The Green Papers: 2008 General Election

Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2008 Primary and Runoff Elections
for Statewide offices and Congress
Chronologically
Tuesday 5 February 2008Illinois - Primary & Special Primary CD 14
Tuesday 12 February 2008Maryland - Primary
Tuesday 4 March 2008Texas - Primary
Ohio - Primary
Saturday 8 March 2008Louisiana - First Special Party Primary House CDs 1 & 6
Illinois - Special Election House CD 14
Sunday 9 March 2008Puerto Rico - Primary
Tuesday 11 March 2008Mississippi - Primary
Indiana - Special Election House CD 7
Tuesday 1 April 2008Mississippi - Primary Run-off (CD 1 D & R; CD 3 R)
Saturday 5 April 2008Louisiana - Second Special Party Primary (Runoff) House CD 1 (R) & CD 6 (D & R)
Tuesday 8 April 2008Texas - Run-off (CD 22-R; CD 32-D; Railroad Commissioner-D)
California - Special Primary House CD 12
Tuesday 22 April 2008Pennsylvania - Primary
Mississippi - Special Primary House CD 1
Saturday 3 May 2008Louisiana - Special General House CDs 1 & 6
Tuesday 6 May 2008Indiana - Primary
North Carolina - Primary
Tuesday 13 May 2008West Virginia - Primary
Nebraska - Primary
Mississippi - Special Runoff House CD 1
Tuesday 20 May 2008Arkansas - Primary
Kentucky - Primary
Oregon - Primary
Tuesday 27 May 2008Idaho - Primary
Tuesday 3 June 2008California - Primary
Iowa - Primary
Alabama - Primary
Montana - Primary
New Jersey - Primary
New Mexico - Primary
South Dakota - Primary
Tuesday 10 June 2008Arkansas - Runoff (if necessary)
Maine - Primary
North Dakota - Primary
Virginia - Primary
South Carolina - Primary
Tuesday 17 June 2008South Dakota - Secondary Election
Maryland - Special Election House CD 4
Tuesday 24 June 2008Utah - Primary
South Carolina - Runoff (CD 4-R)
North Carolina - Runoff - Commissioner of Labor (D)
Saturday 12 July 2008Northern Marianas - Primary (cancelled)
Tuesday 15 July 2008Georgia - Primary
Alabama - Runoff (CD 2 R, CD 5 R)
Tuesday 29 July 2008Oklahoma - Primary
Tuesday 5 August 2008Kansas - Primary
Michigan - Primary
Missouri - Primary
Georgia - Primary Runoff (Senate-D)
Thursday 7 August 2008Tennessee - Primary
Tuesday 12 August 2008Colorado - Primary
Nevada - Primary
Connecticut - Primary
Tuesday 19 August 2008Wyoming - Primary
Washington - Primary
Tuesday 26 August 2008Florida - Primary
Alaska - Primary
Oklahoma - Runoff Primary (no runoffs for Federal or Statewide offices)
Tuesday 2 September 2008Arizona - Primary Election
Saturday 6 September 2008Louisiana - First Party Primary (postponed due to Gustov-- possibly to 4 October) (cancelled)
Guam - Primary
Tuesday 9 September 2008Minnesota - Primary
Wisconsin - Primary
Vermont - Primary
Rhode Island - Primary
Delaware - Primary
District of Columbia - Primary
New Hampshire - Primary
New York - Primary
Saturday 13 September 2008Virgin Islands - Primary
Tuesday 16 September 2008Massachusetts - Primary
Saturday 20 September 2008Hawaii - Primary
Saturday 4 October 2008Louisiana - First Party Primary
Tuesday 14 October 2008Ohio - Special Primary House CD 11
Tuesday 4 November 2008Florida - General Election
Minnesota - General Election
Tennessee - General Election
Alaska - General Election
Arizona - General Election
Arkansas - General Election
California - General Election
Colorado - General Election
Delaware - General Election
Georgia - General Election
Guam - General Election
Idaho - General Election
Illinois - General Election
Indiana - General Election
Iowa - General Election
Kentucky - General Election
West Virginia - General Election
Alabama - General Election
Louisiana - Second Party Primary (CD 2 Dem, CD 4 Dem and Rep) / General Election (President, Senate, CDs 1,3,5,6,7)
Maine - General Election
Oregon - General Election / Special Election Labor Commissioner
Maryland - General Election
Massachusetts - General Election
Michigan - General Election
Missouri - General Election
Montana - General Election
Nevada - General Election
New Jersey - General Election
North Dakota - General Election
Wyoming - General Election
Wisconsin - General Election
Washington - General Election
Vermont - General Election
Virginia - General Election
Utah - General Election
Texas - General Election
South Carolina - General Election
Rhode Island - General Election
Pennsylvania - General Election
Oklahoma - General Election
Ohio - General Election, Special Election AG
Connecticut - General Election
District of Columbia - General Election
Hawaii - General Election
Kansas - General Election
Mississippi - General Election / Special Senate Class 1
American Samoa - General Election
Nebraska - General Election
New Hampshire - General Election
New Mexico - General Election
New York - General Election
North Carolina - General Election
Puerto Rico - General Election
South Dakota - General Election
Virgin Islands - General Election
Northern Marianas - General Election
Tuesday 18 November 2008American Samoa - Gubernatoral Runoff
Ohio - Special Election House CD 11
Virgin Islands - Run-off Election (no offices on this site are affected)
Tuesday 25 November 2008Mississippi - Special Runoff Senate Class 1
Tuesday 2 December 2008Georgia - General Election Runoff (Senate)
Saturday 6 December 2008Louisiana - Open General (CDs 2 and 4)
 


  2008 General Election Home  
 
  U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
Electoral College
  Allocation       How Appointed       Meeting Place (15 December)  
  Duly Appointed Electors       Tabulation by Congress (8 January 2009)  
  THE "FAITHLESS ELECTORS" - Presidential Electors who have defected in the past  
  May Electors Defect?  
  DATES OF U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION "EVENTS": 1789 to the present  
  "APPARENT" ELECTORAL VOTE for President of the United States: 1856 to present  
  ELECTORAL VOTE for President of the United States (as pledged and as officially counted)  
  ELECTORAL VOTE for Vice President of the United States (as pledged and as officially counted)  
 
  Contests to Watch and Polling Data  
 
2008 Primaries and Runoffs for Statewide offices/Congress
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General Election Poll Closing Times
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  President (Details)     Governors     Senate     House  
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  Senators by 'Class'  
  Governors by election 'cycle'  
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  Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance   --   Senatorial Primaries at a Glance  
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  Open Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats (the incumbent is not running for re-election)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with no incumbent running for them  
  Uncontested Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats (one candidate running for office)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with multiple incumbents running for them  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with only one major party candidate running for office  
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  2008 Partisan Composition by State  
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  Political Parties  
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  Senate Electoral Classes  
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  1976-2004 Presidential Election State Voting Trends  
  Relative Political Party Strength in each State per Federal/State Elections  
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  Explanation of the Debate Scoring System