2024 Presidential Election Calendar

Some of these dates are subject to change, while some locations do not yet have a date. The latter group is listed separately at the bottom of the calendar.

The 2024 presidential election will take place on November 5. This will be preceded by nominating contests in each state and territory. Those will begin early in the year and wrap up in June. The Republican and Democratic conventions will take place in July and August, respectively.

New Hampshire has had the first primary in the nation since 1920. Iowa has gone even earlier, with its caucuses, since 1972. It looks like that is going to change in 2024, although some of the dates have not yet been finalized.

What won't change is the importance of Super Tuesday, scheduled for March 5, when over a dozen states, including California and Texas, will hold their primaries. By the end of March, events covering well over 50% of each party's delegates will have taken place.


Select an event in the calendar for more detail. This will include available polling and delegate allocation methods, as well as a link to live results when the event occurs. For a look at the whole country, including national polls, see the Democratic and Republican nomination home pages.

Finally, note that many states hold their regular statewide primary on a later date than the presidential contest. Where you see a '1' by the state name, the date is the same. For a more complete look, see the 2024 State Primary Calendar.

Date State Democratic Republican
January 15
Iowa Caucus
February 3
South Carolina Primary
February 6
Nevada Primary
February 8
Nevada Caucus
February 24
South Carolina Primary
February 27
Michigan PrimaryPrimary
March 2
Idaho Caucus
March 3
District of Columbia Primary
March 4
North Dakota Caucus
March 5
Alabama1 PrimaryPrimary
Alaska Primary
American Samoa Caucus
Arkansas1 PrimaryPrimary
California1 PrimaryPrimary
Colorado PrimaryPrimary
Maine PrimaryPrimary
Massachusetts PrimaryPrimary
Minnesota PrimaryPrimary
North Carolina1 PrimaryPrimary
Oklahoma PrimaryPrimary
Tennessee PrimaryPrimary
Texas1 PrimaryPrimary
Utah PrimaryCaucus
Vermont PrimaryPrimary
Virginia PrimaryPrimary
March 12
Democrats Abroad Primary
Georgia PrimaryPrimary
Hawaii Caucus
Mississippi1 PrimaryPrimary
Northern Mariana Primary
Washington PrimaryPrimary
March 17
Puerto Rico Primary
March 19
Arizona PrimaryPrimary
Florida PrimaryPrimary
Illinois1 PrimaryPrimary
Kansas PrimaryPrimary
Ohio1 PrimaryPrimary
March 23
Louisiana PrimaryPrimary
Missouri Primary
April 2
Delaware PrimaryPrimary
New York PrimaryPrimary
Rhode Island PrimaryPrimary
Wisconsin PrimaryPrimary
April 6
Alaska Primary
Hawaii Caucus
North Dakota Primary
April 13
Wyoming Caucus
April 23
Pennsylvania1 PrimaryPrimary
April 30
Connecticut PrimaryPrimary
May 7
Indiana1 PrimaryPrimary
May 14
Maryland1 PrimaryPrimary
Nebraska1 PrimaryPrimary
West Virginia1 PrimaryPrimary
May 18
Idaho Caucus
May 21
Kentucky1 PrimaryPrimary
Oregon1 PrimaryPrimary
June 4
District of Columbia Primary
Montana1 PrimaryPrimary
New Jersey1 PrimaryPrimary
New Mexico1 PrimaryPrimary
South Dakota1 PrimaryPrimary
June 8
Virgin Islands Caucus
July 15 - 18Republican Convention (Milwaukee, WI)
August 19 - 22Democratic Convention (Chicago, IL)
November 52024 Presidential Election
December 17Electors Cast Their Votes

Date Unknown: These locations will be added to the calendar once a specific date can be projected. Where a (month) is shown, that represents our best guess of when the contest will be held.

