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Four states held caucuses or primary elections on Super Tuesday II, 2008. Purple represents
contests for both parties (4).
Super Tuesday II, 2008 is the name,[1] also referred to as Super Tuesday 2.0[citation needed], for 4 March 2008, the day on which the second largest simultaneous number of state presidential primary elections was held for the 2008 presidential election cycle. On this day, Mike Huckabee withdrew from the race when John McCain won enough delegates to claim the Republican nomination for President. It was the second Super Tuesday election of 2008 and took place approximately one month after the first Super Tuesday of this election. The Democratic primaries saw 444 delegates selected on this date,[2] with 265 delegates in the Republican primaries.
[edit] Names and prior election cycles
After the front-loading rush[3] that saw twenty-four states hold their caucuses and primaries on Super Tuesday, 2008, only four states -Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont- remained on the traditional March Super Tuesday date. This caused pundits in the states left behind to note that "this year, however, Super Tuesday isn't so super."[4] The 2004 election cycle saw a similar but smaller split, with seven states holding elections in February on Mini-Tuesday, and ten holding contests on Super Tuesday II on the traditional March date.[5]
[edit] Delegate allocation
[edit] Democratic
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Under Democratic Party rules, all delegates are awarded via proportional representation, with a minimum 15% threshold required to receive delegates. A total of 444 delegates will be pledged by the results of the March 4th primaries.
[edit] Republican
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The Republican Party does not mandate a proportional representation system for delegate selection, but instead allows each state to determine its selection process. A total of 265 delegates will be pledged by the results of the March 4th primaries.
[edit] Results
[edit] Democratic
-
| State |
Democratic Winner |
% of Popular Vote |
# Delegates Won |
Notes |
| Ohio |
Hillary Clinton |
54% |
75 |
primary |
| Rhode Island |
Hillary Clinton |
58% |
13 |
primary |
| Texas |
Hillary Clinton (Primary) |
51% |
65 |
primary/caucus[6] |
| Vermont |
Barack Obama |
59% |
9 |
primary |
[edit] Republican
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| State |
Republican Winner |
% of Popular Vote |
# Delegates Won |
Notes |
| Ohio |
John McCain |
|
|
District WTA + at-large WTA[7] |
| Rhode Island |
John McCain |
|
|
Delegate names on ballot[8] |
| Texas |
John McCain |
|
|
District modified WTA + statewide WTA if 50%+ [9] |
| Vermont |
John McCain |
|
|
Statewide WTA [10] |
[edit] Super Tuesday III
Two states held
primary elections on Super Tuesday III.
Purple represents states holding elections for both parties (2).
Super Tuesday III was the name[11] for 6 May 2008, the day on which the states of Indiana and North Carolina held primary elections for both the Democratic and Republican nominations.[11] It was a day tied for the fifth-largest simultaneous number of state presidential primary elections to be held in the 2008 presidential election cycle.[12][13] It was the third Super Tuesday election of 2008 and took place approximately two months after Super Tuesday II, 2008. The Democratic primaries had a total of 218 delegates selected on this date,[14] with 126 delegates chosen in the Republican primaries.[15]
[edit] Names and prior election cycles
Pundits have noted that this is the first time that Indiana has garnered widespread attention from presidential primary candidates since Robert F. Kennedy campaigned in the state during the 1968 election.[12] The unexpected relevance of the Indiana Democratic primary has also resulted in higher than normal voter registration.[13] Likewise, North Carolina Democratic new voter registrations are triple the number reported for the same time period during the 2004 election.[16]
[edit] Results
[edit] Democratic
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Under Democratic Party rules, all delegates are awarded via proportional representation, with a minimum 15% threshold required to receive delegates. A total of 218 delegates will be pledged by the results of the May 6th primaries.
[edit] Republican
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The Republican Party does not mandate a proportional representation system for delegate selection, but instead allows each state to determine its selection process. A total of 126 delegates will be pledged by the results of the May 6th primaries. The Republican primaries on this date were of little importance, as John McCain had already secured enough delegates in prior contests to win the nomination.
[edit] Super Tuesday IV
Super Tuesday IV will be held on May 20th, 2008, consisting of the Democratic Kentucky and Oregon primaries. A total of 125 delegates will be seated as a result of these primaries.
[edit] References
- ^ Bruns, Aaron; Kapp, Bonney. "Clinton Takes Fight to Indiana, Looks to Build Off Pennsylvania Win", Fox News Channel, 2008-04-23. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ DeFrank, Thomas (2008-02-06), “Democratic battle rolls on as Barack, Hillary neck & neck across country”, New York Daily News (New York City), <http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/02/06/2008-02-06_democratic_battle_rolls_on_as_barack_hil-1.html>. Retrieved on 26 February 2008
- ^ Schneider, Bill (2007-02-07). It could all be over after 'Super Duper Tuesday'. CNN. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
- ^ Skolnick, David (2007-12-30), “One Valley state legislator tried unsuccessfully to move the Ohio primary to February”, The Vindicator (Youngstown, Ohio), <http://www4.vindy.com/content/local_regional/371130330062404.php>. Retrieved on 12 December 2007
- ^ Q&A: US primary elections. BBC News (2008-01-10). Retrieved on 2008-01-12. “In 2004, Super Tuesday split in two. There was a Mini-Tuesday (or Super Tuesday I) on 3 February, followed by a Super Tuesday II on 2 March.”
- ^ 126 pledged district-level delegates are chosen during the primary on March 4. The remaining 67 pledged delegates are chosen during a caucus process culminating in a state convention on June 6–7.
- ^ http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/PublicAffairs/ePresGuide07.pdf
- ^ http://www.sec.state.ri.us/elections/ppp/ppp_rep08sample.pdf
- ^ int80-3.indd
- ^ http://www.vtgop.org/About/Default.aspx?SectionId=218, rule 11(i)
- ^ a b Super Tuesday III, vol. May 3-9, 2008, Oxford Analytica, 2008-04-07, <http://www.oxan.com/worldnextweek/2008-05-01/SuperTuesdayIII.aspx>. Retrieved on 6 May 2008
- ^ a b Campo-Flores, Arian; Kliff, Sarah. "The New Super Tuesday", Newsweek, 2008-04-07. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ a b Potter, Erik. "National spotlight sparks voter interest", Gary, Indiana: Post-Tribune, 2008-04-06. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ "Primary Calendar: Democratic Nominating Contests", Election Guide 2008, The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ "Primary Calendar: Republican Nominating Contests", Election Guide 2008, The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ Wilder, Mike. "North Carolina is shaping up as vital for Clinton, Obama", Burlington, North Carolina: Burlington Times News, 2008-03-28. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
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