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Democratic Super Tuesday States

State	Type	Delegates at Stake	Delegate Notes
Alabama	Primary Open	60	34 district-level, 11 at-large, 7 pledged PLEO, 8 unpledged Allocated proportionally, with a 15 percent threshold. Within a congressional district, if no candidate reaches 15 percent, the threshold shall be the percentage of the vote received by the front-runner in the district, minus 10 percent.
Alaska	Caucus/Convention Closed	18	8 district-level, 4 unpledged PLEO, 1 unpledged add-on, 2 pledged PLEO, 3 at-large On Feb. 5, voters will participate in precinct/congressional district caucuses to choose delegates to the state convention (May 23-25). Delegates will be chosen there to attend the national convention. Delegates are allocated proportionally with a 15 percent threshold.
Arizona	Primary Closed	67	37 district delegates, 10 unpledged PLEO, 1 unpledged add-on, 7 pledged PLEO, 12 at-large
Arkansas	Primary Open	47	22 district-level, 11 unpledged PLEO, 1 unpledged add-on, 5 pledged PLEO, 8 at-large. Delegates allocated proportionally with a 15 percent threshold.
California	Primary Open	441	241 district-level, 81 at-large, 48 PLEO, 66 unpledged PLEO, 5 unpledged add-ons Delegates are allocated proportionally with a 15 percent threshold. Primary participants must be registered Democrats or "decline to state" voters who request a Democratic ballot.
Colorado	caucus Closed	71	55 pledged, 16 unpledged. Of the 55 pledged delegates, 36 are district-level, 12 are at-large and 7 are PLEO; of the 16 unpledged delegates, 15 are PLEO and 1 is an add-on.
Connecticut	Primary Closed	60	31 district delegates, 11 unpledged PLEO, 1 unpledged add-on, 6 pledged PLEO, 11 at-large Unaffiliated voters can change their registration up until noon the day before the primary.
Delaware	Primary Closed	23	15 pledged (10 district-level, 3 at-large selected at state convention on April 5, 2 PLEOs selected at state convention on April 5), 8 unpledged (7 unpledged PLEOs who are confirmed by the DNC secretary to the Delaware Democratic Party no later than March 1, and 1 unpledged add-on delegate that will be selected at the state convention on April 5).
Georgia	Primary Open	103	57 district-level, 14 unpledged PLEO, 2 unpledged add-on, 11 pledged PLEO, 19 at-large Delegates allocated proportionally with a 15 percent threshold.
Idaho	County Caucus Open	23	12 district delegates, 4 unpledged PLEO, 1 unpledged add-on, 2 pledged PLEO, 4 at-large delegates Voters do not register by party but caucus attendees pledge that they are participating as Democrats
Illinois	Primary Closed	185	153 pledged, 32 unpledged. Of the 153 pledged delegates, 100 are district-level delegates elected at Feb. 5 primary; 20 are pledged PLEO delegates who will be selected May 5, 2008 by a quorum of the district-level delegates; and 33 at-large delegates who will be selected May 5, 2008 by a quorum of the district-level delegates).Of the 32 unpledged delegates, 29 are unpledged PLEOs that will be confirmed by the DNC secretary to the Illinois Dem party no later than March 1, 2008, and the other 3 are unpledged add-on delegates that will be selected May 5, 2008.
Kansas	Caucus Closed	41	21 district-level, 7 at-large, 4 pledged PLEO, 9 unpledged. Delegates are allocated proportionally with a 15 percent threshold. Democrats' "first determining step" is the Feb. 5 local unit conventions. District conventions will be held April 12 to select district-level delegates. The state convention is scheduled for May 17. There, unpledged add-on, pledged PLEOs and at-large delegates will all be chosen.
Massachusetts	Primary Other - Can't switch party votes	121	61 district-level allocated proportionally with 15 percent threshold, 40 unpledged party leaders, 20 at-large.
Minnesota	Precinct Caucus Open	88	47 district delegates, 14 unpledged PLEO, 2 unpledged add-on, 9 pledged PLEO,16 at-large delegates Democrats hold four precinct caucuses on Feb. 5, followed by county unit caucuses (which are county caucuses everywhere except Duluth and St. Cloud, where they are based on the state Senate districts), then congressional caucuses and finally the state convention. When caucus-goers sign in they agree that they are not active members of another party and that they intend to vote for a Democrat in the general election.
Missouri	Primary Open	88	72 are pledged and 16 are unpledged. Of the 72 pledged delegates, 47 are district-level, 16 are at-large and 9 are PLEOs; of the 16 unpledged, 8 are DNC members, 5 are Democratic members of Congress, 1 is a distinguished party leader and 2 are add-ons.
New Jersey	Primary Closed	127	70 district-level, 18 unpledged PLEO, 2 unpledged add-ons, 14 pledged PLEO, 23 at-large. Delegates are allocated proportionally with a 15 percent threshold.
New Mexico	Party-run Primary Closed	38	State party Web site describes the Feb. 5 event as a caucus, but registered Democrats can cast absentee ballots from Jan. 12-Jan. 24. 17 district delegates, 11 unpledged PLEO,1 unpledged add-on, 3 pledged PLEO, 6 at-large delegates
New York	Primary Closed	281	232 pledged delegates (151 district-level, 51 at-large, 30 PLEOs) and 49 unpledged delegates (19 DNC members, 24 members of Congress, 1 govenror, 1 distinguished party leader and 4 add-ons)
North Dakota	Primary Open	21	7 are superdelegates. 14 voting delegates at stake. Proportionally allocated with 15 percent threshold. If one candidate gets 66 percent of all the votes in, all delegates are allocated to that candidate.
Oklahoma	Primary Closed	47	25 district-level, 8 at-large, 5 pledged PLEO, 8 unpledged PLEO, 1 unpledged add-on. Delegates are allocated by a proportional representation system with a 15 percent threshold.
Tennessee	Primary Open	85	44 district-level; 15 at-large; 9 pledged PLEO; 17 unpledged. Delegates are allocated by a proportional representation system with a 15 percent threshold.
Utah	Primary Open to Democrats and unaffiliated voters	29	15 district delegates, 5 unpledged PLEO, 1 unpledged add-on, 3 pledged PLEO, 5 at-large delegates

