages/scorecard/index.html

CNN Full Results, 2004 Primaries
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/primaries/

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