2016 Primary Voting Schedule: Primary Voting Dates for Every State

Joshua Lott/Getty Images
Impact

The 2016 presidential election is fast approaching, with the primary schedule for every state currently being decided (and subject to change), according to the New York Times. The Iowa caucuses will kick off voting on Feb. 1, while most other primary elections will be held in March.

After the momentum from the Iowa caucuses comes the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 9. These two events will help narrow down the large Republican playing field, NBC reported. 

Read more:

But the big day is March 1, aka Super Tuesday. On this day, 11 nominating contests will be held — 12 for the GOP specifically. The hosting states are South-heavy, including Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia, according to the New York Times. By then, the winner of this cycle's three Democratic candidates vying for the spot will be apparent, NBC reported.

Joshua Lott/Getty Images
Rogelio V. Solis/AP

On March 15, big states like Ohio, Illinois and Florida come up to bat. This time around, Florida is hosting two presidential hopefuls: former Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio, the Guardian reported. 

After the last nominating contest, the Republican National Convention will be held in Cleveland on July 18, the Guardian reported. Just a week later, on July 25, will be the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. 

Below is a list of the primary voting dates for each state so far:

Feb. 1: Iowa caucuses

Feb. 9: New Hampshire primary

Feb. 20: Nevada Democratic caucus, South Carolina Republican primary, Washington Republican caucus

Feb. 23: Nevada Republican caucus

Feb. 27: South Carolina Democratic primary

March 1: AlabamaAlaska Republican caucusArkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Dakota Republican caucus, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming Republican caucus, North Dakota Democratic caucus 

March 5: Kansas, Kentucky Republican caucus, LouisianaMaine Republican caucus, Nebraska Democratic caucus

March 6: Maine Democratic caucus

March 8: Hawaii Republican caucus, Idaho Republican primary, Michigan, Mississippi

March 15: Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio

March 22: Arizona, Idaho Democratic caucus

March 26: Alaska Democratic caucus, Hawaii Democratic caucus, Washington Democratic caucus

April 5: Wisconsin

April 9: Wyoming Democratic caucus 

April 19: New York

April 26: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island 

May 3: Indiana

May 10: Nebraska Republican primary, West Virginia 

May 17: Kentucky Democratic primary, Oregon

May 24: Washington Republican primary

June 7: California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico

June 14: District of Columbia

June 26: Utah