The Green Papers: 2018 Primary and Runoff Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Alphabetically with Filing Deadlines

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Alabama

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 9 February 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor party - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Runoff Lt Gov-R, US House 2-R, Att Gen-R, Comm Agr-R - Tuesday 17 July 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Alaska

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 1 June 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 21 August 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Tuesday 21 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

American Samoa

✓ Filing Deadline - Saturday 1 September 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Arizona

✓ Filing Deadline - Party/Independent Special Election Primary House CD 8 - Wednesday 10 January 2018
✓ Special Primary House CD 8 - Tuesday 27 February 2018
✓ Special Election House CD 8 - Tuesday 24 April 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Party/Independent - Wednesday 30 May 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 28 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Arkansas

✓ Primary/Independent/Third/Minor party - Thursday 1 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 22 May 2018
✓ Runoff (no contests covered by this website require runoffs) - Tuesday 19 June 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

California

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 9 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - if no incumbent files - Wednesday 14 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Colorado

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 20 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Minor Parties - Monday 2 April 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Unaffiliated candidate nomination petition - Thursday 12 July 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Connecticut

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 12 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Wednesday 8 August 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 14 August 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Third/Minor - Wednesday 5 September 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Delaware

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 10 July 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Tuesday 4 September 2018
✓ Primary - Thursday 6 September 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

District of Columbia

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Wednesday 21 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 19 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Wednesday 8 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Florida

✓ Filing Deadline - Independent petitions - Monday 2 April 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Federal offices - Friday 4 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Statewide offices - Friday 22 June 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 28 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Georgia

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary, Nonpartisan, Independent - Friday 9 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 22 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor Petitions - Tuesday 10 July 2018
✓ Primary Runoff (Gov R; Lt Gov R; CD 6 D, 7 D; SoS R; Supt Ed) - Tuesday 24 July 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018
✓ State and Local General Runoff (SoS) - Tuesday 4 December 2018
✓ ~~Federal General Election Runoff - Tuesday 8 January 2019~~

Guam

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ Primary Election - Saturday 25 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018
~~General Election Runoff (if necessary) - Tuesday 20 November 2018 (presumably)~~

Hawaii

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Primary - Saturday 11 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Idaho

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 9 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 15 May 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Illinois

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Monday 4 December 2017
✓ Primary - Tuesday 20 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadliine - Independent/Third/Minor - Monday 25 June 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Indiana

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 9 February 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 8 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Monday 2 July 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Iowa

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 16 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Saturday 25 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Kansas

✓ Filling Deadline - Primary - Friday 1 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Monday 6 August 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 7 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Kentucky

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 30 January 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 22 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 14 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Louisiana

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 20 July 2018
✓ Open Congressional Primary and Special Secretary of State Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018
✓ Congressional and Special Secretary of State Runoff (SoS) - Saturday 8 December 2018

Maine

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Thursday 15 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Friday 1 June 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 12 June 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Maryland

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 27 February 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Monday 6 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Massachusetts

✓ Filing Deadline (nomination papers to the Registrars of Voters for certification) - Primary - Tuesday 8 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline (certified papers to the Secretary of the Commonwealth) - Primary - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline (nomination papers to the Registrars of Voters for certification) - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 31 July 2018
✓ Filing Deadline (certified papers to the Secretary of the Commonwealth) - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 28 August 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 4 September 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Michigan

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 24 April 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent (No Party Affiliation 168.590c) - Thursday 19 July 2018
✓ Nomination Deadline - Third/Minor party (168.686a) - Sunday 5 August 2018
✓ Primary and Special House 13 Primary Election - Tuesday 7 August 2018
✓ General Election and Special Election House CD 13 - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Minnesota

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 14 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Mississippi

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Thursday 1 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Special Senate Class 2 Election - Tuesday 24 April 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Runoff - US Senate 1-D, US House 3-R - Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ General Election/Special Election Senate Class 2 - Tuesday 6 November 2018
✓ Special Election Runoff Senate Class 2 - Tuesday 27 November 2018

Missouri

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 27 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Monday 30 July 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 7 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Montana

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Monday 12 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Petitions for Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 29 May 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Nebraska

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary (Incumbents) - Thursday 15 February 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Primary (non-incumbents) - Thursday 1 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 15 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 4 September 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Nevada

✓ Non-Judicial Candidate Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 16 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 1 June 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 12 June 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

