The schedule for Democratic and Republican primaries and caucuses is very confusing and convoluted. A good place to start is with Frontloading HQ.
Coronavirus Updates
Starting March 15, 2020, the United States did something unprecedented (in modern times) – every non-essential worker was told/ordered to stay-at-home and/or work-from-home. This included primary workers. So, as a result, many states’ primaries were rescheduled.
The 2020 Democratic National Convention which was scheduled to take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 13-16, 2020, was delayed to August 17-20 due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Democratic presidential primaries that were rescheduled/canceled:
| Primary | Original | New | Vote in person |
| Ohio | March 17 | April 28 | Cancelled |
| Georgia | March 24 | June 9 | Scheduled |
| Puerto Rico | March 29 | TBD | TBA |
| Alaska | April 4 | April 10 | Cancelled |
| Wyoming | April 4 | April 17 | Cancelled |
| Hawaii | April 4 | May 22 | Cancelled |
| Louisiana | April 4 | July 11 | Scheduled |
| Maryland | April 28 | June 2 | Scheduled |
| Connecticut | April 28 | August 11 | Scheduled |
| Rhode Island | April 28 | June 2 | Scheduled |
| Delaware | April 28 | June 2 | Scheduled |
| Pennsylvania | April 28 | June 2 | Scheduled |
| New York | April 28 | June 23 | |
| Guam | May 2 | TBD | TBA |
| Kansas | May 2 | May 2 | Cancelled |
| Indiana | May 5 | June 2 | Scheduled |
| West Virginia | May 12 | June 9 | Scheduled |
| Kentucky | May 19 | June 23 | Scheduled |
| New Jersey | June 2 | July 7 | Scheduled |
The 2020 Republican National Convention will be held from August 24 to 27, 2020, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Republican presidential primaries were rescheduled:
- The Ohio primary was rescheduled from March 17, 2020, to June 2, 2020. It was later rescheduled again from June 2 to April 28.
- The Georgia primary was rescheduled from March 24, 2020, to May 19, 2020. It was later rescheduled again from May 19 to June 9.
- The Louisiana primary was rescheduled from April 4, 2020, to June 20, 2020.
- The Connecticut primary was rescheduled from April 28 to June 2.
- The Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island primaries were rescheduled from April 28, 2020, to June 2, 2020.
- The Indiana primary was rescheduled from May 5, 2020, to June 2, 2020.
- The West Virginia primary was rescheduled from May 12, 2020, to June 9, 2020.
- The Kentucky primary was rescheduled from May 19, 2020, to June 23, 2020.
- The New Jersey primary was rescheduled from June 2, 2020 to July 7, 2020.
- The Ohio primary was rescheduled from March 17, 2020, to June 2, 2020. was later rescheduled again from June 2 to April 28.
- The Georgia primary was rescheduled from March 24, 2020, to May 19, 2020.[228] It was later rescheduled again from May 19 to June 9.
- The Louisiana primary was rescheduled from April 4, 2020, to June 20, 2020.[237] It was later rescheduled again from June 20 to July 11.[209]
- The Connecticut primary was rescheduled from April 28 to June 2.[205] It was later rescheduled a second time to August 11.[210]
- The Delaware, Maryland,[238] Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island primaries were rescheduled from April 28, 2020, to June 2, 2020.
- The Indiana primary was rescheduled from May 5, 2020, to June 2, 2020.
- The West Virginia primary was rescheduled from May 12, 2020, to June 9, 2020.
- The Kentucky primary was rescheduled from May 19, 2020, to June 23, 2020.[239]
- The New Jersey primary was rescheduled from June 2, 2020 to July 7, 2020.[240]
The Democratic candidates are Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Tom Steyer, Amy Klobuchar, Tulsi Gabbard, Michael Bennet, John Delaney, Deval Patrick and Andrew Yang.
The Republican candidates are Donald Trump, Bill Weld, Rocky De La Fuente, Mark Sanford and Joe Walsh.
