Primary Election 2008 Super Tuesday. Alabama Open primary 52 delegates selected today 34 allocated proportionally based on primary results in each of.

Primary Election 2008Super Tuesday

Alabama

• Open primary• 52 delegates selected today• 34 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 7 congressional districts

• 18 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 5pm

7 delegates: CD 7

5 delegates: CD 3, 4, 5

4 delegates: CD 1, 2, 6

Alabama

• Open primary• 45 delegates selected today• 21 allocated to the winner in

each of 7 congressional districts (3 per district)

• 24 allocated proportionally based on statewide vote

• Polls close 5pm

Alaska

• Closed caucus

• Caucuses select delegates to state Democratic convention, which will in May select 13 delegates to Democratic National Convention, based on vote today

Alaska

• Closed caucus

• District caucuses today have no formal impact on selection of 29 Republican National Convention delegates to be selected at the March 15 state convention.

Arizona

• Closed primary• 56 delegates selected today• 37 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 8 congressional districts

• 19 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 6pm

6 delegates: CD 8

5 delegates: CD 1, 2, 3, 5

4 delegates: CD 6, 7

3 delegates: CD 4

Arizona

• Closed primary• 50 delegates selected today• Winner take all• Polls close 6pm

Arkansas

• Open primary• 35 delegates selected today• 22 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 4 congressional districts

• 13 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 5:30 pm

•6 delegates in CD 1 & 2; •5 delegates in CD 3 and 4

Arkansas

• Open primary, polls close 5:30pm• 31 delegates selected today• 12 allocated to the winner in each

of 4 congressional districts• (Three to the winner if he receives 50% of the vote,

proportionally to the top two if he does not)

• 19 allocated based on statewide vote

• All to winner if he receives 50% of the vote, allocated proportionally among top three if he does not.

California

• Open primary• 370 delegates selected today• 241 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 53 congressional districts

• 129 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 8:00 pm

3 delegates: CDs 20, 474 delegates: CDs 2, 3, 11, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 31, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 525 delegates: CDs 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 33, 35, 36, 37, 50, 536 delegates: CDs 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 30

California

• Closed Primary • 170 delegates selected today• 159 allocated to the winner in

each of 53 congressional districts (3 per district)

• 11 allocated to winner of statewide vote

• Polls close 8pm

Colorado

• Closed caucus

• Precinct caucuses select delegates to county conventions, which select delegates to congressional district conventions, where 36 National Convention delegates will be chosen

Colorado

• Closed caucus

• Precinct caucuses select delegates to county conventions. These delegates are not bound to vote along with results of straw poll today.

Connecticut

• Closed primary• 31 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 5 congressional districts

• 17 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 5pm

7 delegates: CD 1, 3

6 delegates: CD 2, 5

5 delegates: CD 4

Connecticut

• Closed primary

• 27 delegates allocated to winner of statewide vote

• Polls close 5pm

Delaware

• Closed primary• 15 delegates selected today• 10 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 3 counties

• 5 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 5pm

Wilmington City: 2 delegates

New Castle county: 4 delegates

Kent County: 2 delegates

Sussex County: 2 delegates

Delaware

• Closed primary

• 18 delegates selected today

• Allocated to the winner of the statewide vote

• Polls close 5pm

Georgia

• Open primary• 87 delegates selected today• 57 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 13 congressional districts

• 30 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 4pm

7 delegates: CD 56 delegates: CD 4, 135 delegates: CD 2, 124 delegates: CD 3, 7, 8, 103 delegates: CD 1, 6, 9, 11

Georgia

• Modified open primary• 72 delegates selected today• 39 allocated to the winner in each

of 13 congressional districts (3 per district)

• 30 (+3 pledged superdelegates) allocated to winner of statewide vote

• Polls close 4pm

Idaho

• Open caucus• County caucuses select delegates

to state convention, in proportion to support at caucuses

• State convention, on June 21, will select 18 national convention delegates.

