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The 2028 primary calendar

When every state votes for each party's presidential nominee, how many delegates it chooses and how it shares them out. The Democrats start in South Carolina on January 22, 2028; the Republicans in Iowa, expected January 17, 2028. Super Tuesday is March 7, 2028.

Democrats · 57 contests
Alaska: firehouse, April 15, 2028, 15 delegatesAKMaine: primary, March 7, 2028, 24 delegatesMEVermont: primary, March 7, 2028, 16 delegatesVTNew Hampshire: primary, February 8, 2028, 25 delegatesNHWashington: primary, March 14, 2028, 92 delegatesWAIdaho: caucus, May 25, 2028, 23 delegatesIDMontana: primary, June 6, 2028, 20 delegatesMTNorth Dakota: firehouse, April 1, 2028, 13 delegatesNDMinnesota: primary, March 7, 2028, 75 delegatesMNIllinois: primary, March 21, 2028, 147 delegatesILWisconsin: primary, April 4, 2028, 82 delegatesWIMichigan: primary, February 22, 2028, 117 delegatesMINew York: primary, April 4, 2028, 268 delegatesNYRhode Island: primary, April 4, 2028, 26 delegatesRIMassachusetts: primary, March 7, 2028, 92 delegatesMAOregon: primary, May 23, 2028, 66 delegatesORNevada: primary, February 1, 2028, 36 delegatesNVWyoming: caucus, April 15, 2028, 13 delegatesWYSouth Dakota: primary, June 6, 2028, 16 delegatesSDIowa: firehouse, March 7, 2028, 40 delegatesIAIndiana: primary, May 9, 2028, 79 delegatesINOhio: primary, March 21, 2028, 127 delegatesOHPennsylvania: primary, April 25, 2028, 159 delegatesPANew Jersey: primary, June 6, 2028, 126 delegatesNJConnecticut: primary, April 4, 2028, 60 delegatesCTCalifornia: primary, March 7, 2028, 424 delegatesCAUtah: primary, March 7, 2028, 30 delegatesUTColorado: primary, March 7, 2028, 72 delegatesCONebraska: primary, May 16, 2028, 29 delegatesNEMissouri: firehouse, March 25, 2028, 64 delegatesMOKentucky: primary, May 23, 2028, 53 delegatesKYWest Virginia: primary, May 16, 2028, 20 delegatesWVVirginia: primary, February 29, 2028, 99 delegatesVAMaryland: primary, May 16, 2028, 95 delegatesMDDelaware: primary, April 4, 2028, 19 delegatesDEArizona: primary, March 21, 2028, 72 delegatesAZNew Mexico: primary, February 15, 2028, 34 delegatesNMKansas: primary, March 21, 2028, 33 delegatesKSArkansas: primary, March 7, 2028, 31 delegatesARTennessee: primary, March 7, 2028, 63 delegatesTNNorth Carolina: primary, March 7, 2028, 116 delegatesNCSouth Carolina: primary, January 22, 2028, 55 delegatesSCDistrict of Columbia: primary, June 6, 2028, 20 delegatesDCOklahoma: primary, March 7, 2028, 36 delegatesOKLouisiana: primary, March 25, 2028, 48 delegatesLAMississippi: primary, March 14, 2028, 35 delegatesMSAlabama: primary, March 7, 2028, 52 delegatesALGeorgia: primary, March 14, 2028, 108 delegatesGAHawaii: firehouse, March 8, 2028, 22 delegatesHITexas: primary, March 7, 2028, 244 delegatesTXFlorida: primary, March 21, 2028, 224 delegatesFL