February 3
Iowa caucuses took place on February 3, 2020, but there wasn’t a clear Democratic winner because a new application (mobile app) failed to tally and report the votes correctly.
Monday night’s Iowa caucuses dragged on into the early hours of Tuesday with no clear Democratic winner declared, and the New York Times reported that a brand-new, untested mobile app designed in just two months was at least partially to blame for the holdup in results.
Source: Forbes
The Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) – the folks who commissioned the app – promised to have the majority of results published by 5 PM (ET) today.
On February 9, 2020, Iowa finally allotted Pete 14 delegates, Bernie 12, Elizabeth 8, Joe 6, and Amy 1, out of 41 for the Democratic caucus. For the Republican caucus, Donald got 39 and Bill got 1, out of 40.
Both Pete and Bernie requested a recount, which (completed Feb. 27) didn’t change the results, and it was finally certified by the IDP on February 29.
Withdrawals Before the Primaries
Democratic candidates who withdrew before the Primaries started: Beto O’Rourke, Bill de Blasio, Cory Booker, Eric Swalwell, Jay Inslee, Joe Sestak, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, Julián Castro, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Marianne Williamson, Mike Gravel, Richard Ojeda, Seth Moulton, Steve Bullock, Tim Ryan, Wayne Messam. Source: Wikipedia.
Republican candidates who withdrew before (or shortly after) the Primaries started: Joe Walsh, Mark Sanford. Source: Wikipedia.
February 11
New Hampshire primary results: Bernie 9, Pete 9, Amy 6, out of 24 total. For Republicans, Donald 22, out of 22 total.
Today, after the NH primary, Michael Bennet and Andrew Yang dropped out. On February 12, Deval Patrick suspended his campaign.
February 22
Nevada caucus results: Bernie 24, Joe 9, Pete 3, out of 36 available. For Republicans, they cancelled their caucus so Donald presumably gets all 25 delegates.
Side note: Michael Bloomberg (billionaire, former mayor of New York) qualified for the debate in Nevada (Feb. 19), but he was not on the ballot. He’s trying to buy his way in.
February 29
Happy Leap Day! South Carolina (D) primary results: Joe 39, Bernie 15 out of 54 delegates.
On March 1, Pete dropped out and gave his support to Joe.
On March 2, Amy dropped out and gave her support to Joe. Beto also gave his support to Joe.
March 3
“Super Tuesday” is primary/caucus day for Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (D), and American Samoa (D).
If you’re keeping count, going into Super Tuesday, Bernie 60, Joe 54, Elizabeth 8, and Michael 0.
In Texas early voting starts February 18. If needed, the primary election runoff day will be May 26, 2020.
Texas has 228 Democratic delegates and 155 Republican delegates. 1283 The results for Texas are Joe 111, Bernie 102, Michael 10, Elizabeth 5 out of 228 Democratic delegates. For Republicans, Donald 117 of 155 total.
Nationally, the totals so far are Joe 596, Bernie 531, Elizabeth 65, Michael 58, Pete 26, Amy 7, and Tulsi 1.
After spending $500+ million Michael Bloomberg dropped out on March 4. Bernie announced on March 4 that he will drop out if “Biden gets plurality” going into Democratic convention. On March 5, Elizabeth Warren withdrew from the race. This leaves Joe, Bernie, and Tulsi is still running.
UPDATE: It looks like Texas is headed for primary runoff elections on July 14.
Here are the races in Texas as of July 1.
President Democratic candidate:
Joe Biden
President Republican candidate:
Donald Trump
US Senate Democratic candidates:
Mary Jennings Hegar
Royce West
US Senate Republican candidate:
John Cornyn (incumbent)
U.S. House of Representatives (District 17) Democratic candidates:
Rick Kennedy
David Jaramillo
U.S. House of Representatives (District 17) Republican candidates:
Pete Sessions
Renee Swann
Texas House of Representatives (District 14) Democratic candidate:
Janet Dudding
Texas House of Representatives (District 14) Republican candidate:
John Raney (incumbent)
Railroad Commissioner Democratic candidates:
Chrysta Castañeda
Roberto “Beto” Alonzo
Railroad Commissioner Democratic candidate:
James “Jim” Wright
Texas Candidates
U.S. Senate (Texas)
Democratic Party candidates
Chris Bell
Michael Cooper
Amanda Edwards
Jack Daniel Foster Jr.
