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January

• January 3 - Iowa Caucuses

• January 15 - Michigan Primary

• January 19 - Nevada Caucuses

• (date to be determined) - New Hampshire Primary

• January 26 - South Carolina Primary

• January 29 - Florida Primary

February

• February 5 - The so-called "National Primary": Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah will combine to either produce an instant nominee, or force open conventions in both major parties.

• February 9 - Louisiana primary, Nebraska caucus, Washington caucus

• February 10 - Maine caucus

• February 12 - District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia

• February 19 - Wisconsin primary

• February 26 - Hawaii primary

March

• (date to be determined) - American Samoa, Democrats Abroad, Guam, US Virgin Islands

• March 4 (The original Super Tuesday): Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont

• March 8 - Wyomnig primary

• March 11 - Mississippi primary

April

• April 22 - Pennsylvania primary

• (date to be determined) - The 2008 US Constitution Party National Convention convenes in Kansas City, Missouri.

May

• May 6 - Indiana, North Carolina

• May 13 - West Virginia primary

• May 20 - Kentucky, Oregon

• May 26-29 - The 2008 Libertarian National Convention convenes in Denver, Colorado.

June

• June 1 - Puerto Rico

• June 3 - Montana, South Dakota

July

• July 10-13 - The 2008 Green Party National Convention convenes in Chicago, Illinois.

August

• August 25-28 - The 2008 Democratic National Convention convenes in Denver, Colorado.

September

• September 1-4 - The 2008 Republican National Convention convenes in Saint Paul, Minnesota

• (date to be determined) - First Presidential Debate

October

• (date to be determined)- Vice Presidential Debate

• (date to be determined)- Second Presidential Debate

• (date to be determined)- Third Presidential Debate

November

• November 4 - General Election Day

December

• December 15 - Electoral College casts official votes for President & Vice-President; each state's electors meet in the state capital