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Summary 2024 State Primary Election Dates

Updated April 24, 2024
Related Topic: Elections

State primary and presidential election dates for 2024 are listed below. Political parties use primaries and caucuses to determine which candidates will run for their state’s partisan offices in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election.  

Some states hold their state and presidential primaries on different dates as indicated in the tables. Legislative, congressional, gubernatorial, statewide office and presidential primary contests are on the ballots in 46 states. 

Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia hold their legislative elections in odd-numbered years. The dates listed for those states apply to congressional and other races. 

The earliest state primaries for 2024 are held March 5, with the latest in mid-September. With 13 primaries each, June and August are the busiest months for state primaries. 

Please visit NCSL’s State Primary Election Types webpage for information on closed, open, top two and other primary election types. 

Primary dates are subject to change by legislative action. The dates listed here are based on state election resources or statutory requirements as of Oct. 13, 2023. 

 

State

State primary date | Runoff

Presidential primary or caucus

Statute(s)

Alabama

March 5 | April 2

March 5

AL ST § 17-13-3

Alaska

Aug. 20

March 5 (Republican caucus)
April 6 (Democratic primary)

AK ST § 15.25.020

Arizona

July 30

March 19

AZ ST § 16-201

AZ ST § 16-241

Arkansas

March 5 | April 2

March 5

AR ST § 7-7-203

California

March 5

March 5

CA ELEC § 1000

Colorado

June 25

March 5

CO ST § 1-4-101

CO ST § 1-4-1203

Connecticut

Aug. 13

April 2

CT ST § 9-423

CT ST § 9-464

Delaware

Sept. 3

April 2

DE ST TI 15 § 3101

DE ST TI 15 § 3181

Florida

Aug. 20

March 19

FL ST § 100.061

FL ST § 103.101

Georgia

May 21

March 12

GA ST § 21-2-150 

GA ST § 21-2-191

Hawaii

Aug. 10

March 12 (Republican caucus)
April 6 (Democratic primary)

HI ST § 12-2

HI ST § 11-113

Idaho

May 21

March 2 (Republican caucus)
May 23 (Democratic caucus)

ID ST § 34-601

Illinois

March 19

March 19

IL ST CH 10 § 5/2A-1.1

Indiana

May 7

May 7

IN ST 3-10-1-3

Iowa

June 4

Jan. 15 (Republican caucus)
Jan. 15 (Democratic caucus)

IA ST § 43.7

IA ST § 43.4

Kansas

Aug. 6

March 19

KS ST 25-203

KS ST 25-4501a

Kentucky

May 21
Kentucky holds elections for state executive offices in odd numbered years.

May 21

KY ST § 118.561

Louisiana

March 23 | Between April 12 and April 17
Louisiana holds elections for state legislators and executives in odd numbered years.

March 23

LA R.S. 18:402

 

Maine

June 11

March 5

ME ST T. 21-A § 339

ME ST T. 21-A § 441

Maryland

May 14

May 14

MD ELEC LAW § 8-201

Massachusetts

Sept. 17

March 5

MA ST 53 § 28

Michigan

Aug. 6

Feb. 27

MI ST 168.467a

MI ST 168.613a

Minnesota

Aug. 13

March 5

MN ST § 204D.03

MN ST § 207A.11

Mississippi

Aug. 6 | Aug. 27
Mississippi holds elections for state legislators and executives in odd numbered years.

March 12

MS ST § 23-15-108

Missouri

Aug. 6

March 2 (Republican caucus)
March 23 (Democratic primary)

MO ST 115.341

MO ST 115.776

Montana

June 4

June 4

MT ST 13-1-107

MT ST 13-10-401

Nebraska

May 14

May 14

NE ST § 32-401

Nevada

June 11

Feb. 6

NV ST 293.175

NV ST 298.650

New Hampshire

Sept. 10

March 12
(The secretary of state, however, is authorized to pick a date seven days earlier than any other state’s presidential primary.)

NH ST § 653:8

NH ST § 653:9

New Jersey

June 4
New Jersey holds elections for state legislators and executives in numbered odd years.

June 4

NJ ST 19:23-40

New Mexico

June 4

June 4

NM ST § 1-8-11

NM ST § 1-15A-2

New York

June 25

April 2

NY ELEC § 8-100

North Carolina

March 5 | Runoff date TBD

March 5

NC ST § 163-1

NC ST § 163-213.2

North Dakota

June 11

March 4 (Republican caucus)
April 6 (Democratic primary)

ND ST 16.1-11-01

ND ST 16.1-03-01

Ohio

March 19

March 19

OH ST § 3501.01

Oklahoma

June 18

March 5

O K ST T. 26 § 1-102

OK ST T. 26 § 20-101

Oregon

May 21

May 21

OR ST § 254.056

Pennsylvania

April 23

April 23

PA ST 25 P.S. § 2753

Rhode Island

Sept. 10

April 2

RI ST § 17-15-1

RI ST § 17-12.1-1

RI ST § 17-12.1-8

South Carolina

June 11 | June 25

Feb. 3 (Democratic primary)
Feb. 24 (Republican primary)

SC ST § 7-13-15

SC ST § 7-11-20

 

South Dakota

June 4 | August 13

June 4

SD ST § 12-2-1

Tennessee

Aug. 1 | Aug. 31

March 5

TN ST § 2-1-104

TN ST § 2-13-205

Texas

March 5 | May 28

March 5

TX ELECTION § 41.007

Utah

June 25

March 5

UT ST § 20A-1-201.5

Vermont

Aug. 13

March 5

VT ST T. 17 § 2351

VT ST T. 17 § 2701

Virginia

June 18
Virginia holds elections for state legislators and executives in odd numbered years.

March 5

VA ST § 24.2-510

VA ST § 24.2-544

Washington

Aug. 6

March 12

WA ST 29A.04.311

WA ST 29A.56.020

West Virginia

May 14

May 14

WV ST § 3-5-1

Wisconsin

Aug. 13

April 2

WI ST 5.02

Wyoming

Aug. 20

April 13 (Democratic caucus)
TBD (Republican caucus)

WY ST § 22-2-104

WY ST § 22-19-102
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