Primary Calendar: Republican Nominating Contests

To become the Republican nominee for president, a candidate needs to capture 1,191 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. States are listed according to the first major event in its selection process. Daily delegate totals reflect all delegates allotted to the state, even though some may not pledge their vote until a later date.  Democratic Calendar

DATE	DELEGATES	STATES HOLDING CONTESTS
Thursday, January 3 After other states advanced the dates of their nominating contests, Iowa Republicans made their caucus the first in the nation and the earliest ever. Because the caucus is nonbinding, the Republican National Committee did not penalize Iowa for going before Feb. 5.	IA 40		Iowa Caucus 40 delegates
Saturday, January 5 Wyoming Republicans moved up their county conventions, seeking relevance in the primary season. (Democrats meet March 8.) The Republican National Committee voted to deprive Wyoming of half its delegates because its contest will fall before Feb. 5.	WY 14		Wyoming Caucus 14 delegates
Tuesday, January 8 New Hampshire's secretary of state moved its primary ahead of Michigan's. State law says New Hampshire must hold its primary at least a week before any other. The Republican National Committee voted to deprive New Hampshire of half its delegates because its contest will fall before Feb. 5.	NH 12		New Hampshire Primary 12 delegates
Tuesday, January 15 Michigan's jump to mid-January triggered shifts by Iowa and New Hampshire. The Republican National Committee voted to deprive Michigan of half its delegates because its contest will fall before Feb. 5.	MI 30		Michigan Primary 30 delegates
Saturday, January 19 South Carolina Republicans moved their primary in front of their Democratic counterparts to skip ahead of Florida. The Republican National Committee voted to deprive South Carolina of half its delegates because its contest will fall before Feb. 5. Nevada was not penalized because its caucus is nonbinding.	NV, SC 58		Nevada Caucus 34 delegates  South Carolina Primary 24 delegates
Tuesday, January 29 In shifting its primary forward, Florida hoped for a bigger role in the nominating process. The Republican National Committee voted to deprive Florida of half its delegates because its contest will fall before Feb. 5.	FL 57		Florida Primary 57 delegates
Friday, February 1	ME 21		Maine Caucus 21 delegates
Tuesday, February 5 More than 20 states have scheduled their contests for the earliest date allowed by the party without penalty. Full Republican Super Tuesday profiles »	AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, IL, MA, MN, MO, MT, ND, NJ, NY, OK, TN, UT, WV 1081		Alabama Primary 48 delegates  Alaska Caucus 29 delegates  Arizona Primary 53 delegates  Arkansas Primary 34 delegates  California Primary 173 delegates  Colorado Caucus 46 delegates  Connecticut Primary 30 delegates  Delaware Primary 18 delegates  Georgia Primary 72 delegates  Illinois Primary 70 delegates  Massachusetts Primary 43 delegates  Minnesota Caucus 41 delegates  Missouri Primary 58 delegates  Montana Caucus 25 delegates  New Jersey Primary 52 delegates  New York Primary 101 delegates  North Dakota Caucus 26 delegates  Oklahoma Primary 41 delegates  Tennessee Primary 55 delegates  Utah Primary 36 delegates  West Virginia Caucus 30 delegates (9 of West Virginia's 30 delegates were later decided at a May 13 primary)
Saturday, February 9	KS, LA, WA 126		Kansas Caucus 39 delegates  Louisiana Primary 47 delegates  Washington Caucus 40 delegates (19 of Washington's 40 delegates were later decided at a Feb. 19 primary)
Tuesday, February 12	DC, MD, VA 119		District of Columbia Primary 19 delegates  Maryland Primary 37 delegates  Virginia Primary 63 delegates
Tuesday, February 19	WI 40		Wisconsin Primary 40 delegates  Washington Primary 40 delegates (18 of Washington's 40 delegates were earlier decided at a Feb. 9 caucus)
Saturday, February 23	AS, MP 18		American Samoa Caucus 9 delegates  Northern Marianas Caucus 9 delegates
Sunday, February 24	PR 23		Puerto Rico Caucus 23 delegates
Tuesday, March 4	OH, RI, TX, VT 265		Ohio Primary 88 delegates  Rhode Island Primary 20 delegates  Texas Primary 140 delegates  Vermont Primary 17 delegates
Saturday, March 8	GU 9		Guam Other 9 delegates
Tuesday, March 11	MS 39		Mississippi Primary 39 delegates
Saturday, April 5	VI 9		Virgin Islands Other 9 delegates
Tuesday, April 22	PA 74		Pennsylvania Primary 74 delegates
Tuesday, May 6	IN, NC 126		Indiana Primary 57 delegates  North Carolina Primary 69 delegates
Tuesday, May 13	WV 30		West Virginia Primary 30 delegates (18 of West Virginia's 30 delegates were earlier decided at a Feb. 5 convention)
Saturday, May 17	HI 20		Hawaii Caucus 20 delegates
Tuesday, May 20	KY, OR 75		Kentucky Primary 45 delegates  Oregon Primary 30 delegates
Tuesday, May 27	ID 32		Idaho Primary 32 delegates
Tuesday, June 3	NM, SD 59		New Mexico Primary 32 delegates  South Dakota Primary 27 delegates
Saturday, July 12	NE 33		Nebraska Caucus 33 delegates