2008 Election Central

Election Day is 4 November and the Electoral College convenes in December. See how many electoral votes your state has.

• 2008 Presidential Debate Schedule
• Your Guide to the First Presidential Debate
• Your Guide to the Second Presidential Debate
• Your Guide to the Third Presidential Debate
• Your Guide to the Vice Presidential Debate

In the 2008 campaign, the social web is playing an increasingly central role.

• Facebook - Political Applications
• CNN-YouTube Democratic Debate
• Flickr: 2008 Presidential Election Pool
• Newsvine

Who are the Democratic contenders for the Presidential nomination in 2008? Review this list of the top eight: one governor, one representative, two former senators and four current senators. Fifteen senators have been elected president, but only two did so directly from the Senate: Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy.

Who are the Republican contenders for the Presidential nomination in 2008? Review this list of the top six: two governors, one mayor, one representative, one senator and one former senator. A more heterogeneous group than the Democrats. Of the five senators to become presidents in modern history, two were Republican: Warren Harding and Richard Nixon.

Key states, due to the dates of their primaries or caucuses or the size of their delegate count:

• Iowa - How Do Iowa Caucuses Work? and Does It Matter Who Wins Iowa?
• South Carolina
• California
• New York

Primaries kicked off in January 2008 in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada; on 5 February we'll have a quasi-national primary. At the end of the summer, parties held their national party conventions: Democrats in Denver, CO, 25-28 August and Republicans in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, 1-4 September.

• Primary/Caucus Calendar
• Democratic Delegate Count
• Republican Delegate Count
• Super Tuesday Stats
• Cliff Notes Guide To The Presidential Nomination