Democratic party event
Republican party event
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January 2024

Monday,
Jan. 15
Iowa Republican caucus
Democrats have shaken up their primary calendar this year. In Iowa, the party will hold its own presidential preference event concluding March 5.
Tuesday,
Jan. 23
New Hampshire primary

February

Saturday,
Feb. 3
South Carolina Democratic primary
Tuesday,
Feb. 6
Nevada primary
Thursday,
Feb. 8
Nevada, U.S. Virgin Islands Republican caucuses
While Nevada will hold primaries on Feb. 6, the state GOP has decided to host its own caucus on Feb. 8.
Saturday,
Feb. 24
South Carolina Republican primary
Tuesday,
Feb. 27
Michigan primary

March

Saturday,
March 2
Idaho, Missouri Republican caucuses
Sunday,
March 3
Washington, D.C., Republican primary
Monday,
March 4
North Dakota Republican caucus
Tuesday,
March 5
Super Tuesday
More than a dozen states and territories hold contests: American Samoa (Dem. only), Alabama, Alaska (GOP only), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia.
Wednesday,
March 6
Hawaii Democratic primary
Friday,
March 8
American Samoa Republican caucus
Tuesday,
March 12
Georgia, Mississippi, Washington primaries, the Hawaii Republican caucus and Democratic primaries for the Northern Mariana Islands and Democrats Abroad
Friday,
March 15
Northern Mariana Islands Republican caucus
Saturday,
March 16
Guam Republican caucus
Tuesday,
March 19
Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio primaries
Saturday,
March 23
Louisiana primary, and Missouri Democratic primary
Saturday,
March 30
North Dakota Democratic primary

April

Tuesday,
April 2
Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin primaries
Saturday,
April 6
Alaska Democratic primary
Saturday,
April 13
Wyoming Democratic caucus
Thursday,
April 18
Wyoming Republican convention
Sunday,
April 21
Puerto Rico Republican primary
Tuesday,
April 23
Pennsylvania primary
Sunday,
April 28
Puerto Rico Democratic primary

May

Tuesday,
May 7
Indiana primary
Tuesday,
May 14
Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia primaries
Tuesday,
May 21
Kentucky, Oregon primaries
Thursday,
May 23
Idaho Democratic caucus

June

Tuesday,
June 4
Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota primaries, Washington, D.C., Democratic primary
Saturday,
June 8
Guam, Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses

July

Monday,
July 15
Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee
NPR coverage

August

Monday,
Aug. 19
Democratic National Convention begins in Chicago
NPR coverage

November

Tuesday,
Nov. 5
General election

Notes

Election dates and types are subject to change. Some elections may not be scheduled yet.

Source: Ballotpedia, National Conference Of State Legislatures, NPR research

Credit: Connie Hanzhang Jin, Hilary Fung and Ben Swasey/NPR