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Selects unbound delegates.

States holding elections include: Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia, and North Carolina (runoff)

Selects unbound delegates.

States holding elections include: Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky and Oregon.

This election will only be held if no candidate wins a majority of the vote on March 19.

From May 23 -- May 25.

Held if no candidate in a race receives a majority of the vote in the March primary.

States holding elections include: DC Democratic presidential primary, Iowa (state), Montana Democratic presidential primary (Republican primary is non-binding), New Jersey Democratic presidential primary (Republican primary is non-binding), New Mexico Democratic presidential primary (Republican primary is non-binding), South Dakota Democratic presidential primary (Republican primary is non-binding).

States holding contests: Maine, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina.

States holding contests: Georgia (runoff), Oklahoma and Virginia. The Georgia runoff will be held if no candidate in a race receives a majority of the vote in the May primary.

States holding elections: Colorado, Colorado’s 4th Congressional District special general election, New York, South Carolina (runoff) and Utah. The South Carolina runoff will be held if no candidate in a race receives a majority of the vote in the June 11 primary.

The Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee from July 15-18, 2024.

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States holding elections: Arizona and South Dakota (runoff). The South Dakota runoff will be held if no candidate for US House receives more than 35% of the vote in the June primary.

States holding elections include: Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington.

States holding elections include: Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin.

The Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago from August 19-22, 2024.

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States holding elections include: Alaska, Florida and Wyoming.

Held if no candidate in a race receives a majority of the vote in the June primary.

The first general election presidential debate will be held at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

States holding contests include: Delaware, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

The vice presidential debate will be held at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

The second general election presidential debate will be held at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia.

The third general election presidential debate will be held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

Held if no candidate in a race receives a majority of the vote on Election Day.

Louisiana doesn’t have partisan primaries. Instead, all candidates run on the same November 5 ballot. A candidate who receives more than 50% of the vote wins the election. If no one does, the top two candidates will advance to this runoff.