Elections

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  • 2024
  • 2025
State
Primary Date
Primary Runoff
General Election
Other Elections
  • Alabama
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    Special General Election House District 33, Jan. 19; Special General Election Senate District 26 - March 2; Special Primary Election Senate District 14 – March 30

  • Alaska
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    Anchorage Municipal Election April 6; Wasilla Municipal Election, Oct. 5

  • Arizona
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Arkansas
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • California
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 2: State Senate District 30 Special Primary; April 6: Assembly District 79 Special Primary

  • Colorado
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Connecticut
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 3, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Delaware
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • District of Columbia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Florida
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Georgia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    Jan. 5 2020 General Election Runoff; Feb. 16 Special Election; Aug. 23 Special Election

  • Hawaii
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Idaho
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    March 9, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections

    May 18; Aug. 31

  • Illinois
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    February 23, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Indiana
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Iowa
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    October 5, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections

    City Runoff Nov. 30

  • Kansas
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Kentucky
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Louisiana
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    March 20, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 13, 2021
    Other Elections

    April 24 Open Municipal/U.S. Representative, Congressional Districts 2 and 5/State Representative, Representative District 82 Special General Election; Oct. 9 Open Primary/Orleans Municipal Parochial Primary Election

  • Maine
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 9 - Special Election for State Senate District 14

  • Maryland
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Massachusetts
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Michigan
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 4, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Minnesota
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 10, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections

    March 9-Township Elections

  • Mississippi
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    April 6, 2021
    Primary Runoff
    April 27, 2021
    General Election
    June 8, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Missouri
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    April 6, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Montana
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    September 14, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Nebraska
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Nevada
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • New Hampshire
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 10-Town Meeting Day

  • New Jersey
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 8, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • New Mexico
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • New York
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 22, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • North Carolina
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • North Dakota
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Ohio
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 4, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections

    Aug. 3 Special Election

  • Oklahoma
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 2 Special Election; May 11 Special Election; June 8 Special Election; July 13 Special Election; Aug. 10 Special Election; Sept. 14 Special Election; Oct. 12 Special Elections; Nov. 9 Special Elections

  • Oregon
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Pennsylvania
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 18, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Rhode Island
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 2-General Referenda

  • South Carolina
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • South Dakota
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    April 13 Municipal Election; June 8 Municipal Election; June 15 Municipal Election

  • Tennessee
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Texas
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 1, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Utah
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Vermont
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    March 2-Town Meeting Day

  • Virginia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 8, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections

    March 23-Special Election; March 30-Special Election;

  • Washington
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 3, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 2, 2021
    Other Elections

    February 9-Special Election; April 27-Special Election

  • West Virginia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections

    June 8-Municipal Election

  • Wisconsin
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    February 16, 2021
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    April 6, 2021
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Wyoming
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date No primary date.
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
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