2008 Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates

  • Democratic jurisdictions are listed in chronological order according to their First Determining Step.
  • Republican jurisdictions are listed in chronological order according to the first Major Delegate Selection event.
  • The cumulative delegate counts reflect the total number of delegates assigned to the states whose process has begun.
  • The delegate selection information is only intended to be a rough guide to the chronological accumulation of delegate pledges. Please review the individual state's page for more detailed information as to EXACTLY how/when delegates are being pledged to candidates.
 
Donkey and Elephant Democratic Republican
Jurisdiction
(delegates,
delegate
selection)		 Delegates
each Date		 Cumulative
Delegates		 Cumulative
Percent		 Jurisdiction
(delegates,
delegate
selection)		 Delegates
each Date		 Cumulative
Delegates		 Cumulative
Percent
Thursday 3 January 2008Iowa (57.0)57.057.01.29%Iowa (40)40401.68%
Saturday 5 January 2008    Wyoming (14)14542.27%
Tuesday 8 January 2008New Hampshire (30.0)30.087.01.97%New Hampshire (12)12662.77%
Tuesday 15 January 2008Michigan (157.0)157.0244.05.52%Michigan (30)30964.03%
Saturday 19 January 2008Nevada (34.0)34.0278.06.29%Nevada (34);
South Carolina (24)		581546.47%
Saturday 26 January 2008South Carolina (54.0)54.0332.07.51%    
Tuesday 29 January 2008Florida (211.0)211.0543.012.29%Florida (57)572118.87%
Friday 1 February 2008    Maine (21)212329.75%
Tuesday 5 February 2008Alabama (60.0);
Alaska (18.0);
American Samoa (9.0);
Arizona (67.0);
Arkansas (47.0);
California (441.0);
Colorado (70.0);
Connecticut (60.0);
Delaware (23.0);
Democrats Abroad (11.0);
Georgia (102.0);
Idaho (23.0);
Illinois (185.0);
Kansas (41.0);
Massachusetts (121.0);
Minnesota (88.0);
Missouri (88.0);
New Jersey (127.0);
New Mexico (38.0);
New York (282.0);
North Dakota (21.0);
Oklahoma (48.0);
Tennessee (85.0);
Utah (29.0)		2,084.02,627.059.46%Alabama (48);
Alaska (29);
Arizona (53);
Arkansas (34);
California (173);
Colorado (46);
Connecticut (30);
Delaware (18);
Georgia (72);
Illinois (70);
Massachusetts (43);
Minnesota (41);
Missouri (58);
Montana (25);
New Jersey (52);
New York (101);
North Dakota (26);
Oklahoma (41);
Tennessee (55);
Utah (36);
West Virginia (30)		1,0811,31355.17%
Saturday 9 February 2008Louisiana (67.0);
Nebraska (31.0);
Virgin Islands (9.0);
Washington (97.0)		204.02,831.064.08%Kansas (39);
Louisiana (47);
Washington (40)		1261,43960.46%
Sunday 10 February 2008Maine (32.0)32.02,863.064.80%    
Tuesday 12 February 2008District of Columbia (40.0);
Maryland (100.0);
Virginia (101.0)		241.03,104.070.26%District of Columbia (19);
Maryland (37);
Virginia (63)		1191,55865.46%
Tuesday 19 February 2008Hawaii (29.0);
Wisconsin (92.0)		121.03,225.073.00%Wisconsin (40)401,59867.14%
Saturday 23 February 2008    American Samoa (9);
Northern Marianas (9)		181,61667.90%
Sunday 24 February 2008    Puerto Rico (23)231,63968.87%
Tuesday 4 March 2008Ohio (161.0);
Rhode Island (33.0);
Texas (227.0);
Vermont (23.0)		444.03,669.083.05%Ohio (88);
Rhode Island (20);
Texas (140);
Vermont (17)		2651,90480.00%
Saturday 8 March 2008Wyoming (18.0)18.03,687.083.45%Guam (9)91,91380.38%
Tuesday 11 March 2008Mississippi (41.0)41.03,728.084.38%Mississippi (39)391,95282.02%
Saturday 5 April 2008    Virgin Islands (9)91,96182.39%
Tuesday 22 April 2008Pennsylvania (187.0)187.03,915.088.61%Pennsylvania (74)742,03585.50%
Saturday 3 May 2008Guam (9.0)9.03,924.088.82%    
Tuesday 6 May 2008Indiana (85.0);
North Carolina (134.0)		219.04,143.093.78%Indiana (57);
North Carolina (69)		1262,16190.80%
Tuesday 13 May 2008West Virginia (39.0)39.04,182.094.66%    
Friday 16 May 2008    Hawaii (20)202,18191.64%
Tuesday 20 May 2008Kentucky (60.0);
Oregon (65.0)		125.04,307.097.49%Kentucky (45);
Oregon (30)		752,25694.79%
Tuesday 27 May 2008    Idaho (32)322,28896.13%
Sunday 1 June 2008Puerto Rico (63.0)63.04,370.098.91%    
Tuesday 3 June 2008Montana (25.0);
South Dakota (23.0)		48.04,418.0100.00%New Mexico (32);
South Dakota (27)		592,34798.61%
Saturday 12 July 2008    Nebraska (33)332,380100.00%
August 2008Unassigned (0.0)       
 
Democratic Delegate Selection
KeyDelegate SelectionJurisdictionsDelegates
in these
Jurisdictions		Percentage
of
Delegates
PPProportional Primary383,502.079.27%
CCCaucus/Convention16577.013.06%
PP+CCCombined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention]3339.07.67%
 
Republican Delegate Selection
KeyDelegate SelectionJurisdictionsDelegates
in these
Jurisdictions		Percentage
of
Delegates
WTAPWinner-Take-All191,00942.39%
CCCaucus/Convention1536915.50%
PPProportional Primary931213.11%
WTAP/PPIf winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional Primary21958.19%
LPLoophole Primary21446.05%
WTA+PP+CCCombined Selection [Winner-Take-All Primary for District Delegates with Caucus/Convention]2873.66%
PP+CCCombined Selection [Proportional Primary with Caucus/Convention]2793.32%
APAdvisory Primary2582.44%
WTAP/T2P+PPDistrict: Winner-Take-All or top two; Statewide: Proportional1482.02%
 Combined Selection [Winner-Take-All Primary by CD, Proportional Primary (statewide), Caucus/Convention (statewide)]1401.68%
WTAP:D+WTA/PP:SDistrict: Winner-Take-All Primary, Statewide: if winner receives a majority Winner-Take-All Primary otherwise Proportional Primary1391.64%
 
 

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