Electioneering communications periods: congressional primaries (2020)

Electioneering communications (EC) are television and radio communications that refer to a clearly identified federal candidate and are distributed to the relevant electorate within 60 days prior to a general election (including a special general or special general runoff) or 30 days prior to a primary, nominating convention or caucus (including a special primary). Individuals and other persons who make electioneering communications that aggregate in excess of $10,000 in the calendar year must file disclosure statements with the Commission within 24 hours of distribution to the public.

A chronological listing of electioneering communications dates can be found on the FEC Calendar.

The following chart provides a state-by-state breakdown of the electioneering communications periods for congressional primaries. During these EC periods, 24-hour disclosure of electioneering communications is required. (Use Form 9.)

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Electioneering communications periods for congressional primaries¹

State & type of election	Election date	EC 24-Hour Notice period
Alabama Primary^*	03/03/2020	02/02/2020 - 03/03/2020
Alabama Runoff^*	07/14/2020²	06/14/2020 - 07/14/2020
Alaska Primary^*	08/18/2020	07/19/2020 - 08/18/2020
American Samoa General	11/03/2020	09/04/2020 - 11/03/2020
Arizona Primary ^*	08/04/2020	07/05/2020 - 08/04/2020
Arkansas Primary^*	03/03/2020	02/02/2020 - 03/03/2020
Arkansas Runoff^* (NOT HELD)	03/31/2020	03/01/2020 - 03/31/2020
California Primary	03/03/2020	02/02/2020 - 03/03/2020
Colorado Primary^*	06/30/2020	05/31/2020 - 06/30/2020
Connecticut Primary	08/11/2020³	07/12/2020 - 08/11/2020
Connecticut Convention - Democratic Party	05/11/2020³	04/11/2020 - 05/11/2020
Connecticut Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 1]	05/07/2020³	04/07/2020 - 05/07/2020
Connecticut Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 2]	05/11/2020³	04/11/2020 - 05/11/2020
Connecticut Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 3]	05/12/2020³	04/12/2020 - 05/12/2020
Connecticut Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 4]	05/13/2020³	04/13/2020 - 05/13/2020
Connecticut Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 5]	05/14/2020³	04/14/2020 - 05/14/2020
Delaware Primary^*	09/15/2020	08/16/2020 - 09/15/2020
District of Columbia Primary	06/02/2020	05/03/2020 - 06/02/2020
Florida Primary	08/18/2020	07/19/2020 - 08/18/2020
Georgia Primary^*	06/09/2020⁴	05/10/2020 - 06/09/2020
Georgia Runoff^*	08/11/2020⁵	07/12/2020 - 08/11/2020
Georgia General Runoff^*	01/05/2021	11/06/2020 - 01/05/2021
Guam Primary	canceled⁶	n/a
Guam General Runoff	11/17/2020	09/18/2020 - 11/17/2020
Hawaii Primary	08/08/2020	07/09/2020 - 08/08/2020
Idaho Primary^*	06/02/2020⁷	05/03/2020 - 06/02/2020
Illinois Primary^*	03/17/2020	02/16/2020 - 03/17/2020
Indiana Primary	06/02/2020³^,⁸	05/03/2020 - 06/02/2020
Indiana Convention - Libertarian Party	03/07/2020³	02/06/2020 - 03/07/2020
Iowa Primary^*	06/02/2020	05/03/2020 - 06/02/2020
Kansas Primary^*	08/04/2020³	07/05/2020 - 08/04/2020
Kansas Convention - Libertarian Party^*	04/18/2020³	03/19/2020 - 04/18/2020
Kentucky Primary^*	06/23/2020⁹	05/24/2020 - 06/23/2020
Louisiana Primary^*	07/24/2020¹⁰,¹¹	06/24/2020 - 07/24/2020
Louisiana General^*	11/03/2020¹⁰	09/04/2020 - 11/03/2020
Louisiana General Runoff^*	12/05/2020¹⁰	10/06/2020 - 12/05/2020
Maine Primary^*	07/14/2020¹²	06/14/2020 - 07/14/2020
Maryland Primary	06/02/2020³^,¹³	05/03/2020 - 06/02/2020
Massachusetts Primary^*	09/01/2020	08/02/2020 - 09/01/2020
Michigan Primary^*	08/04/2020³	07/05/2020 - 08/04/2020
Michigan Convention - Green Party^*	06/20/2020³	05/21/2020 - 06/20/2020
Michigan Convention - Libertarian Party^*	07/18/2020³	06/18/2020 - 07/18/2020
Michigan Convention - US Taxpayers Party^*	07/25/2020³	06/25/2020 - 07/25/2020
Minnesota Primary^*	08/11/2020	07/12/2020 - 08/11/2020
Mississippi Primary^*	03/10/2020	02/09/2020 - 03/10/2020
Mississippi Runoff^*	06/23/2020¹⁴	05/24/2020 - 06/23/2020
Missouri Primary	08/04/2020	07/05/2020 - 08/04/2020
