Congressional pre-election reporting dates (2020)
This alphabetical list provides basic reporting information for each state. Links to the report notices for each state and a chronological listing of pre-election reporting dates can be found on the FEC Calendar.
NOTE: Election dates are subject to change. This chart will be updated as additional information becomes available.
State | Election date | Close of books+ | Mailing deadline++ | Filing deadline++ | 48-Hour Notices** (candidates only) |
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Alabama Primary* | 03/03/2020 | 02/12/2020 | 02/17/20201 | 02/20/2020 | 02/13/2020 - 02/29/2020 |
Alabama Runoff* | 07/14/20202 | 06/24/2020 | 06/29/2020 | 07/02/2020 | 06/25/2020 - 07/11/2020 |
Alaska Primary* | 08/18/2020 | 07/29/2020 | 08/03/2020 | 08/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 - 08/15/2020 |
American Samoa General | 11/03/2020 | 10/14/2020 | 10/19/2020 | 10/22/2020 | 10/15/2020 - 10/31/2020 |
Arizona Primary * | 08/04/2020 | 07/15/2020 | 07/20/2020 | 07/23/2020 | 07/16/2020 - 08/01/2020 |
Arkansas Primary* | 03/03/2020 | 02/12/2020 | 02/17/20201 | 02/20/2020 | 02/13/2020 - 02/29/2020 |
Arkansas Runoff* (NOT HELD) | 03/31/2020 | 03/11/2020 | 03/16/2020 | 03/19/2020 | 03/12/2020 - 03/28/2020 |
California Primary | 03/03/2020 | 02/12/2020 | 02/17/20201 | 02/20/2020 | 02/13/2020 - 02/29/2020 |
Colorado Primary* | 06/30/2020 | 06/10/2020 | 06/15/2020 | 06/18/2020 | 06/11/2020 - 06/27/2020 |
Connecticut Primary | 08/11/2020 | 07/22/2020 | 07/27/2020 | 07/30/2020 | 07/23/2020 - 08/08/2020 |
Connecticut Convention - Democratic Party | 05/11/2020 | 04/21/2020 | 04/26/20201 | 04/29/2020 | 04/22/2020 - 05/08/2020 |
Connecticut Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 1] | 05/07/2020 | 04/17/2020 | 04/22/2020 | 04/25/20203 | 04/18/2020 - 05/04/2020 |
Connecticut Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 2] | 05/11/2020 | 04/21/2020 | 04/26/20201 | 04/29/2020 | 04/22/2020 - 05/08/2020 |
Connecticut Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 3] | 05/12/2020 | 04/22/2020 | 04/27/2020 | 04/30/2020 | 04/23/2020 - 05/09/2020 |
Connecticut Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 4] | 05/13/2020 | 04/23/2020 | 04/28/2020 | 05/01/2020 | 04/24/2020 - 05/10/2020 |
Connecticut Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 5] | 05/14/2020 | 04/24/2020 | 04/29/2020 | 05/02/20203 | 04/25/2020 - 05/11/2020 |
Delaware Primary* | 09/15/2020 | 08/26/2020 | 08/31/2020 | 09/03/2020 | 08/27/2020 - 09/12/2020 |
District of Columbia Primary | 06/02/2020 | 05/13/2020 | 05/18/2020 | 05/21/2020 | 05/14/2020 - 05/30/2020 |
Florida Primary | 08/18/2020 | 07/29/2020 | 08/03/2020 | 08/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 - 08/15/2020 |
Georgia Primary* | 06/09/20204 | 05/20/2020 | 05/25/20201 | 05/28/2020 | 05/21/2020 - 06/06/2020 |
Georgia Runoff* | 08/11/20205 | 07/22/2020 | 07/27/2020 | 07/30/2020 | 07/23/2020 - 08/08/2020 |
Georgia General Runoff* | 01/05/2021 | 12/16/2020 | 12/21/2020 | 12/24/2020 | 12/17/2020 - 01/02/2021 |
