March Presidential Debate and Primaries

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will meet from on Sunday, March 15 for a one-on-one Democratic Presidential Debate. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the event has been moved from Phoenix to CNN's studios in Washington, DC, and there will be no live audience. Dana Bash and Jake Tapper of CNN will moderate; Ilia Calderón of Univision will replace Jorge Ramos, who has tested positive for the virus. The program will air on CNN and Univision from 8:00 to 10:00pm.

Six states will hold Democratic Primary votes on Tuesday, March 10: Michigan (polls close between 8-9pm ET, 125 delegates), Washington (all voting by mail, 89 delegates), Missouri (polls close st 8pm ET, 68 delegates), Mississippi (polls close at 8pm ET, 36 delegates), Idaho (polls close between 10-11pm ET, 20 delegates), and North Dakota (polls close by 10pm ET, 14 delegates).

Arizona (67 delegates), Florida (219 delegates), Illinois (155 delegates), and Ohio (136 delegates) will vote on Tuesday, March 17; and Puerto Rico (51 delegates) holds its primary vote on Sunday, March 29.

Georgia (135 delegates) has postponed its primary election from March 24 to May 19; and Louisiana (61 delegtes) has postponed its April 4 primary until June 20.