presidential primary elections

A voter enters a booth to fill out their ballot in Manchester, N.H., in 2022.

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Here are important dates on the 2024 election calendar

5:00am January 09, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

The presidential nominating contests kick off with voting in Iowa on Jan. 15. That's followed by New Hampshire on Jan. 23. Here are some more key dates for this year's election calendar.

Items for sale at the North Carolina Republican Party Convention in Greensboro, N.C., on June 9.

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Republican primary spending projected to approach or surpass $1 billion

5:14am June 20, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

With a big field, a former president, well-heeled politicians and two billionaires running, this is likely to be the most money ever spent to win the GOP presidential nomination.

Caucusgoers are seen here in Carpenter, Iowa, on Feb. 3, 2020. If the Democratic National Convention revamps the presidential nominating process, Iowa could lose its "first in the nation" status.

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Iowa and New Hampshire are not guaranteed to be first contests for Democrats in 2024

10:14pm April 13, 2022

by Juana Summers

The Democratic National Committee approved a resolution that will likely upend the party's traditional presidential primary calendar.

Voters cast their ballots in the midterm election in Brooklyn on November 6, 2018.

New York Cancels Primary Election, Angering Sanders Supporters

5:38pm April 27, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

State elections officials canceled New York's Democratic presidential primary amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, a move that supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders strongly oppose.

In making her case for electability, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has repeatedly said she's the Democratic presidential candidate who "brings the receipts."

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What Amy Klobuchar Is Really Saying When She Talks About Having 'Receipts'

2:51pm February 26, 2020

by Rachel Treisman

The senator from Minnesota often references "the receipts," an online slang phrase, on the presidential campaign trail. Linguists say it emphasizes accountability and works across audiences.

The Mind-Boggling Story Of Our Arcane And Convoluted 'Primary Politics'

1:22pm March 23, 2016

Author Elaine Kamarck explains superdelegates, the difference between caucuses and primaries, what happens in a brokered convention and how the rules of primaries can sometimes change.

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Sick Of Political Parties, Unaffiliated Voters Are Changing Politics

5:00am February 28, 2016

More voters identify as independent than Republican or Democrat. And they're changing the political system around the country.