The Potomac primary (named after the river that splits the region), also called

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Tuesday, the

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primary, and the

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primary, is the confluence of three Democratic presidential primaries and three Republican presidential primaries that takes place after

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in the states of

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and

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as well as in the

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2008

Republican primaries

2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary The 2008 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. Virginia and Maryland both held primaries on the same day, so the day's elections were collectively called "the Potomac primary". John McCain decisiv ...

2008 Maryland Republican presidential primary The 2008 Maryland Republican presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. The state sent 37 delegates to the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. Three delegates were awarded to the winner of each of the state's ei ...

2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary The 2008 Virginia Republican presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. This was an open primary with 63 delegates (60 pledged delegates) at stake in a winner take all format. The District of Columbia and Maryland both held primaries ...

Democratic primaries

2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary The 2008 District of Columbia Democratic presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008, nicknamed the " Potomac Primary" because Maryland and Virginia, which border the Potomac River, also held Democratic primaries that day. Fifteen delega ...

2008 Maryland Democratic presidential primary The 2008 Maryland Democratic presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008. Nicknamed the " Potomac Primary" or the "Chesapeake Primary" because the District of Columbia and Virginia also held their primaries that day (and all three border ...

2008 Virginia Democratic presidential primary The 2008 Virginia Democratic presidential primary took place on February 12, 2008, an election day nicknamed the "Potomac Primary" because the District of Columbia and Maryland also held Democratic primaries. The Virginia Democratic primary was an ...

Results

The results on both sides were fairly unsurprising according to

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ing, with both

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and

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winning by substantial margins. For Obama, however, the race had been significant as a major source of delegates in the close Democratic race, with him garnering a net gain of 50 delegates.

2012

Republican primaries

* 2012 District of Columbia Republican presidential primary * 2012 United States presidential election in Maryland

Democratic primaries

President

ran unopposed.

Results

2016

In the 2016 election, on both the

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and Democratic sides, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia held their primaries on three separate days. Virginia's 2016 primaries were part of Super Tuesday, while Maryland's took place on April 26. The Democrats of the District of Columbia held their primary on June 14, while the District's Republicans instead opted for a caucus, which took place on March 12.

References

External links

Reuters FACTBOX-The Feb. 12 "Potomac Primary" presidential contest
{{2008Repprimaries United States presidential primaries Washington, D.C., presidential primaries Maryland presidential primaries Virginia presidential primaries