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# 2000 Presidential and congressional primary dates in chronological order

(Data as of 6/23/00) 

 Note: Dates Subject to Change / S indicates Senate Election 

 General Election date: 11/7/00

| **PRESIDENTIAL**CONGRESSIONAL**STATE****PRIMARY DATE**CAUCUS DATE**STATE****PRIMARY DATE**RUNOFF DATE**Iowa**
1/24**Puerto Rico**
11/14/99**New Hampshire**
2/1**California****S
3/7**Delaware**
2/5    2/8 (R)**Maryland**
**S**
3/7**South Carolina**
2/19 (R)**Ohio****S
3/7**Arizona**
2/22**Mississippi****S
3/14
4/4**Michigan**
2/22**Texas****S
3/14
4/11**American Samoa**
2/26 (R)**Illinois**
3/21**Guam**
2/26 (R)**Pennsylvania**
**S**
4/4**Virgin Islands**
2/26 (R)**D.C.**
5/2**Puerto Rico**
2/27 (R)**Indiana****S
5/2**North Dakota**
2/29 (R)**North Carolina**
5/2
5/30**Virginia**
2/29 (R)**Nebraska****S
5/9**Washington**
2/29**West Virginia****S
5/9**California**
3/7**Oregon**
5/16**Connecticut**
3/7**Idaho**
5/23**Georgia**
3/7**Kentucky**
5/23**Maine**
3/7**Arkansas**
5/23
6/13**Maryland**
3/7**Iowa**
6/6**Massachusetts**
3/7**Montana****S
6/6**Missouri**
3/7**New Jersey****S
6/6**New York**
3/7**New Mexico****S
6/6**Ohio**
3/7**South Dakota**
6/6
6/20**Rhode Island**
3/7**Alabama**
6/6
6/27**Vermont**
3/7**Maine****S
6/13**American Samoa**
3/7 (D)**North Dakota****S
6/13**Hawaii**
3/7 (D)**Virginia*****S
6/13**Minnesota**
3/7**South Carolina**
6/13
6/27**North Dakota**
3/7 (D)**Utah*****S
6/27**South Carolina**
3/9 (D)**Georgia**
7/18
8/8**Colorado**
3/10**Kansas**
8/1**Utah**
3/10**Tennessee****S
8/3**Wyoming**
3/10 (R)**Colorado**
8/8**Arizona**
3/11 (D)**Michigan****S
8/8**Michigan**
3/11 (D)**Missouri****S
8/8**Florida**
3/14**Alaska**
8/22**Louisiana**
3/14**Wyoming****S
8/22**Mississippi**
3/14**Oklahoma**
8/22
9/19**Oklahoma**
3/14**Guam**
9/2**Tennessee**
3/14**Nevada****S
9/5**Texas**
3/14**Florida****S
9/5
10/3**Guam**
3/18 (D)**Delaware****S
9/9**Illinois**
3/21**Virgin Islands**
9/9**Wyoming**
3/25 (D)**Arizona****S
9/12**Virgin Islands**
4/1 (D)**Connecticut*****S
9/12**Puerto Rico**
4/2 (D)**Minnesota****S
9/12**Pennsylvania**
4/4**New Hampshire**
9/12**Wisconsin**
4/4**New York****S
9/12**Kansas**
4/22 (D)**Rhode Island****S
9/12**D.C.**
5/2**Vermont****S
9/12**Indiana**
5/2**Wisconsin****S
9/12**North Carolina**
5/2**Massachusetts****S
9/19**Guam**
5/6 (D)**Washington****S
9/19**Nebraska**
5/9**Hawaii****S
9/23**West Virginia**
5/9**American Samoa**
11/7
11/21**Oregon**
5/16**Louisiana**
11/7
12/9**Alaska**
5/19 (R)    Convention**Hawaii**
5/19 (R)**Nevada**
5/19-21 (D)    Convention*** In    Connecticut and Utah, conventions are held by the parties prior to the primary. In    Virginia, parties may choose to nominate candidates by convention rather than by primary.**Alaska**
5/235/20 (D)    Convention**Arkansas**
5/23**Idaho**
5/23**Kentucky**
5/23**Kansas**
5/25 (R)**Nevada**
5/235/25 (R)    Convention**Virginia**
5/236/3 (D)    Convention**Alabama**
6/6**Montana**
6/6**State Survey Conducted by:****New Jersey**
6/6Eileen Canavan, Public Disclosure    Division**New Mexico**
6/6Federal Election Commission**South Dakota**
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