TheGreenPapers: Preview week of 15 February, Review week of 8 February
What is new and what has changed at TheGreenPapers.com ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events - Sunday 15 February through Saturday 21 February 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 17 February 2004 ========================= Kentucky - SPECIAL ELECTION--Kentucky: 6th Congressional District Polls close at 6 PM local time (2300 UTC re: EST/0000 UTC re: CST) A Special Election is being held to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Ernie Fletcher on 9 December 2003, having been sworn in as Governor of the Commonwealth. Candidates in this Special Election: A.B. "Ben" Chandler (Democrat) Mark Gailey (Libertarian) Alice Forgy Kerr (Republican) http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/KY.phtml#H06 ========================= Wisconsin Polls close at 8 PM CST (0200 UTC) ------------------------- WISCONSIN Democrat Presidential Primary 72 of the State's 87 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/WI-D.phtml ------------------------- WISCONSIN Republican Presidential Primary 37 of the State's 40 delegates to the Republican National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/WI-R.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday 17 February - Friday 12 March 2004 North Dakota - Democratic Legislative District Conventions These conventions are the second step in allocating North Dakota's 22 delegates. The delegates are actually allocated beginning on Saturday 2 April 2004 at the State Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/ND-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday 20 February - Monday 23 February 2004 Democrats Abroad - Democratic Country Caucuses These local caucuses are a continuation of the first step in allocating Democrats Abroad 9 delegates. The delegates are actually allocated beginning on Saturday 27 March 2004 at the Regional Caucuses. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/DA-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 21 February 2004 ========================= Guam - Republican Territorial Caucus 6 of Guams 11 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of these caucuses. Each of these 6 pledged delegates will only cast 1/2 of a vote on the floor of the Democratic National Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/GM-R.phtml ========================= Oklahoma - Democratic State Convention (1 delegate) Oklahoma's 1 Unpledged "add-on" delegate will be selected during the State Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/OK-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recap of the past week ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 14 February 2004 ========================= DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Democratic Ward Caucuses Kerry wins the caucuses. John F. Kerry-- 47%; Al Sharpton-- 20%; Howard Dean-- 17%; John Edwards-- 10%; Dennis J. Kucinich-- 3%; Wesley K. Clark-- 1%; Write In-- 1%; Joseph I. Lieberman-- 0%; Uncommitted-- 0%. 10 of the District's 39 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of these caucuses. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/DC-D.phtml ========================= NEVADA Democratic Precinct Caucuses Kerry wins the caucuses. John F. Kerry-- 63%; Howard Dean-- 17%; John Edwards-- 10%; Dennis J. Kucinich-- 7%; Uncommitted-- 3%; Al Sharpton-- 1%; Wesley K. Clark-- 0%. These precinct caucuses are the first step in allocating Nevada's 32 delegates. The delegates are actually allocated beginning on Saturday 17 April 2004 at the State Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/NV-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday 13 February 2004 Former Democratic Presidential candidate Wesley Clark endorses Senator John Kerry for the Democratic Nomination for President. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 11 February 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate Wesley Clark withdraws from the Presidential race. When a Democratic Presidential candidate withdraws from the race, that candidate receives NO at-large or pledged PLEO delegates per Democratic Party Rule 9.C. Clark will keep his District delegates but his statewide delegates will be redistributed to the remaining candidates. Clark's statewide delegate count is Arizona: 8, New Mexico: 3, North Dakota: 2, Oklahoma: 5; Tennessee: 6. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tuesday 10 February 2004 Senator Kerry wins both Southern Democratic primaries tonight, firmly establishing himself as a "national" candidate; Wesley Clark reportedly dropping out of presidential race; President Bush formally allocated GOP Convention delegates at DC caucus, easily wins in Tennessee. ========================= DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Republican Caucus. Bush delegates selected at DC GOP mass meeting. 16 delegates and 16 alternates to the Republican National Convention in New York City this coming Summer, all pledged to President George W. Bush, were chosen at the District of Columbia Republican Caucus which met at the Hall of Flags in the US Chamber of Commerce Building today. No delegates and alternates for any candidate other than the President had qualified for the caucus ballot. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/DC-R.phtml ========================= NEVADA Republican Precinct Caucus. These precinct caucuses are the first step in allocating Nevada's 33 delegates. The delegates are actually allocated beginning on Thursday 29 April 2004 at the State Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/NV-R.phtml ========================= TENNESSEE Democratic Presidential Primary. Kerry easy victor in Tennessee; Edwards pulling away from Clark for 2d; other candidates, all below 15% delegate threshold, trail badly. John Kerry-- 41% winner; John Edwards-- 26%; Wesley Clark-- 23%; Howard Dean-- 4%; Al Sharpton-- 2%; Uncommitted-- 1%; Others-- 3%. 69 of the State's 85 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/TN-D.phtml ------------------------- TENNESSEE Republican Presidential Primary. Bush easily wins Tennessee GOP contest. George W. Bush-- 96% winner; Uncommitted-- 4%. 39 of the State's 55 delegates to the Republican National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/TN-R.phtml ========================= VIRGINIA Democratic Presidential Primary. Kerry wins Virginia, holding bare majority of the vote; Edwards a distant second but qualifies for delegates; other candidates trail, all below 15% delegate threshold. John Kerry-- 52% winner; John Edwards-- 27%; Wesley Clark-- 9%; Howard Dean-- 7%; Al Sharpton-- 3%; Dennis Kucinich-- 1%; Others-- 1%. 82 of the Commonwealth's 96 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be allocated among the contenders for that Party's presidential nomination as a result of the voting in this Primary. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/VA-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday 9 February 2004 ========================= Democrats Abroad Democrat Local Caucuses (caucuses began 6 February). John Kerry-- 55%; Howard Dean-- 19%; Wesley Clark-- 10%; John Edwards-- 9%; Dennis Kucinich-- 5%; Al Sharpton-- 1%; Joe Lieberman-- 0%. These local caucuses are the first step in allocating the Democrats Abroad 9 delegates. The delegates are actually allocated beginning on Saturday 27 March 2004 at the Regional Caucuses. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/DA-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday 8 February 2004 ========================= MAINE Democratic Presidential Preference Municipal Caucuses. With 80% of the municipalities reporting: John Kerry-- 45% winner; Howard Dean-- 26%; Dennis Kucinich-- 16%; John Edwards-- 8%; Wesley Clark-- 4%; Uncommitted-- 1%; Al Sharpton-- 0%. These municipal caucuses are the first step in allocating Maine's 95 delegates. The delegates are actually allocated beginning on Saturday 29 May 2004 at the State Convention. http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/P04/ME-D.phtml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference Pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Parties' Presidential Nomination Process (Democrats, Republicans) http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/ Elections for Statewide offices and Congress http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G04/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2004 Federal and Statewide Primary and Runoff Elections http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/events.phtml?format=chronological Tuesday 2 March 2004 California - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/CA.phtml Maryland - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/MD.phtml Ohio - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/OH.phtml Tuesday 9 March 2004 Texas - Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/TX.phtml Mississippi - First Party Primary http://www.TheGreenPapers.com/G04/MS.phtml |