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  • 2023
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State
Primary Date
Primary Runoff
General Election
Other Elections
  • Louisiana
    Primary Date: October 14, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 18 
    Other Elections: Jan. 14-Special Election; Feb. 18-Special Election; March 25-Municipal Primary & Special Election; April 29-Municipal General 
  • California
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: March 7-Humboldt County Consolidated Districts Election; April 4-Los Angeles City Council Distrcit 6 Special Primary 
  • Colorado
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: April 4-Denver Municipal Election 
  • Connecticut
    Primary Date: September 12, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: Feb. 28-Special Election; May 2-Municipal Election 
  • Georgia
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: March 21-Special Election; April 18-Special Election Runoff (if necessary); June 20-Municipal General/Special Election; July 18-Municipal General/Special Election Runoff (if necessary); Sept. 21-Special Election 
  • Idaho
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: March 14; May 16; Aug. 29 
  • Illinois
    Primary Date: February 28, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections:  
  • Indiana
    Primary Date: May 2, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections:  
  • Iowa
    Primary Date: October 10, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: Dec. 5-City Runoff (if necessary) 
  • Kentucky
    Primary Date: May 16, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections:  
  • Minnesota
    Primary Date: August 8, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: March 14-Township Elections 
  • Mississippi
    Primary Date: August 8, 2023 
    Primary Runoff: August 29 
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections:  
  • Montana
    Primary Date: September 12, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: May 2-Special Purpose District Election 
  • New Jersey
    Primary Date: June 6, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: May 9-Municipal Nonpartisan Elections 
  • New Mexico
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections:  
  • New York
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: June 27-New York City Primary 
  • Ohio
    Primary Date: May 2, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: Aug. 8-Special Election 
  • Oregon
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: March 14; May 16; Aug. 22 
  • Pennsylvania
    Primary Date: May 16, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: Feb. 7-Special Election 
  • South Carolina
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections:  
  • Texas
    Primary Date: May 6, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections:  
  • Utah
    Primary Date: August 15, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections:  
  • Virginia
    Primary Date: June 20, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections:  
  • Washington
    Primary Date: August 1, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: Feb. 14-Special Election; April 25-Special Election 
  • West Virginia
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: June 6 
    Other Elections:  
  • Missouri
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: April 4 
    Other Elections: Feb. 7-Bond Elections; March 8-Charter Cities and Counties; Aug. 8 and Nov. 7-Available for Public Elections 
  • Oklahoma
    Primary Date:  
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: April 4 
    Other Elections: Feb. 14-Board of Education Primary; March 7-Special Elections and Propositions; May 9-Special Elections and Propositions; June 13-Special Elections; July 11-Special Elections and Propositions; Aug. 8 Special Elections and Propositions; Sept. 12-Special Elections; Oct. 10-Special Elections; November 14-Special Elections; December 12-Special Elections 
  • Wisconsin
    Primary Date: February 21, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: April 4 
    Other Elections:  
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June 1, 2023

MIT Election Lab Releases Report on 2022 Elections

By Charles Stewart III
Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Last week, the MIT Election Data + Science Lab released their report on the 2022 Survey of the Performance of American Elections (SPAE), providing key insights into Americans’ experiences at the polls. As the only national survey of election administration that focuses on the process of voting and voters’ experiences, it provides an important perspective into the performance of elections in the states.

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