2024 election dates

There are primaries and caucuses and conventions and — if you're Donald Trump — a host of scheduled court appearances

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last updated 10 September 2024

Depending on how you look at it, Americans this year have either been treated — or subjected — to what in essence amounts to two separate presidential elections: one between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and now, an entirely different race between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. It's little exaggeration to say that what once seemed like a staid rehash of 2020 has now become one of the most dynamic, contentious elections in recent memory.

Still, for as unpredictable as this election has already been, it has continued to follow the same basic schedule and structure of elections past. Key milestones like state primaries, party conventions and filing deadlines remain the signposts by which we measure our collective approach toward election day itself.

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2: Idaho caucus (Republicans)
2: Missouri caucus (Republicans)
4: North Dakota caucus (Republicans)
5: Alabama primary
5: Alaska caucus (Republicans)
5: American Samoa caucus (Democrats)
5: Arkansas primary
5: California primary
5: Colorado primary
5: Iowa caucus (Democrats)
5: Maine primary
5: Massachusetts primary
5: Minnesota primary
5: North Carolina primary
5: Oklahoma primary
5: Tennessee primary
5: Texas primary
5: Utah primary
5: Vermont primary
5: Virginia primary
12: Georgia primary
12: Hawaii caucus (Republicans)
12: Mississippi primary
12: North Mariana Islands primary (Democrats)
12: Washington primary
17: Puerto Rico primary (Democrats)
19: Arizona primary
19: Florida primary
19: Illinois primary
19: Kansas primary
19: Ohio primary
23: Louisiana primary
23: Missouri primary (Democrats)

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Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others.