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This article details primary election dates, partisan candidate filing deadlines, and primary runoff dates (where applicable) for the 2024 election cycle. Information is provided for both congressional candidates and state-level candidates. For additional information about ballot access requirements for political candidates, see this article.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • The earliest filing deadlines for the 2024 election cycle were in November of 2023 with Alabama on Nov. 10 and Arkansas on Nov. 14. For comparison, the earliest filing deadline for the 2022 election cycle was in Texas on December 13, 2021.
  • The latest filing deadlines for the 2024 election cycle were in September of 2024 with Delaware and North Dakota on Sep. 3. For comparison, the latest filing deadline for the 2022 election cycle was in Louisiana on July 22.
  • In 2024, there were 13 states with the same filing deadline for both partisan and unaffiliated candidates. For comparison, 11 states had a single filing deadline for all candidates in 2022.
  • With 63 days, Delaware had the shortest period between its statewide primary and partisan filing deadline in the 2024 election cycle. Kentucky had the longest period with 137 days. For comparison, Pennsylvania had the shortest period between its statewide primary and partisan filing deadline in the 2022 election cycle with 50 days, and Missouri had the longest period with 126 days.

    • 2024 filing deadlines

    See also: United States Congress elections, 2024, State legislative elections, 2024 and State executive official elections, 2024

    The following table lists filing deadlines and primary dates for statewide elections in 2024. Please note that dates are subject to change.

    Primary dates and filing deadlines, 2024
    StatePrimary datePrimary runoff dateFiling deadline for primary candidatesSource
    Alabama3/5/20244/16/202411/10/2023Source
    Alaska8/20/2024N/A6/1/2024Source
    Arizona7/30/2024N/A4/1/2024Source
    Arkansas3/5/20244/2/202411/14/2023Source
    California3/5/2024N/A12/8/2023Source
    Colorado6/25/2024N/A3/19/2024Source
    Connecticut8/13/2024N/A6/11/2024Source
    Delaware9/10/2024N/A7/9/2024Source
    Florida8/20/2024N/A4/26/2024[1]Source
    Georgia5/21/20246/18/20243/8/2024Source
    Hawaii8/10/2024N/A6/4/2024Source
    Idaho5/21/2024N/A3/15/2024Source
    Illinois3/19/2024N/A12/4/2023Source
    Indiana5/7/2024N/A2/9/2024Source
    Iowa6/4/2024N/A3/15/2024[2]Source
    Kansas8/6/2024N/A6/3/2024Source
    Kentucky5/21/2024N/A1/5/2024Source
    Louisiana11/5/2024N/A7/19/2024Source
    Maine6/11/2024N/A3/15/2024Source
    Maryland5/14/2024N/A2/9/2024Source
    Massachusetts9/3/2024N/A6/4/2024Source
    Michigan8/6/2024N/A4/23/2024Source
    Minnesota8/13/2024N/A6/4/2024Source
    Mississippi3/12/20244/2/20241/12/2024Source
    Missouri8/6/2024N/A3/26/2024Source
    Montana6/4/2024N/A3/11/2024Source
    Nebraska5/14/2024N/A3/1/2024[3]Source
    Nevada6/11/2024N/A3/15/2024[4]Source
    New Hampshire9/10/2024N/A6/14/2024Source
    New Jersey6/4/2024N/A3/25/2024Source
    New Mexico6/4/2024N/A2/6/2024[5]Source
    New York6/25/2024N/A4/4/2024Source
    North Carolina3/5/20245/14/202412/15/2023Source
    North Dakota6/11/2024N/A4/8/2024Source
    Ohio3/19/2024N/A12/20/2023Source
    Oklahoma6/18/20248/27/20244/5/2024Source
    Oregon5/21/2024N/A3/12/2024Source
    Pennsylvania4/23/2024N/A2/13/2024Source
    Rhode Island9/10/2024N/A6/26/2024Source
    South Carolina6/11/20246/25/20244/1/2024Source
    South Dakota6/4/20247/30/20243/26/2024Source
    Tennessee8/1/2024N/A4/4/2024Source
    Texas3/5/20245/28/202412/11/2023Source
    Utah6/25/2024N/A1/8/2024Source
    Vermont8/13/2024N/A5/30/2024Source
    Virginia[6]6/18/2024N/A4/4/2024Source
    Washington8/6/2024N/A5/10/2024Source
    West Virginia5/14/2024N/A1/27/2024Source
    Wisconsin8/13/2024N/A6/3/2024Source
    Wyoming8/20/2024N/A5/31/2024Source


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ This deadline was for the following offices: U.S. Congress, state attorney, public defender, state supreme court, district appeals court, circuit court. The filing deadline for state senator, state representative, county office, and special districts was 6/14/2024.
    2. ↑ This deadline was for U.S. Congress and state offices. The filing deadline for county offices was 3/22/2024.
    3. ↑ This filing deadline is for non-incumbents. Incumbents must file by 2/15/2024.
    4. ↑ This filing deadline is for non-judicial candidates. The filing deadline for judicial candidates was 1/12/2024.
    5. ↑ This deadline was for candidates seeking pre-primary designation. The filing deadline for all other candidates was 3/12/2024.
    6. ↑ In Virginia, the Democratic and Republican parties form committees to decide on the method of nomination used for congressional races. These non-primary methods of nomination may take place on a date other than the statewide primary.
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