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  • Alabama
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    Other Elections: Aug. 22-City of Montgomery and Talladega Municipal Elections 
  • Alaska
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    Other Elections: April 4-Anchorage Municipal Election 
  • Arizona
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  • Arkansas
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  • California
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: March 7-Humboldt County Consolidated Districts Election; April 4-Los Angeles City Council Distrcit 6 Special Primary 
  • Colorado
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: April 4-Denver Municipal Election 
  • Connecticut
    Primary Date: September 12, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: Feb. 28-Special Election; May 2-Municipal Election 
  • Delaware
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    Other Elections: May 9-School Board Elections 
  • District of Columbia
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  • Florida
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  • Georgia
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    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 
  • Guam
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  • Hawaii
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  • Idaho
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: March 14; May 16; Aug. 29 
  • Illinois
    Primary Date: February 28, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
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  • Indiana
    Primary Date: May 2, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
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  • Iowa
    Primary Date: October 10, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: Dec. 5-City Runoff (if necessary) 
  • Kansas
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  • Kentucky
    Primary Date: May 16, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
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  • 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 
  • Maine
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    Other Elections: Nov. 7-Referendum Election 
  • Maryland
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  • Massachusetts
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  • Michigan
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  • Minnesota
    Primary Date: August 8, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: March 14-Township Elections 
  • Mississippi
    Primary Date: August 8, 2023 
    Primary Runoff: August 29 
    General Election: November 7 
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  • Missouri
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    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 
  • Montana
    Primary Date: September 12, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: May 2-Special Purpose District Election 
  • Nebraska
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    Other Elections: April 4-City of Lincoln Primary; May 2-City of Lincoln General  
  • Nevada
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  • New Hampshire
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    Other Elections: March 14-Town Elections; May 9-Alternate Town Elections 
  • New Jersey
    Primary Date: June 6, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: May 9-Municipal Nonpartisan Elections 
  • New Mexico
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    General Election: November 7 
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  • New York
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: June 27-New York City Primary 
  • North Carolina
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    Other Elections: March 17-Town of Dobson; Sept. 12-Charlotte and Sanford; Oct. 10-Various municipalities; Nov. 7-Various municipalities 
  • North Dakota
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  • Ohio
    Primary Date: May 2, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: Aug. 8-Special Election 
  • Oklahoma
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    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 
  • Oregon
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: March 14; May 16; Aug. 22 
  • Pennsylvania
    Primary Date: May 16, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: Feb. 7-Special Election 
  • Rhode Island
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  • South Carolina
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    General Election: November 7 
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  • South Dakota
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    Other Elections: April 11-Municipal Election; June 6-Municipal Election; June 20-Municipal Election 
  • Tennessee
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    Other Elections: Jan. 24-Special Election Primary; March 4-Special Election General 
  • Texas
    Primary Date: May 6, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
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  • U.S. Virgin Islands
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  • Utah
    Primary Date: August 15, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
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  • Vermont
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    Other Elections: March 7-Town Meeting Day 
  • Virginia
    Primary Date: June 20, 2023 
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    General Election: November 7 
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  • Washington
    Primary Date: August 1, 2023 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 7 
    Other Elections: Feb. 14-Special Election; April 25-Special Election 
  • West Virginia
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    General Election: June 6 
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  • Wisconsin
    Primary Date: February 21, 2023 
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    General Election: April 4 
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  • Wyoming
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    Other Elections: March 23-Special District Subsequent Director Elections; May 2-Town Elections, Bond Elections, Subsequent Director Elections, Special District Formation Elections; Aug. 22-Local Bond Elections; Nov. 7-Local Bond Elections; Subsequent Director 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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