This national electoral calendar for 2024 lists the national/federal elections held in 2024 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
January
February
March
April
- 4 April: Kuwait, Parliament
- 6 April: Slovakia, President (2nd round)
- 10 April: South Korea, Parliament
- 17 April:
- Croatia, Parliament
- Solomon Islands, Parliament
- 19 April: India, House of the People (1st phase)
- 21 April:
- Ecuador, Constitutional Referendum
- Maldives, Parliament
- 24 April: North Macedonia, President (1st round)
- 26 April: India, House of the People (2nd phase)
- 29 April: Togo, Parliament
May
- 5 May: Panama, President, Parliament, and Central American Parliament
- 6 May: Chad, President
- 7 May: India, House of the People (3rd phase)
- 8 May: North Macedonia, President (2nd round) and Parliament
- 10 May: Iran, Parliament (2nd round)
- 12 May: Lithuania, President (1st round) and Constitutional Referendum
- 13 May: India, House of the People (4th phase)
- 19 May: Dominican Republic, President, Senate, Chamber of Deputies, and Central American Parliament
- 20 May: India, House of the People (5th phase)
- 25 May: India, House of the People (6th phase)
- 26 May: Lithuania, President (2nd round)
- 29 May:
- Madagascar, National Assembly
- South Africa, National Assembly
- Vanuatu, Constitutional Referendum
June
- 1 June:
- Iceland, President
- India, House of the People (7th phase)
- 2 June: Mexico, President, Senate and Chamber of Deputies
- 6âÂÂ9 June: European Union, European Parliament
- 9 June:
- Belgium, Parliament
- Bulgaria, Parliament
- San Marino, Parliament
- Slovenia, Referendum
- South Ossetia, Parliament
- Switzerland, Referendums
- 16 June: Liechtenstein, Referendum
- 28 June:
- Iran, President (1st round)
- Mongolia, Parliament
- 29 June: Mauritania, President
- 30 June: France, National Assembly (1st round)
July
August
September
October
- 6 October:
- Kazakhstan, Referendum
- Tunisia, President
- 9 October: Mozambique, President and Parliament
- 13 October: Lithuania, Parliament (1st round)
- 20 October: Moldova, President (1st round) and Constitutional Referendum
- 24 October: Montserrat, Parliament
- 25 October: Kiribati, President
- 26 October: Georgia, Parliament
- 27 October:
- Bulgaria, Parliament
- Japan, House of Representatives
- Liechtenstein, Referendum
- Lithuania, Parliament (2nd round)
- Uruguay, President (1st round), Senate, Chamber of Representatives and Constitutional referendum
- Uzbekistan, Legislative Chamber
- 30 October: Botswana, Parliament
November
- 3 November: Moldova, President (2nd round)
- 5 November:
- American Samoa, Governor (1st round) and House of Representatives
- Guam, Legislature
- Northern Mariana Islands, Senate, House of Representatives
- Palau, President, Senate and House of Delegates
- Puerto Rico, Governor, Senate, House of Representatives, Referendum
- Qatar, Constitutional Referendum
- United States, President, Senate (Class 1) and House of Representatives
- United States Virgin Islands, Legislature
- 10 November: Mauritius, Parliament
- 13 November: Somaliland, President
- 14 November: Sri Lanka, Parliament
- 16 November: Gabon, Constitutional Referendum
- 17 November: Senegal, Parliament
- 19 November: American Samoa, Governor (2nd round)
- 24 November:
- Romania, <s>President (1st round)</s> (election nullified)
- Switzerland, Referendums
- Uruguay, President (2nd round)
- 27âÂÂ30 November: Namibia, President and National Assembly
- 29 November: Ireland, Dáil ÃÂireann
- 30 November: Iceland, Parliament
December
Indirect elections
The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures took place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:
- Since 29 September 2022: Lebanon, President
- 2 January: Marshall Islands, President
- 19 January, 27 February, 25 June, and 3 September: India, Council of States
- 25 January: Nepal, National Assembly
- 25 February: Cambodia, Senate
- 26 February: Hungary, President
- 9 March: Pakistan, President
- 27 March: Malta, President
- 28âÂÂ29 March: Tunisia, National Council of Regions and Districts
- 2 April: Pakistan, Senate
- 4 April: Belarus, Council of the Republic
- 29 April: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senate
- 22 May: Vietnam, President
- 9 June: Belgium, Senate
- 9âÂÂ26 June: Thailand, Senate
- 13âÂÂ14 June: South Africa, National Council of Provinces
- 14 June: South Africa, President
- 7 October: Ethiopia, President
- 13 October: Macau, Chief Executive
- 21 October: Vietnam, President
- 31 October: Fiji, President
- 6 December: Mauritius, President
- 14 December: Georgia, President
Analysis
2024 was dubbed the biggest election year in history. The vast majority of incumbent parties worldwide facing election in 2024 lost vote share, including in South Africa, India, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan, though, of those, only the incumbents in the United Kingdom and the United States lost power. Mexico was one of the few countries where the incumbent party improved its vote share.
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