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| 50-state scorecard of presidential contests and governors’ endorsements | |  | This chart tracks each state’s presidential primary or caucus results and the governor’s pick in each race, as of June 13, 2008.
Before Hillary Clinton conceded the Democratic race to Barack Obama on June 7, she had earned 11 endorsements from Democratic governors — the same number that Obama had at that point. Since then, Obama has received the official backing of the six uncommitted Democratic governors from Colorado, Kentucky, Montana, New Hampshire Tennessee and West Virginia. Meanwhile, five Republican governors originally backed other candidates before John McCain clinched the nomination, including former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney or former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Summary of endorsements
|  11: Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, Maine Gov. John Baldacci, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, Michgian Gov. Jennifer Granholm, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, New York Gov. David Paterson, North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell |  11: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal | These six uncommitted Democratic governors waited until after their primaries were held or Barack Obama clinched the nomination to officially endorse him: Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin III |  21: Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heinemann, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, North Dakota Gov. Jon Hoeven, Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas | Idaho Gov. Butch Otter endorsed John McCain after his state’s May 27 primary. | Schedule of primaries
| January | | Date | State | Winner (D) | Gov's Choice | Winner (R) |  | | Jan. 3 | Iowa caucuses | Obama | Gov. Chet Culver (D) endorsed Obama after his state's caucus. |  Huckabee | | | Jan. 5 | Wyoming Republican caucus | | |  Romney | | | Jan. 8 | New Hampshire primaries | Clinton | Gov. John Lynch (D) endorsed Obama June 7.
| McCain | | | Jan. 15 | Michigan primaries
(The national political parties sanctioned Michigan for breaking early-primary rules.) | Clinton | Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) endorsed Clinton. | Romney | | | Jan. 19 | Nevada caucuses | Clinton | Gov. Jim Gibbons (R) endorsed McCain after his state's caucus. | Romney | | | | South Carolina Republican primary | | Gov. Mark Sanford (R) endorsed McCain after his state's primary. | McCain | | | Jan. 26 | South Carolina Democratic primary | Obama | | | | | Jan. 29 | Florida primaries
(The national political parties sanctioned Florida for breaking early-primary rules.) | Clinton | Gov. Charlie Crist (R) endorsed McCain. | McCain | | | February | | Date | State | Winner (D) | Gov's Choice | Winner (R) | | | Feb. 2 | Maine Republican caucus | | | Romney | | | Feb. 5 Super Tuesday | Alabama primaries | Obama | Gov. Bob Riley (R) endorsed McCain after his state's primary. | Huckabee | | | | Alaska caucuses | Obama | Gov. Sarah Palin (R) endorsed McCain after her state's primary
| Romeny | | | | Arizona primaries | Clinton | Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) endorsed Obama. | McCain | | | | Arkansas primaries | Clinton | Gov. Mike Beebe (D) endorsed Clinton. | Huckabee | | | | California primaries | Clinton | Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) endorsed McCain. | McCain | | | | Colorado caucuses | Obama | Gov. Bill Ritter (D) endorsed Obama June 3.
| Romeny | | | | Connecticut primaries | Obama | Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) endorsed McCain. | McCain | | | | Delaware primaries | Obama | Gov. Ruth Ann Minner (D) endorsed Clinton. | McCain | | | | Georgia primaries | Obama | Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) endorsed McCain after his state's primary.
| Huckabee | | | | Idaho Democratic caucus | Obama | | | | | | Illinois primaries | Obama | Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) endorsed Obama. | McCain | | | | Kansas Democratic caucus | Obama | Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) endorsed Obama. | | | | | Massachusetts primaries | Clinton | Gov. Deval Patrick (D) endorsed Obama. | Romney | | | | Minnesota caucuses | Obama | Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) endorsed McCain. | Romney | | | | Missouri primaries | Obama | Gov. Matt Blunt (R) initially endorsed Romney, but backed McCain after the former Massachusetts governor dropped out.
| McCain | | | | Montana Republican caucus | | | Romney | | | | New Jersey primaries | Clinton | Gov. Jon Corzine (D) endorsed Clinton. | McCain | | | | New Mexico Democratic primary | Clinton | Former presidential candidate and Gov. Bill Richardson (D) endorsed Obama after his state's primary.
| | | | | New York primaries | Clinton | Then Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) endorsed Clinton.
