US elections
Election calendar
Statewide and federal elections, November 5, 2026 to December 31, 2028.
December 2026: 2 states
Held only if a race has no majority winner
Next 12 months
December 2026
1Tue
- Mississippi2026 general runoff electiononly if a race has no majority winnerRaces decided after the November count
12Sat
- Louisiana2026 fall general electionRaces decided after the November count
February 2027
16Tue
- Wisconsin2027 spring primaryonly if a race has no majority winnerCandidates for: Supreme court
April 2027
6Tue
- Wisconsin2027 spring election Supreme court raceSupreme court
17Sat
- Louisiana2027 spring party primaryRaces not yet listed
May 2027
18Tue
- Kentucky2027 primary electionCandidates for: Governor, Lieutenant governor
- Pennsylvania2027 municipal primaryRaces not yet listed
29Sat
- Louisiana2027 second party primaryonly if a race has no majority winnerRaces decided after the November count
June 2027
8Tue
- New Jersey2027 primary electionRaces not yet listed
15Tue
- Virginia2027 primary electionCandidates for: State senate, State house
August 2027
3Tue
- Mississippi2027 primary electionCandidates for: Governor, Lieutenant governor, Other statewide executive offices, State senate, State house, Transportation commission, Public service commission
31Tue
- Mississippi2027 primary runoff electiononly if a race has no majority winnerCandidates for: Governor, Lieutenant governor, Other statewide executive offices, State senate, State house, Transportation commission, Public service commission
October 2027
9Sat
- Louisiana2027 gubernatorial primary 2027 elections pageGovernor, Other statewide executive offices
November 2027
2Tue
- Colorado2027 coordinated electiononly if a race has no majority winnerStatewide ballot measures
- Kentucky2027 general electionGovernor, Lieutenant governor
- Mississippi2027 general election 2027 elections pageGovernor, Lieutenant governor, Other statewide executive offices, State senate, State house, Transportation commission, Public service commission
- New Jersey2027 general election 2027 elections pageRaces not yet listed
- Pennsylvania2027 municipal election Supreme court raceRaces not yet listed
- Virginia2027 general election 2027 elections pageState senate, State house
2027
November 2027
20Sat
- Louisiana2027 gubernatorial general electiononly if a race has no majority winner 2027 elections pageCandidates for: Governor, Other statewide executive offices
30Tue
- Mississippi2027 general runoff electiononly if a race has no majority winnerCandidates for: Governor, Lieutenant governor, Other statewide executive offices, State senate, State house, Transportation commission, Public service commission
2028
February 2028
1Tue
- Nevada2028 presidential preference primaryPresident
15Tue
- Wisconsin2028 spring primaryonly if a race has no majority winnerRaces decided after the November count
22Tue
- Michigan2028 presidential primaryPresident
March 2028
7Tue
- Alabama2028 primary and presidential primaryPresident, US Senate, US House, Supreme court, State board of education, Public service commission
- California2028 presidential primary electionPresident
- Colorado2028 presidential primary electionPresident
- Minnesota2028 presidential nomination primaryPresident
- North Carolina2028 primary and presidential preference primaryPresident
- Texas2028 primary and presidential primaryPresident
- Virginia2028 presidential primaryPresident
14Tue
- Washington2028 presidential primaryPresident
21Tue
25Sat
- Louisiana2028 spring party primaryRaces not yet listed
April 2028
4Tue
25Tue
- Maryland2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Rhode Island2028 presidential preference primaryPresident
May 2028
6Sat
- Louisiana2028 spring election / second party primaryonly if a race has no majority winnerCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
9Tue
- Nebraska2028 statewide primary electionCandidates for: President, US House
- West Virginia2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House
16Tue
23Tue
- Texas2028 primary runoffonly if a race has no majority winnerCandidates for: President, US House, Supreme court
June 2028
6Tue
- Iowa2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Montana2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House
- New Jersey2028 primary electionPresident
- South Dakota2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
13Tue
- Maine2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House
- Nevada2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- North Dakota2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- South Carolina2028 primaries (federal and state offices)Candidates for: President, US House, US Senate
20Tue
- Virginia2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House
July 2028
18Tue
- Arizona2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
August 2028
1Tue
- Kansas2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- Washington2028 primaryCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
8Tue
- Michigan2028 general primaryCandidates for: President, US House
- Minnesota2028 state primaryCandidates for: President, US House
- Missouri2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Vermont2028 state primaryCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Wisconsin2028 partisan primaryCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
September 2028
12Tue
- Rhode Island2028 state primaryCandidates for: President, US House
November 2028
7Tue
- Alabama2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate, Supreme court, State board of education, Public service commission
- Alaska2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- Arizona2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Arkansas2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- California2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Colorado2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Connecticut2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Delaware2028 general electionPresident, US House
