Election Calendar
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus is reshaping the 2020 elections, as states push back their voting dates and candidates’ ability to campaign in person is restricted. Many states have delayed or altered their primaries, increasing their reliance on mail-in ballots. Puerto Rico's primary had been pushed from March to April and now has no scheduled date.
Election officials trying to make voting easier and protect public health face an increasingly coordinated backlash from the right. There are also legal, logistical and financial issues with instituting a vote-by-mail system nationwide. The recent stimulus includes $400 million of election assistance, less than Democrats said would be necessary to prepare for November’s elections.
We’re tracking when states are scheduled to vote and what is changing.
May 2020
2nd
Guam Democratic presidential caucuses
Any registered voter can vote by mail via absentee ballot.
12th
California's 25th Congressional district special general
Nebraska primaries
Presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Any registered voter can vote by mail via absentee ballot.
19th
Idaho primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate. All voting will be done by mail.
Oregon primaries
Presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Oregon's election is held entirely by mail.
23rd
Hawaii Democratic presidential primary
Hawaii already heavily used mail-in ballots and originally just canceled in-person voting scheduled for April 4. But when the state went under a stay-in-place order, it moved ballot-counting to May 23.
June 2020
2nd
Indiana primaries
Presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Moved back from May 5.
Iowa primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Officials are encouraging Iowans to vote by mail and sending absentee ballot requests to registered voters.
Maryland primaries
Presidential and U.S. House. Moved from April 28. Any registered voter can vote by mail via absentee ballot.
Montana primaries
Presidential, U.S. House, U.S. Senate and Governor. Any registered voter may vote by mail via absentee ballot. All counties are planning on mail-only elections.
New Mexico primaries
Presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Any registered voter can vote by mail via absentee ballot.
South Dakota primaries
Presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Any registered voter can vote by mail via absentee ballot.
Washington D.C. primaries
Presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate
6th
US Virgin Islands Democratic presidential caucuses
7th
Puerto Rico Republican presidential primary
9th
Georgia primaries
Presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. It was originally moved from March 24 to May 19 before being moved again due to the pandemic. No reason is needed to use an absentee ballot to vote by mail, and the secretary of state said he would mail an absentee ballot request form to every registered voter.
Maine primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
Nevada primaries
U.S. House
North Dakota primaries
U.S. House and Governor
South Carolina primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
West Virginia primaries
Presidential, U.S. House, U.S. Senate and Governor. Moved from May 12.
23rd
Kentucky primaries
Presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Moved from May 19.
Virginia primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Moved from June 9.
30th
Colorado primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
Oklahoma primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
Utah primaries
U.S. House and Governor
July 2020
7th
New Jersey primaries
Presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Any registered voter can vote by mail via absentee ballot. Moved back from June 2.
11th
Louisiana presidential primaries
Moved from April 4 to June 20 and then back again to July.
14th
Alabama Republican Senate runoff
Runoff for former attorney general and senator Jeff Sessions and former football coach Tommy Tuberville moved back from March 31. Absentee ballots already submitted are still valid, and absentee ballot applications are due by July 9. They must be returned or postmarked by July 13. Voters must be registered by June 19.
August 2020
4th
Arizona primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
Kansas primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
Michigan primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
Missouri primaries
U.S. House and Governor
Washington primaries
U.S. House and Governor
6th
Tennessee primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
11th
Connecticut primaries
U.S. House
Minnesota primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
Vermont primaries
U.S. House and Governor
Wisconsin primaries
U.S. House
17th
Democratic National Convention
18th
Alaska primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
Florida primaries
U.S. House
Wyoming primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
24th – 27th
Republican National Convention
September 2020
1st
Massachusetts primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
8th
New Hampshire primaries
U.S. House, U.S. Senate and Governor
Rhode Island primaries
U.S. House and U.S. Senate
15th
Delaware primaries
U.S. House, U.S. Senate and Governor
November 2020
3rd
Election Day