✶ Calendar
Always
an election.
The United States holds elections somewhere almost every month. This calendar tracks the ones that shape power at each level — the live event is featured across the site automatically.
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Something is always on the ballot.
- November 3, 2026 to November 4, 2026 Federal
2026 Midterm Elections
35 Senate seats, all 435 House seats, 36 governors, thousands of state and local offices and ballot measures.
U.S. SenateU.S. HouseGovernorState legislatureJudgesLocalBallot measures - December 1, 2026 Date tentative State
Georgia general-election runoffs
Georgia requires a majority to win; races where no one tops 50% go to a runoff four weeks later.
Any race without a majority - February 23, 2027 Local
Chicago municipal election
Nonpartisan mayor, clerk, treasurer and all 50 aldermen. A runoff follows on April 6 if no one wins a majority.
MayorCity Council - April 6, 2027 Judicial
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Open seat (Justice Annette Ziegler retiring). Officially nonpartisan, 10-year term — one of the most expensive judicial races in the country.
State Supreme Court - October 9, 2027 Date tentative State
Louisiana governor — first round
Open seat. Runoff November 20 if no candidate wins a majority.
GovernorStatewide officesLegislature - November 2, 2027 State
2027 off-year elections
Governors of Kentucky and Mississippi; the New Jersey and Virginia legislatures; mayors and councils in hundreds of cities.
Governor (KY, MS)State legislature (NJ, VA, MS, LA)Local - January 15, 2028 to June 10, 2028 Date tentative Primaries
2028 presidential primaries & caucuses
Parties choose delegates state by state; the national conventions in summer formally nominate. The calendar is set by state law and party rules.
Presidential nominationsCongressional & state primaries - November 7, 2028 to November 8, 2028 Federal
2028 General Election
President and Vice President (open seat — the 22nd Amendment bars a third term), 34 Senate seats, all 435 House seats and 11 governors.
PresidentU.S. SenateU.S. HouseGovernorState & local - December 19, 2028 Federal
Electors meet in each state
Electors cast their votes on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December (Electoral Count Reform Act, 2022).
Electoral College - January 6, 2029 Federal
Congress counts electoral votes
Joint session of Congress; the Vice President presides in a ministerial role. Objections need one-fifth of each chamber.
Electoral College - November 5, 2030 to November 6, 2030 Federal
2030 Midterm Elections
A third of the Senate, all 435 House seats and governors in about three dozen states.
U.S. SenateU.S. HouseGovernorState & local - November 2, 2032 to November 3, 2032 Federal
2032 General Election
President and Vice President, a third of the Senate, all 435 House seats and governors in about a dozen states.
PresidentU.S. SenateU.S. HouseGovernorState & local - December 14, 2032 Federal
Electors meet in each state
Electors cast their votes on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December.
Electoral College - January 6, 2033 Federal
Congress counts electoral votes
Joint session of Congress on 6 January; the Vice President presides.
Electoral College - November 7, 2034 to November 8, 2034 Federal
2034 Midterm Elections
A third of the Senate, all 435 House seats and governors in about three dozen states.
U.S. SenateU.S. HouseGovernorState & local - November 4, 2036 to November 5, 2036 Federal
2036 General Election
President and Vice President, a third of the Senate, all 435 House seats and governors in about a dozen states.
PresidentU.S. SenateU.S. HouseGovernorState & local - December 16, 2036 Federal
Electors meet in each state
Electors cast their votes on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December.
Electoral College - January 6, 2037 Federal
Congress counts electoral votes
Joint session of Congress on 6 January; the Vice President presides.
Electoral College - November 5, 2024 to November 6, 2024 Federal
2024 General Election
Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris, 312–226 in the Electoral College.
PresidentCongress
Rhythm
The election cycle
Every even year
All 435 House seats, a third of the Senate, most governors and legislatures. Presidential years add the White House; the others are “midterms.”
Every odd year
Virginia and New Jersey elect governors in the year after a presidential election; Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi the year before. Thousands of cities, school boards and judges are elected in odd years.
Spring
Many states hold judicial, school and municipal elections in February–April (e.g. Wisconsin, Chicago).
Special elections
Held whenever a House seat falls vacant — House vacancies must be filled by election, never appointment.
Try it · The rhythm of the cycle
What's on the ballot in 2026?
Regularly scheduled seats only; special elections for vacancies can happen in any year.