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2016 Primary Schedule

The 2016 Presidential primary schedule is finally set. Some of the dates below may be subject to change as states and parties make their final decisions regarding which day to hold their primary or caucus contests. Please use our contact form if you see incorrect information and can provide a link to accurate information. This page will be updated as the calendar is finalized. For total delegate count of each candidate, see the 2016 Delegate Count.

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Note: All dates are primaries unless otherwise noted as a caucus. Primaries and caucuses which are only being held by one party on that date are noted as (R) or (D). The delegate counts represent the total delegates from that state for each respective party. Primary and caucus results will be updated regularly.

Related: 2016 Primary Delegate Count
Delegates by State: GOP, Dem

Date
State
D Del.
R Del.
Type
Results
Mon, Feb 1 Iowa Caucus 52 30 (P) Closed Results
Tue, Feb 9 New Hampshire 32 23 (P) Mixed Results
Sat, Feb 20 Nevada Caucus (D) 43 Closed Results
Sat, Feb 20 South Carolina (R) 50 (WTM) Open Results
Tue, Feb 23 Nevada Caucus (R) 30 (P) Closed Results
Sat, Feb 27 South Carolina (D) 59 Open Results
Tue, Mar 1 Alabama 60 50 (P) Open GOP, Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Alaska Caucus (R) 28 (P) Closed GOP
Tue, Mar 1 American Samoa Caucus (D) 10 Open Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Arkansas 37 40 (P) Open GOP, Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Colorado caucus 79 37 (Unbound) Closed Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Democrats Abroad (Mar. 1-8) 17 Closed Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Georgia 116 76 (P) Open GOP, Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Massachusetts 116 42 (P) Mixed GOP, Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Minnesota Caucus 93 38 (P) Open GOP, Dem
Tue, Mar 1 North Dakota Caucus (R) 28 (Unbound) Closed
Tue, Mar 1 Oklahoma 42 43 (P) Closed GOP, Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Tennessee 76 58 (P) Open GOP, Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Texas 252 155 (P, unless winner gets 50%, then WTA) Open GOP, Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Vermont 26 16 (P) Open GOP, Dem
Tue, Mar 1 Virginia 110 49 (P) Open GOP, Dem
Sat, Mar 5 Kansas Caucus 37 40 (P) Closed Results
Sat, Mar 5 Kentucky Caucus (R) 45 (P) Closed Results
Sat, Mar 5 Louisiana 58 47 (P) Closed Results
Sat, Mar 5 Maine Caucus (R) 23 (P Closed Results
Sat, Mar 5 Nebraska Caucus (D) 30 Closed Results
Sun, Mar 6 Maine Caucus (D) 30 Closed Results
Sun, Mar 6 Puerto Rico (R) 23 (P) Open Results
Tue, Mar 8 Hawaii Caucus (R) 19 (P) Closed Results
Tue, Mar 8 Idaho (R) 32 (P) Closed Results
Tue, Mar 8 Michigan 148 59 (P) Open Results
Tue, Mar 8 Mississippi 41 40 (P) Open Results
Thu, Mar 10 Virgin Islands Caucus (R) 9 (Unbound Open
Sat, Mar 12 Guam (R convention) 9 (Unbound) Closed
Sat, Mar 12 Northern Marianas Caucus (D) 11 Open Results
Sat, Mar 12 District of Columbia Caucus (R) 19 (P) Closed Results
Sat, Mar 12 Wyoming Caucus (R) 12 (P) Closed Results
Tue, Mar 15 Florida 246 99 (WTA) Closed Results
Tue, Mar 15 Illinois 182 69 (P) Open Results
Tue, Mar 15 Missouri 84 52 (P) Open Results
Tue, Mar 15 North Carolina 121 72 (P) Mixed Results
Tue, Mar 15 Northern Mariana Islands Caucus (R) 9 (WTA) Closed Results
Tue, Mar 15 Ohio 159 66 (WTA) Mixed Results
Tue, Mar 22 American Samoa (R convention) 9 (Unbound) Open
Tue, Mar 22 Arizona 85 58 (WTA) Closed Results
Tue, Mar 22 Idaho Caucus (D) 27 Open Results
Tue, Mar 22 Utah 37 40 (P) Closed Results
Sat, Mar 26 Alaska Caucus (D) 20 Closed Results
Sat, Mar 26 Hawaii Caucus (D) 34 Closed Results
Sat, Mar 26 Washington Caucus (D) 118 Closed Results
Fri, Apr 1 North Dakota Caucus (R) 28 (Unbound)
Tue, Apr 5 Wisconsin 96 42 (WTM) Open Results
Sat, Apr 9 Wyoming Caucus (D) 18 Closed Results
Tue, Apr 19 New York 291 95 (P) Closed Results
Tue, Apr 26 Connecticut 70 28 (P) Closed Results
Tue, Apr 26 Delaware 31 16 (WTA) Closed Results
Tue, Apr 26 Maryland 118 38 (WTA) Closed Results
Tue, Apr 26 Pennsylvania 210 71 (P, WTA) Closed Results
Tue, Apr 26 Rhode Island 33 19 (P) Mixed Results
Tue, May 3 Indiana 92 57 (WTA) Open Results
Sat, May 7 Guam (D) 12 Closed
Tue, May 10 Nebraska (R) 36 Closed Results
Tue, May 10 West Virginia 37 34 Mixed Results
Tue, May 17 Kentucky (D) 61 Closed Results
Tue, May 17 Oregon 73 28 (P) Closed Results
Tue, May 24 Washington (R)* 44 (P) Closed
Sat, Jun 4 Virgin Islands Caucus (D) 12 Open
Sun, Jun 5 Puerto Rico Primary (D) 67 Open
Tue, Jun 7 California 546 172 (P) Mixed
Tue, Jun 7 Montana 27 27 (WTA) Open
Tue, Jun 7 New Jersey 142 51 (WTA) Mixed
Tue, Jun 7 New Mexico 43 24 (P) Closed
Tue, Jun 7 North Dakota Caucus (D) 23 Closed
Tue, Jun 7 South Dakota 25 29 (WTA) Closed
Tue, Jun 14 District of Columbia (D) 46 Closed

Allocation – All Democratic primary/caucus delegates are proportionally allocated. Republican primaries/caucuses are listed as Proportional (P), Winner-Take-All (WTA), or Winner-Take-Most (WTM).
Proportional – Delegates are awarded based on the percentage of the vote received by candidates, or some formulation of dividing up the delegates
Winner Take All – All delegates are given to the winner of the contest
Winner Take Most – Some delegates are reserved for the winner, some may be divided proportionally
Unbound – Delegates are not bound to a specific candidate and can support any candidate of their choosing, varies by state party

Type
Open – Voters may vote in either party primary but can choose only one
Closed – Only voters registered in their respective party may vote in the party primary
Mixed – A semi-open or semi-closed environment, unaffiliated voters can choose to vote in either primary or can switch registration the day of voting

*Note on Washington State: The Washington State GOP holds a caucus on February 20 but presidential primary delegates will be awarded based on the results of the Washington State primary on May 24. The Washington State Democratic Party does not allocate any delegates from the primary, but rather holds its own caucus on March 26. As a result, Democrats may vote in the primary on May 24 but the vote is considered a “beauty contest” as it holds no bearing on delegates.

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