Annie Garcia
Victor Harris
Mary Jennings Hegar
Sema Hernandez
D. R. Hunter
Adrian Ocegueda
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez
Royce West
Republican Party candidates
John Cornyn (incumbent)
Virgil Bierschwale
John Castro
Dwayne Stovall
Mark Yancey
Independent candidates
Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla
U.S. House of Representatives (District 17 Texas)*
Democratic Party candidates
William Foster III
David Jaramillo
Rick Kennedy
Republican Party candidates
Ahmad Adnan
Scott Bland
Laurie Godfrey McReynolds
George Hindman
Todd Kent
Kristen Alamo Rowin
David Saucedo
Pete Sessions
Trent Sutton
Renee Swann
Elianor Vessali
Libertarian candidates
Ted Brown
*Bill Flores (R) is stepping down
Texas Governor
Greg Abbott (R) – Next election is 2022
Texas Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick (R) – Next election is 2022
Texas Attorney General
Ken Paxton (R) – Next election is 2022
Texas Senate (District 5)
Charles Schwertner (R) – Next election is 2022
Texas House of Representatives (District 14)
Democratic Party candidates
Janet Dudding
Raza Rahman
Republican Party candidates
John Raney (incumbent)
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Glenn Hegar (R) – Next election 2022
Commissioner of the General Land Office
George P. Bush (R) – Next election 2022
Commissioner of Agriculture
Sid Miller (R) – Next election 2022
Railroad Commissioner
Democratic Party candidates
Chrysta Castañeda
Roberto “Beto” Alonzo
Kelly Stone
Mark Watson
Republican Party candidates
Ryan Sitton (incumbent)
James Wright
Libertarian Party candidates
Matt Sterett
Charlie Stevens
Read More
- Texas Tribune guide to the 2020 elections
- What’s On The Ballot In Texas
- Ballotpedia.org
- Important 2020 Election Dates (Texas)
- BrazosVotes.org
- Republican Party of Texas
- Texas Democratic Party
- Brazos County Republican Party
- Brazos County Democratic Party
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
March 10
Democrats Abroad (D), Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota (D), and Washington primary results: Joe 177+, Bernie 111+ out of 352 delegates; Washington was still counting as of Wednesday at noon.
March 14
Northern Mariana Islands (D), and Guam (R)
March 15
Northern Mariana Islands (R)
March 17
Arizona (D), Florida, Illinois, and Ohio.
March 18
American Samoa (R)
One March 19, 2020, Tulsi dropped out and endorsed Joe Biden.
March 24
Georgia (postponed to May 19)
March 29
Puerto Rico (D) and North Dakota (R) primary results: ND Republicans cancelled election, Trump got 29 out of 29 delegates; PR is TBD.
April 4
Alaska, Hawaii (D), Louisiana, and Wyoming (D)
April 7
Democrats warn people will die as courts rule Wisconsin’s election on for Tuesday Source: NBC News
Wisconsin results: Joe 58, Bernie 13, out of 84 Democratic delegates. Donald 52 out of 52 Republican delegates.
On April 8, Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign.
April 28
Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island.
May 2
Guam (D), Kansas (D), Virginia (R), and South Carolina (R)
May 5
Indiana
May 9
Arizona (R), and Wyoming (R)
May 12
Nebraska, and West Virginia
May 19
Georgia, Kentucky, and Oregon
May 30
United States Virgin Islands (R)
June 2
District of Columbia, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota
June 6
United States Virgin Islands (D)
June 7
Puerto Rico (R)