Republicans · 56 contests
Alaska: firehouse, March 7, 2028, 29 delegatesAKMaine: primary, March 7, 2028, 20 delegatesMEVermont: primary, March 7, 2028, 17 delegatesVTNew Hampshire: primary, January 25, 2028, 22 delegatesNHWashington: primary, March 14, 2028, 43 delegatesWAIdaho: caucus, March 4, 2028, 32 delegatesIDMontana: convention, May 20, 2028, 31 delegatesMTNorth Dakota: caucus, March 6, 2028, 29 delegatesNDMinnesota: primary, March 7, 2028, 39 delegatesMNIllinois: primary, March 21, 2028, 64 delegatesILWisconsin: primary, April 4, 2028, 41 delegatesWIMichigan: primary, February 29, 2028, 55 delegatesMINew York: primary, April 4, 2028, 91 delegatesNYRhode Island: primary, April 4, 2028, 19 delegatesRIMassachusetts: primary, March 7, 2028, 40 delegatesMAOregon: primary, May 23, 2028, 31 delegatesORNevada: caucus, February 10, 2028, 26 delegatesNVWyoming: convention, April 20, 2028, 29 delegatesWYSouth Dakota: convention, May 4, 2028, 29 delegatesSDIowa: caucus, January 17, 2028, 40 delegatesIAIndiana: primary, May 9, 2028, 58 delegatesINOhio: primary, March 21, 2028, 79 delegatesOHPennsylvania: primary, April 25, 2028, 67 delegatesPANew Jersey: primary, June 6, 2028, 12 delegatesNJConnecticut: primary, April 4, 2028, 28 delegatesCTCalifornia: primary, March 7, 2028, 169 delegatesCAUtah: caucus, March 7, 2028, 40 delegatesUTColorado: primary, March 7, 2028, 37 delegatesCONebraska: primary, May 16, 2028, 36 delegatesNEMissouri: caucus, March 4, 2028, 54 delegatesMOKentucky: primary, May 23, 2028, 46 delegatesKYWest Virginia: primary, May 16, 2028, 32 delegatesWVVirginia: primary, March 7, 2028, 48 delegatesVAMaryland: primary, May 16, 2028, 37 delegatesMDDelaware: primary, April 4, 2028, 16 delegatesDEArizona: primary, March 21, 2028, 43 delegatesAZNew Mexico: convention, April 29, 2028, 22 delegatesNMKansas: primary, March 21, 2028, 39 delegatesKSArkansas: primary, March 7, 2028, 40 delegatesARTennessee: primary, March 7, 2028, 58 delegatesTNNorth Carolina: primary, March 7, 2028, 74 delegatesNCSouth Carolina: primary, February 26, 2028, 50 delegatesSCDistrict of Columbia: firehouse, March 5, 2028, 19 delegatesDCOklahoma: primary, March 7, 2028, 43 delegatesOKLouisiana: primary, March 25, 2028, 47 delegatesLAMississippi: primary, March 14, 2028, 40 delegatesMSAlabama: primary, March 7, 2028, 50 delegatesALGeorgia: primary, March 14, 2028, 59 delegatesGAHawaii: caucus, March 14, 2028, 19 delegatesHITexas: primary, March 7, 2028, 161 delegatesTXFlorida: primary, March 21, 2028, 125 delegatesFL

