Election Calendar
2012 Elections
The 2012 election calendar tracks election dates, absentee ballot deadlines, voter registration deadlines and early voting times. State abbreviations are used for each entry (e.g., DC = Washington, D.C.) Others include:
- ABS=Absentee Ballot Request deadline
- EV=Early Voting/In Person Absentee voting period
- P = Primary
- PPE=Presidential Preference Election
- S=Special Election
- SG=Special General Election
- SP=Special Primary Election
- VR=Voter Registration deadline
2011 Elections
MAY 3, 2011:
Indiana - Indianapolis Mayoral Primary
MAY 14, 2011:
Texas - Dallas & Houston Mayoral Primaries
West Virginia - Gubernatorial Special Primary
MAY 17, 2011:
California - CD-36 Special Primary Election
Kentucky - Gubernatorial Primary
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Mayoral Primary
MAY 24, 2011:
New York - CD-26 Special Election
JULY 12, 2011:
California - CD-36 Special Run-Off Election
AUGUST 2, 2011:
Mississippi - Gubernatorial Primary
AUGUST 23, 2011:
Mississippi - Gubernatorial Primary Run-Off
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011:
Maryland - Baltimore Mayoral Primary
Nevada - CD-2 Special Election
Utah - Salt Lake City Mayoral Primary
OCTOBER 4, 2011:
West Virginia - Gubernatorial Special General Election
OCTOBER 6, 2011:
Tennessee - Memphis Mayoral Primary
OCTOBER 22, 2011:
Louisiana - Gubernatorial Primary
NOVEMBER 8, 2011:
California - San Francisco Mayoral Election
Indiana - Indianapolis Mayoral General Election
Kentucky - Gubernatorial & Legislative General Election
Maryland - Baltimore Mayoral General Election
Mississippi - Gubernatorial & Legislative General Election
New Jersey - Legislative General Election
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Mayoral Election
Texas - Dallas & Houston Mayoral Elections
Utah - Salt Lake City Mayoral Election
Virginia - Legislative General Election
NOVEMBER 10, 2011:
Tennessee - Memphis Mayoral Run-Off
NOVEMBER 19, 2011:
Louisiana - Gubernatorial General Election
2010 Statewide and Congressional Elections
February
Illinois - February 2
March
Texas - March 2 (Runoff April 13 if necessary)
May
Indiana - May 4
North Carolina - May 4 (Runoff June 22 if necessary)
Ohio - May 4
Nebraska - May 11
West Virginia - May 11
Arkansas - May 18 (Runoff June 8 if necessary)
Kentucky - May 18
Oregon - May 18
Pennsylvania - May 18
Idaho - May 25
June
Alabama - June 1 (Runoff June 22 if necessary)
Mississippi - June 1 (Runoff July 13 if necessary)
New Mexico - June 1
California - June 8
Iowa - June 8
Maine - June 8
Montana - June 8
Nevada - June 8
New Jersey - June 8
North Dakota - June 8
South Carolina - June 8 (Runoff June 22 if necessary)
South Dakota - June 8 (Runoff June 29 if necessary)
Virginia - June 8
Utah - June 22
July
Georgia - July 20 (Runoff August 10 if necessary)
Oklahoma - July 27 (Runoff August 24 if necessary)
August
Kansas - August 3
Michigan - August 3
Missouri - August 3
Tennessee - August 5
Colorado - August 10
Connecticut - August 10
Minnesota - August 10
Washington - August 17
Wyoming - August 17
Alaska - August 24
Arizona - August 24
Florida - August 24
Vermont - August 24
Louisiana Congressional - August 28 (Runoff October 2 if necessary)
September
Guam - September 4
Virgin Islands - September 11
Delaware - September 14
District of Columbia - September 14
Maryland - September 14
Massachusetts - September 14
New Hampshire - September 14
New York - September 14
Rhode Island - September 14
Wisconsin - September 14
Hawaii - September 18
2009 Statewide and Special Congressional Elections
General Election - November 3
New Jersey (Statewide)
Virginia (Statewide)
California Special Congressional General (CA-10)
New York Special Congressional Election (NY-23)
September 1
California Special Congressional Primary (CA-10)
July 14
California Special Congressional General (CA-32)
June 9
Virginia Primary (Statewide)
June 2
New Jersey Primary (Statewide)
May 19
California Special Congressional Primary (CA-32)
March 31
New York Special Congressional Election (NY-20)
2008 State Primary Dates
2008 Presidential & Congressional Primary Dates
(compiled by the Federal Election Commission)
NASS 2008 Presidential Primary/Caucus Calendar
(compiled by the National Association of Secretaries of State )