Primary Calendar: Democratic Nominating Contests

To become the Democratic nominee for president, a candidate needs to capture 2,026 delegate votes. State primaries and caucuses select pledged delegates, who are obligated to vote for the candidate their state chose. Additional unpledged delegates — consisting mostly of party leaders and elected officials — are free to vote for any candidate. Daily delegate totals reflect all delegates allotted to the state, even though some may not pledge their vote until a later date. States are listed according to the first major event in its selection process.  Republican Calendar

DATE	DELEGATES	STATES HOLDING CONTESTS
Thursday, January 3 After other states advanced the dates of their nominating contests, Iowa Democrats joined Republicans in making their caucus the first in the nation and the earliest ever.	IA 57		Iowa Caucus 57 delegates
Tuesday, January 8 New Hampshire's secretary of state moved its primary ahead of Michigan's. State law says New Hampshire must vote at least a week before any other primary.	NH 30		New Hampshire Primary 30 delegates
Tuesday, January 15 Michigan's jump to mid-January triggered shifts by Iowa and New Hampshire. The Democratic National Committee penalized Michigan for moving ahead of Feb. 5 without permission by awarding its delegates half a vote each at the national convention.	MI 78.5		Michigan Primary 78.5 delegates
Saturday, January 19 The Democratic National Committee allowed Nevada and South Carolina to move their contests to January to provide regional and ethnic balance.	NV 33		Nevada Caucus 33 delegates
Saturday, January 26 After South Carolina Republicans moved their primary to Jan. 19 to skip ahead of Florida, Democrats advanced theirs by three days for the same purpose.	SC 54		South Carolina Primary 54 delegates
Tuesday, January 29 In shifting its primary forward, Florida hoped for a bigger role in the nominating process. The Democratic National Committee penalized Florida for moving ahead of Feb. 5 without permission by awarding its delegates half a vote each at the national convention.	FL 105.5		Florida Primary 105.5 delegates
Tuesday, February 5 More than 20 states have scheduled their contests for the earliest date allowed by the party without special exception. Full Democratic Super Tuesday profiles »	AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MN, MO, ND, NJ, NM, NY, OK, TN, UT, ZZ 2,084		Alabama Primary 60 delegates  Alaska Caucus 18 delegates  American Samoa Caucus 9 delegates  Arizona Primary 67 delegates  Arkansas Primary 47 delegates  California Primary 441 delegates  Colorado Caucus 71 delegates  Connecticut Primary 60 delegates  Delaware Primary 23 delegates  Georgia Primary 103 delegates  Idaho Caucus 23 delegates  Illinois Primary 185 delegates  Kansas Caucus 41 delegates  Massachusetts Primary 121 delegates  Minnesota Caucus 88 delegates  Missouri Primary 88 delegates  New Jersey Primary 127 delegates  New Mexico Caucus 38 delegates  New York Primary 281 delegates  North Dakota Caucus 21 delegates  Oklahoma Primary 47 delegates  Tennessee Primary 85 delegates  Utah Primary 29 delegates  Democrats Abroad Primary 11 delegates
Saturday, February 9	LA, NE, VI, WA 204		Louisiana Primary 66 delegates  Nebraska Caucus 31 delegates  Washington Caucus 97 delegates  Virgin Islands Other 9 delegates
Sunday, February 10	ME 34		Maine Caucus 34 delegates
Tuesday, February 12	DC, MD, VA 238		District of Columbia Primary 37 delegates  Maryland Primary 99 delegates  Virginia Primary 101 delegates
Tuesday, February 19	HI, WI 121		Hawaii Caucus 29 delegates  Wisconsin Primary 92 delegates
Tuesday, March 4	OH, RI, TX, VT 444		Ohio Primary 161 delegates  Rhode Island Primary 32 delegates  Texas Primary 228 delegates  Vermont Primary 23 delegates
Saturday, March 8	WY 18		Wyoming Caucus 18 delegates
Tuesday, March 11	MS 40		Mississippi Primary 40 delegates
Tuesday, April 22	PA 188		Pennsylvania Primary 188 delegates
Saturday, May 3	GU 9		Guam Other 9 delegates
Tuesday, May 6	IN, NC 219		Indiana Primary 85 delegates  North Carolina Primary 134 delegates
Tuesday, May 13	WV 39		West Virginia Primary 39 delegates
Tuesday, May 20	KY, OR 125		Kentucky Primary 60 delegates  Oregon Primary 65 delegates
Sunday, June 1	PR 63		Puerto Rico Primary 63 delegates
Tuesday, June 3	MT, SD 47		Montana Primary 24 delegates  South Dakota Primary 23 delegates