Presidential primary dates: 2024 election timeline

Road to 270: Look ahead to 2024 election

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are expected to face off in November in the 2024 election. Despite Biden coming out on top in 2020, experts say Trump has an easier path to 270 electoral votes and ultimately The White House.

The 2024 election year is poised to be a rematch of the 2020 election between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.

Both men are currently on track to be the presumptive nominees for their respective political parties, despite Biden’s inconsistent approval rating and Trump’s legal troubles.

But nothing is a done deal yet as voters will have their say over the next several months amid primary elections and caucasus to choose the party’s nominee.

Here are the key dates leading up to the 2024 general election in November as the political map takes shape.

When is the presidential primary in my state?

January

Jan. 15: Iowa caucus (Democratic caucus will be mail-in only with results being announced in March)
Jan. 23: New Hampshire primary

February

Feb. 3: South Carolina Democratic primary
Feb. 6: Nevada Democratic primary
Feb. 8: Nevada Republican caucus Virgin Islands Republican caucus
Nevada Republican caucus
Virgin Islands Republican caucus
Feb. 24: South Carolina Republican primary
Feb. 27: Michigan primary

March

March 2: Missouri Republican caucus Washington, D.C. Republican primary
Missouri Republican caucus
Washington, D.C. Republican primary

Super Tuesday: March 5, 2024

Super Tuesday is the big-gulp moment for any presidential candidate who makes it that far. It’s the biggest day of competition in American democracy except for Election Day itself. It’s super nail-bitey, super expensive and often super-clarifying — the killer and maker of dreams.

Voters cast their ballots in the voting booths at the early vote location at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in North Charleston, South Carolina on October 16, 2020. (Credit: LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images)

States holding contests on Super Tuesday include:

Alabama primary
American Samoa Democratic caucus
Arkansas primary
California primary
Colorado primary
Iowa Democratic caucus
Maine primary
Massachusetts primary
Minnesota primary
North Carolina primary
Oklahoma primary
Tennessee primary
Texas primary
Utah primary
Vermont primary
Virginia primary

March (continued)

March 12: Democrats abroad primary Georgia primary Hawaii Republican caucus Mississippi primary Northern Mariana Islands Democratic primary Washington primary
Democrats abroad primary
Georgia primary
Hawaii Republican caucus
Mississippi primary
Northern Mariana Islands Democratic primary
Washington primary
March 19: Arizona presidential preference primary Florida primary Illinois primary Kansas primary Ohio primary
Arizona presidential preference primary
Florida primary
Illinois primary
Kansas primary
Ohio primary
March 23: Louisiana primary Missouri Democratic primary
Louisiana primary
Missouri Democratic primary

April

April 2: Connecticut primary Delaware primary New York primary Rhode Island primary Wisconsin primary
Connecticut primary
Delaware primary
New York primary
Rhode Island primary
Wisconsin primary
April 6: Alaska Democratic primary Hawaii Democratic primary North Dakota Democratic primary
Alaska Democratic primary
Hawaii Democratic primary
North Dakota Democratic primary
April 13: Wyoming Democratic caucus
April 23: Pennsylvania primary
April 28: Puerto Rico Democratic primary

May

May 7: Indiana primary
May 14: Maryland primary Nebraska primary West Virginia primary
Maryland primary
Nebraska primary
West Virginia primary
May 21: Kentucky primary Oregon primary
Kentucky primary
Oregon primary
May 25: Idaho Republican caucus

June

June 4: DC Democratic primary Montana primary New Jersey primary New Mexico primary South Dakota primary
DC Democratic primary
Montana primary
New Jersey primary
New Mexico primary
South Dakota primary
June 8: Guam Democratic caucus