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.
New Hampshire generally holds the earliest presidential primary election.
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In 1910, Oregon became the first state to establish a presidential preference primary, which requires delegates to the National Convention to support the winner of the primary at the convention. By 1912, twelve states either selected delegates in primaries, used a preferential primary, or both. By 1920 there were 20 states with primaries, but some went back, and from 1936 to 1968, 12 states used them.Currently, Iowa holds the first caucus and New Hampshire holds the first primary -- first in the sense as the first in that election campaign.
Mississippi has primary today (August 23,2011) for the Democratic governor and the Republican state treasurer nominations.
Iowa holds the first caucus and New Hampshire holds the first primary.
The answer depends on which office is up for election. South Dakota holds a primary election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of every even-numbered year. General Elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.
Gerald Ford holds that distinction. He became Vice-president after the elected Vice-president, Agnew, resigned and then became president when President Nixon resigned. He later ran for a term of his own but lost the election to Carter.
Willard Mitt Romney is a Republican, and is running for election to be President of the United States. Barack Hussein Obama is a Democrat, holds the office of President, and is running for re-election.
California has a modified closed primary. In this primary a voter who declines to state their affiliation may participate in any primary as long as the party allows decline to state voters
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