NASS 2012 Presidential Primary/Caucus Calendar NASS Rotating Regional Presidential Primary Plan NASS 2012 Presidential Primaries Guide (PDF file)

Last Updated:  12/22/11

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JANUARY 2012

January 3:  Iowa Caucuses

January 10:  New Hampshire Primary

January 21:  Nevada Democratic Party Caucus, South Carolina Primary

January 31: Florida Primary

FEBRUARY 2012

February 4: Maine Republican Party Caucus, Nevada Republican Party Caucus

February 7: Colorado Republican Party Caucus, Minnesota Party Caucuses, Missouri Primary

February 28: Arizona Primary, Michigan Primary


MARCH 2012

March 3: Washington Republican Party Caucus

March 6: Alaska Republican Party Caucus, Colorado Democratic Party Caucus, Georgia Primary, Idaho Republican Party Caucus, Massachusetts Primary, North Dakota Republican Party Caucus, Ohio Primary, Oklahoma Primary, Tennessee Primary, Vermont Primary, Virginia Primary, U.S. Virgin Islands Caucus, Wyoming Republican Party Caucus

March 7:  Hawaii Democratic Caucus

March 10: Kansas Republican Party Caucus

March 11: Maine Democratic Party Caucus

March 13: Alabama Primary, American Samoa Republican Party Caucus, Hawaii Republican Party Caucus, Mississippi Primary, Utah Democratic Caucus

March 17: Missouri Republican Party Caucus

March 20: Illinois Primary

March 24: Louisiana Primary


APRIL 2012

April 3: District of Columbia Primary, Maryland Primary, Texas Primary, Wisconsin Primary

April 14: Idaho Democratic Party Caucus, Kansas Democratic Party Caucus, Nebraska Democratic Party Caucus, Wyoming Democratic Party Caucus

April 15: Alaska Democratic Party Caucus, Washington Democratic Party Caucus

April 24: Connecticut Primary, Delaware Primary, New York Primary, Pennsylvania Primary, Rhode Island Primary


MAY 2012

May 5:  Florida Democratic Caucus, Michigan Democratic Party Caucus

May 8: Indiana Primary, North Carolina Primary, West Virginia Primary

May 15: Idaho Primary (non-binding; remains subject to cancellation/change by the state legislature), Nebraska Primary, Oregon Primary

May 22: Arkansas Primary, Kentucky Primary


JUNE 2012

June 5: California Primary, Montana Primary, New Jersey Primary, New Mexico Primary, North Dakota Democratic/NPL Party Caucus, South Dakota Primary

June 26: Utah Primary


AUGUST 2012

August 27-30: Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida

SEPTEMBER 2012

September 3-6: Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina

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