Guam Primary | canceled6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Guam General Runoff | 11/17/2020 | 10/28/2020 | 11/05/20207 | 11/05/2020 | 10/29/2020 - 11/14/2020 |
Hawaii Primary | 08/08/2020 | 07/19/2020 | 07/24/2020 | 07/27/2020 | 07/20/2020 - 08/05/2020 |
Idaho Primary* | 06/02/20208 | 05/13/2020 | 05/18/2020 | 05/21/2020 | 05/14/2020 - 05/30/2020 |
Illinois Primary* | 03/17/2020 | 02/26/2020 | 03/02/2020 | 03/05/2020 | 02/27/2020 - 03/14/2020 |
Indiana Primary | 06/02/20209 | 05/13/2020 | 05/18/2020 | 05/21/2020 | 05/14/2020 - 05/30/2020 |
Indiana Convention - Libertarian Party | 03/07/2020 | 02/16/2020 | 02/21/2020 | 02/24/2020 | 02/17/2020 - 03/04/2020 |
Iowa Primary* | 06/02/2020 | 05/13/2020 | 05/18/2020 | 05/21/2020 | 05/14/2020 - 05/30/2020 |
Kansas Primary* | 08/04/2020 | 07/15/2020 | 07/20/2020 | 07/23/2020 | 07/16/2020 - 08/01/2020 |
Kansas Convention - Libertarian Party* | 04/18/2020 | 03/29/2020 | 04/03/2020 | 04/06/202010 | 03/30/2020 - 04/15/2020 |
Kentucky Primary* | 06/23/202011 | 06/03/2020 | 06/08/2020 | 06/11/2020 | 06/04/2020 - 06/20/2020 |
Louisiana Primary* | 07/24/202012,13 | 07/04/2020 | 07/09/2020 | 07/12/20203,14 | 07/05/2020 - 07/21/2020 |
Louisiana General* | 11/03/2020 | 10/14/2020 | 10/19/2020 | 10/22/2020 | 10/15/2020 - 10/31/2020 |
Louisiana General Runoff* | 12/05/2020 | 11/15/2020 | 11/20/2020 | 11/23/2020 | 11/16/2020 - 12/02/2020 |
Maine Primary* | 07/14/202015 | 06/24/2020 | 06/29/2020 | 07/02/2020 | 06/25/2020 - 07/11/2020 |
Maryland Primary | 06/02/202016 | 05/13/2020 | 05/18/2020 | 05/21/2020 | 05/14/2020 - 05/30/2020 |
Massachusetts Primary* | 09/01/2020 | 08/12/2020 | 08/17/2020 | 08/20/2020 | 08/13/2020 - 08/29/2020 |
Michigan Primary* | 08/04/2020 | 07/15/2020 | 07/20/2020 | 07/23/2020 | 07/16/2020 - 08/01/2020 |
Michigan Convention - Green Party* | 06/20/2020 | 05/31/2020 | 06/05/2020 | 06/08/2020 | 06/01/2020 - 06/17/2020 |
Michigan Convention - Libertarian Party* | 07/18/2020 | 06/28/2020 | 07/03/2020 | 07/06/202014 | 06/29/2020 - 07/15/2020 |
Michigan Convention - US Taxpayers Party* | 07/25/2020 | 07/05/2020 | 07/10/2020 | 07/13/202014 | 07/06/2020 - 07/22/2020 |
Minnesota Primary* | 08/11/2020 | 07/22/2020 | 07/27/2020 | 07/30/2020 | 07/23/2020 - 08/08/2020 |
Mississippi Primary* | 03/10/2020 | 02/19/2020 | 02/24/2020 | 02/27/2020 | 02/20/2020 - 03/07/2020 |
Mississippi Runoff* | 06/23/202017 | 06/03/2020 | 06/08/2020 | 06/11/2020 | 06/04/2020 - 06/20/2020 |
Missouri Primary | 08/04/2020 | 07/15/2020 | 07/20/2020 | 07/23/2020 | 07/16/2020 - 08/01/2020 |
Montana Primary* | 06/02/2020 | 05/13/2020 | 05/18/2020 | 05/21/2020 | 05/14/2020 - 05/30/2020 |
Nebraska Primary* | 05/12/2020 | 04/22/2020 | 04/27/2020 | 04/30/2020 | 04/23/2020 - 05/09/2020 |
Nevada Primary | 06/09/2020 | 05/20/2020 | 05/25/20201 | 05/28/2020 | 05/21/2020 - 06/06/2020 |
New Hampshire Primary* | 09/08/2020 | 08/19/2020 | 08/24/2020 | 08/27/2020 | 08/20/2020 - 09/05/2020 |
New Jersey Primary* | 07/07/202018 | 06/17/2020 | 06/22/2020 | 06/25/2020 | 06/18/2020 - 07/04/2020 |