Illinois

• Open primary• 153 delegates selected today• 100 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 19 congressional districts

• 53 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 5pm

8 delegates: CD 1, 2, 7

6 delegates: CD 3, 5, 9

5 delegates: 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19

4 delegates: 4, 6, 8, 14, 15, 16, 18

Illinois

• Open primary

• 57 delegates selected today

• 57 allocated proportionally based on primary results in each of 19 congressional districts

• Polls close 5pm

2 delegates: CD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9

3 delegates: CD 6, 8, 10, 12, 17

4 delegates: 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19

Kansas

• Closed caucus• 21 delegates allocated

proportionally to candidate support at caucuses in each of 4 congressional districts

• 11 at large delegates will be selected at state party convention in May

7 delegates: CD 3

6 delegates: CD 2

4 delegates: CD 1 and 4

Massachusetts

• Modified open primary• 93 delegates selected today• 61 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 10 congressional districts

• 32 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 5pm

7 delegates: CD 4, 10

6 delegates: CD 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9

5 delegates: CD 5

Massachusetts

• Open primary• 40 delegates selected today• 30 allocated to the winner in each of 10 congressional

districts (3 per district)• 10 allocated proportionally based on statewide vote• Polls close 5pm

Minnesota

• Open Precinct caucuses• 72 delegates selected today• 47 allocated proportionally based

on results of presidential preference polls at caucuses in each congressional district

• 25 allocated based on statewide caucus vote

• Balloting ends 6pm

8 delegates: CD 5

7 delegates: CD 4

6 delegates: CD 3, 8

5 delegates: CD 1, 2, 6, 7

Minnesota

• Open caucus• Non-binding straw poll

• 41 delegates will be formally selected at state convention in June

Missouri

• Open primary• 72 delegates selected today• 47 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 9 congressional districts

• 25 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 5pm

7 delegates: CD 1

6 delegates: CD 3, 5

5 delegates: CD 2, 4, 6, 9

4 delegates: CD 7, 8

Missouri

• Open primary

• 58 delegates allocated to the winner of the statewide primary vote.

• Polls close 5pm

Montana

• Closed, elite caucus

• 25 delegates awarded to the winner of the caucuses held today

• Balloting ends 7pm

North Dakota

• Open caucus• 13 delegates

Precinct caucuses choose delegates to district conventions proportionally based on support today

North Dakota

• Open caucus• 26 delegates• Allocated proportionally to

candidates based on vote today; if one candidate gets 2/3 of the vote, they get all the delegates

New Jersey

• Modified Open primary• 107 delegates selected today• 70 delegates allocated

proportionally based on primary results in each of 20 special districts composed of 2 state legislative districts

• 37 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 5pm

New Jersey

• Modified open primary

• 52 delegates selected today

• All 52 allocated to the winner of the statewide primary.

• Polls close 5pm

New Mexico

• Closed, party-run primary• 26 delegates selected today• 17 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 3 congressional districts

• 9 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 6pm

6 delegates: CD 1, 3

5 delegates: CD 2

New York

• Closed primary• 232 delegates selected today• 151 allocated proportionally based on

primary results in each of 29 congressional districts

• 81 allocated based on statewide vote• Polls close 6pm

6 delegates: CD 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 21

5 delegates: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

New York

• Closed primary• 87 delegates selected today• All 87 delegates awarded to

winner of statewide vote• Polls close 6pm

Oklahoma

• Closed primary• 38 delegates selected today• 25 allocated proportionally based on primary results

in each of 5 congressional districts• 5 delegates per district• 13 allocated based on statewide vote• Polls close 5pm

Oklahoma

• Closed primary• 38 delegates selected today• 15 allocated to winner of each of 5 congressional

districts– 3 delegates per district

• 23 allocated to winner of statewide vote• Polls close 5pm

Tennessee

• Open primary• 68 delegates selected today• 44 allocated proportionally

based on primary results in each of 9 congressional districts

• 24 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 6pm

6 delegates: CD 5, 9

5 delegates: CD 4, 6, 7, 8

4 delegates: CD 1, 2, 3

Tennessee

• Open primary• 39 delegates selected today• 27 allocated to winner in each of 9 congressional districts (3

delegates per district)• 12 allocated to winner of statewide vote• Allocated proportionally; bonus 7 delegates if one candidate wins

50.1% of statewide vote.• Polls close 6pm

Utah

• Modified open primary• 23 delegates selected today• 15 allocated proportionally based

on primary results in each of 3 congressional districts

• 8 allocated based on statewide vote

• Polls close 7pm

6 delegates: CD 2

5 delegates: CD 1

4 delegates: CD 3

Utah

• Modified open primary• 36 delegates selected today• All 36 delegates awarded to winner of

statewide vote• Polls close 7pm

West Virginia

• Party Convention

• 18 delegates selected today

• All 18 delegates awarded to candidate who wins a solid majority of the vote at the convention on one of the first three ballots.

• All times Pacific Standard Time.• Information for this powerpoint was assembled by

Dr. Casey Dominguez, University of San Diego.• Sources: Thegreenpapers.com, The New York

Times, and various state party websites.• Maps are from nationalatlas.gov.• Purple U.S. graphic is © 2004 M. T. Gastner, C.

R. Shalizi, and M. E. J. Newman