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Signature requirements and deadlines for 2018 U.S. Congress elections
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Filing deadlines and primary dates by state
The table below lists congressional primary dates and filing deadlines for each state. If there are no dates listed for a state, it is because an official elections calendar has not yet been made available by state officials. Additional information will be added here as it becomes available.[1]
| Primary dates and filing deadlines, 2018 | ||
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| State | Filing deadline for primary candidates | Primary election |
| Illinois | 12/4/2017 | 3/20/2018 |
| Texas | 12/11/2017 | 3/6/2018 |
| West Virginia | 1/27/2018 | 5/8/2018 |
| Kentucky | 1/30/2018 | 5/22/2018 |
| Ohio | 2/7/2018 | 5/8/2018 |
| Indiana | 2/9/2018 | 5/8/2018 |
| Alabama | 2/9/2018 | 6/5/2018 |
| Maryland | 2/27/2018 | 6/26/2018 |
| North Carolina | 2/28/2018 | 5/8/2018 |
| Nebraska | 3/1/2018 | 5/15/2018 |
| Arkansas | 3/1/2018 | 5/22/2018 |
| Mississippi | 3/1/2018 | 6/5/2018 |
| Oregon | 3/6/2018 | 5/15/2018 |
| Pennsylvania | 3/20/2018 | 5/15/2018 |
| Idaho | 3/9/2018 | 5/15/2018 |
| Georgia | 3/9/2018 | 5/22/2018 |
| California | 3/9/2018 | 6/5/2018 |
| Montana | 3/12/2018 | 6/5/2018 |
| New Mexico | 3/13/2018 | 6/5/2018 |
| Maine | 3/15/2018 | 6/12/2018 |
| Utah | 3/15/2018 | 6/26/2018 |
| Iowa | 3/16/2018 | 6/5/2018 |
| Nevada | 3/16/2018 | 6/12/2018 |
| Colorado | 3/20/2018 | 6/26/2018 |
| Washington, D.C. | 3/21/2018 | 6/19/2018 |
| South Dakota | 3/27/2018 | 6/5/2018 |
| Missouri | 3/27/2018 | 8/7/2018 |
| Virginia | 3/29/2018 | 6/12/2018 |
| South Carolina | 3/30/2018 | 6/12/2018 |
| New Jersey | 4/2/2018 | 6/5/2018 |
| Tennessee | 4/5/2018 | 8/2/2018 |
| North Dakota | 4/9/2018 | 6/12/2018 |
| New York | 4/12/2018 | 6/26/2018 |
| Oklahoma | 4/13/2018 | 6/26/2018 |
| Michigan | 4/24/2018 | 8/7/2018 |
| Florida | 5/4/2018 | 8/28/2018 |
| Washington | 5/18/2018 | 8/7/2018 |
| Arizona | 5/30/2018 | 8/28/2018 |
| Vermont | 5/31/2018 | 8/14/2018 |
| Kansas | 6/1/2018 | 8/7/2018 |
| Wisconsin | 6/1/2018 | 8/14/2018 |
| Alaska | 6/1/2018 | 8/21/2018 |
| Wyoming | 6/1/2018 | 8/21/2018 |
| Hawaii | 6/5/2018 | 8/11/2018 |
| Minnesota | 6/5/2018 | 8/14/2018 |
| Massachusetts | 6/5/2018 | 9/4/2018 |
| Connecticut | 6/12/2018 | 8/14/2018 |
| New Hampshire | 6/15/2018 | 9/11/2018 |
| Rhode Island | 6/27/2018 | 9/12/2018 |
| Delaware | 7/10/2018 | 9/6/2018 |
| Louisiana | 7/20/2018 | 11/6/2018 |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Federal Election Commission, "2018 CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY ELECTION DATES," August 31, 2017
- ↑ Note: Louisiana doesn't actually hold primary elections. Instead, there is a general election, followed by a runoff election in December between the top two candidates for any race in which a candidate does not secure at least 50% of the vote.
