Primary Elections by State

Primary Elections by state and territory

This chart lists the state primary election dates in all the states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. This chart also lists primary runoff dates (if applicable) for states with U.S. Senate races, and the number of House Districts for each state/territory.

State State Primary State Primary Runoff General Election
U.S. Senate U.S. Representative
Alabama May 19 June 16 Yes 7
Alaska August 18 - Yes 1
American Samoa - - - 1 delegate
Arizona August 4 - No 9
Arkansas March 3 March 31 Yes 4
California June 2 - No 52
Colorado June 30 - Yes 8
Connecticut August 11 - No 5
Delaware September 15 - Yes 1
District of Columbia June 16 - - 1 delegate
Florida August 18 - Yes 28
Georgia May 19 June 16 Yes 14
Guam August 1 - - 1 delegate
Hawaii August 8 - No 2
Idaho May 19 - Yes 2
Illinois March 17 - Yes 17
Indiana May 5 - No 9
Iowa June 2 - Yes 4
Kansas August 4 - Yes 4
Kentucky May 19 - Yes 6
Louisiana November 3 May 30 Yes 6
Maine June 9 - Yes 2
Maryland June 23 - No 8
Massachusetts September 1 - Yes 9
Michigan August 4 - Yes 13
Minnesota August 11 - Yes 8
Mississippi March 10 April 7 Yes 4
Missouri August 4 - No 8
Montana June 2 - Yes 2
Nebraska May 12 - Yes 3
Nevada June 9 - No 4
New Hampshire September 8 - Yes 2
New Jersey June 2 - Yes 12
New Mexico June 2 - Yes 3
New York June 23 - No 26
North Carolina March 3 May 12 Yes 14
North Dakota June 9 - No 1
Ohio May 5 - Yes 15
Oklahoma June 16 August 25 Yes 5
Oregon May 19 - Yes 6
Pennsylvania May 19 - No 17
Puerto Rico - - - -
Rhode Island September 8 - Yes 2
South Carolina June 9 June 23 Yes 7
South Dakota June 2 - Yes 1
Tennessee August 6 - Yes 9
Texas March 3 May 26 Yes 38
Utah June 23 - No 4
Vermont August 11 - No 1
Virgin Islands August 1 - - 1 delegate
Virginia June 16 - Yes 11
Washington August 4 - No 10
West Virginia May 12 - Yes 2
Wisconsin August 11 - No 8
Wyoming August 18 - Yes 1