Elections 2010: Primary Calendar

See when states will cast primary ballots for the top races at stake the 2010 mi

Published: Jul 22, 2010

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See when each state will cast primary ballots for the top races at stake in the 2010 midterm elections. Up on Nov. 2: 36 Senate, 37 gubernatorial and all 435 House seats.

JULY

July 27:

OKLAHOMA -- Senate: Tom Coburn (R) seeking re-election. House: 5 seats. Governor: Open; Brad Henry (D) term-limited. (Runoff date: Aug. 24)

AUGUST

Aug. 3:

KANSAS -- Senate: Open; Sam Brownback (R) retiring. House: 4 seats. Governor: Open; Mark Parkinson (D) retiring.

MICHIGAN -- House: 15 seats. Governor: Open; Jennifer Granholm (D) term-limited.

MISSOURI -- Senate: Open; Kit Bond (R) retiring. House: 9 seats.

Aug. 5:

TENNESSEE -- House: 9 seats. Governor: Open; Phil Bredesen (D) term-limited.

Aug. 10:

COLORADO -- Senate: Michael Bennet (D) seeking full term. House: 7 seats. Governor: Open; Bill Ritter (D) retiring.

CONNECTICUT -- Senate: Open; Chris Dodd (D) retiring. House: 5 seats. Governor: Open; Jodi Rell (R) retiring.

MINNESOTA -- House: 8 seats. Governor: Open; Tim Pawlenty (R) retiring.

Aug. 17:

WASHINGTON -- Senate: Patty Murray (D) seeking re-election. House: 9 seats.

WYOMING -- House: 1 seat. Governor: Open; Dave Freudenthal (D) term-limited.

Aug. 24:

ALASKA -- Senate: Lisa Murkowski (R) seeking re-election. House: 1 seat. Governor: Sean Parnell (R) seeking full term.

ARIZONA -- Senate: John McCain (R) seeking re-election. House: 8 seats. Governor: Jan Brewer (R) seeking full term.

FLORIDA -- Senate: Open; George LeMieux (R) retiring. House: 25 seats. Governor: Open; Charlie Crist (R) retiring.

Aug. 28:

LOUISIANA -- Senate: David Vitter (R) seeking re-election. House: 7 seats.

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 14:

DELAWARE -- Senate: Open; Ted Kaufman (D) retiring. House: 1 seat.

MARYLAND -- Senate: Barbara Mikulski (D) seeking re-election. House: 8 seats. Governor: Martin O'Malley (D) seeking re-election.

MASSACHUSETTS -- House: 10 seats. Governor: Deval Patrick (D) seeking re-election.

NEW HAMPSHIRE -- Senate: Open; Judd Gregg (R) retiring. House: 2 seats. Gov: John Lynch (D) seeking re-election.

NEW YORK -- Senate: Charles Schumer (D) seeking re-election. Senate (special election): Kirsten Gillibrand (D) seeking full term. House: 29 seats. Governor: Open; David Paterson (D) retiring.

RHODE ISLAND -- House: 2 seats. Governor: Open; Don Carcieri (R) term-limited.

VERMONT -- Senate: Patrick Leahy (D) seeking re-election. House: 1 seat. Governor: Open; Jim Douglas (R) retiring.

WISCONSIN -- Senate: Russ Feingold (D) seeking re-election. House: 8 seats. Governor: Open; Jim Doyle (D) retiring.

Sept. 18:

HAWAII -- Senate: Daniel Inouye (D) seeking re-election. House: 2 seats. Governor: Open; Linda Lingle (R) term-limited.

COMPLETED PRIMARIES

ALABAMA -- Senate: Bill Barnes (D) will face incumbent Richard Shelby (R). House: 7 seats. Governor: Robert Bentley (R) will face Ron Sparks (D); incumbent Bob Riley (R) is term-limited.

ARKANSAS -- Senate: John Boozman (R) will face incumbent Blanche Lincoln (D). House: 4 seats. Governor: Incumbent Mike Beebe (D) will face Jim Keet (R).

