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
57 days ago
Arkansas
Primary
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
57 days ago
North Carolina
Primary
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
50 days ago
Mississippi
Primary
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
43 days ago
Illinois
Primary
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
29 days ago
Arkansas
Runoff
Tue, Apr 7, 2026
22 days ago
Mississippi
Runoff
Tue, May 5, 2026
in 6 days
Indiana
Primary
Tue, May 5, 2026
in 6 days
Ohio
Primary
Tue, May 12, 2026
in 13 days
Nebraska
Primary
Tue, May 12, 2026
in 13 days
North Carolina
Runoff
Tue, May 12, 2026
in 13 days
West Virginia
Primary
Sat, May 16, 2026
in 17 days
Louisiana
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 20 days
Alabama
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 20 days
Georgia
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 20 days
Idaho
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 20 days
Kentucky
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 20 days
Oregon
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
in 20 days
Pennsylvania
Primary
Tue, May 26, 2026
in 27 days
Texas
Runoff
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 34 days
California
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 34 days
Iowa
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 34 days
Montana
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 34 days
New Jersey
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 34 days
New Mexico
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 34 days
South Dakota
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 41 days
Maine
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 41 days
Nevada
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 41 days
North Dakota
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 41 days
South Carolina
Primary
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
in 48 days
Alabama
Runoff
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
in 48 days
Georgia
Runoff
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
in 48 days
Oklahoma
Primary
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 55 days
Maryland
Primary
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 55 days
New York
Primary
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 55 days
South Carolina
Runoff
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 55 days
Utah
Primary
Sat, Jun 27, 2026
in 59 days
Louisiana
Runoff
Tue, Jun 30, 2026
in 62 days
Colorado
Primary
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
in 83 days
Arizona
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 97 days
Kansas
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 97 days
Michigan
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 97 days
Missouri
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 97 days
Virginia
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 97 days
Washington
Primary
Thu, Aug 6, 2026
in 99 days
Tennessee
Primary
Sat, Aug 8, 2026
in 101 days
Hawaii
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 104 days
Connecticut
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 104 days
Minnesota
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 104 days
Vermont
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 104 days
Wisconsin
Primary
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
in 111 days
Alaska
Primary
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
in 111 days
Florida
Primary
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
in 111 days
Wyoming
Primary
Tue, Aug 25, 2026
in 118 days
Oklahoma
Runoff
Tue, Sep 1, 2026
in 125 days
Massachusetts
Primary
Tue, Sep 8, 2026
in 132 days
New Hampshire
Primary
Tue, Sep 8, 2026
in 132 days
Rhode Island
Primary
Tue, Sep 15, 2026
in 139 days
Delaware
Primary
Tue, Nov 3, 2026
in 188 days
Nationwide
General
Nationwide general election 2026
Dates not yet confirmed
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Texas
Primary
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