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Election dates and deadlines vary across the country and at different levels of government. Election dates included in the list below are for cases when elections take place across an entire state.


  • Statewide election dates this year
  • Past elections by year


Statewide election dates this year

See also: Election calendars by state

Below is a list of all statewide election dates that will occur later this year.

Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State District Description Date
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Arkansas Arkansas statewide primary election Arkansas statewide primary election March 3, 2026
North Carolina North Carolina statewide primary election North Carolina statewide primary election March 3, 2026
Texas Texas statewide primary election Texas statewide primary election March 3, 2026
Mississippi Mississippi statewide primary election Mississippi statewide primary election March 10, 2026
Illinois Illinois statewide primary election Illinois statewide primary election March 17, 2026
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 193 Special election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 193 March 17, 2026
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 79 Special election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 79 March 17, 2026
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas statewide primary runoff election March 31, 2026
Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi statewide primary runoff election April 7, 2026
Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin spring statewide election April 7, 2026
Indiana Indiana statewide primary election Indiana statewide primary election May 5, 2026
Ohio Ohio statewide primary election Ohio statewide primary election May 5, 2026
North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina statewide primary runoff May 12, 2026
Nebraska Nebraska statewide primary election Nebraska statewide primary election May 12, 2026
West Virginia West Virginia statewide primary election West Virginia statewide primary election May 12, 2026
Louisiana Louisiana statewide party primary Louisiana statewide party primary May 16, 2026
Louisiana Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1 Special election primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1 May 16, 2026
Louisiana Louisiana Supreme Court District 1 Louisiana Supreme Court special primary May 16, 2026
Alabama Alabama statewide primary election Alabama statewide primary election May 19, 2026
Georgia Georgia statewide primary election Georgia statewide primary election May 19, 2026
Idaho Idaho statewide primary Idaho statewide primary May 19, 2026
Kentucky Kentucky statewide primary election Kentucky statewide primary election May 19, 2026
Oregon Oregon statewide primary election Oregon statewide primary election May 19, 2026
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania statewide primary election Pennsylvania statewide primary election May 19, 2026
Texas Texas Texas statewide primary runoff election May 26, 2026
California California statewide primary election California statewide primary election June 2, 2026
Iowa Iowa statewide primary election Iowa statewide primary election June 2, 2026
Montana Montana statewide primary election Montana statewide primary election June 2, 2026
New Jersey New Jersey statewide primary election New Jersey statewide primary election June 2, 2026
New Mexico New Mexico statewide primary election New Mexico statewide primary election June 2, 2026
South Dakota South Dakota statewide primary election South Dakota statewide primary election June 2, 2026
Maine Maine statewide primary election Maine statewide primary election June 9, 2026
Maine Maine statewide primary election Maine statewide primary election June 9, 2026
North Dakota North Dakota statewide primary election North Dakota statewide primary election June 9, 2026
North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota statewide special election primary June 9, 2026
Nevada Nevada statewide primary election Nevada statewide primary election June 9, 2026
South Carolina South Carolina statewide primary election South Carolina statewide primary election June 9, 2026
Alabama Alabama Alabama statewide primary runoff election June 16, 2026
Georgia Georgia Georgia statewide primary runoff election June 16, 2026
Oklahoma Oklahoma statewide primary election Oklahoma statewide primary election June 16, 2026
Maryland Maryland statewide primary election Maryland statewide primary election June 23, 2026
New York New York statewide primary New York statewide primary June 23, 2026
South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina statewide primary runoff election June 23, 2026
Utah Utah statewide primary election Utah statewide primary election June 23, 2026
Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana statewide party primary runoff June 27, 2026
Colorado Colorado statewide primary election Colorado statewide primary election June 30, 2026
Arizona Arizona statewide primary election Arizona statewide primary election July 21, 2026
South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota statewide primary election July 28, 2026
Guam Guam territory-wide primary election Guam territory-wide primary election August 1, 2026
Kansas Kansas statewide primary election Kansas statewide primary election August 4, 2026
Michigan Michigan statewide primary election Michigan statewide primary election August 4, 2026
Missouri Missouri statewide primary election Missouri statewide primary election August 4, 2026
Virginia Virginia statewide primary election Virginia statewide primary election August 4, 2026
Washington Washington statewide primary election Washington statewide primary election August 4, 2026
Tennessee Tennessee statewide primary election Tennessee statewide primary election August 6, 2026
Hawaii Hawaii statewide primary election Hawaii statewide primary election August 8, 2026
Connecticut Connecticut statewide primary election Connecticut statewide primary election August 11, 2026
Minnesota Minnesota statewide primary election Minnesota statewide primary election August 11, 2026
Vermont Vermont statewide primary election Vermont statewide primary election August 11, 2026
Wisconsin Wisconsin statewide primary election Wisconsin statewide primary election August 11, 2026
Alaska Alaska statewide primary election Alaska statewide primary election August 18, 2026
Florida Florida statewide primary election Florida statewide primary election August 18, 2026
Wyoming Wyoming statewide primary election Wyoming statewide primary election August 18, 2026
Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma statewide primary runoff election August 25, 2026
Massachusetts Massachusetts statewide primary election Massachusetts statewide primary election September 1, 2026
New Hampshire New Hampshire statewide primary election New Hampshire statewide primary election September 8, 2026
Rhode Island Rhode Island statewide primary election Rhode Island statewide primary election September 8, 2026
Delaware Delaware statewide primary election Delaware statewide primary election September 15, 2026
Alaska Alaska Alaska statewide general election November 3, 2026
Alabama Alabama Alabama statewide general election November 3, 2026
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas statewide general election November 3, 2026
Arizona Arizona Arizona statewide general election November 3, 2026
California California California statewide general election November 3, 2026
Colorado Colorado Colorado statewide general election November 3, 2026
Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut statewide general election November 3, 2026
Delaware Delaware Delaware statewide general election November 3, 2026
Florida Florida Florida statewide general election November 3, 2026
Georgia Georgia Georgia statewide general election November 3, 2026
Guam Guam Guam territory-wide general election November 3, 2026
Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii statewide general election November 3, 2026
Iowa Iowa Iowa statewide general election November 3, 2026
Idaho Idaho Idaho statewide general election November 3, 2026
Illinois Illinois Illinois statewide general election November 3, 2026
Indiana Indiana Indiana statewide general election November 3, 2026
Kansas Kansas Kansas statewide general election November 3, 2026
Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky statewide general election November 3, 2026
Louisiana Louisiana statewide majority-vote system primary election Louisiana statewide majority-vote system primary election November 3, 2026
Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana statewide party general election November 3, 2026
Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts statewide general election November 3, 2026
Maryland Maryland Maryland statewide general election November 3, 2026
Maine Maine Maine statewide general election November 3, 2026
Michigan Michigan Michigan statewide general election November 3, 2026
Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota statewide general election November 3, 2026
Missouri Missouri Missouri statewide general election November 3, 2026
Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi statewide general election November 3, 2026
Montana Montana Montana statewide general election November 3, 2026
North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina statewide general election November 3, 2026
North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota statewide general election November 3, 2026
Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska statewide general election November 3, 2026
New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire statewide general election November 3, 2026
New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey statewide general election November 3, 2026
New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico statewide general election November 3, 2026
Nevada Nevada Nevada statewide general election November 3, 2026
New York New York New York statewide general election November 3, 2026
Ohio Ohio Ohio statewide general election November 3, 2026
Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma statewide general election November 3, 2026
Oregon Oregon Oregon statewide general election November 3, 2026
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania statewide general election November 3, 2026
Rhode Island Rhode Island Rhode Island statewide general election November 3, 2026
South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina statewide general election November 3, 2026
South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota statewide general election November 3, 2026
Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee statewide general election November 3, 2026
Texas Texas Texas statewide general election November 3, 2026
Utah Utah Utah statewide general election November 3, 2026
Virginia Virginia Virginia statewide general election November 3, 2026
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Virgin Islands territory-wide general election November 3, 2026
Vermont Vermont Vermont statewide general election November 3, 2026
Washington Washington Washington statewide general election November 3, 2026
Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin statewide general election November 3, 2026
West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia statewide general election November 3, 2026
Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming statewide general election November 3, 2026
Guam Guam Guam territory-wide general runoff election November 17, 2026
Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Virgin Islands territory-wide general runoff election November 17, 2026
Georgia Georgia Georgia statewide general runoff election December 1, 2026
Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi statewide general runoff election December 1, 2026
Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana statewide majority-vote system general election December 12, 2026