Montana Primary^*	06/02/2020	05/03/2020 - 06/02/2020
Nebraska Primary^*	05/12/2020	04/12/2020 - 05/12/2020
Nevada Primary	06/09/2020	05/10/2020 - 06/09/2020
New Hampshire Primary^*	09/08/2020	08/09/2020 - 09/08/2020
New Jersey Primary^*	07/07/2020¹⁵	06/07/2020 - 07/07/2020
New Mexico Primary^*	06/02/2020	05/03/2020 - 06/02/2020
New York Primary	06/23/2020	05/24/2020 - 06/23/2020
North Carolina Primary^*	03/03/2020	02/02/2020 - 03/03/2020
North Carolina Runoff^*	06/23/2020¹⁶	05/24/2020 - 06/23/2020
North Dakota Primary	06/09/2020	05/10/2020 - 06/09/2020
Northern Mariana Islands	11/03/2020	09/04/2020 - 11/03/2020
Ohio Primary	04/28/2020¹⁷	03/29/2020 - 04/28/2020
Oklahoma Primary^*	06/30/2020	05/31/2020 - 06/30/2020
Oklahoma Runoff^*	08/25/2020	07/26/2020 - 08/25/2020
Oregon Primary^*	05/19/2020³	04/19/2020 - 05/19/2020
Oregon Convention - Libertarian Party^*	07/06/2020³	06/06/2020 - 07/06/2020
Oregon Convention - Pacific Green Party^*	06/06/2020³	05/07/2020 - 06/06/2020
Pennsylvania Primary	06/02/2020¹⁸	05/03/2020 - 06/02/2020
Puerto Rico Primary	08/09/2020¹⁹	07/10/2020 - 08/09/2020
Rhode Island Primary^*	09/08/2020	08/09/2020 - 09/08/2020
South Carolina Primary^*	06/09/2020³	05/10/2020 - 06/09/2020
South Carolina Runoff^* (NOT HELD)	06/23/2020³	05/24/2020 - 06/23/2020
South Carolina Convention - Alliance Party^*	04/18/2020³	03/19/2020 - 04/18/2020
South Carolina Convention - Constitution Party^*	04/18/2020³	03/19/2020 - 04/18/2020
South Carolina Convention - Libertarian Party^*	06/13/2020³	05/14/2020 - 06/13/2020
South Dakota Primary^*	06/02/2020	05/03/2020 - 06/02/2020
South Dakota Runoff^*	08/11/2020	07/12/2020 - 08/11/2020
South Dakota Convention - Libertarian Party^*	05/09/2020	04/09/2020 - 05/09/2020
Tennessee Primary^*	08/06/2020	07/07/2020 - 08/06/2020
Texas Primary^*	03/03/2020³	02/02/2020 - 03/03/2020
Texas Runoff^*	07/14/2020²⁰	06/14/2020 - 07/14/2020
Texas Convention - Green Party Senate^*	04/18/2020³	03/19/2020 - 04/18/2020
Texas Convention - Libertarian Party Senate^*	08/01/2020³,²¹	07/02/2020 - 08/01/2020
Texas Convention - Minor Party Single-County [Dist. #s 2-3, 7, 16, 18, 20, 29, 30]	03/14/2020³	02/13/2020 - 03/14/2020
Texas Convention - Minor Party Multi-County [Dist. #s 1, 4-6, 8-15, 17, 19, 21-28, 31-36]	03/21/2020³	02/20/2020 - 03/21/2020
Texas Convention - Republican Party [Dist. #4]	08/08/2020³	07/09/2020 - 08/08/2020
Utah Primary	06/30/2020³	05/31/2020 - 06/30/2020
Utah Convention - Constitution Party	04/15/2020³	03/16/2020 - 04/15/2020
Utah Convention - Democratic Party	04/25/2020³	03/26/2020 - 04/25/2020
Utah Convention - Libertarian Party	04/25/2020³	03/26/2020 - 04/25/2020
Utah Convention - Republican Party	04/25/2020³	03/26/2020 - 04/25/2020
Utah Convention - United Utah Party	04/18/2020³	03/19/2020 - 04/18/2020
Vermont Primary	08/11/2020	07/12/2020 - 08/11/2020
Virgin Islands Primary	08/01/2020	07/02/2020 - 08/01/2020
Virgin Islands General Runoff (NOT HELD)	11/17/2020	09/18/2020 - 11/17/2020
Virginia Primary^*	06/23/2020³,²²	05/24/2020 - 06/23/2020
Virginia Convention - Democratic Party [Dist. # 9]^*	05/02/2020³	04/02/2020 - 05/02/2020
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 4]^*	06/27/2020³,²³	05/28/2020 - 06/27/2020
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 5]^*	06/13/2020³,²⁴	05/14/2020 - 06/13/2020
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 7]^*	07/18/2020³,²⁵	06/18/2020 - 07/18/2020
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 8]^*	05/30/2020³	04/30/2020 - 05/30/2020
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 10]^*	06/20/2020³,²⁶	05/21/2020 - 06/20/2020
Virginia Convention - Republican Party [Dist. # 11]^*	06/20/2020³,²⁷	05/21/2020 - 06/20/2020
Washington Primary	08/04/2020	07/05/2020 - 08/04/2020
West Virginia Primary^*	06/09/2020³,²⁸	05/10/2020 - 06/09/2020
West Virginia Convention - Libertarian Party^*	04/04/2020³	03/05/2020 - 04/04/2020
West Virginia Convention - Mountain Party^*	06/06/2020³	05/07/2020 - 06/06/2020
Wisconsin Primary	08/11/2020	07/12/2020 - 08/11/2020
Wyoming Primary^*	08/18/2020	07/19/2020 - 08/18/2020

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