2016 Presidential Primary & Caucus Dates by State

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

State primaries vary from state to state. These dates are tentative and subject to change. For update information, go the the Federal Election Commission.


STATE PRIMARY DATE CAUCUS DATE
Alabama

March 8, 2016

n/a

Alaska

n/a

March 6, 2016 (R); April 15, 2016 (D)

American Samoa

n/a

TBD


Arizona

March 22, 2016

n/a

Arkansas

May 24, 2016

n/a

California

June 7, 2016

n/a

Colorado

n/a

TBD

Connecticut

April 26, 2016

n/a

Delaware

April 26, 2016

n/a

D.C.

April 5, 2016

n/a

Florida

March 15, 2016

n/a

Georgia

TBD

n/a

Guam

n/a

TBD


Hawaii

n/a

March 8, 2016


Idaho

n/a

TBD

Illinois

March 15, 2016

n/a

Indiana

May 3, 2016

n/a

Iowa

n/a

February 2, 2016 (R)


February 1, 2016 (D)
Kansas

n/a

TBD


Kentucky

May 17, 2016

n/a

Louisiana

March 5, 2016

n/a

Maine

n/a

TBD


Maryland

April 5, 2016

n/a

Massachusetts

March 1, 2016

n/a

Michigan

February 28, 2016

n/a

Minnesota

n/a

TBD

Mississippi

March 13, 2016

n/a

Missouri

March 15, 2016

n/a

Montana

June 7, 2016

n/a

Nebraska

May 10, 2016

n/a

Nevada

n/a

February 23, 2016

New Hampshire

February 9, 2016

n/a

New Jersey

June 7, 2016

n/a

New Mexico

June 7, 2016

n/a

New York

TBD

n/a

North Carolina

March 1, 2016

n/a

North Dakota

n/a

March 6, 2016 (R); June 5, 2016 (D)

Ohio

March 6, 2016

n/a

Oklahoma

March 1, 2016

n/a

Oregon

May 17, 2016

n/a

Pennsylvania

April 26, 2016

n/a

Puerto Rico

March 13, 2016


n/a

Rhode Island

April 26, 2016

n/a

South Carolina

February 20, 2016


n/a

South Dakota

June 7, 2016

n/a

Tennessee

March 1, 2016

n/a

Texas

March 1, 2016

n/a

Utah

TBD

n/a

Vermont

March 1, 2016

n/a

Virginia

March 1, 2016

n/a

Virgin Islands

n/a

February 10, 2016


Washington

TBD

n/a

West Virginia

May 10, 2016

n/a

Wisconsin

April 5, 2016

n/a

Wyoming

n/a

TBD



Source: Federal Election Commission
, Updated May 11, 2015

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