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  • 2021
  • 2022
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  • Wyoming
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  • Wisconsin
    Primary Date: February 16, 2021 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: April 6 
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  • West Virginia
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    Other Elections: June 8-Municipal Election 
  • Washington
    Primary Date: August 3, 2021 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 2 
    Other Elections: February 9-Special Election; April 27-Special Election 
  • Virginia
    Primary Date: June 8, 2021 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 2 
    Other Elections: March 23-Special Election; March 30-Special Election;  
  • Vermont
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    Other Elections: March 2-Town Meeting Day 
  • Utah
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  • U.S. Virgin Islands
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  • Texas
    Primary Date: May 1, 2021 
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    General Election: November 2 
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  • Tennessee
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  • South Dakota
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    Other Elections: April 13 Municipal Election; June 8 Municipal Election; June 15 Municipal Election 
  • South Carolina
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  • Rhode Island
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    Other Elections: March 2-General Referenda 
  • Pennsylvania
    Primary Date: May 18, 2021 
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    General Election: November 2 
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  • Oregon
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  • Oklahoma
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    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 
  • Ohio
    Primary Date: May 4, 2021 
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    General Election: November 2 
    Other Elections: Aug. 3 Special Election 
  • North Dakota
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  • North Carolina
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  • New York
    Primary Date: June 22, 2021 
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    General Election: November 2 
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  • New Mexico
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    General Election: November 2 
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  • New Jersey
    Primary Date: June 8, 2021 
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    General Election: November 2 
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  • New Hampshire
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    Other Elections: March 10-Town Meeting Day 
  • Nevada
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  • Nebraska
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  • Montana
    Primary Date: September 14, 2021 
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    General Election: November 2 
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  • Missouri
    Primary Date: April 6, 2021 
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  • Mississippi
    Primary Date: April 6, 2021 
    Primary Runoff: April 27 
    General Election: June 8 
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  • Minnesota
    Primary Date: August 10, 2021 
    Primary Runoff:  
    General Election: November 2 
    Other Elections: March 9-Township Elections 
  • Michigan
    Primary Date: May 4, 2021 
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  • Massachusetts
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  • Maryland
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  • Maine
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    Other Elections: March 9 - Special Election for State Senate District 14 
  • Louisiana
    Primary Date: March 20, 2021 
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    General Election: November 13 
    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 
  • Kentucky
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  • Kansas
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  • Iowa
    Primary Date: October 5, 2021 
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    General Election: November 2 
    Other Elections: City Runoff Nov. 30 
  • Indiana
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  • Illinois
    Primary Date: February 23, 2021 
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    General Election: November 2 
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  • Idaho
    Primary Date: March 9, 2021 
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    General Election: November 2 
    Other Elections: May 18; Aug. 31 
  • Hawaii
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  • Georgia
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    Other Elections: Jan. 5 2020 General Election Runoff; Feb. 16 Special Election; Aug. 23 Special Election 
  • Florida
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  • District of Columbia
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  • Delaware
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  • Connecticut
    Primary Date: May 3, 2021 
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    General Election: November 2 
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  • Colorado
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    General Election: November 2 
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  • California
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    Other Elections: March 2: State Senate District 30 Special Primary; April 6: Assembly District 79 Special Primary 
  • Arkansas
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  • Arizona
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  • Alaska
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    Other Elections: Anchorage Municipal Election April 6; Wasilla Municipal Election, Oct. 5 
  • Alabama
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    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 
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