Timeline Of The 2024 United States Presidential Election

This is a tentative timeline of major events leading up to, during, and after the 2024 United States presidential election. This will be the first presidential election to be run with population data from the 2020 census. In addition to the dates mandated by the relevant federal laws such as those in the U.S. Constitution and the Electoral Count Act, several milestones have consistently been observed since the adoption of the conclusions of the 1971 McGovern–Fraser Commission.

2020

* November 7: Joe Biden is declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election by a consensus of major news outlets projecting the results, defeating incumbent President Donald Trump.
* December 18: The U.S. Supreme Court delivers its '' per curiam'' decision in ''Trump v. New York'' regarding the 2020 United States census, effectively allowing Trump's July 2020 presidential memorandum to stand, which ordered the Department of Commerce exclude the estimated counts of illegal immigrants. The per curiam decision vacated the U.S. District Court's previous ruling on the basis that the case was premature due to lack of standing and ripeness. Justice Stephen Breyer files a dissent, which was joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, arguing that the Court should have considered the case.
* December 31: The U.S. Census Bureau misses the deadline to deliver the 2020 census results and the new apportionment counts to outgoing President Donald Trump.

2021

* January 6: United States Capitol attack: Trump supporters attack and storm the Capitol building in an attempt to stop the counting of the electoral votes.
* January 13: President Trump is impeached for a second time in relation to the events that took place the prior week.
* January 20: Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, along with Kamala Harris as the 49th vice president.
* February 13: Trump is acquitted by the Senate, maintaining his eligibility for a non-consecutive re-election bid.
* June 26: Trump begins a series of campaign-style rallies.
* November 20: President Biden and some of his aides inform some allies that he plans to run again in 2024.

2022

*January 19: President Biden commits to keeping Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate in 2024.
*February 27: Former President Donald Trump wins the 2022 CPAC straw poll by over 30 points.
*March 8: 2016 Democratic Party presidential nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, declares she will not run again in 2024.
*March 10: Corey Stapleton, former Secretary of State of Montana, announces he has formed a formal exploratory committee for a possible run for president.
*March 16: Donald Trump announces that if he runs for re-election, his former Vice President Mike Pence will not be his running mate.
*April 9: U.S. intelligence officials suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin may launch another campaign to interfere in the presidential election, similar to in 2016 and 2020.
*April 14: The RNC votes unanimously to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates.
*April 15: RNC endorses prioritizing Iowa and New Hampshire's "first-in-the-nation" status.
*June 24: In ''Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization'', the Supreme Court of the United States declares that the Constitution does not confer the right to an abortion. The decision is met with controversy as abortion becomes a hot button issue across the country.
*July 6: Russian propagandist Olga Skabeyeva suggested that Russia could work to reinstate Trump as president in 2024.
*August 5: The RNC names Milwaukee as the site for the 2024 Republican National Convention.
*August 8: The FBI executes a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago relating to a criminal investigation into former President Trump.
*August 19: Philosopher and perennial candidate Jerome Segal announces his presidential campaign, becoming the first confirmed candidate for the 2024 Democratic primaries.
*November 8: Midterm elections: The Democratic Party retains control of the U.S. Senate, flipping one seat in Pennsylvania, while the Republican Party gains control of the U.S. House of Representatives with a net gain of nine seats, restoring the majority they had lost in the 2018 elections.
*November 11: Former Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton declares his intent to run for president in 2024 as a Republican, becoming the first confirmed candidate for the 2024 Republican primaries.
*November 15: Former president Donald Trump announces his candidacy at a rally in front of his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
*November 18: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland opens an investigation into former President Trump's role in the U.S. Capitol attack and his handling of government documents, headed by special counsel Jack Smith.
*November 18–22: The Republican Jewish Coalition conference, which is considered the first major "cattle call" event of the cycle, takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
*November 20:
** Former South Carolina Governor and ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley announced she's considering running for president.
** Rapper and 2020 candidate Kanye West informally confirms his 2024 campaign when answering paparazzi questions.
*November 22: Kanye West meets with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, along with white supremacist Nick Fuentes, in which West allegedly offered Trump to be his running mate.
*December 1–3: The DNC's rules and bylaws committee meets to finalize the primary schedule for the upcoming cycle.
*December 29: President Biden signs the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, adding to and revising the procedures carried out for the counting of electoral votes and the presidential transition process.

2023

February 2023

* February 4: The Democratic National Committee approves a new primary calendar, moving South Carolina to February 3, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire on February 6, Georgia on February 13, and Michigan on February 27. Iowa, which traditionally goes first, would then be held later in the primary season. The DNC gives Georgia and New Hampshire an extended deadline of June to modify their state laws so they can comply with the new dates (New Hampshire state law mandates them to hold the first primary in the country, while Georgia state law requires them to hold both the Democratic and Republican primaries on the same day), but this remains unlikely to happen since both states have Republican-controlled state legislatures.
* February 14: Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley announces her bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
* February 21: Author and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy announces his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.