Guam (May) | Guam (March)
Iowa (March)
Missouri (March)
New Hampshire (January) | New Hampshire (January)
Puerto Rico (March)
Wyoming (March)
Date State Democratic Republican
January 15
Iowa Caucus
February 3
South Carolina Primary
February 6
Nevada Primary
February 8
Nevada Caucus
February 24
South Carolina Primary
February 27
Michigan PrimaryPrimary
March 2
Idaho Caucus
March 3
District of Columbia Primary
March 4
North Dakota Caucus
March 5
Alabama1 PrimaryPrimary
Alaska Primary
American Samoa Caucus
Arkansas1 PrimaryPrimary
California1 PrimaryPrimary
Colorado PrimaryPrimary
Maine PrimaryPrimary
Massachusetts PrimaryPrimary
Minnesota PrimaryPrimary
North Carolina1 PrimaryPrimary
Oklahoma PrimaryPrimary
Tennessee PrimaryPrimary
Texas1 PrimaryPrimary
Utah PrimaryCaucus
Vermont PrimaryPrimary
Virginia PrimaryPrimary
March 12
Democrats Abroad Primary
Georgia PrimaryPrimary
Hawaii Caucus
Mississippi1 PrimaryPrimary
Northern Mariana Primary
Washington PrimaryPrimary
March 17
Puerto Rico Primary
March 19
Arizona PrimaryPrimary
Florida PrimaryPrimary
Illinois1 PrimaryPrimary
Kansas PrimaryPrimary
Ohio1 PrimaryPrimary
March 23
Louisiana PrimaryPrimary
Missouri Primary
April 2
Delaware PrimaryPrimary
New York PrimaryPrimary
Rhode Island PrimaryPrimary
Wisconsin PrimaryPrimary
April 6
Alaska Primary
Hawaii Caucus
North Dakota Primary
April 13
Wyoming Caucus
April 23
Pennsylvania1 PrimaryPrimary
April 30
Connecticut PrimaryPrimary
May 7
Indiana1 PrimaryPrimary
May 14
Maryland1 PrimaryPrimary
Nebraska1 PrimaryPrimary
West Virginia1 PrimaryPrimary
May 18
Idaho Caucus
May 21
Kentucky1 PrimaryPrimary
Oregon1 PrimaryPrimary
June 4
District of Columbia Primary
Montana1 PrimaryPrimary
New Jersey1 PrimaryPrimary
New Mexico1 PrimaryPrimary
South Dakota1 PrimaryPrimary
June 8
Virgin Islands Caucus
Date State Democratic Republican
January 15
Iowa Caucus
February 3
South Carolina Primary
February 6
Nevada Primary
February 8
Nevada Caucus
February 24
South Carolina Primary
February 27
Michigan PrimaryPrimary
March 2
Idaho Caucus
March 3
District of Columbia Primary
March 4
North Dakota Caucus
March 5
Alabama1 PrimaryPrimary
Alaska Primary
American Samoa Caucus
Arkansas1 PrimaryPrimary
California1 PrimaryPrimary
Colorado PrimaryPrimary
Maine PrimaryPrimary
Massachusetts PrimaryPrimary
Minnesota PrimaryPrimary
North Carolina1 PrimaryPrimary
Oklahoma PrimaryPrimary
Tennessee PrimaryPrimary
Texas1 PrimaryPrimary
Utah PrimaryCaucus
Vermont PrimaryPrimary
Virginia PrimaryPrimary
March 12
Democrats Abroad Primary
Georgia PrimaryPrimary
Hawaii Caucus
Mississippi1 PrimaryPrimary
Northern Mariana Primary
Washington PrimaryPrimary
March 17
Puerto Rico Primary
March 19
Arizona PrimaryPrimary
Florida PrimaryPrimary
Illinois1 PrimaryPrimary
Kansas PrimaryPrimary
Ohio1 PrimaryPrimary
March 23
Louisiana PrimaryPrimary
Missouri Primary
April 2
Delaware PrimaryPrimary
New York PrimaryPrimary
Rhode Island PrimaryPrimary
Wisconsin PrimaryPrimary
April 6
Alaska Primary
Hawaii Caucus
North Dakota Primary
April 13
Wyoming Caucus
April 23
Pennsylvania1 PrimaryPrimary
April 30
Connecticut PrimaryPrimary
May 7
Indiana1 PrimaryPrimary
May 14
Maryland1 PrimaryPrimary
Nebraska1 PrimaryPrimary
West Virginia1 PrimaryPrimary
May 18
Idaho Caucus
May 21
Kentucky1 PrimaryPrimary
Oregon1 PrimaryPrimary
June 4
District of Columbia Primary
Montana1 PrimaryPrimary
New Jersey1 PrimaryPrimary
New Mexico1 PrimaryPrimary
South Dakota1 PrimaryPrimary
June 8
Virgin Islands Caucus
July 15 - 18Republican Convention (Milwaukee, WI)
August 19 - 22Democratic Convention (Chicago, IL)
November 52024 Presidential Election
December 17Electors Cast Their Votes

Date Unknown: These locations will be added to the calendar once a specific date can be projected. Where a (month) is shown, that represents our best guess of when the contest will be held.

Guam (May) | Guam (March)
Iowa (March)
Missouri (March)
New Hampshire (January) | New Hampshire (January)
Puerto Rico (March)
Wyoming (March)
1
Same date as the primary for other offices (e.g., Congress, Governor, Legislature), as applicable.


Here is a 2024 calendar with event dates highlighted.

The election calendar below includes dates for presidential primary and caucus events, party conventions and presidential debates. Purple indicates both parties are holding an event on that date.