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The Texas Democratic Party holds three tiers of caucus events to select its delegates: precinct conventions, County and Senatorial District conventions, and a State Convention. The precinct conventions immediately followed the primary, a process in 2008 that was advertised as the "Texas Two-Step". [16]
In 2008, Texas had 140 Republican delegates available for the taking, divided into three categories: 96 delegates selected by congressional district (as Texas has 32 districts, each district selects three delegates). 41 delegates selected at-large based on the statewide vote. Three "party leader" delegates.
The 2008 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 34 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
As February 5 was the earliest date to be allowed by the Democratic National Committee, 23 states and territories moved their elections to that date. 2008's Super Tuesday became the date of the nation's first quasi-national primary. It was dubbed "Super Duper Tuesday" [70] or "Tsunami Tuesday," [71] among other names.
A chart plotting the delegate count in the 2008 Democratic primary election. ... Date State Delegates ... 2008-03-04 Texas primary: 126 51%: 47% 2% 65: 61 0
On this date in Texas history, the Longhorns combined with rival Oklahoma to score 103 points in a shootout at the Cotton Bowl. ... 2016: Oklahoma 45, Texas 40. 2012: Oklahoma 63, Texas 21. 2008: ...
The name "Super Duper Tuesday" is a reference to earlier Super Tuesdays, the dates on which the largest number of presidential primaries took place.The term "Super Duper Tuesday" has been repeatedly re-coined to refer to even more states holding their primaries on this date, with the first recorded usage so far found dating back to 1985. [14]
Pages in category "2008 Texas elections" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... 2008 Texas Democratic presidential primary and caucuses; L.