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
83 days ago
Arkansas
Primary
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
83 days ago
North Carolina
Primary
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
83 days ago
Texas
Primary
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
76 days ago
Mississippi
Primary
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
69 days ago
Illinois
Primary
Tue, Mar 31, 2026
55 days ago
Arkansas
Runoff
Tue, Apr 7, 2026
48 days ago
Mississippi
Runoff
Tue, May 5, 2026
20 days ago
Indiana
Primary
Tue, May 5, 2026
20 days ago
Ohio
Primary
Tue, May 12, 2026
13 days ago
Nebraska
Primary
Tue, May 12, 2026
13 days ago
North Carolina
Runoff
Tue, May 12, 2026
13 days ago
West Virginia
Primary
Sat, May 16, 2026
9 days ago
Louisiana
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
6 days ago
Alabama
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
6 days ago
Georgia
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
6 days ago
Idaho
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
6 days ago
Kentucky
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
6 days ago
Oregon
Primary
Tue, May 19, 2026
6 days ago
Pennsylvania
Primary
Tue, May 26, 2026
tomorrow
Texas
Runoff
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 8 days
California
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 8 days
Iowa
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 8 days
Montana
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 8 days
New Jersey
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 8 days
New Mexico
Primary
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
in 8 days
South Dakota
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 15 days
Maine
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 15 days
Nevada
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 15 days
North Dakota
Primary
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
in 15 days
South Carolina
Primary
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
in 22 days
Alabama
Runoff
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
in 22 days
Georgia
Runoff
Tue, Jun 16, 2026
in 22 days
Oklahoma
Primary
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 29 days
Maryland
Primary
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 29 days
New York
Primary
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 29 days
South Carolina
Runoff
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
in 29 days
Utah
Primary
Sat, Jun 27, 2026
in 33 days
Louisiana
Runoff
Tue, Jun 30, 2026
in 36 days
Colorado
Primary
Tue, Jul 21, 2026
in 57 days
Arizona
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 71 days
Kansas
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 71 days
Michigan
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 71 days
Missouri
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 71 days
Virginia
Primary
Tue, Aug 4, 2026
in 71 days
Washington
Primary
Thu, Aug 6, 2026
in 73 days
Tennessee
Primary
Sat, Aug 8, 2026
in 75 days
Hawaii
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 78 days
Connecticut
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 78 days
Minnesota
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 78 days
Vermont
Primary
Tue, Aug 11, 2026
in 78 days
Wisconsin
Primary
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
in 85 days
Alaska
Primary
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
in 85 days
Florida
Primary
Tue, Aug 18, 2026
in 85 days
Wyoming
Primary
Tue, Aug 25, 2026
in 92 days
Oklahoma
Runoff
Tue, Sep 1, 2026
in 99 days
Massachusetts
Primary
Tue, Sep 8, 2026
in 106 days
New Hampshire
Primary
Tue, Sep 8, 2026
in 106 days
Rhode Island
Primary
Tue, Sep 15, 2026
in 113 days
Delaware
Primary
Tue, Nov 3, 2026
in 162 days
Nationwide
General
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