Key dates for the 2026 election cycle.
Primary elections by state and the nationwide general. States whose primary date isn’t confirmed yet land in the “Dates not yet confirmed” section.
60 entries
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
75 days ago
Arkansas
Primary
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
75 days ago
North Carolina
Primary
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
68 days ago
Mississippi
Primary
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
61 days ago
Illinois
Primary
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
47 days ago
Arkansas
Runoff
Tue, Apr 7, 2026
40 days ago
Mississippi
Runoff
Tue, May 5, 2026
12 days ago
Indiana
Primary
Tue, May 5, 2026
12 days ago
Ohio
Primary
Tue, May 12, 2026
5 days ago
Nebraska
Primary
Tue, May 12, 2026
5 days ago
North Carolina
Runoff
Tue, May 12, 2026
5 days ago
West Virginia
Primary
Sat, May 16, 2026
yesterday
Louisiana
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 2 days
Alabama
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 2 days
Georgia
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 2 days
Idaho
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 2 days
Kentucky
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 2 days
Oregon
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 2 days
Pennsylvania
Primary
Tue, May 26, 2026
in 9 days
Texas
Runoff
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 16 days
California
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 16 days
Iowa
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 16 days
Montana
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 16 days
New Jersey
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 16 days
New Mexico
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 16 days
South Dakota
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 23 days
Maine
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 23 days
Nevada
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 23 days
North Dakota
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 23 days
South Carolina
Primary
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
in 30 days
Alabama
Runoff
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
in 30 days
Georgia
Runoff
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
in 30 days
Oklahoma
Primary
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 37 days
Maryland
Primary
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 37 days
New York
Primary
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 37 days
South Carolina
Runoff
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 37 days
Utah
Primary
Sat, Jun 27, 2026
in 41 days
Louisiana
Runoff
Tue, Jun 30, 2026
in 44 days
Colorado
Primary
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
in 65 days
Arizona
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 79 days
Kansas
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 79 days
Michigan
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 79 days
Missouri
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 79 days
Virginia
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 79 days
Washington
Primary
Thu, Aug 6, 2026
in 81 days
Tennessee
Primary
Sat, Aug 8, 2026
in 83 days
Hawaii
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 86 days
Connecticut
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 86 days
Minnesota
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 86 days
Vermont
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 86 days
Wisconsin
Primary
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
in 93 days
Alaska
Primary
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
in 93 days
Florida
Primary
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
in 93 days
Wyoming
Primary
Tue, Aug 25, 2026
in 100 days
Oklahoma
Runoff
Tue, Sep 1, 2026
in 107 days
Massachusetts
Primary
Tue, Sep 8, 2026
in 114 days
New Hampshire
Primary
Tue, Sep 8, 2026
in 114 days
Rhode Island
Primary
Tue, Sep 15, 2026
in 121 days
Delaware
Primary
Tue, Nov 3, 2026
in 170 days
Nationwide
General
Nationwide general election 2026
Dates not yet confirmed
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Texas
Primary
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