events 2008

Barack Obama greets supporters in Madison, Wisconsin, on the eve of his victory in the "Potomac Primaries." (© AP Images)

Barack Obama Sweeps Recent Presidential Primaries and Caucuses

McCain, Huckabee each win Republican nominating contests

After a week of winning every Democratic nominating contest across the country, Illinois Senator Barack Obama now has a slight lead in delegates in the close Democratic presidential nominee race.

On February 9, Democrats in Nebraska and Washington caucused while Louisiana residents cast votes in a primary. Democrats in Maine held a caucus on February 10. Record-high turnouts were reported at many voting sites -- one Nebraska caucus at a school was so overcrowded that voters were forced to leave the building and vote in a nearby parking lot.

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