Presidential Primary Election is Tuesday

posted on 1/19/2024

The 2024 Presidential Primary in New Hampshire will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Polls in Dover will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Ward 4 voters will also have primary election for the vacant state representative seat.

The Presidential Primary has a Republican and a Democratic ballot. Voters may only take the ballot for the party in which they are registered except for undeclared voters. Undeclared voters may declare a party on the day of the primary and receive that party's ballot. The deadline to change party affiliation before the Presidential Primary Election was Oct. 6, 2023. Check voter registration on the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s voter information website https://app.sos.nh.gov.

January 16 was the last day that residents could register to vote in the City Clerk’s office before the Jan. 23 primary election. From now through Election Day, voter registration will occur at the voter's polling place on Election Day. However, this does not apply to those requesting an absentee ballot. Residents requesting an absentee ballot may register to vote in the City Clerk's office until 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, the day before the election.

Find more information, including sample ballots, at the city’s 2024 Presidential Primary webpage. Election results will also be posted to this page when available after the election. 

Ward 4 Special Primary Election

For voters in Ward 4, there will also be a special primary election for the race to fill the vacant Strafford District 11 state representative seat. Ward 4 voters will receive this ballot with their Presidential Primary ballot.

Find more information about his election, including sample ballots, on the city’s 2024 District 11 Special Election webpage.