Republican Super Tuesday States

State	Type	Delegates at Stake	Delegate Notes
Alabama	Primary Open	48	3 unbound RNC members, 21 district delegates (3 per congressional district; winner-take-all if candidate receives 50 percent; otherwise, 2 delegates to plurality candidate with remaining delegate to 2nd place (20 percent threshold), 24 chosen on a state-wide, at-large basis. Winner-take-all if candidate receives 50 percent statewide, otherwise proportional allocation 20 percent threshold.
Alaska	Convention Closed	29	3 RNC, 23 at-large, 3 congressional district The 26 delegates (not RNC) are allocated proportionally based on the percentage of votes received in the conventions. Delegates can choose to be pledged or unpledged. The state district conventions will be held Feb. 5 through Feb. 12. The GOP did not pledge delegates in 2004.
Arizona	Primary Closed	53	24 district delegates, 3 RNC delegates, 26 at-large delegates GOP delegates allocated winner-take-all on first ballot
Arkansas	Primary Open	34	19 at-large, 12 congressional district, 3 RNC Congressional district delegates are allocated to the candidate receiving a majority vote in each district. Each presidential candidate receiving 10 percent statewide receives one at-large delegate and the remaining at-large delegates are allocated to the candidate who received a statewide majority.
California	Primary Closed	173	159 district-level, 11 at-large, 3 RNC At-large delegates support the statewide winner; congressional district delegates support their district winner.
Colorado	Caucus Closed	46	3 RNC delegates, 22 at-large, 21 district-level. Delegates are not bound to candidates.
Connecticut	Primary Closed, but unaffiliated voters can change their registration up until noon the day before the primary	30	15 district-level delegates, 3 RNC, 12 at-large. Delegates are allocated on a winner-take-all basis but the state committee picks the delegates.
Delaware	Primary Closed	18	12 at-large, 3 automatic RNC, 3 district-level delegates. Winner-take-all.
Georgia	Primary Open	72	39 congressional district, 30 at-large, 3 RNC District delegates support district-wide winner; statewide winner takes all at-large delegates.
Illinois	Primary Open	70	3 RNC, 10 at-large and 57 district delegates
Massachusetts	Primary Other -- can't switch party votes	40	3 ex-oficio (state party chair, national committeeman, national committeewoman), 3 congressional district, 10 at-large. Proportional representation with 15% threshold.
Minnesota	Precinct Caucus Open	41	24 district, 3 RNC, 14 at-large For Republicans, the Feb. 5 caucus is non-binding and is followed by the BPOU (Basic Political Organizational Unit) convention and the congressional convention, with the state GOP convention on May 31.
Missouri	Primary Open	58	3 RNC, 27 congressional district and 28 at-large delegates. Winner-take-all at state and district levels (the winner of the statewide vote wins all 28 at-large delegates and the winner of a congressional district wins all delegates apportioned to that district.
Montana	Caucus Closed	25	Eligible participants in the Feb. 5 caucus: all voting members of the State Executive Committee; elected officers of each County Central Committee; the elected or appointed precinct men and women; incumbent Republican members of the Montana House of Representatives; incumbent Republican members of the Montana state Senate; incumbent Republican members of the PSC; incumbent Republican officeholders in county, state and federal office. Delegates:3 district delegates, 3 RNC delegates, 19 at-large delegates. Winner-take-all.
New Jersey	Primary Closed	52	3 RNC, 10 at-large, 39 congressional district. Delegates are allocated by a winner-take-all system.
New York	Primary Closed	101	87 district delegates, 3 RNC delegates, 11 at-large delegates. Delegates allocated on a winner-take-all basis.
North Dakota	Primary Open	26	If one candidate gets 66.7 percent of all caucus votes, all 26 delegates are allocated to that candidate, otherwise proportionally allocated with 15 percent threshold.
Oklahoma	Primary Closed	41	3 RNC, 23 at-large, 15 congressional district. The 23 at-large delegates are allocated by statewide winner-take-all. The congressional district winner receives the district's three delegates.
Tennessee	Primary Open	55	3 RNC, 25 at-large, 27 congressional district. There is a 66.6 percent threshold. If no candidate receives 66.6 percent, delegate allocation is proportional. If a candidate receives a majority in a single congressional district or statewide, hr/she will receive a majority of those delegates (at-large or congressional).
Utah	Primary Closed	36	9 district delegates, 3 RNC delegates, 24 at-large delegates. Delegate allocation is winner-take-all.