Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses will be held on Jan. 15, state Republicans voted on Saturday, kicking off the 2024 presidential nomination process.
English
Iowa Republicans Announce Caucus Date, Initiating 2024 Nomination Process
[ad_1]
[
The Republican Party of Iowa’s chairman, Jeff Kaufmann, said in a statement Saturday that party members were “proud to affirm that Iowa will continue to honor our half-century-old promises to the other carveout states.” The three other states that have historically gone first in the nominating contests are New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.
The caucuses, which are planned and funded by the parties, will be roughly three weeks earlier than in recent years. New Hampshire will likely hold its primary later in January, with the other states to follow.
The early-voting states traditionally benefit from heightened media attention and millions of dollars in candidate spending, and they could help set the tenor for the competition among the hopefuls.
GOP candidates have already spent recent months at campaign stops across the state, including former president Donald Trump’s event on Friday in Council Bluffs.
President Biden and Democratic leaders had worked to shake up their party’s calendar, seeking to elevate more demographically diverse states, such as South Carolina and Michigan, that contributed to Biden’s victory in the 2020 race.