March 2023

* March 1–4: The 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference is held in National Harbor, Maryland, with candidates Trump, Haley, and Ramaswamy all featured as speakers.
* March 2: Businessman Perry Johnson announces his campaign outside of CPAC after spending his own money on Super Bowl commercials promoting his candidacy the month prior.
* March 3: The DNC declares their full support for President Biden's re-election, stating they do not plan to host any official debates.
* March 4:
** Author Marianne Williamson announces her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination as the first major primary challenger to incumbent President Biden.
** Trump wins the 2023 CPAC straw poll, leading prospective candidate Ron DeSantis by 42 points.
* March 5: Former Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan declares he will not run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
* March 6: According to sources close to Donald Trump, ''Axios'' reports a shortlist of potential contenders for his running mate, including former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, former news anchor Kari Lake, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
* March 16: 2016 independent presidential candidate Joe Exotic announced he is running for president from federal prison.
* March 18: The Palmetto Family Council's Vision '24 Forum is held in Charleston, South Carolina, with Haley and potential candidate Tim Scott in attendance.
* March 30: Former President Donald Trump is indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for his hush money scandal with Stormy Daniels.

April 2023

* April 2:
** Former governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson informally announced his candidacy during an exclusive interview with ABC News' Jonathan Karl.
** No Labels, a centrist political organization advocating for bipartisanship, began exploring options to support a unity ticket in the presidential election.
* April 4: Former President Donald Trump turns himself in and pleads not guilty to all 34 felony charges in New York.
* April 6: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. files to challenge Biden in the 2024 Democratic primary.
* April 11: The Democratic Party announces that its convention will be held in Chicago, Illinois.
*April 12: U.S. Senator of South Carolina, Tim Scott, announces the formation of an exploratory committee to possibly run for president.
*April 14:
** Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declines to run for the Republican presidential nomination.
** '' The Daily Beast'' reports that Kanye West's campaign has been stagnant for months following infighting between staffers and West's general disinterest.
*April 14–15: The National Rifle Association holds its 2023 Annual Meeting and Exhibit in Indianapolis, with a number of presidential hopefuls in attendance.
*April 19: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmental lawyer and son of Robert F. Kennedy, formally announces his presidential campaign in a launch event in Boston.
*April 20: Larry Elder, radio host, attorney, and candidate in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election, formally announces his presidential campaign during an interview on '' Tucker Carlson Tonight''.
*April 23: The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition annual spring kick-off is held in Clive, Iowa, and is attended by numerous current and prospective Republican presidential candidates.
*April 25:
** Incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden announces his bid for re-election in 2024.
** Trump raises uncertainty about his participation in primary debates on Truth Social, saying he did not want to subject himself to "being libeled and abused."
*April 26: Asa Hutchinson formally announces his candidacy during a campaign rally in Bentonville, Arkansas.

May 2023

*May 3: '' Forbes'' reports that the Ramaswamy campaign paid an editor to alter his Wikipedia page, removing his connections to George Soros.
*May 4: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger schedules the Georgia Democratic primary for March 12, denying the DNC's request for a separate February 13 date.
*May 6: Jerome Segal suspends his presidential campaign to instead run for U.S. Senator from Maryland.
*May 9: Trump is found liable for sexually abusing and defaming author E. Jean Carroll and is ordered to pay $5 million in damages.
*May 10: CNN hosts a live town hall conducted by Donald Trump, his first time with a major network other than Fox News since October 2020.
*May 19: U.S. Senator Tim Scott files paperwork to run for president.
*May 22: Tim Scott officially launches his presidential campaign with a rally at his alma mater, Charleston Southern University.
*May 24: After months of speculation, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis launches his presidential campaign in an interview with Elon Musk over Twitter Spaces.
*May 31: The Nevada Republican Party files a lawsuit against the Secretary of State of Nevada for changing the Nevada presidential nominating contests from a caucus to a primary.

