Election 2008: Calendar

Ohio's primary election is March 4, 2008 and the general election is November 4, 2008.

To view a PDF version of the Ohio Secretary of State's 2008 Election Calendar click here.

The Road to the White House runs through primaries and caucuses in every state and U.S. territory all leading up to each major parties' national convention in which the Republican and Democratic nominees are officially chosen. The Democratic National Convention will be held in Denver, Colorado, from August 25-28 and the Republican National Convention will meet in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, from September 1-4.

Presidential Primaries and Caucuses

January  
03 Iowa caucuses
05 Wyoming Republican caucuses
08 New Hampshire primary
15 Michigan primary
19 Nevada caucuses, South Carolina Republican primary
26 South Carolina Democratic primary
29 Florida primary
   
February  
01 Maine Republican caucuses
05 SUPER TUESDAY - Primaries and caucuses in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia.
09 Kansas, Nebraska, Virgin Islands, and Washington caucuses, Louisianna primary
10 Maine Democratic caucuses
12 D.C., Maryland, and Virginia primaries
19 Hawaii Democratic caucuses, Washington Republican primary, and Wisconsin primary
24 Puerto Rico primary
   
March  
04 Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont primaries
08 Wyoming Democratic caucuses
10 American Samoa Democratic caucuses
11 Mississippi primary
   
April No primaries or caucuses scheduled
   
May  
03 Guam Democratic caucuses
06 Indiana primary
13 Nebraska and West Virginia primaries
17 Hawaii Republican convention
20 Kentucky and Oregon primaries
27 Idaho Republican primary
   
June  
03 Montana Democratic primary, New Mexico Republican primary, South Dakota primary
28 Nebraska Republican Convention