2010 Election Schedule

The 2010 election cycle is known as the mid-term elections because it is half way through a Presidential term, in this case the first term of Barack Obama who was elected in 2008. The 2010 election cycle starts with the primaries which pair down the field depending on each individual party. Both the Republican and Democratic parties have their own primaries, and from these races one candidate from each party is allowed to continue their campaign to the general elections.

While each state has different dates for the primary, the General Election is held on the same day. For 2010, the general election will take place on November 2nd, 2010.

In the United States Senate 35 seats will be won in November, while 37 gubernatorial races will be decided. United States House of Representatives have to run every two years, and the entire House is up for re-election in 2010.

While Iowa and New Hampshire are the two earliest states in the Presidential primaries, Illinois kicks off this year’s mid-term primaries with a February vote. Texas is the only other state with an early spring primary in March. The primary season truly kicks off in June and continues until September. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/2010-race-maps/house/

2010 Primaries Schedule

February 2, Illinois - House, Senate and Governor
March 2, Texas - House and Governor
May 4, Indiana -|Senate and House
May 4, Ohio - House, Senate and Governor
May 4, North Carolina - House and Senate
May 11, Nebraska - House and Governor
May 11, West Virginia - House
May 18, Oregon - House, Senate and Governor
May 18, Arkansas - House, Senate and Governor
May 18, Kentucky - Senate and House
May 18, Pennsylvania - House, Senate and Governor
May 15, Idaho - House, Senate and Governor
June 1, New Mexico - House and Governor
June 1, Mississippi - House
June 1, Alabama - House, Senate and Governor
June 8, California - House, Senate and Governor
June 8, Nevada - House, Senate and Governor
June 8, Montana -House
June 8, North Dakota - Senate and House
June 8, South Dakota - House, Senate and Governor
June 8, Iowa - House, Senate and Governor
June 8, South Carolina - House, Senate and Governor
June 8, Virginia - House
June 8, Maine - House and Governor
June 8, New Jersey - House
June 22, Utah - House, Senate and Governor
July 20, Georgia - House, Senate and Governor
July 27, Oklahoma, - House, Senate and Governor
August 3, Kansas - House, Senate and Governor
August 3, Missouri - House and Senate
August 3, Michigan, - House and Governor
August 5, Tennessee -House and Governor
August 10, Colorado, - House, Senate and Governor
August 10, Connecticut - House, Senate and Governor
August 17, Washington - House and Senate
August 17, Wyoming - House and Governor
August 24, Arizona - House, Senate and Governor
August 24, Alaska - House, Senate and Governor
August 24, Florida, - House, Senate and Governor
August 28, Louisiana - House and Senate
September 14, Minnesota - House and Governor
September 14, Wisconsin - House, Senate and Governor
September 14, New York Election Results, - House, Senate and Governor
September 14, New Hampshire - House, Senate and Governor
September 14, Vermont - House, Senate and Governor
September 14, Massachusetts - House and Governor
September 14, Rhode Island - House and Governor
September 14, Delaware - House and Senate
September 14, Maryland - House, Senate and Governor
September 18, Hawaii - House, Senate and Governorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/2010-race-maps/senate/

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