Congressional Primaries and Filing Deadlines, 2006 Schedule

CRS Report for Congress
Congressional Primaries and Filing
Deadlines, 2006 Schedule
Kevin Coleman
Analyst in American National Government
Government and Finance Division
Summary
This report provides the dates of congressional filing deadlines and primary and
runoff primary dates for 2006 for the states, the District of Columbia, and territories.
The dates are subject to change before the election cycle begins, pending state legislative
action. This report will be updated as events warrant.
Table 1. Congressional Primary Dates and Filing Deadlines, 2006
StateFiling DeadlinePrimaryRunoff primary^a
AlabamaApril 7June 6June 27
AlaskaJune 1August 22
American SamoaNANA
ArizonaJune 14September 12
ArkansasApril 4May 23June 13
CaliforniaMarch 10June 6
ColoradoMay 25August 8
Connecticut^b May 2 -23August 8
Delaware^cJuly 28September 12
District ofJuly 5September 12
Columbia
FloridaMay 12September 5^d
GeorgiaApril 28July 18August 8

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StateFiling DeadlinePrimaryRunoff primary^a
GuamNASeptember 2
HawaiiJuly 25September 23
IdahoMarch 17May 23
IllinoisDecember 19, 2005March 21
IndianaFebruary 17May 2
IowaMarch 17June 6
KansasJune 12August 1
KentuckyJanuary 31May 16
LouisianaAugust 11November 7December 9
MaineMarch 15June 13
MarylandJuly 3September 12
MassachusettsJune 6September 19
MichiganMay 16August 8
MinnesotaJuly 18September 12
MississippiMarch 1June 6June 27
MissouriMarch 28August 8
MontanaMarch 23June 6
NebraskaFebruary 15May 9
(incumbents)
March 1
(non-incumbents)
NevadaMay 12August 15
New HampshireJune 16September 12
New JerseyApril 10June 6
New MexicoFebruary 14June 6
New YorkJuly 13September 12
North CarolinaFebruary 28May 2May 30
North DakotaApril 17June 13
OhioFebruary 16May 2
OklahomaJune 7July 25August 22

StateFiling DeadlinePrimaryRunoff primary^a
OregonMarch 7May 16
PennsylvaniaMarch 7May 16
Puerto Ricono election in 2006
Rhode IslandJune 28September 12
South CarolinaMarch 30June 13June 27
South DakotaApril 4June 6June 20
TennesseeApril 6August 3
TexasJanuary 2March 7April 11
UtahMarch 17June 27
VermontJuly 17September 12
VirginiaApril 14June 13
Virgin IslandsNASeptember 9
WashingtonJuly 28September 19
West VirginiaJanuary 28May 9
WisconsinJuly 11September 12
WyomingJune 2August 22
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^NA^{— n}^o^{t av}^ailab^l^e.
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^ruⁿ^o^f^f^p^r^im^ary^{is h}^e^ld^ifⁿ^o^can^dⁱ^d^a^{te receiv}^e^{s at}^{least 5}⁰^%^o^f^th^{e v}^o^{te in}^th^{e in}^itial^p^r^im^ary^electioⁿ^.
^In^Sou^t^h^Dak^o^{ta, a ru}ⁿ^o^f^f^prim^ary^is^h^e^{ld if}ⁿ^o^c^aⁿ^dⁱ^{date receiv}^e^s^{at leas}^{t 35% of}^th^{e v}^o^{te. In}
^L^o^uⁱ^sⁱ^an^{a, a can}^{didate w}^h^{o receiv}^e^s^{50% or}^m^o^{re of}^th^{e v}^o^{te in}^th^{e prim}^ary^is^{elected to th}^{e of}^fⁱ^ce.
^Ifⁿ^o^can^{didate receiv}^e^s⁵⁰^%^o^f^th^{e v}^o^{te in}^th^e^prim^ary^,^{a ru}ⁿ^o^f^f^election^is^h^e^{ld. A}^{ll L}^o^uⁱ^sⁱ^an^a
^can^dⁱ^d^a^tes,^reg^a^rd^less^o^f^p^a^rty^af^f^iliatioⁿ^,^co^m^p^{ete ag}^ain^s^{t each}^o^t^h^e^{r in}^th^{e p}^r^im^ary^electioⁿ^,^an^d^th^e
^tw^o^hⁱ^g^h^e^{st v}^o^te-^g^etter^s^co^m^p^{ete in}^th^{e r}^uⁿ^o^f^f^,^ev^en^if^th^ey^b^e^loⁿ^g^to^th^{e sam}^e^p^o^{litical p}^a^r^t^y^.
^b^.^P^o^{litical p}^a^r^t^y^en^d^o^r^sin^g^coⁿ^v^eⁿ^tioⁿ^s^m^a^y^b^e^h^e^ld^b^e^tw^een^May²^an^d²³^;^{a can}^dⁱ^d^a^{te su}^b^s^eq^u^eⁿ^tly^f^iles
^f^o^r^th^{e p}^r^im^ar^y^w^ithⁱⁿ¹⁴^d^a^y^s^af^ter^th^{e co}ⁿ^v^eⁿ^tioⁿ^.
^{c. T}^h^{e Delaw}^a^{re leg}ⁱ^s^l^atu^r^{e is}^{to con}^s^{ider ch}^aⁿ^g^e^s^{to th}^{e election}^calen^d^a^r^w^h^eⁿ^{it con}^v^eⁿ^e^sⁱⁿ^J^aⁿ^u^a^ry
^2006.
^{d. A}^law^w^a^s^en^{acted in}^{2005 th}^at^w^{ill elim}ⁱⁿ^{ate Florida'}^s^ruⁿ^o^f^f^prim^ar^y^,^ef^f^ectiv^{e J}^aⁿ^u^a^ry^{1, 2006. T}^h^e
^r^un-o^{ff w}^o^ul^d^ha^ve^b^e^eⁿ^he^l^d^oⁿ^O^c^t^o^b^e^r³^.