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      Electioneering communications periods: congressional primaries (2024)

# Electioneering communications periods: congressional primaries (2024)

Electioneering communications (EC) are television and radio communications that refer to a clearly identified federal candidate and are distributed to the relevant electorate within 60 days prior to a general election (including a special general or special general runoff) or 30 days prior to a primary, nominating convention or caucus (including a special primary). Individuals and other persons who make electioneering communications that aggregate in excess of $10,000 in the calendar year must file disclosure statements with the Commission within 24 hours of distribution to the public.


Learn more about making electioneering communications


A chronological listing of electioneering communications dates can be found on the FEC Calendar. The following chart provides a state-by-state breakdown of the electioneering communications periods for congressional primaries. During these EC periods, 24-hour disclosure of electioneering communications is required. (Use Form 9.)


Related pages: EC periods - main page (2024)EC periods for presidential primaries (2024)EC periods for national party nominating conventions (2024)EC periods for general election (2024)EC periods for special elections (2024)


Electioneering communications periods for congressional primaries1


|State & type of election                                                            | Election date  | EC 24-Hour Notice period
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | ------------------------
|Alabama Primary                                                                     | 03/05/2024     | 02/04/2024 - 03/05/2024 
|Alabama Runoff                                                                      | 04/16/2024     | 03/17/2024 - 04/16/2024 
|Alaska Primary                                                                      | 08/20/2024     | 07/21/2024 - 08/20/2024 
|American Samoa General                                                              | 11/05/2024     | 09/06/2024 - 11/05/2024 
|Arizona Primary ~*                                                                  | 07/30/2024~2   | 06/30/2024 - 07/30/2024 
|Arkansas Primary                                                                    | 03/05/2024     | 02/04/2024 - 03/05/2024 
|Arkansas Runoff                                                                     | 04/02/2024     | 03/03/2024 - 04/02/2024 
|California Primary~*                                                                | 03/05/2024     | 02/04/2024 - 03/05/2024 
|Colorado Primary                                                                    | 06/25/2024     | 05/26/2024 - 06/25/2024 
|Connecticut Primary~*                                                               | 08/13/2024~3   | 07/14/2024 - 08/13/2024 
|Connecticut
  Convention - Democratic Party (House)                                 | 05/13/2024~3   | 04/13/2024 - 05/13/2024 
|Connecticut Convention -
  Democratic Party (Senate)~*                              | 05/11/2024~3   | 04/11/2024 - 05/11/2024 
|Connecticut
  Convention - Republican Party (House)                                 | 05/20/2024~3   | 04/20/2024 - 05/20/2024 
|Connecticut Convention -
  Republican Party (Senate)~*                              | 05/13/2024~3   | 04/13/2024 - 05/13/2024 
|Delaware Primary~*                                                                  | 09/10/2024     | 08/11/2024 - 09/10/2024 
|District of Columbia Primary                                                        | 06/04/2024     | 05/05/2024 - 06/04/2024 
|Florida Primary~*                                                                   | 08/20/2024     | 07/21/2024 - 08/20/2024 
|Georgia Primary                                                                     | 05/21/2024     | 04/21/2024 - 05/21/2024 
|Georgia Runoff                                                                      | 06/18/2024     | 05/19/2024 - 06/18/2024 
|Georgia
  General Runoff                                                            | 12/03/2024     | 10/04/2024 - 12/03/2024 
|Guam Primary                                                                        | 08/03/2024     | 07/04/2024 - 08/03/2024 
|Guam
  General Runoff                                                               | 11/19/2024     | 09/20/2024 - 11/19/2024 
|Hawaii Primary~*                                                                    | 08/10/2024     | 07/11/2024 - 08/10/2024 
|Idaho Primary                                                                       | 05/21/2024     | 04/21/2024 - 05/21/2024 
|Illinois Primary                                                                    | 03/19/2024     | 02/18/2024 - 03/19/2024 
|Indiana Primary~*                                                                   | 05/07/2024~3   | 04/07/2024 - 05/07/2024 
|Indiana
  Convention - Libertarian Party~*                                          | 03/02/2024~3   | 02/01/2024 - 03/02/2024 
