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## Contents

* 1 2022 filing deadlines
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

This article details primary election dates, partisan candidate filing deadlines, and primary runoff dates (where applicable) for the 2022 election cycle. Information is provided for both congressional candidates and state-level candidates. For additional information about ballot access requirements for political candidates, see this article.

## 2022 filing deadlines[edit]

See also: United States Congress elections, 2022, State legislative elections, 2022 and State executive official elections, 2022

The following table lists filing deadlines and primary dates for statewide elections in 2022. Please note that dates are subject to change.

Primary dates and filing deadlines, 2022

State  | Primary date  | Primary runoff date  | Filing deadline for primary candidates  | Source
Alabama | 5/24/2022 | 6/21/2022 | 1/28/2022
2/11/2022 (congressional) | Source
Alaska | 8/16/2022 | N/A | 6/1/2022 | Source
Arizona | 8/2/2022 | N/A | 4/4/2022 | Source
Arkansas | 5/24/2022 | 6/21/2022 | 3/1/2022 | Source
California | 6/7/2022 | N/A | 3/11/2022 | Source
Colorado | 6/28/2022 | N/A | 3/15/2022 | Source
Connecticut | 8/9/2022 | N/A | 6/7/2022 | Source
Delaware | 9/13/2022 | N/A | 7/12/2022 | Source
Florida | 8/23/2022 | N/A | 6/17/2022 | Source
Georgia | 5/24/2022 | 6/21/2022 | 3/11/2022 | Source
Hawaii | 8/13/2022 | N/A | 6/7/2022 | Source
Idaho | 5/17/2022 | N/A | 3/11/2022 | Source
Illinois | 6/28/2022 | N/A | 3/14/2022 | Source
Indiana | 5/3/2022 | N/A | 2/4/2022 | Source
Iowa | 6/7/2022 | N/A | 3/18/2022 | Source
Kansas | 8/2/2022 | N/A | 6/1/2022 | Source
Kentucky | 5/17/2022 | N/A | 1/25/2022 | Source
Louisiana | 11/8/2022 | N/A | 7/22/2022[1] | Source
Maine | 6/14/2022 | N/A | 3/15/2022 | Source
Maryland | 7/19/2022 | N/A | 4/15/2022 | Source
Massachusetts | 9/6/2022 | N/A | 5/31/2022
6/7/2022 (Congress and statewide office) | Source
Michigan | 8/2/2022 | N/A | 4/19/2022 | Source
Minnesota | 8/9/2022 | N/A | 5/31/2022 | Source
Mississippi | 6/7/2022 | 6/28/2022 | 3/1/2022 | Source
Missouri | 8/2/2022 | N/A | 3/29/2022 | Source
Montana | 6/7/2022 | N/A | 3/14/2022 | Source
Nebraska | 5/10/2022 | N/A | 2/15/2022 | Source
Nevada | 6/14/2022 | N/A | 3/18/2022 | Source
New Hampshire | 9/13/2022 | N/A | 6/10/2022 | Source
New Jersey | 6/7/2022 | N/A | 4/4/2022 | Source
New Mexico | 6/7/2022 | N/A | 3/24/2022 | Source
New York | 6/28/2022; 8/23/2022 (congressional and state senate only) | N/A | 4/7/2022; 6/10/2022 (congressional and state senate only) | Source
North Carolina | 5/17/2022 | 7/5/2022 (if no federal office is involved); 7/26/2022 (if a federal office is involved) | 3/4/2022 | Source
North Dakota | 6/14/2022 | N/A | 4/11/2022 | Source
Ohio | 5/3/2022 (Congress and statewide offices)
8/2/2022 (state legislative offices) | N/A | 2/2/2022 (U.S. House candidates: 3/4/2022) | Source
Oklahoma | 6/28/2022 | 8/23/2022 | 4/15/2022 | Source
Oregon | 5/17/2022 | N/A | 3/8/2022 | Source
Pennsylvania | 5/17/2022 | N/A | 3/15/2022 (Congress and statewide offices only)
3/28/2022 (state legislative candidates) | Source
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Rhode Island | 9/13/2022 | N/A | 7/15/2022 | Source
South Carolina | 6/14/2022 | 6/28/2022 | 3/30/2022 | Source
South Dakota | 6/7/2022 | N/A | 3/29/2022 | Source
Tennessee | 8/4/2022 | N/A | 4/7/2022 | Source
Texas | 3/1/2022 | 5/24/2022 | 12/13/2021 | Source
Utah | 6/28/2022 | N/A | 3/4/2022 | Source
Vermont | 8/9/2022 | N/A | 5/26/2022 | Source
Virginia[2] | 6/21/2022 | N/A | 4/7/2022 | Source
Washington | 8/2/2022 | N/A | 5/20/2022 | Source
West Virginia | 5/10/2022 | N/A | 1/29/2022 | Source
Wisconsin | 8/9/2022 | N/A | 6/1/2022 | Source
Wyoming | 8/16/2022 | N/A | 5/27/2022 |

