| Alabama | ✓ Filing Deadline with state party - Primary - Friday 8 November 2019
✓ Primary - Tuesday 3 March 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 3 March 2020
✓ Runoffs for US Senate R; US House CD 1 D & R, CD 2 R - Tuesday 14 July 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent President (HB 272 for 2020 only) - Thursday 13 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Alaska | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary, Independent - Monday 1 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent Presidential candidates - Wednesday 5 August 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 18 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - No-party candidates nominating petitions - Tuesday 18 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| American Samoa | ✓ Filing Deadline - Tuesday 1 September 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 (presumably) |
| Arizona | ✓ Filing Deadline - Party/Independent - Monday 6 April 2020
✓ Primary and Special Primary Senate Class 3 - Tuesday 4 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent Presidential - Friday 4 September 2020
Filing Deadline - Write-in - Thursday 24 September 2020
General Election and Special Election Senate Class 3 - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Arkansas | ✓ Primary/Independent/Third/Minor/Independent President party - Tuesday 12 November 2019
✓ Primary - Tuesday 3 March 2020
✓ Runoff (no elections covered by this website have runoffs) - Tuesday 31 March 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| California | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - in lieu of filing fees - Wednesday 6 November 2019
✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 6 December 2019
✓ Filing dealine Special Election House CD 25 In-Lieu Petitions - Tuesday 10 December 2019
✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - if no incumbent files - Wednesday 11 December 2019
✓ Filing Deadline: Special Election U.S. House CD 25 Declaration of Candidacy - Thursday 9 January 2020
✓ Primary and Special Election House CD 25 - Tuesday 3 March 2020
✓ Special Runoff (no one received a majority on 3 March 2020) House CD 25 - Tuesday 12 May 2020
✓ Filing Deading - Independent Presidential - Friday 7 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Colorado | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 17 March 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Minor Parties - Monday 6 April 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 30 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Unaffiliated candidate nomination (including President) petition - Monday 27 July 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Connecticut | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 9 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - New Party/No Party (including President) - Friday 7 August 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 11 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Delaware | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 14 July 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent (including President) - Tuesday 1 September 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 15 September 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| District of Columbia | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Wednesday 4 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Wednesday 5 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent President - Tuesday 1 September 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Florida | ✓ Filing Deadline - Independent petitions - Monday 23 March 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Federal offices - Friday 24 April 2020
✓ Filing deadline: Write-in candidates for President and Vice President - Tuesday 30 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent President - Wednesday 15 July 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 18 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Georgia | ✓ Filing Deadline - Special Election Senate Class 3, Primary, Nonpartisan, Independent - Friday 6 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 9 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Nonpartisan Special Election House CD 5 - Friday 31 July 2020
✓ Primary Runoff (CD 1 D, CD 9 D+R, CD 14 R) - Tuesday 11 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor Petitions (including President) - Friday 14 August 2020
Nonpartisan Special Election House CD 5 - Tuesday 29 September 2020
General Election and Special Election Senate Class 3 - Tuesday 3 November 2020
State, Local, and Special Runoff Election House CD 5 General Runoff - Tuesday 1 December 2020
Federal General Runoff and tentative Special Runoff Election Senate Class 3 - Tuesday 5 January 2021 |
| Guam | ✓ Filing Deadline - Tuesday 30 June 2020
✓ Primary Election (cancelled, all candidates advance to the 3 November) - Saturday 29 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Hawaii | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline: Independent President - Wednesday 5 August 2020
✓ Primary - Saturday 8 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Qualified political parties certify Presidential nominees - Friday 4 September 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Idaho | ✓ Filing Deadline: Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 13 March 2020
✓ Primary (results 2 June) - Tuesday 19 May 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Independent - Tuesday 25 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Illinois | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Monday 2 December 2019
✓ Primary - Tuesday 17 March 2020
✓ Filing Deadliine - Independent/Third/Minor/Independent President - Monday 20 July 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Indiana | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 7 February 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/Independent President (by 15 July the candidate must consent) - Tuesday 30 June 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Iowa | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 13 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Friday 14 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Kansas | ✓ Filling Deadline - Primary - Monday 1 June 2020
