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The Republican (and Democratic) primaries to select the presidential nominee have been "front-loaded" such that the winner will likely be clear by February 6th, over six months before the party conventions are held in late August and September. For 2008, the Republican National Convention will be held Sept. 1-4 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
This is the primary schedule that will select the Republican nominee (some dates are subject to change):
<br>January 21, 2008 - Iowa (caucuses)
<br>January 29, 2008 - New Hampshire
<br>February 2, 2008 - South Carolina
*by this point usually only two candidates remain in contention
<br>February 5, 2008 - Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, West Virginia (by convention)
<br>February 5, 2008 - Michigan
<br>February 5, 2008 - California, New Jersey, Illinois, New York, Texas
* by this point a winner is likely
<br>February 12, 2008 - Tennessee
<br>February 9 or 16, 2008 - Louisiana
<br>February 19, 2008 - Minnesota, Wisconsin
<br>February 26, 2008 - New Jersey
<br>March 4, 2008 - Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Ohio, Texas, Vermont
<br>March 4, 2008 - Pennsylvania
<br>March 11, 2008 - Florida, Mississippi, Washington
<br>March 18, 2008 - Illinois
<br>April 15, 2008 - Colorado
<br>April 26, 2008 - Kansas, Nevada
<br>May 2008 - Alaska
<br>May 6, 2008 - Indiana
<br>May 10, 2008 - Wyoming
<br>May 13, 2008 - Nebraska
<br>May 20, 2008 - Kentucky, Oregon
<br>May 27, 2008 - Idaho
<br>June 3, 2008 - South Dakota, California[8]
<br>June 6, 2008 - Hawaii, Virginia
<br>June 9, 2008 - Montana