CALIFORNIA -- Senate: Incumbent Barbara Boxer (D) will face Carly Fiorina (R). House: 53 seats. Governor: Jerry Brown (D) will face Meg Whitman (R); incumbent Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is term-limited.

GEORGIA -- Senate: Incumbent Johnny Isakson (R) will face Michael Thurmond (D). House: 13 seats. Governor: Roy Barnes (D) will face the winner of an Aug. 10 Republican runoff between Karen Handel and Nathan Deal; Sonny Perdue (R) is term-limited.

IDAHO -- Senate: Incumbent Mike Crapo (R) will face Tom Sullivan (D). House: 2 seats. Governor: Keith Allred (D) will face incumbent Butch Otter (R).

ILLINOIS -- Senate: Alexi Giannoulias (D) will face Mark Steven Kirk (R) for the seat Roland Burris (D) is leaving. House: 19 seats. Governor: Bill Brady (R) will face incumbent Pat Quinn (D).

INDIANA -- Senate: Dan Coats (R) will face Brad Ellsworth (D) for the seat Evan Bayh (D) is leaving. House: 9 seats.

IOWA -- Senate: Roxanne Conlin (D) will face incumbent Charles Grassley (R). House: 5 seats. Governor: Terry Branstad (R) will face incumbent Chet Culver (D).

KENTUCKY -- Senate: Jack Conway (D) will face Rand Paul (R) for the seat Jim Bunning (R) is leaving. House: 6 seats.

MAINE -- House: 2 seats. Governor: Paul LePage (R) will face Libby Mitchell (D); incumbent John Baldacci (D) is term-limited.

MISSISSIPPI -- House: 4 seats.

MONTANA -- House: 1 seat.

NEBRASKA -- House: 3 seats. Governor: Dave Heineman (R) will face Mark Lakers (D).

NEVADA -- Senate: Sharron Angle (R) will face incumbent Harry Reid (D). House: 3 seats. Governor: After defeating incumbent Jim Gibbons in the Republican primary, Brian Sandoval will face Rory Reid (D).

NEW JERSEY -- House: 13 seats.

NEW MEXICO -- House: 3 seats. Governor: Diane Denish (D) will face Susana Martinez (R); incumbent Bill Richardson (D) is term-limited.

NORTH CAROLINA -- Senate: Incumbent Richard Burr (R) will face Elaine Marshall (D). House: 13 seats.

NORTH DAKOTA -- Senate: John Hoeven (R) will face Tracy Potter (D); incumbent Byron Dorgan (D) is retiring. House: 1 seat.

OHIO -- Senate: Lee Fisher (D) will face Rob Portman (R) for the seat George Voinovich (R) is leaving. House: 18 seats. Governor: John Kasich (R) will face incumbent Ted Strickland (D).

OREGON -- Jim Huffman (R) will face incumbent Ron Wyden (D). House: 5 seats. Governor: Chris Dudley (R) will face John Kitzhaber (D); incumbent Ted Kulongoski (D) is term-limited.

PENNSYLVANIA -- Senate: After defeating incumbent Arlen Specter in the Democratic primary, Joe Sestak will face Pat Toomey (R). House: 19 seats. Governor: Tom Corbett (R) will face Dan Onorato (D); incumbent Ed Rendell (D) is term-limited.

SOUTH CAROLINA -- Senate: Alvin Greene (D) will face incumbent Jim DeMint (R). House: 6 seats. Governor: Nikki Haley (R) will face Vincent Sheheen (D); incumbent Mark Sanford (R) is term-limited.

SOUTH DAKOTA -- Senate: John Thune (R) seeking re-election. House: 1 seat. Governor: Dennis Daugaard (R) will face Scott Heidepriem (D); incumbent Mike Rounds (R) is term-limited.

TEXAS -- House: 32 seats. Governor: Incumbent Rick Perry (R) will face Bill White (D).

UTAH -- Senate: Sam Granato (D) will face Mike Lee (R); incumbent Bob Bennett (R) was defeated at state GOP nominating convention. House: 3 seats. Governor (special election): Gary Herbert (R) seeking full term.