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Iowa holds the first caucus and New Hampshire holds the first primary.
New Hampshire is the first state to hold a primary while Iowa is the first state to hold a caucus. New Hampshire had its primary on January 10, 2012. The Iowa caucus was held on January 3, 2012.
New Hampshire. Iowa holds the first election, but it is a Caucus.
The Iowa caucuses come first. Next is the New Hampshire primary, followed by South Carolina.
Primary is where you go into a booth and vote for who you want. A caucus is when the candidates speak and the room is divided by who is voting for who, and as the candidates speak people are moving around depending on who they like the most at the time.
First of all Caucus is spelled incorrectly in the question. No there are seven caucus states for 2008. The number can change from year to year. A state can either have a caucus or a primary election, they are two different methods for selecting a candidate for each party. Some states traditionally have a caucus from year to year, New Hampshire and Iowa being two great examples. For 2008, Five of the Seven Caucus states are: Minnesota North Dakota Iowa New Hampshire Nevada
Ten States will hold a primary or caucus on March 6.
Texas does not call there primary a caucus. They actually have both, held on the same day. Some of the delegates are awarded through the primary process, and some of the delegates are determined through the caucus.
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As of this point Bernie Sanders has won the following statesNew Hampshire (Feb 9, Semi-open Primary)Colorado (Mar 1, Closed Caucus)Minnesota (Mar 1, Open Caucus)Oklahoma (Mar 1, Semi-open Primary)Vermont (Mar 1, Open Primary)Kansas (Mar 5, Closed Caucus)Nebraska (Mar 5, Closed Caucus)Maine (Mar 6, Closed Caucus)Democrats Abroad (Mar 8, Closed Primary)Michigan (Mar 8, Open Primary)Idaho (Mar 22, Open Caucus)Utah (Mar 22, Semi-Open Caucus)Alaska (Mar 26, Closed Caucus)Hawaii (Mar 26, Semi-Open Caucus)Washington (Mar 26, Open Caucus)Wisconsin (Apr 5, Open Primary)Wyoming (Apr 9, Closed Caucus)Rhode Island (Apr 26, Semi-Closed Primary)Indiana (May 3, Open Primary)West Virginia (May 10, Semi-Closed Primary)Oregon (May 17, Closed Primary)He also lost narrow races in Kentucky (by ~0.5%), Missouri (~0.2%), and Iowa (~0.3%).Sanders is expected to win in Washington, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
The first presidential caucus is held in the state of Ohio. The first presidential primary is held in New Hampshire in January of the election year.