|Iowa Primary                                                                        | 06/04/2024     | 05/05/2024 - 06/04/2024 
|Kansas Primary                                                                      | 08/06/2024~3   | 07/07/2024 - 08/06/2024 
|Kansas Convention - Libertarian Party                                               | 04/20/2024~3   | 03/21/2024 - 04/20/2024 
|Kentucky Primary                                                                    | 05/21/2024     | 04/21/2024 - 05/21/2024 
|Louisiana Primary                                                                   | 07/19/2024~4   | 06/19/2024 - 07/19/2024 
|Louisiana General                                                                   | 11/05/2024~4   | 09/06/2024 - 11/05/2024 
|Louisiana General Runoff                                                            | 12/07/2024~4   | 10/08/2024 - 12/07/2024 
|Maine Primary~*                                                                     | 06/11/2024     | 05/12/2024 - 06/11/2024 
|Maryland Primary~*                                                                  | 05/14/2024     | 04/14/2024 - 05/14/2024 
|Massachusetts Primary~*                                                             | 09/03/2024     | 08/04/2024 - 09/03/2024 
|Michigan Primary~*                                                                  | 08/06/2024~3   | 07/07/2024 - 08/06/2024 
|Michigan Convention - Libertarian Party~*                                           | 06/15/2024~3   | 05/16/2024 - 06/15/2024 
|Minnesota Primary~*                                                                 | 08/13/2024     | 07/14/2024 - 08/13/2024 
|Mississippi Primary~*                                                               | 03/12/2024     | 02/11/2024 - 03/12/2024 
|Mississippi Runoff~*                                                                | 04/02/2024     | 03/03/2024 - 04/02/2024 
|Missouri Primary~*                                                                  | 08/06/2024     | 07/07/2024 - 08/06/2024 
|Montana Primary~*                                                                   | 06/04/2024     | 05/05/2024 - 06/04/2024 
|Nebraska Primary~*                                                                  | 05/14/2024     | 04/14/2024 - 05/14/2024 
|Nevada Primary~*                                                                    | 06/11/2024     | 05/12/2024 - 06/11/2024 
|New Hampshire Primary                                                               | 09/10/2024     | 08/11/2024 - 09/10/2024 
|New Jersey Primary~*                                                                | 06/04/2024     | 05/05/2024 - 06/04/2024 
|New Mexico Primary~*                                                                | 06/04/2024     | 05/05/2024 - 06/04/2024 
|New York Primary~*                                                                  | 06/25/2024     | 05/26/2024 - 06/25/2024 
|North Carolina Primary                                                              | 03/05/2024     | 02/04/2024 - 03/05/2024 
|North Carolina Runoff                                                               | 05/14/2024     | 04/14/2024 - 05/14/2024 
|North Dakota Primary~*                                                              | 06/11/2024     | 05/12/2024 - 06/11/2024 
|Northern Mariana Islands General                                                    | 11/05/2024     | 09/06/2024 - 11/05/2024 
|Ohio Primary~*                                                                      | 03/19/2024     | 02/18/2024 - 03/19/2024 
|Oklahoma Primary                                                                    | 06/18/2024     | 05/19/2024 - 06/18/2024 
|Oklahoma Runoff                                                                     | 08/27/2024     | 07/28/2024 - 08/27/2024 
|Oregon Primary                                                                      | 05/21/2024     | 04/21/2024 - 05/21/2024 
|Pennsylvania
  Primary~*                                                            | 04/23/2024     | 03/24/2024 - 04/23/2024 
|Puerto Rico Primary                                                                 | 06/02/2024     | 05/03/2024 - 06/02/2024 
|Rhode Island Primary~*                                                              | 09/10/2024     | 08/11/2024 - 09/10/2024 
|South Carolina Primary                                                              | 06/11/2024~3   | 05/12/2024 - 06/11/2024 
|South Carolina Runoff                                                               | 06/25/2024     | 05/26/2024 - 06/25/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - Alliance Party                                        | 04/20/2024~3   | 03/21/2024 - 04/20/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - Constitution Party                                    | 04/13/2024~3   | 03/14/2024 - 04/13/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - Forward Party                                         | 05/04/2024~3   | 04/04/2024 - 05/04/2024 