Gov. David Paterson (D) endorsed Clinton. | McCain | | | | North Dakota caucuses | Obama | Gov. Jon Hoeven (R) endorsed McCain after his state voted. | Romney | | | | Oklahoma primaries | Clinton | Gov. Brad Henry (D) endorsed Obama after his state's primary. | McCain | | | | Tennessee primaries | Clinton | Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) endorsed Obama June 3.
| Huckabee | | | | Utah primaries | Obama | Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (R) endorsed McCain. | Romney | | | | West Virginia Republican caucus | | | Huckabee | | | Feb. 9 | Kansas Republican caucus | | | Huckabee | | | | Louisiana primaries | Obama | Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) endorsed McCain after his state had voted. | Huckabee | | | | Nebraska Democratic caucus
(Nebraska will also have a primary May 13) | Obama | | | | | | Washington caucuses
(Both a caucus and a primary were held in Washington State.) | Obama | Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) endorsed Obama. | McCain | | | Feb. 10 | Maine Democratic caucus | Obama | Gov. John Baldacci (D) endorsed Clinton. | | | | Feb. 12 | District of Columbia primaries | Obama | Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) endorsed Obama. | McCain | | | | Maryland primaries | Obama | Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) endorsed Clinton. | McCain | | | | Virginia primaries | Obama | Gov. Tim Kaine (D) endorsed Obama. | McCain | | | Feb. 19 | Hawaii Democratic caucus | Obama | | | | | | Washington primaries
(Both a caucus and a primary were held in Washington State.) | Obama | Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) endorsed Obama. | McCain | | | | Wisconsin primaries | Obama | Gov. Jim Doyle (D) endorsed Obama. | McCain | | | March | | Date | State | Winner (D) | Gov's Choice | Winner (R) | | | March 4 | Ohio primaries | Clinton | Gov. Ted Strickland (D) endorsed Clinton. | McCain | | | | Rhode Island primaries | Clinton | Gov. Don Carcieri (R) initially endorsed Romney, but backed McCain after the former Massachusetts governor dropped out.
| McCain | | | | Texas primaries and Democratic caucus | Clinton | Gov. Rick Perry (R) initially endorsed Rudy Guiliana but backed McCain after the former New York mayor dropped out.
| McCain | | | | Vermont primaries | Obama | Gov. Jim Douglas (R) endorsed McCain. | McCain | | | March 8 | Wyoming Democratic caucus | Obama | Gov. Dave Freudenthal (D) endorsed Obama after the caucus.
| | | | March 11 | Mississippi primaries | Obama | Gov. Haley Barbour (R) endorsed McCain. | McCain | | | April | | Date | State | Winner (D) | Gov's Choice | Winner (R) | | | April 22 | Pennsylvania primaries | Clinton | Gov. Ed Rendell (D) endorsed Clinton. | McCain | | | May | | Date | State | Winner (D) | Gov's Choice | Winner (R) | | | May 6 | Indiana primaries | Clinton | Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) endorsed McCain. | McCain | | | | North Carolina primaries | Obama | Gov. Mike Easley (D) endorsed Clinton. | McCain | | | May 13 | Nebraska primaries
(Nebraska Democrats also held a caucus on Feb. 9) | Obama | Gov. Dave Heinemann (R) initially endorsed Romney, but backed McCain after the former Massachusetts governor dropped out. | McCain | | | | West Virginia primaries | Clinton | Gov. Joe Manchin III (D) endorsed Obama June 3.
| McCain | | | May 16 - 18 | Hawaii Republican state convention | | Gov. Linda Lingle (R) endorsed McCain. | McCain | | | May 20 | Kentucky primaries | Clinton | Gov. Steve Beshear (D) endorsed Obama after his state's May 20 primary.
| McCain | | | | Oregon primaries | Obama | Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) endorsed Clinton. | McCain | | | May 27 | Idaho primaries | | Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter (R) endorsed McCain after his state's May 27 primary.
| McCain | | | June | | Date | State | Winner (D) | Gov's Choice | Winner (R) | | | June 3 | Montana primaries | Obama | Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) endorsed Obama after his state's June 3 primary.
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| McCain | | | | South Dakota primaries | Clinton | Gov. Mike Rounds (R) initially endorsed Huckabee, but now supports McCain.
| McCain | | | Democtatic National Convention | | | | Republican National Convention | | Sept. 1-4 | Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. | | | | | |
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