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