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FACTBOX: Calendar of presidential primaries

Tue Feb 5, 2008 6:17pm EST

(Reuters) - Here is a calendar of the remaining 2008 U.S. presidential nominating state primaries and caucuses after February 5 "Super Tuesday" voting in nominating contests in 24 states. In some states the contests are nonbinding and separate caucuses or conventions are scheduled to select delegates to the national conventions.

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FEBRUARY 2008

* February 9: Louisiana, Kansas (Republican), Washington

Washington party caucuses for delegate selection (Republicans select 51 percent of delegates; Democrats select all delegates)

* February 10: Maine (Democratic)

* February 12: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

* February 19: Hawaii (Democratic), Washington, Wisconsin

Hawaii's Republican Party will conduct its state convention May 16 to 18; delegates are selected during a week-long process.

MARCH 2008

* March 4: Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont

* March 8: Wyoming (Democratic)

* March 11: Mississippi

APRIL 2008

* April 22: Pennsylvania

MAY 2008

* May 6: Indiana, North Carolina

* May 13: Nebraska, West Virginia

* May 20: Kentucky, Oregon

* May 27: Idaho (Republican)

JUNE 2008

* June 3: Montana, New Mexico (Republican), South Dakota

AUGUST 2008

* August 25-28: Democratic National Convention in Denver

SEPTEMBER 2008

* September 1-4: Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota

Source: National Association of Secretaries of State

(To read more about the U.S. political campaign, visit Reuters "Tales from the Trail: 2008" online at blogs.reuters.com/trail08/)

(Writing by Paul Grant, Washington Editorial Reference Unit, editing by Patricia Zengerle)



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