WikiLeaks Document Release http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS22320 February 2, 2009 Congressional Research Service Report RS22320 Congressional Primaries and Filing Deadlines, 2006 Schedule Kevin Coleman, Government and Finance Division November 8, 2005 Abstract. 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. Order Code RS22320 November 8, 2005 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Primaries and Filing Deadlines, 2006 Schedule Kevin Coleman Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Summary http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS22320 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 State Filing Deadline Primary Runoff primarya Alabama April 7 June 6 June 27 Alaska June 1 August 22 American Samoa NA NA Arizona June 14 September 12 Arkansas April 4 May 23 June 13 California March 10 June 6 Colorado May 25 August 8 Connecticutb May 2 -23 August 8 Delawarec July 28 September 12 District of July 5 September 12 Columbia Florida May 12 September 5d Georgia April 28 July 18 August 8 Congressional Research Service ~ The Library of Congress CRS-2 State Filing Deadline Primary Runoff primarya Guam NA September 2 Hawaii July 25 September 23 Idaho March 17 May 23 Illinois December 19, 2005 March 21 Indiana February 17 May 2 Iowa March 17 June 6 Kansas June 12 August 1 Kentucky January 31 May 16 Louisiana August 11 November 7 December 9 Maine March 15 June 13 http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS22320 Maryland July 3 September 12 Massachusetts June 6 September 19 Michigan May 16 August 8 Minnesota July 18 September 12 Mississippi March 1 June 6 June 27 Missouri March 28 August 8 Montana March 23 June 6 Nebraska February 15 May 9 (incumbents) March 1 (non-incumbents) Nevada May 12 August 15 New Hampshire June 16 September 12 New Jersey April 10 June 6 New Mexico February 14 June 6 New York July 13 September 12 North Carolina February 28 May 2 May 30 North Dakota April 17 June 13 Ohio February 16 May 2 Oklahoma June 7 July 25 August 22 CRS-3 State Filing Deadline Primary Runoff primarya Oregon March 7 May 16 Pennsylvania March 7 May 16 Puerto Rico no election in 2006 Rhode Island June 28 September 12 South Carolina March 30 June 13 June 27 South Dakota April 4 June 6 June 20 Tennessee April 6 August 3 Texas January 2 March 7 April 11 Utah March 17 June 27 Vermont July 17 September 12 http://wikileaks.org/wiki/CRS-RS22320 Virginia April 14 June 13 Virgin Islands NA September 9 Washington July 28 September 19 West Virginia January 28 May 9 Wisconsin July 11 September 12 Wyoming June 2 August 22 Source: Elections divisions in the states, the District of Columbia, and the territories. NA -- not available. a. In Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas, a runoff primary is held if no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the initial primary election. In South Dakota, a runoff primary is held if no candidate receives at least 35% of the vote. In Louisiana, a candidate who receives 50% or more of the vote in the primary is elected to the office. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the primary, a runoff election is held. All Louisiana candidates, regardless of party affiliation, compete against each other in the primary election, and the two highest vote-getters compete in the runoff, even if they belong to the same political party. b. Political party endorsing conventions may be held between May 2 and 23; a candidate subsequently files for the primary within 14 days after the convention. c. The Delaware legislature is to consider changes to the election calendar when it convenes in January 2006. d. A law was enacted in 2005 that will eliminate Florida's runoff primary, effective January 1, 2006. The run-off would have been held on October 3.