Election Events
August 10
OHIO - Filing Deadline (Independents & Primary Write-Ins) - Note: Candidate list not yet released by Secretary of State
October 13
NORTH DAKOTA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 15
MARYLAND - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 20
CONNECTICUT - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 23
ARIZONA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
MICHIGAN - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
MISSOURI - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
MICHIGAN - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
MISSOURI - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 27
MINNESOTA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 29
ALASKA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
VERMONT - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
VERMONT - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 30
WISCONSIN - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
November 3
NATIONWIDE GENERAL ELECTION
December 1
GEORGIA - General Election Runoff (if needed)
December 12
LOUISIANA - Congressional General Election Runoff (if needed)
January 3
CONGRESS - New Congress is seated
January 8
KENTUCKY - Filing Deadline (Primary)
May 18
KENTUCKY - Primary Election
June 8
KENTUCKY - Filing Deadline (Third Party & Independent Candidates)
August 3
MISSISSIPPI - Primary Election
August 23
KENTUCKY - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
August 31
MISSISSIPPI - Primary Election Run-Off (if needed)
November 2
OFF-YEAR GENERAL ELECTION DAY - Statewide races in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi, plus local races in some other states
January 22
SOUTH CAROLINA - DEM Presidential Primary
Febuary 1
NEVADA - DEM Presidential Primary.
Febuary 8
NEW HAMPSHIRE - DEM Presidential Primary
Febuary 15
NEW MEXICO - DEM Presidential Primary
Febuary 22
MICHIGAN - DEM Presidential Primary
Febuary 29
VIRGINIA - DEM Presidential Primary
March 25
LOUISIANA - Presidential Primary
July 28
LOUISIANA - Filing Deadline
TBA
PRESIDENTIAL RACE - Official 2028 presidential primary dates will be finalized following the 2026 Midterm Elections. We will update the full 2028 schedule as states and parties certify their dates in late 2026 and 2027