The first few presidential primary elections or caucuses of 2008 could determine who receives the presidential nomination from each party. Here’s a list of when states are holding their primaries:
Jan. 3: Iowa (caucus)
Jan. 5: Wyoming (Republican, caucus)
Jan. 8: New Hampshire
Jan. 15: Michigan
Jan. 19: Nevada (caucus), South Carolina (Republican)
Jan. 25: Hawaii (Republican, caucus)
Jan. 26: South Carolina (Democratic)
Jan. 29: Florida
Feb. 1: Maine (Republican, caucus)
Feb. 5: Alabama, Alaska (caucus), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (caucus), Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho (Democratic, caucus), Illinois, Kansas (Democratic, caucus), Massachusetts, Minnesota (caucus), Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico (Democratic, caucus), New York, North Dakota (caucus), Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah
Feb. 9: Kansas (Republican, caucus), Louisiana, Nebraska (Democratic, caucus)
Feb. 10: Maine (Democratic, caucus)
Feb. 12: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia,
Feb. 19: Hawaii (Democratic, caucus), Washington state, Wisconsin
March 4: Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont
March 8: Wyoming (Democratic, caucus)
March 11: Mississippi
April 22: Pennsylvania
April 28: Washington (Democratic, caucus)
May 6: Indiana, North Carolina
May 13: Nebraska, West Virginia
May 20: Kentucky, Oregon
May 27: Idaho
June 3: Montana, New Mexico (Republican) South Dakota
All information obtained from the Federal Elections Commission.