Filing Deadlines, Primary Dates For Various States


State Filing Deadlines Primary
Alabama April 7; June 6(a) June 6
Alaska June 1 Aug. 22
Arizona June 14; Aug. 3(c) Sept. 12
Arkansas April 4 May 23
California(f) March 10; May 23(c) June 6
Colorado(f) May 25; June 2(c) Aug. 8
Connecticut June 6 Aug. 8
Delaware July 28 Sept. 12
Florida May 12 Sept. 5
Georgia April 28 July 18
Hawaii July 25 Sept. 23
Idaho March 17; May 9(c) May 23
Illinois Passed March 21
Indiana Passed May 2
Iowa March 17 June 6
Kansas June 12 Aug. 1
Kentucky Passed May 16
Louisiana Aug. 11 Nov. 7
Maine March 15; June 1(b) June 13
Maryland July 3 Sept. 12
Massachusetts May 9; Aug 1(b) Sept. 19
Michigan May 16; July 20(b) Aug. 8
Minnesota July 18 Sept. 12
Mississippi March 1 June 6
Missouri March 28 Aug. 8
Montana March 23 June 6
Nebraska Passed(d); March 1(e) May 9
Nevada May 12 Aug. 15
New Hampshire June 16 Sept. 12
New Jersey April 10 June 6
New Mexico Passed June 6
New York July 13 Sept. 12
North Carolina Feb. 28 May 2
North Dakota April 17 June 13
Ohio Passed; March 13(c); May 1(a) May 2
Oklahoma June 7 July 25
Oregon March 7 May 16
Pennsylvania March 7 May 16
Rhode Island June 28 Sept. 12
South Carolina March 30 June 13
South Dakota April 4 June 6
Tennessee April 6 Aug. 3
Texas Passed March 7
Utah(f) March 17 June 27
Vermont July 17 Sept. 12
Virginia(f) April 14 June 13
Washington July 28 Sept. 19
West Virginia Passed May 9
Wisconsin July 11 Sept. 12
Wyoming June 2 Aug. 22

(a)Independent candidates
(b)Non-party candidates
(c)Write-in candidates
(d)Incumbents
(e)Non-incumbents
(f)These states also have a party convention nominating process.