June 2023

*June 2: The RNC sets rules for their first presidential debate, requiring candidates to attract 40,000 unique donors with a polling threshold of 1%.
*June 3: Republican candidates attend U.S. Senator Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride fundraising event in Des Moines, Iowa.
*June 4: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Instagram account is reinstated after it was suspended in February 2021 for sharing misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine.
*June 5:
** Former Vice President Mike Pence, who served under Trump, files paperwork to run for president.
** New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu declares he will not run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, having previously expressed possible interest in doing so.
** Philosopher Cornel West announces he is running for president as the candidate of the People's Party.
*June 6: Former New Jersey Governor and 2016 candidate Chris Christie announces he is running for president at a town hall in Saint Anselm College.
*June 7:
** Mike Pence formally announces his presidential campaign in a kickoff event in Ankeny, Iowa, on his 64th birthday.
** North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum announces his presidential campaign with a rally in Fargo, becoming the first born in his state to run for president.
*June 8: Former President Donald Trump is indicted a second time on charges stemming from the Smith special counsel investigation.
*June 11: A Suffolk University poll finds that 8 in 10 Democratic voters would like to see Biden debate other Democratic primary candidates.
*June 13: Former President Donald Trump turns himself in and pleads not guilty to all 37 felony counts at a federal district court in Miami.
*June 14:
** Cornel West announces his intention to seek the Green Party's nomination to build a "coalition strategy."
** Miami Mayor Francis Suarez files to run for president with the Federal Election Commission.
*June 15:
** Francis Suarez makes an official announcement for his presidential run at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
** In an interview on '' The Joe Rogan Experience'', Kennedy raises the belief that he could be assassinated by the Central Intelligence Agency.
** No Labels stated they will not run a third party candidate if Biden is polling "way ahead" of Trump by spring, insisting they do not want to risk spoiling the election in favor of Trump.
*June 17: President Joe Biden begins his campaign at a rally in Philadelphia.
*June 20: In an interview with Bret Baier, Trump states that he has not committed to participating in the first primary debate.
*June 22: Former U.S. Representative Will Hurd announces his presidential campaign.
*June 22–24: The Faith and Freedom Coalition holds a policy conference in Washington, D.C., with every major Republican candidate besides Burgum in attendance.
*June 29: Pence visits Ukraine and meets with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, distinguishing himself from his other Republican presidential rivals.
*June 30 – July 1: Moms for Liberty holds its Joyful Warriors National Summit in downtown Philadelphia.

July 2023

*July 6: The Republican Party of Florida announces a requirement for candidates to pledge support for the eventual nominee in order to appear on the state primary ballot.
*July 7: DeSantis declares that he will participate in the first primary debate whether or not Trump chooses to attend.
*July 12: Morning Consult releases the first debate-qualifying poll, with eight candidates surpassing the one percent threshold.
*July 13: A Nevada District Court rules against the state GOP's request to block the state-run primary. Nevada Republicans indicate they will boycott the primary and hold their own caucus at a later date.
*July 14: The Family Leader holds its leadership summit in Des Moines, Iowa. President Biden and Robert Kennedy were invited, but declined to attend.
*July 15: The DeSantis campaign lays off a number of staffers amid struggles with fundraising, according to a report from an internal source.
*July 16: DeSantis states that he would consider Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds as his running mate if he wins the nomination.
*July 25: DeSantis and members of his staff are involved in a car accident outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee; the governor is unhurt and one staffer receives minor injuries.
*July 28: Republican candidates attend the GOP Lincoln Dinner hosted by the Republican Party of Iowa in Des Moines.

August 2023

*August 23: The first Republican presidential primary debate is scheduled to be held at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, hosted by Fox News.

2024

*January 15: Iowa Republican caucuses (scheduled)
*February 3: South Carolina Democratic primary
*February 6:
** Nevada Democratic and Republican primaries (tentative)
** New Hampshire Democratic primary (tentative)
*February 13: New Hampshire Republican primary (scheduled)
*February 27: Michigan Democratic and Republican primaries
*March 2: Idaho Republican caucus
*March 3: District of Columbia Republican primary
*March 5: Super Tuesday
*March 12:
** Georgia Democratic and Republican primaries
** Mississippi Republican primary
** Washington Republican primary
*March 25: The trial for ''The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump'' is set to begin.
*May 20: The trial for ''United States v. Donald J. Trump and Waltine Nauta'' is set to begin.
*May 24–26: The Libertarian National Convention is scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C.
*July 15–18: The Republican National Convention is scheduled to be held in Milwaukee.
*August 19–22: The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to be held in Chicago.
*November 5: (the Tuesday after the first Monday of November): Election Day.
*December 10: (at least six days prior to the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December): the "safe harbor" deadline under the Electoral Count Act, where states must finally resolve any controversies over the selection of their electors of the Electoral College.
*December 16: (the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December): The electors meet in their respective state capitals and the District of Columbia to formally vote for president and vice president. The number of states that prohibit faithless electors is subject to change. In 2020, 33 states and D.C. had such laws.

2025

*January 6: Electoral votes formally counted before a joint session of Congress; the president of the Senate formally announces the electoral result.
*January 20: Inauguration Day.

Candidate participation timeline

Candidate announcement and, if applicable, withdrawal dates are as follows:

See also

* Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency

References

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