For those who absolutely NEED TO KNOW, here are the 2018 filing deadlines and election dates for all 50 states.
FILING | |||
STATE | DEADLINE | PRIMARY | RUNOFF |
ALABAMA | Feb 9 | June 5 | July 17 |
ALASKA | June 1 | August 21 | |
ARIZONA | May 30 | August 28 | |
ARKANSAS | March 1 | May 22 | June 19 |
CALIFORNIA | March 9 | June 5 | |
COLORADO | March 20 | June 26 | |
CONNECTICUT | June 12 | August 14 | |
DELAWARE | July 10 | Sept. 6 | |
FLORIDA | May 4 | August 28 | |
GEORGIA | March 9 | May 22 | June 24 |
HAWAII | June 5 | August 11 | |
IDAHO | March 9 | May 15 | |
ILLINOIS | Dec. 4, 2017 | March 20 | |
INDIANA | Feb 9 | May 8 | |
IOWA | March 16 | June 5 | |
KANSAS | June 1 | August 7 | |
KENTUCKY | Jan 30 | May 22 | |
LOUISIANA | July 20 | Nov 6 | Dec 8 |
MAINE | March 15 | June 12 | |
MARYLAND | Feb 27 | June 26 | |
MASSACHUSETTS | June 5 | Sept 18 | |
MICHIGAN | April 24 | August 7 | |
MINNESOTA | June 5 | August 14 | |
MISSISSIPPI | March 1 | June 5 | June 26 |
MISSOURI | March 27 | August 7 | |
MONTANA | March 12 | June 5 | |
NEBRASKA | March 1 | May 15 | |
NEVADA | March 16 | June 12 | |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | June 15 | Sept 11 | |
NEW JERSEY | TBD | June 5 | |
NEW MEXICO | March 13 | June 5 | |
NEW YORK | April 12 | June 26 | |
NORTH CAROLINA | Feb 28 | May 8 | July 17 |
NORTH DAKOTA | April 9 | June 12 | |
OHIO | Feb 7 | May 8 | |
OKLAHOMA | April 13 | June 26 | Aug 28 |
OREGON | March 6 | May 15 | |
PENNSYLVANIA | March 6 | May 15 | |
RHODE ISLAND | June 27 | Sept 12 | |
SOUTH CAROLINA | March 30 | June 12 | June 26 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | March 27 | June 5 | Aug 14 |
TENNESSEE | April 5 | August 2 | |
TEXAS | Dec 11, 2017 | March 6 | May 22 |
UTAH | March 15 | June 26 | |
VERMONT | May 31 | August 14 | |
VIRGINIA | TBD | June 12 | |
WASHINGTON | May 18 | August 7 | |
WEST VIRGINIA | Jan. 27 | May 8 | |
WISCONSIN | June 1 | August 14 | |
WYOMING | June 1 | August 21 |