Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 24, 2020
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March 24, 2020: Due to the coronavirus outbreak, nine (9) states have postponed presidential or congressional primaries as of March 23, 2020.[1]
That includes seven states that have postponed their presidential preference primaries:
- Connecticut: April 28, 2020, to June 2, 2020 (presidential preference primary only)
- Georgia: March 24, 2020, to May 19, 2020 (presidential preference primary only)
- Indiana: May 5, 2020, to June 2, 2020 (presidential and congressional primary)
- Kentucky: May 19, 2020, to June 23, 2020 (presidential and congressional primary)
- Louisiana: April 4, 2020, to June 20, 2020 (presidential preference primary only)
- Maryland: April 28, 2020, to June 2, 2020 (presidential and congressional primary)
- Ohio: March 17, 2020, to June 2, 2020 (presidential and congressional primary)
Two other states have postponed runoff congressional primary elections:
- Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) announced that the state would postpone its primary runoff election, originally scheduled for March 31, 2020, to July 14, 2020.
- The executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District would be postponed to June 23, 2020.
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Political responses to the coronavirus pandemic, 2020
- Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus pandemic, 2020
- Federal, state, and local government policy changes in response to the coronavirus pandemic, 2020
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