Feb. 1: Iowa got things started with its caucus.
Feb. 9: Likewise, presidential primaries start in February. New Hampshire is first. Only two other states are allowed nomination contests earlier than March 1: South Carolina and Nevada.
Feb. 20: South Carolina Republican primary, Nevada Democrat Presidential Caucus. Washington State Republican Caucus.
Feb. 23: Nevada's Republican Presidential Caucus.
Feb. 27: South Carolina Democrat Primay.
March 1: Georgia and Texas take part in the "SEC primary." The college athletics-themed primary includes mostly states from the Southeast. Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is considered its inventor. Also holding primaries: Alabama, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia.
March 5: Louisiana holds it presidential primary, Kansas holds a caucus for both parties, Maine has a Republican caucus and Nebraska has a Democrat caucus.
March 6: Maine Democrats hold a caucus. Republican primary in Puerto Rico.
March 8: Michigan and Mississippi hold primaries. Idaho has a Republican primary. Hawaii holds a Republican caucus.
March 15: Ohio and Florida are among the states holding their primaries, along with Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina.
June: Caucuses and primaries are expected to last until the year is almost halfway over. Several states have not yet finalized the dates for their events.
July 18–21: The Republican National Convention will be held at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
July 25–28: The Democratic National Convention will be held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, with some events at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
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