Jan 29, 2008: With the completion of the South Carolina Primary for the Democratic Party, the early phase of the US Presidential Elections Primaries for the year 2008 has come to an end. Now all eyes will be fixed on the performance of the candidates on February 5,
Super Tuesday 2008. 'Super Tuesday' is the phrase traditionally used to denote the first Tuesday of February, when the most number of the states hold the primaries simultaneously. About 52% of the Democrat and 41% of the Republican delegates will vote on
February 5, 2008. Therefore, candidates have the opportunity of winning over the maximum number of delegate votes on Super Tuesday February 5, than at any other time during their Presidential campaigns.
The results of the
Super Tuesday polls are of paramount importance to decide the fate of the contenders fighting to be the Presidential candidate from their respective parties. The results of the early primaries exert a telling influence on the voting pattern of the Super Tuesday. Again the results of the
Super Tuesday 08 do dictate electoral behavior in the forthcoming primaries. This time, 22 states will hold their primaries and caucuses on Super Tuesday. A list of the states which will participate in the
Super Tuesday polling is provided below:
States which will hold Democratic Primaries:
States which will hold Republican Primaries:
States holding both Democratic and Republican Primaries:
- Colorado
- Arkansas
- New Jersey
- California
- Arizona
- Connecticut
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Georgia
- Massachusetts
- Delaware
- Missouri
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Rhode Island
- Utah
The Presidential Caucus of North Dakota will also be held on this particular day.