✓ Filling Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/Independent President - Monday 3 August 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 4 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Kentucky | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 10 January 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Primary (results delayed until 30 June) - Tuesday 23 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Friday 4 September 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Louisiana | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 24 July 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Tuesday 25 August 2020
General Election - Open Primary / Presidential / Congressional - Tuesday 3 November 2020
Runoff Election - Open General / Congressional - Saturday 5 December 2020 |
| Maine | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Monday 16 March 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - non-Presidential Independent - Friday 26 June 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 14 July 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Monday 3 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Maryland | ✓ Filing Deadline: Special Election House CD 7 - Wednesday 20 November 2019
✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 24 January 2020
✓ Special Primary House CD 7 - Tuesday 4 February 2020
✓ Special Election House CD 7 - Tuesday 28 April 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/President - Monday 3 August 2020
Filing Deadline - Write-in - Thursday 15 October 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Massachusetts | ✓ Filing Deadline (nomination papers to the Registrars of Voters for certification) - Primary - Tuesday 5 May 2020
✓ Filing Deadline (certified papers to the Secretary of the Commonwealth) - Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline (nomination papers to the Registrars of Voters for certification) - Independent/Third/Minor/President - Wednesday 29 July 2020
✓ Filing Deadline (certified papers to the Secretary of the Commonwealth) - Independent/Third/Minor/President - Tuesday 25 August 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 1 September 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Michigan | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Third/Minor/President - Friday 8 May 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent (No Party Affiliation 168.590c) and Independent President - Thursday 16 July 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 4 August 2020
✓ Nomination Deadline - Third/Minor party (168.686a) - Tuesday 4 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Minnesota | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 11 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Tuesday 18 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Mississippi | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 10 January 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 10 March 2020
✓ Runoff-- U.S. House: CD 2 R - Tuesday 23 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent Candidates for President - Friday 4 September 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Missouri | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 31 March 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/President - Monday 27 July 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 4 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Montana | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Monday 9 March 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Petitions for Independent/Third/Minor/President - Tuesday 26 May 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Write-in - Wednesday 9 September 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Nebraska | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary (Incumbents) - Tuesday 18 February 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Primary (non-incumbents) - Monday 2 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 12 May 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Monday 3 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 1 September 2020
Filing Deadline - Write-in - Friday 23 October 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Nevada | ✓ Filing Deadline - All non-Judicial candidates - Friday 13 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 9 June 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| New Hampshire | ✓ Filing Deadline for Candidacy/Intent - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor/President - Friday 12 June 2020
✓ Candidates submit nomination papers to local Supervisors - Independent/Third/Minor/President - Wednesday 5 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline for Nomination Papers - Independent/Third/Minor/President - Wednesday 2 September 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 8 September 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| New Jersey | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Monday 30 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 7 July 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 7 July 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Monday 27 July 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Petition for Independent Presidential Electors - Monday 27 July 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| New Mexico | ✓ Filing Deadline: Preprimary Party Convention - Tuesday 4 February 2020
✓ Filing Deadline: Primary Major Party - Tuesday 10 March 2020
✓ Filing Deadline: Primary Write-in - Tuesday 17 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline: Minor/Independent/Independent President/Write-in General Election - Thursday 25 June 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| New York | ✓ Filing Deadline - Federal Primary - Thursday 2 April 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Federal Opportunity to Ballot - Thursday 9 April 2020
✓ Primary and Special Election House CD 27 (absentee ballot counting delayed until 6/29) - Tuesday 23 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/President - Thursday 30 July 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| North Carolina | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 20 December 2019
✓ Primary - Tuesday 3 March 2020
✓ Filing Deadline: Independent/Third/Minor/President - Tuesday 3 March 2020
✓ Second Primary (if run-off is NOT required for a Federal office) No offices covered by this website require runoffs - Tuesday 21 April 2020
✓ Second Primary: US House CD 11 R - Tuesday 23 June 2020
✓ Filing deadline: Write-in submitted to County - Tuesday 21 July 2020
