FEC Home  2002 U.S. CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY ELECTION DATES
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

(Data as of 7/30/02)
Note: Dates Subject to Change / S Indicates U.S. Senate Election
General Election Date 11/5/02

STATE  

PRIMARY DATE

RUNOFF DATE

CALIFORNIA  

3/5

 
TEXAS

S

3/12

4/9

ILLINOIS

S

3/19

 
INDIANA  

5/7

 
OHIO  

5/7

 
NEBRASKA

S

5/14

 
WEST VIRGINIA

S

5/14

 
ARKANSAS

S

5/21

6/11

OREGON

S

5/21

 
PENNSYLVANIA  

5/21

 
IDAHO

S

5/28

 
KENTUCKY

S

5/28

 
ALABAMA

S

6/4

6/25

IOWA

S

6/4

 
MISSISSIPPI

S

6/4

6/25

MONTANA

S

6/4

 
NEW JERSEY

S

6/4

 
NEW MEXICO

S

6/4

 
SOUTH DAKOTA

S

6/4

6/18

MAINE

S

6/11

 
NORTH DAKOTA  

6/11

 
SOUTH CAROLINA

S

6/11

6/25

VIRGINIA

S

6/11

 
UTAH  

6/25

 
TENNESSEE S

8/1

 
KANSAS

S

8/6

 
MICHIGAN

S

8/6

 
MISSOURI

S

8/6

 
COLORADO

S

8/13

 
GEORGIA

S

8/20

9/10

WYOMING

S

8/20

 
ALASKA

S

8/27

 
OKLAHOMA

S

8/27

9/17

NEVADA  

9/3

 
DELAWARE

S

9/7

 
GUAM  

9/7

 
ARIZONA  

9/10

 
CONNECTICUT  

9/10

 
D.C.  

9/10

 
FLORIDA  

9/10

 
MARYLAND  

9/10

 
MINNESOTA

S

9/10

 
NEW HAMPSHIRE

S

9/10

 
NEW YORK  

9/10

 
NORTH CAROLINA

S

9/10

 

RHODE ISLAND

S

9/10

 
VERMONT  

9/10

 
WISCONSIN  

9/10

 
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS  

9/14

 
MASSACHUSETTS

S

9/17

 
WASHINGTON  

9/17

 
HAWAII  

9/21

 
AMERICAN SAMOA  

11/5

11/19

LOUISIANA

S

n/a*

 

* In Louisiana, a primary election is not held for federal offices. The election for candidates seeking federal office is the General Election scheduled for 11/5/02. If necessary, a Runoff Election will be held on 12/7/02. The filing deadline for candidates seeking General Election ballot access is 8/23/02.

State Survey Conducted by:

Eileen Canavan
Public Disclosure Division
Federal Election Commission
800/424-9530 (press 3) or 202/694-1120

See also:

2002 U.S. Congressional Primary Election Dates and Candidate Filing Deadlines for Ballot Access (by State)

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