New Mexico Primary* | 06/02/2020 | 05/13/2020 | 05/18/2020 | 05/21/2020 | 05/14/2020 - 05/30/2020 |
New York Primary | 06/23/2020 | 06/03/2020 | 06/08/2020 | 06/11/2020 | 06/04/2020 - 06/20/2020 |
North Carolina Primary* | 03/03/2020 | 02/12/2020 | 02/17/20201 | 02/20/2020 | 02/13/2020 - 02/29/2020 |
North Carolina Runoff* | 06/23/202019 | 06/03/2020 | 06/08/2020 | 06/11/2020 | 06/04/2020 - 06/20/2020 |
North Dakota Primary | 06/09/2020 | 05/20/2020 | 05/25/20201 | 05/28/2020 | 05/21/2020 - 06/06/2020 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 11/03/2020 | 10/14/2020 | 10/19/2020 | 10/22/2020 | 10/15/2020 - 10/31/2020 |
Ohio Primary | 04/28/202020 | 04/08/2020 | 04/13/2020 | 04/16/2020 | 04/09/2020 - 04/25/2020 |
Oklahoma Primary* | 06/30/2020 | 06/10/2020 | 06/15/2020 | 06/18/2020 | 06/11/2020 - 06/27/2020 |
Oklahoma Runoff* | 08/25/2020 | 08/05/2020 | 08/10/2020 | 08/13/2020 | 08/06/2020 - 08/22/2020 |
Oregon Primary* | 05/19/2020 | 04/29/2020 | 05/04/2020 | 05/07/2020 | 04/30/2020 - 05/16/2020 |
Oregon Convention - Libertarian Party* | 07/06/2020 | 06/16/2020 | 06/21/20201 | 06/24/2020 | 06/17/2020 - 07/03/2020 |
Oregon Convention - Pacific Green Party* | 06/06/2020 | 05/17/2020 | 05/22/2020 | 05/25/20203 | 05/18/2020 - 06/03/2020 |
Pennsylvania Primary | 06/02/202021 | 05/13/2020 | 05/18/2020 | 05/21/2020 | 05/14/2020 - 05/30/2020 |
Puerto Rico Primary | 08/09/202022 | 07/20/2020 | 07/25/20201 | 07/28/2020 | 07/21/2020 - 08/06/2020 |
Rhode Island Primary* | 09/08/2020 | 08/19/2020 | 08/24/2020 | 08/27/2020 | 08/20/2020 - 09/05/2020 |
South Carolina Primary* | 06/09/2020 | 05/20/2020 | 05/25/20201 | 05/28/2020 | 05/21/2020 - 06/06/2020 |
South Carolina Runoff* (NOT HELD) | 06/23/2020 | 06/03/2020 | 06/11/20207 | 06/11/2020 | 06/04/2020 - 06/20/2020 |
South Carolina Convention - Alliance Party* | 04/18/2020 | 03/29/2020 | 04/03/2020 | 04/06/202010 | 03/30/2020 - 04/15/2020 |
South Carolina Convention - Constitution Party* | 04/18/2020 | 03/29/2020 | 04/03/2020 | 04/06/202010 | 03/30/2020 - 04/15/2020 |
South Carolina Convention - Libertarian Party* | 06/13/2020 | 05/24/2020 | 05/29/2020 | 06/01/2020 | 05/25/2020 - 06/10/2020 |
South Dakota Primary* | 06/02/2020 | 05/13/2020 | 05/18/2020 | 05/21/2020 | 05/14/2020 - 05/30/2020 |
South Dakota Runoff* | 08/11/2020 | 07/22/2020 | 07/27/2020 | 07/30/2020 | 07/23/2020 - 08/08/2020 |
South Dakota Convention - Libertarian Party* | 05/09/2020 | 04/19/2020 | 04/24/2020 | 04/27/2020 | 04/20/2020 - 05/06/2020 |
Tennessee Primary* | 08/06/2020 | 07/17/2020 | 07/22/2020 | 07/25/20203 | 07/18/2020 - 08/03/2020 |
Texas Primary* | 03/03/2020 | 02/12/2020 | 02/17/20201 | 02/20/2020 | 02/13/2020 - 02/29/2020 |
Texas Runoff* | 07/14/202023 | 06/24/2020 | 06/29/2020 | 07/02/2020 | 06/25/2020 - 07/11/2020 |
Texas Convention - Green Party Senate* | 04/18/2020 | 03/29/2020 | 04/03/2020 | 04/06/202010 | 03/30/2020 - 04/15/2020 |
Texas Convention - Libertarian Party Senate* | 08/01/202024 | 07/12/2020 | 07/17/2020 | 07/20/2020 | 07/13/2020 - 07/29/2020 |
Texas Convention - Minor Party Single-County [Dist. #s 2-3, 7, 16, 18, 20, 29, 30] | 03/14/2020 | 02/23/2020 | 02/28/2020 | 03/02/2020 | 02/24/2020 - 03/11/2020 |
