2026 elections
The whole 2026 calendar
Midterms decide Congress, governorships, state legislatures, and thousands of local offices. Here's every statewide date.
Every state · every voter
General Election
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
State primaries & runoffs
Primaries choose who makes November's ballot — and often decide the race. Registration deadlines land weeks earlier.
February 2026
March 2026
May 2026
- INIndianaState PrimaryHeld
- OHOhioState PrimaryHeld
- NENebraskaState PrimaryHeld
- WVWest VirginiaState PrimaryHeld
- LALouisianaStatewide Party PrimaryHeld
- ALAlabamaState PrimaryHeld
- GAGeorgiaState PrimaryHeld
- IDIdahoState PrimaryHeld
- KYKentuckyState PrimaryHeld
- OROregonState PrimaryHeld
- PAPennsylvaniaState PrimaryHeld
June 2026
- CACaliforniaState PrimaryHeld
- IAIowaState PrimaryHeld
- MTMontanaState PrimaryHeld
- NJNew JerseyState PrimaryHeld
- NMNew MexicoState PrimaryHeld
- SDSouth DakotaState PrimaryHeld
- MEMaineState PrimaryHeld
- NVNevadaState PrimaryHeld
- NDNorth DakotaState PrimaryHeld
- SCSouth CarolinaState PrimaryHeld
- ALAlabamaState Primary RunoffRunoffHeld
- DCDistrict of ColumbiaPrimary ElectionHeld
- GAGeorgiaState Primary RunoffRunoffHeld
- OKOklahomaState PrimaryHeld
- MDMarylandState PrimaryHeld
- NYNew YorkState PrimaryHeld
- SCSouth CarolinaState Primary RunoffRunoffHeld
- UTUtahState PrimaryHeld
- LALouisianaState Primary RunoffRunoffHeld
- COColoradoState PrimaryHeld
August 2026
- KSKansasState Primary
- MIMichiganState Primary
- MOMissouriState Primary
- VAVirginiaState Primary
- WAWashingtonState Primary
- TNTennesseeState Primary
- HIHawaiiState Primary
- CTConnecticutState Primary
- MNMinnesotaState Primary
- VTVermontState Primary
- WIWisconsinState Primary
- AKAlaskaState Primary
- FLFloridaState Primary
- WYWyomingState Primary
- OKOklahomaState Primary RunoffRunoff
September 2026
Special elections and local races (municipal, school board) are set by counties and cities and aren't listed here — your state's election office publishes those. Louisiana's December 12 majority-vote general is included; it applies to races where no candidate wins a majority on November 3.