MICHIGAN, USA — With a presidential election, local elections and potential special elections this year, Michigan voters will be making multiple trips to the polls in 2024.
Here are some dates to mark on your calendar for election days in 2024.
Michigan election dates for 2024
Michigan voters will cast ballots in three statewide elections in 2024:
- Feb. 27 Presidential Primary
- Aug. 6 State Primary
- Nov. 5. General Election
Also this year, some Michigan voters may have special elections and local elections on May 7. It has not yet been determined which counties will have elections on this day
Michigan's senate race 2024
The race to fill the open Senate seat held for two decades by Democrat Debbie Stabenow, who announced last year she will not seek re-election, will be front and center in the August primary. The list of candidates includes five Democrats and 12 Republicans:
Democrats:
- U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin
- former state Rep. Leslie Love
- Hill Harper
- Zack Burns
- Nasser Beydoun
Republicans:
- former U.S. Rep. and state Sen. Mike Rogers
- former U.S. Rep. and Peter Meijer
- state Board of Education member Nikki Snyder
- former Detroit police chief James Craig
- Sherry O'Connell
- Sandy Pensler
- Bensson Samuel
- Sharon Savage
- Michael Hoover
- J.D. Wilson
- Alexandria Taylor
- Glenn Wilson
Are you registered to vote?
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Where do you vote?
Find your polling place by searching here.
How do you apply for an absentee ballot?
You can apply for an absentee ballot with this form.
When does voting begin?
Presidential primary
All absentee voting for the presidential primary has been available since Jan. 18.
Jan. 28: Communities may begin to allow early voting (for more information on early voting in Michigan, click here)
Feb. 12: Deadline to register by mail or online
Feb. 17: Mandatory date for all communities to begin early voting
Feb. 23: Deadline to request an absentee ballot online or by mail
Feb. 25: Last day of early voting
Feb. 26: Deadline of 4 p.m. to request an absentee ballot in person at local clerk's office
Feb. 27: Polls are open for the presidential primary election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters can still request absentee ballots in person at local clerk's office, but only if registering to vote or updating their voter registration address
March 4: Deadline for military and overseas absentee ballots submitted and postmarked on or before Election Day to be received and counted
State primary
June 22: Military and overseas absentee voting begins
July 7: Communities may begin to allow early voting (for more information on early voting in Michigan, click here)
July 22: Deadline to register by mail or online
July 23: In-person registration at local clerk's office begins
July 27: Mandatory date for all communities to begin early voting
Aug. 2: Deadline to request an absentee ballot online or by mail
Aug. 4: Last day of early voting
Aug. 5: Deadline of 4 p.m. to request an absentee ballot in person at local clerk's office
Aug. 6: Polls are open for the presidential primary election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters can still request absentee ballots in person at local clerk's office, but only if registering to vote or updating their voter registration address
Aug. 12: Deadline for military and overseas absentee ballots submitted and postmarked on or before Election Day to be received and counted
