Primary Election Calendar
2012 Primary Election Dates Handout
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2012 Primary Elections by Month
Primary Election Dates are subject to change pursuant to State legislative changes. Check back to see if dates have changed.
Legend
P- Presidential Preference PrimaryS- State Primary
R- Runoff Primary
January
New Hampshire- January 10 (P)South Carolina- January 21 (P-Republican)
Florida- January 31 (P)
February
Missouri- February 7 (P-Republican)Arizona- February 28 (P)
Michigan- February 28 (P)
March
Georgia- March 6 (P)Massachusetts- March 6 (P)
Ohio- March 6 (P, S)
Oklahoma- March 6 (P)
Tennessee- March 6 (P)
Vermont- March 6 (P)
Virginia- March 6 (P)
Alabama- March 13 (P, S)
Mississippi- March 13 (P, S)
Puerto Rico- March 18 (P, S)
Illinois- March 20 (P, S)
Louisiana- March 24 (P)
April
District of Columbia- April 3 (P, S)
Maryland- April 3 (P, S)
Mississippi- April 3 (R)
Wisconsin- April 3 (P)
Alabama- April 24 (R)
Connecticut- April 24 (P)
Delaware- April 24 (P)
New York- April 24 (P)
Pennsylvania - April 24 (P, S)
Rhode Island - April 24 (P)
May
Indiana - May 8 (P, S)North Carolina - May 8 (P, S)
West Virginia - May 8 (P, S)
Idaho - May 15 (S)
Nebraska - May 15 (P, S)
Oregon - May 15 (P, S)
Arkansas - May 22(P, S)
Kentucky - May 22 (P, S)
Texas - May 29 (P, S)
June
California - June 5 (P, S)
Iowa - June 5 (S)
Montana - June 5 (P, S)
New Jersey - June 5 (P, S)
New Mexico - June 5 (P,S)
South Dakota - June 5 (P)
Arkansas - June 12 (R)
Maine - June 12 (S)
Nevada - June 12 (S)
North Dakota - June 12 (S)
South Carolina - June 12 (S)
Virginia - June 12 (S)
Colorado- June 26 (S)
New York- June 26 (S)
Oklahoma- June 26 (S)
South Carolina - June 26 (R)
Utah - June 26 (S, P-Republican)
July
North Carolina - July 17 (R)Georgia - July 31 (S)
Texas - July 31 (R)
August
Tennessee - August 2 (S)Kansas - August 7 (S)
Michigan - August 7 (S)
Missouri - August 7 (S)
Washington - August 7 (S)
Hawaii - August 11 (S)
Connecticut - August 14 (S)
Florida - August 14 (S)
Minnesota - August 14 (S)
Wisconsin - August 14 (S)
Georgia- August 21 (R)
Wyoming - August 21 (S)
Alaska - August 28 (S)
Arizona - August 28 (S)
Oklahoma- August 28 (R)
Vermont - August 28 (S)
September
Guam - September 1 (S)Massachusetts - September 6 (S)
Delaware - September 11 (S)
New Hampshire - September 11 (S)
New York - September 13 (S)
Rhode Island - September 11 (S)
Virgin Islands - September 11 (S)
December
Louisiana - December 1 (R)Georgia - December 4 (R)
