2026 elections
The whole 2026 calendar
Midterms decide Congress, governorships, state legislatures, and thousands of local offices. Here's every statewide date.
01Every 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
- INIndianaHeldState Primary
- OHOhioHeldState Primary
- NENebraskaHeldState Primary
- WVWest VirginiaHeldState Primary
- LALouisianaHeldStatewide Party Primary
- ALAlabamaHeldState Primary
- GAGeorgiaHeldState Primary
- IDIdahoHeldState Primary
- KYKentuckyHeldState Primary
- OROregonHeldState Primary
- PAPennsylvaniaHeldState Primary
June 2026
- CACaliforniaHeldState Primary
- IAIowaHeldState Primary
- MTMontanaHeldState Primary
- NJNew JerseyHeldState Primary
- NMNew MexicoHeldState Primary
- SDSouth DakotaHeldState Primary
- MEMaineHeldState Primary
- NVNevadaHeldState Primary
- NDNorth DakotaHeldState Primary
- SCSouth CarolinaHeldState Primary
- ALAlabamaRunoffHeldState Primary Runoff
- DCDistrict of ColumbiaHeldPrimary Election
- GAGeorgiaRunoffHeldState Primary Runoff
- OKOklahomaHeldState Primary
- MDMarylandHeldState Primary
- NYNew YorkHeldState Primary
- SCSouth CarolinaRunoffHeldState Primary Runoff
- UTUtahHeldState Primary
- LALouisianaRunoffHeldState Primary Runoff
- COColoradoHeldState Primary
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
- OKOklahomaRunoffState Primary Runoff
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.