Texas Convention - Minor Party Multi-County [Dist. #s 1, 4-6, 8-15, 17, 19, 21-28, 31-36] | 03/21/2020 | 03/01/2020 | 03/06/2020 | 03/09/2020 | 03/02/2020 - 03/18/2020 |
Texas Convention - Republican Party [Dist. #4] | 08/08/2020 | 07/19/2020 | 07/24/2020 | 07/27/2020 | 07/20/2020 - 08/05/2020 |
Utah Primary | 06/30/2020 | 06/10/2020 | 06/15/2020 | 06/18/2020 | 06/11/2020 - 06/27/2020 |
Utah Convention - Constitution Party | 04/15/2020 | 03/26/2020 | 03/31/2020 | 04/03/2020 | 03/27/2020 - 04/12/2020 |
Utah Convention - Democratic Party | 04/25/2020 | 04/05/2020 | 04/10/2020 | 04/13/202010 | 04/06/2020 - 04/22/2020 |
Utah Convention - Libertarian Party | 04/25/2020 | 04/05/2020 | 04/10/2020 | 04/13/202010 | 04/06/2020 - 04/22/2020 |
Utah Convention - Republican Party | 04/25/2020 | 04/05/2020 | 04/10/2020 | 04/13/202010 | 04/06/2020 - 04/22/2020 |
Utah Convention - United Utah Party | 04/18/2020 | 03/29/2020 | 04/03/2020 | 04/06/202010 | 03/30/2020 - 04/15/2020 |
Vermont Primary | 08/11/2020 | 07/22/2020 | 07/27/2020 | 07/30/2020 | 07/23/2020 - 08/08/2020 |
Virgin Islands Primary | 08/01/2020 | 07/12/2020 | 07/17/2020 | 07/20/2020 | 07/13/2020 - 07/29/2020 |
Virgin Islands General Runoff (NOT HELD) | 11/17/2020 | 10/28/2020 | 11/05/20207 | 11/05/2020 | 10/29/2020 - 11/14/2020 |
Virginia Primary* | 06/23/202025 | 06/03/2020 | 06/08/2020 | 06/11/2020 | 06/04/2020 - 06/20/2020 |
Virginia Convention - Democratic Party [Dist. # 9]* | 05/02/2020 | 04/12/2020 | 04/17/2020 | 04/20/2020 | 04/13/2020 - 04/29/2020 |
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 4]* | 06/27/202026 | 06/07/2020 | 06/12/2020 | 06/15/2020 | 06/08/2020 - 06/24/2020 |
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 5]* | 06/13/202027 | 05/24/2020 | 05/29/2020 | 06/01/2020 | 05/25/2020 - 06/10/2020 |
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 7]* | 07/18/202028 | 06/28/2020 | 07/03/2020 | 07/06/202013 | 06/29/2020 - 07/15/2020 |
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 8]* | 05/30/2020 | 05/10/2020 | 05/15/2020 | 05/18/2020 | 05/11/2020 - 05/27/2020 |
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 10]* | 06/20/202029 | 05/31/2020 | 06/05/2020 | 06/08/2020 | 06/01/2020 - 06/17/2020 |
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 11]* | 06/20/202030 | 05/31/2020 | 06/05/2020 | 06/08/2020 | 06/01/2020 - 06/17/2020 |
Washington Primary | 08/04/2020 | 07/15/2020 | 07/20/2020 | 07/23/2020 | 07/16/2020 - 08/01/2020 |
West Virginia Primary* | 06/09/202031 | 05/20/2020 | 05/25/20201 | 05/28/2020 | 05/21/2020 - 06/06/2020 |
West Virginia Convention - Libertarian Party* | 04/04/2020 | 03/15/2020 | 03/20/2020 | 03/23/2020 | 03/16/2020 - 04/01/2020 |
West Virginia Convention - Mountain Party* | 06/06/2020 | 05/17/2020 | 05/22/2020 | 05/25/20203 | 05/18/2020 - 06/03/2020 |
Wisconsin Primary | 08/11/2020 | 07/22/2020 | 07/27/2020 | 07/30/2020 | 07/23/2020 - 08/08/2020 |
Wyoming Primary* | 08/18/2020 | 07/29/2020 | 08/03/2020 | 08/06/2020 | 07/30/2020 - 08/15/2020 |