Past elections by year

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2025.

Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State District Description Date
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Wisconsin Wisconsin statewide spring primary election Wisconsin statewide spring primary election February 18, 2025
Wisconsin Wisconsin (statewide) Wisconsin statewide spring general election April 1, 2025
Wisconsin Wisconsin (statewide) Wisconsin statewide spring general election April 1, 2025
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania statewide primary Pennsylvania statewide primary May 20, 2025
New Jersey New Jersey statewide primary election New Jersey statewide primary election June 10, 2025
Georgia Georgia (statewide) Special Georgia statewide primary June 17, 2025
Virginia Virginia statewide primary election Virginia statewide primary election June 17, 2025
Virginia Virginia statewide primary election Virginia statewide primary election June 17, 2025
Georgia Georgia (statewide) Special primary runoff election for Georgia Public Service Commission Districts 2 and 3 July 15, 2025
Georgia Georgia (statewide) Special statewide general election November 4, 2025
New Jersey New Jersey (statewide) New Jersey statewide general election November 4, 2025
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (statewide) Pennsylvania statewide general election November 4, 2025
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (statewide) Pennsylvania statewide general election November 4, 2025
Virginia Virginia (statewide) Virginia statewide general election November 4, 2025
Virginia Virginia (statewide) Virginia statewide general election November 4, 2025
Virginia Virginia (statewide) Virginia statewide general election November 4, 2025

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