|South
  Carolina Convention - Green Party                                           | 05/11/2024~3   | 04/11/2024 - 05/11/2024 
|South Carolina Convention -
  Libertarian Party                                     | 05/04/2024~3   | 04/04/2024 - 05/04/2024 
|South Carolina Convention -
  United Citizens Party                                 | 03/09/2024~3   | 02/08/2024 - 03/09/2024 
|South Carolina Convention -
  Workers Party                                         | 03/16/2024~3   | 02/15/2024 - 03/16/2024 
|South Dakota Primary                                                                | 06/04/2024~3   | 05/05/2024 - 06/04/2024 
|South Dakota Runoff                                                                 | 07/30/2024     | 06/30/2024 - 07/30/2024 
|South Dakota Convention -
  Libertarian Party                                       | 06/29/2024~3   | 05/30/2024 - 06/29/2024 
|Tennessee Primary~*                                                                 | 08/01/2024     | 07/02/2024 - 08/01/2024 
|Texas Primary~*                                                                     | 03/05/2024~3   | 02/04/2024 - 03/05/2024 
|Texas Runoff~*                                                                      | 05/28/2024     | 04/28/2024 - 05/28/2024 
|Texas
  Convention - Libertarian Party Senate~*                                     | 04/14/2024~3   | 03/15/2024 - 04/14/2024 
|Texas Convention - Minor Party
  Single-County [Dist. #s 16, 18, 20, 29, 38]        | 03/16/2024~3   | 02/15/2024 - 03/16/2024 
|Texas
  Convention - Minor Party Multi-County [Dist. #s 1-15, 17, 19, 21-28, 30-37] | 03/23/2024~3   | 02/22/2024 - 03/23/2024 
|Utah Primary~*                                                                      | 06/25/2024~3   | 05/26/2024 - 06/25/2024 
|Utah
  Convention - Constitution Party~*                                            | 04/13/2024~3   | 03/14/2024 - 04/13/2024 
|Utah Convention - Democratic
  Party~*                                              | 04/27/2024~3   | 03/28/2024 - 04/27/2024 
|Utah
  Convention - Independent American Party~*                                    | 04/27/2024~3~5 | 03/28/2024 - 04/27/2024 
|Utah Convention - Libertarian
  Party~*                                             | 04/20/2024~3   | 03/21/2024 - 04/20/2024 
|Utah
  Convention - Republican Party~*                                              | 04/27/2024~3   | 03/28/2024 - 04/27/2024 
|Utah Convention - United Utah
  Party~*                                             | 04/20/2024~3   | 03/21/2024 - 04/20/2024 
|Vermont Primary~*                                                                   | 08/13/2024     | 07/14/2024 - 08/13/2024 
|Virgin Islands Primary                                                              | 08/03/2024     | 07/04/2024 - 08/03/2024 
|Virgin Islands General Runoff                                                       | 11/19/2024     | 09/20/2024 - 11/19/2024 
|Virginia Primary~*                                                                  | 06/18/2024     | 05/19/2024 - 06/18/2024 
|Washington Primary~*                                                                | 08/06/2024     | 07/07/2024 - 08/06/2024 
|West Virginia Primary~*                                                             | 05/14/2024~3   | 04/14/2024 - 05/14/2024 
|Wisconsin Primary~*                                                                 | 08/13/2024     | 07/14/2024 - 08/13/2024 
|Wyoming Primary~*                                                                   | 08/20/2024~3   | 07/21/2024 - 08/20/2024 
|Wyoming
  Convention - Constitution Party~*                                         | 03/23/2024~3   | 02/22/2024 - 03/23/2024 

Footnotes 1.  Election dates are subject to change. This chart will be updated as additional information becomes available.2.  On 02/09/2024, the state of Arizona changed its congressional primary from 08/06/2024 to 07/30/2024.3.  In Connecticut and Utah, conventions are held by the political parties prior to the primary. (In other states, such as Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming, it is possible that minor parties may schedule conventions to nominate candidates.)4.  In AO 2000-29, the Commission determined that the last day to qualify for a position on the general election ballot in Louisiana -- in this case 07/19/2024 -- must be considered the primary election date for Louisiana candidates. The election for candidates seeking federal office is the general election scheduled for 11/05/2024. Additionally, under state law if no candidate in the 11/05/2024 general election receives over 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election will be held on 12/07/2024.5.  On 03/07/2024, the Utah Independent American Party changed its congressional convention from 06/15/2024 to 04/27/2024.*  States holding 2024 Senate elections.


This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public. The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.


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