- District of Columbia2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Florida2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- Georgia2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Hawaii2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Idaho2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Illinois2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Indiana2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Iowa2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Kansas2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- Kentucky2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Louisiana2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Maine2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Maryland2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Massachusetts2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Michigan2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Minnesota2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Mississippi2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Missouri2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Montana2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Nebraska2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Nevada2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- New Hampshire2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- New Jersey2028 general electionPresident, US House
- New Mexico2028 general electionPresident, US House
- New York2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- North Carolina2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- North Dakota2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- Ohio2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- Oklahoma2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- Oregon2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Pennsylvania2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Rhode Island2028 general electionPresident, US House
- South Carolina2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- South Dakota2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Tennessee2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Texas2028 general electionPresident, US House, Supreme court
- Utah2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Vermont2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Virginia2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Washington2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- West Virginia2028 general electionPresident, US House
- Wisconsin2028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
- Wyoming2028 general electionPresident, US House, Supreme court
December 2028
16Sat
- Louisiana2028 fall general electiononly if a race has no majority winnerCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
Date not set
2026
- Georgia2026 general election runoffonly if a race has no majority winnerRaces decided after the November count
2028
- Alaska2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- Arkansas2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- California2028 state primaryCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Colorado2028 state primaryCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Connecticut2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Delaware2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House
- District of Columbia2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House
- Georgia2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Hawaii2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Idaho2028 presidential primaryPresident
- Illinois2028 presidential primaryPresident
- Indiana2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Kansas2028 presidential primaryPresident
- Maine2028 presidential primaryPresident
- Maryland2028 presidential primaryPresident
- Massachusetts2028 state primaryCandidates for: President, US House
- Mississippi2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House
- Montana2028 presidential primaryPresident
- Nebraska2028 presidential primaryPresident
- New Hampshire2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- New Mexico2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House
- New York2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- North Dakota2028 presidential primaryPresident
- Oklahoma2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate, Supreme court
- Oregon2028 presidential primaryPresident
- Pennsylvania2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- South Carolina2028 presidential primaryPresident
- South Dakota2028 presidential primaryPresident
- Tennessee2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House
- Utah2028 primary electionCandidates for: President, US House, US Senate
- Vermont2028 presidential primaryPresident
- West Virginia2028 presidential primaryPresident
- Wyoming2028 presidential primaryPresident
No elections match.
Mayoral elections in the 50 largest cities are on the mayors page.
Calendar checked November 4, 2026.
Sources
- 3 U.S.C. s. 21(1)
- 3 U.S.C. s. 1
- 2 U.S.C. s. 7
- 2 U.S.C. s. 1
- U.S. Senate, Class III - Senators Whose Terms of Service Expire in 2029
- Alabama Secretary of State, Alabama Election Cycle Calendar 2026-2036
- Alaska Judicial Council, Judges Eligible to Stand for Retention Election in 2026 and 2028
- A.R.S. s. 16-241
- A.R.S. s. 16-201
- California Secretary of State, Political Party Qualification
- Colorado Secretary of State, 2027 Election Calendar
- Fla. Stat. s. 103.101
- Fla. Stat. s. 100.061
- Fla. Const. art. V, s. 10(a)
- Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Vacancies of the 119th Congress
- Hawaii Office of Elections, Presidential Elections
- Idaho Code s. 34-102
- Illinois State Board of Elections, Schedule of Future Elections
- Iowa Code s. 43.7
- Iowa Code s. 43.4
- K.S.A. 25-203
- Kan. Const. art. 3, s. 5(c)
- KRS 118.025
- Kentucky Secretary of State, Governor/Lieutenant Governor filing guide for independent candidates
- KRS 118.561
- La. R.S. 18:402
- Decision Desk HQ race calls, 7 Nov 2026: LA-5 and LA-6 go to the 12 Dec runoff
- 21-A M.R.S. s. 339
- Md. Code, Election Law s. 8-201
- MCL 168.613a
- MCL 168.534
- Minn. Stat. s. 207A.11
- Minn. Stat. s. 204D.03
- Mississippi Secretary of State, Election Calendar 2026-2027
- RSMo 115.121
- RSMo 115.755
- MCA 13-1-107
- Neb. Rev. Stat. s. 32-401
- NRS 298.650
- NRS 293.175
- New Jersey Division of Elections, 2026 Primary Election Timeline
- New Jersey Division of Elections, 2026 General Election Timeline
- N.C.G.S. s. 163-213.2
- N.D.C.C. s. 16.1-11-01
- N.D. Const. art. VI, s. 7
- Ohio Rev. Code s. 3501.01(E)
- Supreme Court of Ohio, Justices by Term
- Oklahoma State Election Board, State of Oklahoma Terms of Office
- ORS 254.056
- 25 P.S. ss. 2753-2754
- palegis.us returned 404/403)
- R.I. Gen. Laws s. 17-12.1-1
- R.I. Gen. Laws s. 17-15-1
- S.C. Code s. 7-13-15
- SDCL 12-2-1
- rendered in Chromium)
- Texas Judicial Branch
- 17 V.S.A. s. 2351
- Va. Code s. 24.2-515
- Va. Code s. 24.2-101
- Constitution of Virginia art. IV, ss. 2-3
- Va. Code s. 24.2-544
- RCW 29A.56.020
- RCW 29A.04.311
- RCW 2.04.071
- W. Va. Code s. 3-5-1
- Wisconsin Elections Commission, 2026-2027 Calendar of Election Events
- Justice Ziegler biography, Wisconsin Court System
- Wyo. Stat. s. 22-5-212
- Wyoming Judicial Branch, Supreme Court page