New Hampshire

✓ Filing Deadline for Candidacy/Intent - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 15 June 2018
✓ Candidates submit nomination papers to local Supervisors - Independent/Third/Minor - Wednesday 8 August 2018
✓ Filing Deadline for Nomination Papers - Independent/Third/Minor - Wednesday 5 September 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 11 September 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

New Jersey

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Monday 2 April 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

New Mexico

✓ Filing Deadline - Preprimary Party Convention - Tuesday 6 February 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Primary Major Party - Tuesday 13 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in - Tuesday 20 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Minor/Independent/Write-in General Election - Thursday 28 June 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

New York

✓ Filing Deadline - Federal Primary - Thursday 12 April 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Federal Opportunity to Ballot - Thursday 19 April 2018
✓ Federal Primary - Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Statewide Primary - Thursday 12 July 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Statewide Opportunity to Ballot - Thursday 19 July 2018
✓ Federal Filing Deadline - Independent - Tuesday 31 July 2018
✓ State / Local Filing Deadline - Independent - Tuesday 21 August 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Party Nonimations House CD 25 Special Election - Thursday 30 August 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent Petitions House CD 25 Special Election - Tuesday 4 September 2018
✓ State / Local Primary - Thursday 13 September 2018
✓ General Election and Special Elecction House CD 25 - Tuesday 6 November 2018

North Carolina

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Wednesday 28 February 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 8 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 8 May 2018
✓ Second Primary (if run-off is NOT required for a Federal office) No offices covered by this website require runoffs - Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ ~~Second Primary (if run-off is required for a Federal office) - Tuesday 17 July 2018~~
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

North Dakota

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Monday 9 April 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 12 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 4 September 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Northern Marianas

✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Wednesday 8 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018
✓ The 6 November 2018 election is postponed to 13 November 2018 due to Typhoon Yutu - Tuesday 13 November 2018

Ohio

✓ Filing deadline - Regular Primary and Special House CD 12 Primary - Wednesday 7 February 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent and Special House CD 12 Independent - Monday 7 May 2018
✓ Primary and Special Primary House CD 12 - Tuesday 8 May 2018
✓ Special Election House CD 12 - Tuesday 7 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Oklahoma

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 13 April 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ Runoff (Gov-R & Lib; Lt Gov-R; US House 1-D & R, 2-D, 4-D, 5-D; AG-R; Aud-R; Labor-R; Supt-R; Corp-D & R) - Tuesday 28 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Oregon

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 6 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 15 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 28 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Pennsylvania

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary (Non-congressional races) - Tuesday 6 March 2018
✓ Special Election House CD 18 - Tuesday 13 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Congressional races - Tuesday 20 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 15 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Wednesday 1 August 2018
✓ General and Special House CDs 2 and 7 Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

✓ Filing Deadline - Declarations of Candidacy - Wednesday 27 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Submit nomination papers - Monday 16 July 2018
✓ Primary - Wednesday 12 September 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

South Carolina

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 30 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 12 June 2018
✓ Runoff (Gov-R, US House 2-D, 4-D&R, 7-D; AG-R) - Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Monday 16 July 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

South Dakota

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Third/Minor - Tuesday 27 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Tuesday 24 April 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ Secondary Election (no contests covered by this website require runoffs) - Tuesday 14 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Tennessee

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Thursday 5 April 2018
✓ Primary - Thursday 2 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Texas

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Minor Party, Independent intent - Monday 11 December 2017
✓ Primary - Tuesday 6 March 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - U.S. House 27 Special Election - Friday 27 April 2018
✓ Runoff - Tuesday 22 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Thursday 21 June 2018
✓ Special Election House CD 27 - Saturday 30 June 2018
~~Special Runoff (no runoff needed) House CD 27 - September 2018 (presumably)~~
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Utah

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Thursday 15 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 26 June 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Vermont

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Thursday 31 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Thursday 9 August 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 14 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Virgin Islands

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 8 May 2018
✓ Primary Election - Saturday 4 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018
✓ Gubernatorial Runoff Election - Tuesday 20 November 2018

Virginia

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Thursday 29 March 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 12 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 12 June 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Washington

✓ Filing deadline - Friday 18 May 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 7 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

West Virginia

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Saturday 27 January 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 8 May 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Wednesday 1 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Wisconsin

✓ Filing Deadline: Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Friday 1 June 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 14 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

Wyoming

✓ Filing Deadline - Primary - Friday 1 June 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Monday 20 August 2018
✓ Primary - Tuesday 21 August 2018
✓ Filing Deadline - Independent - Monday 27 August 2018
✓ General Election - Tuesday 6 November 2018

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