American Election 2000 - A Calendar of Events

A timeline of the 2000 Presedential Election

Calendar of Events

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan

January 2000

Jan. 24 - Iowa Caucuses

Alaska Republican Straw Poll

February 2000

Feb. 1 New Hampshire Primary

Feb. 8 Delaware Republican Primary

Feb. 19 South Carolina Republican Primary

Feb. 22 Arizona Republican Primary
Michigan Republican Primary
Virginia Primary

Feb. 26 Virgin Islands Republican Caucus
American Samoa Republican Caucus
Guam Republican Caucus

Feb. 27 Puerto Rico Republican Caucus

Feb. 29 North Dakota Republican Caucus
Virginia Republican Caucus
Washington Primary

March 2000

March 7 Ohio Primary
Georgia Primary
California Primary
New York Primary
Connecticut Primary
Idaho Democratic Primary
Maine Primary
Maryland Primary
Massachusetts Primary
Missouri Primary
Rhode Island Primary
Vermont Primary
American Samoa Democratic Primary
North Dakota Democratic Caucus
Hawaii Democratic Caucus
Minnesota Republican Caucus

March 9 South Carolina Democratic Primary

March 10 Colorado Primary
Utah Primary
Wyoming Primary

March 11 Arizona Democratic Primary
Michigan Democratic Caucus
Minnesota Democratic Caucus

March 12 Nevada Democratic Caucus

March 14 Texas Primary
Florida Primary
Louisiana Primary
Mississippi Primary
Oklahoma Primary
Tennessee Primary

March 21 Illinois Primary
Nevada Republican Caucus

March 26 Puerto Rico Democratic Primary

March 27 Delaware Democratic Primary

April 2000

April 1 Virgin Islands Democratic Caucus

April 4 Kansas Primary
Pennsylvania Primary
Wisconsin Primary

April 15-17 Virginia Democratic Caucus

April 30 Alaska Democratic Caucus

May 2000

May 2 Washington, D.C. Primary
Indiana Primary
North Carolina Primary

May 6 Guam Democratic Primary

May 9 Nebraska Primary
West Virginia Primary

May 16 Oregon Primary

May 19 Alaska Primary

May 23 Arkansas Primary
Idaho Primary
Kentucky Primary

May 25 Nevada Republican Caucus

June 2000

June 6 Alabama Primary
Montana Primary
New Jersey Primary
New Mexico Primary
South Dakota Primary

July 2000

July 29-Aug. 4 Republican National Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August 2000

Aug. 10-13 Reform Party National Convention, Location undecided

Aug. 14-17 Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles, California

September 2000

Sept. 4 Traditional start to election campaign

October 2000

Oct. 3 First Presidential debate JFK Library, University of Massachusetts, Boston

Oct. 5 Vice-presidential debate Centre College, Danville, Kentucky

Oct. 11 Second Presidential Debate Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Oct. 17 Third Presidential Debate, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

November 2000

Nov. 7 Election Day

December 2000

Dec. 18 Electoral College meeting

January 2001

Jan. 6 Electoral College vote officially announced in Washington

Jan. 20 New President sworn in