A scrum of 2024 Republican presidential candidates will descend on the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, near the Granite State’s short seacoast, as its first-in-the-nation primary approaches.
Seacoast Media Group/USA Today Network is set to hold separate town hall forums with Republican candidates, though former President Donald Trump, by far the leader of the GOP pack, isn’t going.
DESANTIS UNDER PRESSURE TO GET OFF THE ROPES IN SECOND REPUBLICAN DEBATE
Six Republican presidential primary candidates have committed to meet with voters between Oct. 10 and Oct. 15, with times still to be set: Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND); former South Carolina governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley; former Texas Rep. Will Hurd; Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas governor from 2015-23; Mike Pence, vice president under Trump from 2017-21; and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. They’re vying for the right to challenge President Joe Biden in a GOP candidate field that also includes former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).
The Republican candidate forums are set for Exeter Town Hall, in the town of about 16,000 people — 10 Front St., Exeter, NH 03833.
Early-voting states
New Hampshire’s secretary of state hasn’t set the Republican primary date. But it will likely be about a week after the kickoff Iowa caucuses, which are slated for Tuesday, Jan. 15. And the New Hampshire voting will come before the Feb. 8 Iowa caucuses and Feb. 24 South Carolina primary.
Here are events in key early-voting states that have already drawn speaking commitments from 2024 Republican presidential candidates or are likely to, due to their strategic locations in early-voting states, where candidates can meet and greet voters and potential donors.
Oct. 11 (Wednesday)
Las Vegas Conservative Townhall Group
Ahern Hotel
300 W. Sahara Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89102
6-8 p.m. PDT
Oct. 12 (Thursday)
NHGOP 170th Founding Anniversary Celebration
Stark Brewing Company
500 N. Commercial Street
6:30-9 p.m. EDT
Douglas County Central Committee General Meeting
Elk’s Lodge
1227 Kimmerling Rd.
Gardnerville, NV 89460
6:30-9 p.m. PDT
Oct. 13 (Friday)
First in the Nation Leadership Summit
11 Tara Blvd.
Nashua, NH 03062
1 p.m. EDT
Per organizers, “The Summit will feature Presidential candidates, elected officials, and Republican thought leaders from across the nation joining together to discuss conservative solutions to today’s issues.”
Oct. 13-14 (Friday-Saturday)
Iowa Federation of Republican Women Biennial Convention
Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel
1800 50th St., West Des Moines, IA 50266
Friday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m.-Saturday, Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m. CDT.
Invited speakers: “All Presidential Candidates,” per event organizers.
Oct. 14 (Saturday)
Sullivan County GOP Harvest Dinner
365 Lovers Lane Rd.
Charlestown, NH 03603
6-9 p.m. EDT
Nye County Republican Party Membership Meeting
Nye County Republican Headquarters
4760 Pahrump Valley Blvd., Suites 9-10, Pahrump, NV 89048
9 a.m.-12 p.m. PDT
Oct. 15 (Sunday)
Winnipesaukee Republican Committee Lincoln-Reagan Dinner
455 Old Mountain Rd.
Moultonborough, NH 03254
5 p.m. EDT
Oct. 17 (Tuesday)
Republican Men’s Club of Northern Nevada
Atlantis Casino and Resort
3800 Virginia St., Reno, Nevada 89502
11 a.m.-1 p.m. PDT
Oct. 18 (Wednesday)
Reagan Breakfast – A Salute to Teachers
Hosted by the Linn County Republican Central Committee
Radisson Hotel Cedar Rapids
1200 Collins Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
7-9 a.m. CDT
Republican Women of Las Vegas Meeting
Lawry’s Prime Rib
4043 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. PDT
Washoe Republican Women Meeting
Rattlesnake Club
606 W. Plumb Lane, Reno, NV 89509
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Oct. 19 (Thursday)
Boulder City Republican Women Monthly Meeting
The Patio at Chilly Jilly’z
1680 Boulder City Parkway, Boulder City, Nevada 89005
10:45 a.m.-1 p.m. PDT
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Oct. 21 (Saturday)
Nevada Federation of Republican Women – State Convention
Atlantis Casino Resort
3800 S. Virginia St.
Reno, NV 89502
October 27-29 (Friday-Sunday)
The Republican Jewish Coalition’s Annual Leadership Summit
The Venetian Resort
3355 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89120
Starting on Friday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. PDT
Featured speakers: Burgum, Christie, DeSantis, Haley, Pence, Ramaswamy, Scott, and Trump.