Every state

StateDemocratsDelegatesOur early favoriteRepublicansDelegatesRuleOur early favorite
Iowa Mar 7 · firehouse 40 Jan 17 · caucus 40 proportional Vance 43%
South Carolina Jan 22 · primary 55 Harris 29% Feb 26 · primary 50 winner-take-all Vance 48%
New Hampshire Feb 8 · primary 25 Harris 29% Jan 25 · primary 22 proportional above 10% Vance 46%
Nevada Feb 1 · primary 36 Harris 29% Feb 10 · caucus 26 proportional above 4% Vance 45%
New Mexico Feb 15 · primary 34 Harris 31% Apr 29 · convention 22 proportional
Michigan Feb 22 · primary 117 Harris 28% Feb 29 · primary 55 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional Vance 49%
Virginia Feb 29 · primary 99 Harris 30% Mar 7 · primary 48 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Idaho May 25 · caucus 23 Mar 4 · caucus 32 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional Vance 49%
Missouri Mar 25 · firehouse 64 Mar 4 · caucus 54 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
District of Columbia Jun 6 · primary 20 Mar 5 · firehouse 19 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
North Dakota Apr 1 · firehouse 13 Mar 6 · caucus 29 winner-take-all above 60%, else proportional
Alabama Mar 7 · primary 52 Mar 7 · primary 50 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Alaska Apr 15 · firehouse 15 Mar 7 · firehouse 29 proportional above 13%
American Samoa Mar 7 · caucus 6 Mar 10 · caucus 9 proportional
Arkansas Mar 7 · primary 31 Mar 7 · primary 40 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
California Mar 7 · primary 424 Mar 7 · primary 169 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Colorado Mar 7 · primary 72 Mar 7 · primary 37 proportional above 20%
Maine Mar 7 · primary 24 Mar 7 · primary 20 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Massachusetts Mar 7 · primary 92 Mar 7 · primary 40 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Minnesota Mar 7 · primary 75 Mar 7 · primary 39 winner-take-all above 80%, else proportional
North Carolina Mar 7 · primary 116 Mar 7 · primary 74 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Oklahoma Mar 7 · primary 36 Mar 7 · primary 43 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Tennessee Mar 7 · primary 63 Mar 7 · primary 58 winner-take-all above 67%, else proportional
Texas Mar 7 · primary 244 Mar 7 · primary 161 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
US Virgin Islands Jun 10 · firehouse 7 Mar 7 · caucus 4 winner-take-all
Utah Mar 7 · primary 30 Mar 7 · caucus 40 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Vermont Mar 7 · primary 16 Mar 7 · primary 17 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Hawaii Mar 8 · firehouse 22 Mar 14 · caucus 19 proportional
Democrats Abroad Mar 14 · firehouse 13 – –
Georgia Mar 14 · primary 108 Mar 14 · primary 59 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Mississippi Mar 14 · primary 35 Mar 14 · primary 40 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Northern Mariana Islands Mar 14 · firehouse 6 Mar 17 · convention 9 winner-take-all
Washington Mar 14 · primary 92 Mar 14 · primary 43 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Guam Jun 10 · caucus 7 Mar 18 · convention 9 proportional
Arizona Mar 21 · primary 72 Mar 21 · primary 43 winner-take-all
Florida Mar 21 · primary 224 Mar 21 · primary 125 winner-take-all
Illinois Mar 21 · primary 147 Mar 21 · primary 64 winner-take-all
Kansas Mar 21 · primary 33 Mar 21 · primary 39 winner-take-all
Ohio Mar 21 · primary 127 Mar 21 · primary 79 winner-take-all
Louisiana Mar 25 · primary 48 Mar 25 · primary 47 winner-take-all
Connecticut Apr 4 · primary 60 Apr 4 · primary 28 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Delaware Apr 4 · primary 19 Apr 4 · primary 16 winner-take-all
New York Apr 4 · primary 268 Apr 4 · primary 91 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Rhode Island Apr 4 · primary 26 Apr 4 · primary 19 proportional above 10%
Wisconsin Apr 4 · primary 82 Apr 4 · primary 41 winner-take-all
Wyoming Apr 15 · caucus 13 Apr 20 · convention 29 winner-take-all
Puerto Rico Apr 30 · firehouse 55 Apr 23 · firehouse 23 winner-take-all above 50%, else proportional
Pennsylvania Apr 25 · primary 159 Apr 25 · primary 67 winner-take-all
South Dakota Jun 6 · primary 16 May 4 · convention 29 proportional
Indiana May 9 · primary 79 May 9 · primary 58 winner-take-all
Maryland May 16 · primary 95 May 16 · primary 37 winner-take-all
Nebraska May 16 · primary 29 May 16 · primary 36 winner-take-all
West Virginia May 16 · primary 20 May 16 · primary 32 winner-take-all
Montana Jun 6 · primary 20 May 20 · convention 31 proportional above 5%
Kentucky May 23 · primary 53 May 23 · primary 46 proportional above 15%
Oregon May 23 · primary 66 May 23 · primary 31 winner-take-all
New Jersey Jun 6 · primary 126 Jun 6 · primary 12 winner-take-all

The early windows are the parties' own: the DNC's (South Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan, Virginia, approved August 15, 2026) and the RNC's order (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina, September 2026; dates not yet set, so 2024's moved to the same weekday). Every other date, the delegate counts and the Republican rules are 2024's until the 2028 calendars are set. Democrats share every state's delegates in proportion among candidates above 15%. "Our early favorite": who wins that state most often in our simulations today.

Common questions

When is the first 2028 Democratic primary?
South Carolina on January 22, 2028. The DNC's early window, approved in August 2026, is South Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia, all before Super Tuesday.
When are the 2028 Iowa caucuses?
Iowa votes first for the Republicans, expected on about January 17, 2028; the RNC has fixed the order (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina) but not yet the dates. Iowa is no longer in the Democrats' early window.
When is Super Tuesday 2028?
Tuesday, March 7, 2028. 15 Democratic contests choose 1,321 delegates that day. 16 Republican contests choose 869 delegates that day.
How many delegates are needed to win the nomination?
Democrats: 1,975 of 3,949 pledged delegates. Republicans: 1,215 of 2,429 pledged delegates.

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