2026 national electoral calendar

2026 national electoral calendar

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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.

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• 11 January: Benin, Parliament^[1]
• 12 January: Uganda, President and Parliament^[2]
• 25 January: Portugal, President^[3]

• 8 March: Colombia, Parliament^[4]

• 12 April: Benin, President^[5]
• 12 April: Peru, President and Congress^[6]

• 24 May: Cyprus, Parliament^[7]

• 7 June: Armenia, Parliament^[8]

• 13 August: Zambia, President and National Assembly^[9]

• 13 September: Sweden, Parliament^[10]

• 4 October: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Presidency and House of Representatives^[11]
• 4 October: Brazil, President and Congress (first round)^[12]
• 25 October: Brazil, President (second round, if needed)^[13]

• 3 November: United States, House of Representatives and Senate^[14]

• 22 December: South Sudan, President and Legislature^[15]

• Algeria, Parliament^[16]
• Bahamas, Parliament^[17]
• Bahrain, Parliament^[18]
• Bangladesh, Parliament^[19]
• Bulgaria, President^[20]
• Cape Verde, President^[21] and Parliament^[22]
• Cook Islands, Parliament^[23]
• Costa Rica, President and Parliament^[24]
• Denmark, Parliament^[25]
• Djibouti, President^[26]
• Ethiopia, Parliament^[27]
• Fiji, Parliament^[28]
• Gambia, President^[29]
• Hungary, Parliament^[30]
• Iraq, President^[31]
• Israel, Knesset^[32]
• Ivory Coast, Parliament^[33]
• Kosovo, President^[34]
• Laos, National Assembly^[35]
• Lebanon, Parliament^[36]
• Morocco, Parliament^[37]
• New Zealand, Parliament^[38]
• Niue, Parliament^[39]
• Russia, State Duma^[40]
• Saint Lucia, Parliament^[41]
• São Tomé and Príncipe, Parliament^[42]
• São Tomé and Príncipe, President^[43]
• Slovenia, Parliament^[44]
• Somaliland, Parliament^[a][45]
• Transnistria, President^[a][46]
• Vietnam, National Assembly^[47]

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