Along with a new decade, 2020 also brings a presidential election on the horizon. What are some of the important dates you need to know? They'll be here sooner than you might think.
Feb. 3: Iowa caucuses
Feb. 11: New Hampshire primaries
Feb. 19: Democratic primary debate co-hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and The Nevada Independent
Feb. 22: Nevada Democratic caucuses
Feb. 29: South Carolina Democratic primary
March 3: Super Tuesday - 16 primaries or caucuses, including California and Texas, with the largest amount of delegates at play in one day
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March 10: Michigan primaries - along with five other states
March 12: Last day to request a mail-in ballot for the Illinois primaries
March 17: Illinois primaries - along with Arizona, Florida and Ohio
April 7: Wisconsin primaries
May 5: Indiana primaries
July 13-16: Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee
Aug. 24-27: Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina
Sept. 29: 1st presidential debate at the University of Notre Dame
Oct. 7: Vice presidential debate at the University of Utah
Oct. 15: 2nd presidential debate at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Oct. 22: 3rd presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville
Nov. 3: General election, nationwide
