2026 national electoral calendar

This national electoral calendar for 2026 lists the national/federal elections scheduled to be held in 2026 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. Specific dates are given where these are known.

January

• 11 January:
• Benin, Parliament
• Myanmar, Parliament (2nd phase)
• 15 January: Uganda, President and Parliament
• 18 January: Portugal, President (1st round)
• 25 January: Myanmar, Parliament (3rd phase)

February

• 1 February: Costa Rica, President and Parliament
• 6 February: Tokelau, Parliament
• 8 February:
• Japan, House of Representatives
• Portugal, President (2nd round)
• Thailand, House of Representatives and Constitutional referendum
• 11 February: Barbados, House of Assembly
• 12 February: Bangladesh, Parliament and Constitutional referendum
• 22 February: Laos, Parliament

March

• 5 March: Nepal, House of Representatives
• 8 March:
• Colombia, House of Representatives and Senate
• Switzerland, Referendums
• 15 March:
• Kazakhstan, Constitutional referendum
• North Korea, Parliament
• Republic of the Congo, President
• Vietnam, Parliament
• 22 March: Slovenia, Parliament
• 22–23 March: Italy, Constitutional referendum
• 24 March: Denmark, Parliament
• 26 March: Faroe Islands, Parliament

April

• 4 April: Maldives, Constitutional referendum
• 10 April: Djibouti, President
• 12 April:
• Benin, President
• Hungary, Parliament
• Peru, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
• 19 April: Bulgaria, Parliament

May

• 2 May: Niue, Parliament
• 12 May: Bahamas, Parliament
• 17 May: Cape Verde, Parliament
• 24 May:
• Cyprus, Parliament
• Guinea, National Assembly
• 31 May: Colombia, President

June

• 1 June: Ethiopia, Parliament
• 7 June: Armenia, Parliament
• 14 June: Switzerland, Referendums

July

• 19 July: São Tomé and Príncipe, President

August

• 13 August: Zambia, President and Parliament
• 29 August: Iceland, Referendum
• 30 August: Haiti, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate

September

• 13 September: Sweden, Parliament
• 20 September: Russia, State Duma
• 23 September: Morocco, Parliament
• 24 September: Isle of Man, House of Keys
• 27 September:
• São Tomé and Príncipe, Parliament
• Switzerland, Referendums

October

• 3 October: Latvia, Parliament
• 4 October:
• Bosnia and Herzegovina, Presidency and House of Representatives
• Brazil, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
• 9–10 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)

November

• 3 November: United States, House of Representatives and Senate
• 7 November: New Zealand, Parliament
• 8 November: Bulgaria, President
• 15 November: Cape Verde, President
• 29 November: Switzerland, Referendums

December

• 5 December: Gambia, President
• 6 December: Guinea-Bissau, President and Parliament
• 22 December: South Sudan, President, Assembly and Council of States

Unknown date

• Algeria, Parliament
• Antigua and Barbuda, Parliament (April)
• Bahrain, Parliament
• Cameroon, Parliament
• Cook Islands, Parliament
• Fiji, Parliament
• Israel, Knesset
• Kazakhstan, Kurultai (summer)
• Kosovo, Parliament
• New Caledonia, Parliament
• Somalia, Parliament
• Transnistria, President

Indirect elections

• 18 February, Peru, President
• 3–8 March, Iran, Supreme Leader
• 16 March: India, Rajya Sabha
• 22 March, North Korea, President of the State Affairs
• April: Myanmar, President
• 2 September: Estonia, President
• September: France, Senate (series 2)
• Kosovo, President
• Iraq, President

See also

• 2026 local electoral calendar
• 2026 supranational electoral calendar
• List of elections in 2026

References