Super Tuesday II, 2008 is the name,[1] for 4 March 2008 the day on which the second largest simultaneous number of statepresidential primary elections was held for the2008 presidential election cycle. On this day,Mike Huckabee withdrew from the race whenJohn McCain won enough delegates to claim the Republican nomination for president. It was the secondSuper Tuesday election of 2008 and took place approximately one month after the firstSuper Tuesday of this election. TheDemocratic primaries saw 444delegates selected on this date,[2] with 265 delegates in theRepublican primaries.
After the front-loading rush[3] that saw twenty-four states hold theircaucuses andprimaries onSuper Tuesday, 2008, only four states -Ohio,Rhode Island,Texas, andVermont- 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 onMini-Tuesday, and ten holding contests onSuper Tuesday II on the traditional March date.[5]
Under Democratic Party rules, all delegates are awarded viaproportional representation, with a minimum 15% threshold required to receive delegates. A total of 444 delegates were pledged by the results of the March 4th primaries.
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 were pledged by the results of the March 4th primaries.
| 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 |
| 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] |
Super Tuesday III was the name[11] for 6 May 2008, the day on which the states ofIndiana andNorth Carolina heldprimary elections for both the Democratic and Republican nominations.[11] It was a day tied for the fifth-largest simultaneous number of statepresidential primary elections to be held in the2008 presidential election cycle.[12][13] It was the thirdSuper Tuesday election of 2008 and took place approximately two months after Super Tuesday II, 2008. TheDemocratic primaries had a total of 218delegates selected on this date,[14] with 126 delegates chosen in theRepublican primaries.[15]
Pundits have noted that this is the first time that Indiana has garnered widespread attention from presidential primary candidates sinceRobert F. Kennedy campaigned in the state during the1968 election.[12] The unexpected relevance of the Indiana Democratic primary has also resulted in much higher than normalvoter registration.[13] Likewise, North Carolina Democratic new voter registrations are triple the number reported for the same time period during the 2004 election.[16]
"Super Tuesday III" was largely considered the "Waterloo" of the Democratic primaries. Obama had been under fire forcontroversial remarks made byJeremiah Wright, and his lead in North Carolina polls had been reduced to single digits, so Clinton's double-digit loss in that state was a major disappointment. Further hurting Clinton's campaign was the time-zone differences, as the defeat was reported in prime time, and the news of the narrow victory in Indiana had come too late.MSNBC'sTim Russert was quoted as saying "She did not get the game-changer she wanted tonight."[17] Demographics also played a role as North Carolina featured a lot of African-American as well as young voters in college towns, key groups who have favored Obama during the race. Indiana on the other hand had a significant number of blue-collar and rural voters, groups who favoured Clinton however the race was close as votes from nearly 330,000 people who live in Lake County, directly neighboring Chicago, an Obama stronghold were being counted.
Under Democratic Party rules, all delegates are awarded viaproportional 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.
| State | Democratic Winner | % of Popular Vote | # Delegates Won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Hillary Clinton | 51% | 37 | primary |
| North Carolina | Barack Obama | 56% | 44 | primary |
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, asJohn McCain had already secured enough delegates in prior contests to win the nomination.
| State | Republican Winner | % of Popular Vote | # Delegates Won | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | John McCain | 78% | 27 | WTA |
| North Carolina | John McCain | 74% | 69 | WTA |
Super Tuesday IV was held on May 20, 2008, consisting of theDemocratic Kentucky and Oregon primaries. A total of 125 delegates were seated as a result of these primaries.Hillary Clinton handily won the Kentucky primary andBarack Obama handily won the Oregon primary.
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.
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