2016 Republican Primary & Caucus Schedule

The official calendar may change and several states have yet to declare dates. Check back as this post will be updated as information becomes available.

Caucus/Primary by Date:

February:

• Monday, February 1: Iowa caucuses
• Tuesday, February 9: New Hampshire
• Saturday, February 20: South Carolina
• Tuesday February 23: Nevada caucuses

March:

• Tuesday, March 1: Arkansas,Colorado caucuses (pending legislation exists however); Massachusetts; Oklahoma; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia
• Saturday, March 5: Louisiana
• Tuesday, March 8: Alabama; Hawaii caucuses; Idaho; Mississippi; Michigan
• Sunday, March 13: Puerto Rico (the last contest in 2016 required to be proportional.)
• Tuesday, March 15: Illinois; Missouri; Florida; North Carolina; Ohio (contests on or after March 15 can opt to be winner-take-all.)
• Tuesday, March 22: Arizona; Utah caucuses

April:

• Tuesday, April 5: Washington, DC; Wisconsin
• Tuesday, April 26: Maryland; Connecticut; Delaware; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island

May:

• Tuesday, May 3: Indiana
• Tuesday, May 10: Nebraska; West Virginia
• Tuesday, May 17: Kentucky; Oregon

June:

• Tuesday, June 7: California; Montana; New Jersey; New Mexico; South Dakota

July:

• July 18–21: 2016 Republican National Convention

Unconfirmed dates:

• Georgia — Tuesday, March 1 (presumably)
• Kansas — Saturday, March 5 (presumably)
• Maine — Saturday, March 5 (presumably)
• Washington — Saturday, March 19 – Saturday, April 16 (presumably)
• Wyoming
• Minnesota
• Idaho
• New York — Tuesday, April 19 (presumably)
• Alaska
• North Dakota

Caucus Primary Schedule by State (alphabetical list)