The table below lists changes made to election dates and deadlines in the 2022 election cycle. Items are listed in reverse chronological order by date of change, with the most recent change appearing first.

Record of date and deadline changes, 2022

State  | Date of change  | Description of change  | Source
Louisiana | 6/6/2022 | A federal district court, in striking down the state's congressional redistricting plan, postponed the deadline for candidates qualifying by petition in lieu of paying the filing fee from June 22, 2022, to July 8, 2022. The court's order did not affect the July 22, 2022, deadline for candidates qualifying by paying the filing fee. | Source
Ohio | 5/28/2022 | Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) called for the state legislative primary to be held on August 2, 2022 (the primary was originally scheduled for May 3, 2022). | Source
New York | 5/10/2022 | A federal district court judge affirmed the decision of a state-level judge to postpone the primaries for congressional and state senate offices to August 23, 2022 (the primary was originally scheduled for June 28, 2022). The state court then issued an order establishing new candidate filing deadlines. | Source; Source
Pennsylvania | 3/16/2022 | The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania fixed March 28, 2022, as the filing deadline for General Assembly candidates. | Source
Maryland | 3/15/2022 | The Maryland Court of Appeals postponed the primary election from June 28, 2022, to July 19, 2022. The court also extended the filing deadline from March 22, 2022, to April 15, 2022. | Source
Massachusetts | 2/14/2022 | Governor Charlie Baker (R) signed a bill into law that rescheduled the state's primary election from September 20, 2022, to September 6, 2022. | Source
Ohio | 5/28/2022 | Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R), in response to a federal court order, directed that the primary for state legislative offices be held on August 2, 2022. | Source
Utah | 2/14/2022 | Governor Spencer Cox (R) signed SB170 into law, moving the candidate filing deadline to March 4, 2022. The original filing deadline was set for March 11, 2022. | Source
Maryland | 2/11/2022 | The Maryland Court of Appeals extended the candidate filing deadline from February 22, 2022, to March 22, 2022. | Source
Pennsylvania | 2/9/2022 | The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended the candidate filing period for the primary election, pending resolution of a redistricting dispute. The original filing deadline was set for March 8, 2022. The court later fixed March 15, 2022, as the filing deadline for statewide offices and the U.S. Congress. | Source
Alabama | 1/24/2022 | The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama postponed the filing deadline for primary congressional candidates from January 28, 2022, to February 11, 2022. | Source
Kentucky | 1/6/2022 | Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed HB172 into law, extending the filing deadline for partisan candidates from January 7, 2022, to January 25, 2022. | Source
North Carolina | 12/8/2021 | The Supreme Court of North Carolina ordered the postponement of the statewide primary, originally scheduled for March 8, 2022, to May 17, 2022. The court also suspended candidate filing, which subsequently resumed on February 24, 2022, and concluded on March 4, 2022. | Source
North Carolina | 2/9/2022 | The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that candidate filing, having been suspended by the state supreme court in December 2021, would resume on February 24, 2022, and conclude on March 4, 2022. | Source

## See also[edit]

* Ballot access
* Elections on Ballotpedia

## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ A federal district court, in striking down the state's congressional redistricting plan, postponed the deadline for candidates qualifying by petition in lieu of paying the filing fee from June 22, 2022, to July 8, 2022. The court's order did not affect the July 22, 2022, deadline for candidates qualifying by paying the filing fee.
2. ↑ In Virginia, the Democratic and Republican parties form committees to decide on the method of nomination used for congressional races. These non-primary methods of nomination may take place on a date other than the statewide primary.

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