✓ Filing deadline: Write-in submitted to State - Wednesday 5 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| North Dakota | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Monday 6 April 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 9 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/President - Monday 31 August 2020
Filing Deadline - Write-in - Tuesday 13 October 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Northern Marianas | ✓ Filing Deadline - Wednesday 5 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 (presumably) |
| Ohio | ✓ Filing deadline - Primary/Third/Minor - Wednesday 18 December 2019
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Monday 16 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 28 April 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President Third/Minor - Thursday 16 July 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President Independent - Wednesday 5 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Oklahoma | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 10 April 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 30 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Wednesday 15 July 2020
✓ Runoff (CD 5 Rep) - Tuesday 25 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Oregon | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 10 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 19 May 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/President - Tuesday 25 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Pennsylvania | ✓ Filing Deadline: Primary - Tuesday 18 February 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/President - Monday 3 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Puerto Rico | ✓ Filing Deadline - Monday 30 December 2019
✓ Primary - The 9 August primary was postedponed until 16 August re: ballots not available in all precincts - Sunday 9 August - Sunday 16 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Rhode Island | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Wednesday 24 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Submit nomination papers (signatures) - Friday 10 July 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Friday 4 September 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 8 September 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| South Carolina | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Third/Minor - Monday 30 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 9 June 2020
✓ Runoff (no elections covered by this website have runoffs) - Tuesday 23 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/President - Monday 20 July 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| South Dakota | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Third/Minor - Tuesday 31 March 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Tuesday 28 April 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2020
✓ Filing deadline - Independent President - Tuesday 4 August 2020
✓ Secondary Election (runoff - no contests covered by this website advance to a runoff)) - Tuesday 11 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Tennessee | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Thursday 2 April 2020
✓ Primary - Thursday 6 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Thursday 20 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Texas | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Minor Party, Independent intent - Monday 9 December 2019
✓ Primary - Tuesday 3 March 2020
✓ Filiing Deadline - Independent President - Monday 11 May 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent petitions - Friday 26 June 2020
✓ Runoff - for US Senate D; US House: CD 3 D, CD 10 D, CD 13 D&R, CD 15 R, CD 16 R,
CD 17 D&R, CD 18 R, CD 20 R, CD 22 R,
CD 23 R, CD 24 D, CD 31 D, and CD 35 R; Railroad Commissioner D - Tuesday 14 July 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Utah | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Thursday 19 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 30 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Unaffiliated President - Monday 17 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Vermont | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Thursday 28 May 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President (Independent) - Monday 3 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadliine - Independent/Third/Minor/President (Third/Minor) - Thursday 6 August 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 11 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Party Committee (in lieu of primary) - Monday 17 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Virgin Islands | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 12 May 2020
✓ Primary Election - Saturday 1 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020
General Runoff Election - Tuesday 17 November 2020 |
| Virginia | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Thursday 26 March 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 23 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 23 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Friday 14 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Washington | ✓ Filing deadline - Friday 15 May 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 4 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - President - Friday 7 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020
Filing Deadline - Write-in - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| West Virginia | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Saturday 25 January 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 9 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/President - Friday 31 July 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Wisconsin | ✓ Filing deadline: Special Election CD 7 - Monday 2 December 2019
✓ Special Primary Election House CD 7 - Tuesday 18 February 2020
✓ Special General Election House CD 7 - Tuesday 12 May 2020
✓ Filing Deadline: Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Monday 1 June 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent President - Tuesday 4 August 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 11 August 2020
Filing Deadline - Write-in (President) - Tuesday 20 October 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
| Wyoming | ✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 29 May 2020
✓ Filing Deadline: Third/Minor including President - Monday 17 August 2020
✓ Primary - Tuesday 18 August 2020
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent (including President) - Tuesday 25 August 2020
General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
