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Election calendar

Regular general elections for president, Congress, governor and state legislatures through 2032, plus specials and runoffs we have dates for.

When polls close Official results by state

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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

In 3 days · 211 elections

US Senate35 states

US House50 states

Governor36 states

State Senate43 states

State House46 states

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

In 31 days · Held only if a race needs a runoff

General runoff1 state

Georgia · Conditional: held only for races where no candidate won a majority on Nov 3. Covers any office on the general ballot (US Senate, Governor, US House and others).

Saturday, December 12, 2026

In 42 days · Held only if a race needs a runoff

General runoff1 state

Louisiana · Conditional: the Open U.S. Representative General on the state calendar, a second round for US House races not settled in the Nov 3 open primary. The state says its dates are subject to change by the legislature.

Tuesday, December 22, 2026

In 52 days · 1 election

State Senate1 state

MississippiSpecial

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Official results by state

Each state's election office publishes the official count on election night and as ballots are counted.

Links checked October 29, 2026. See data notes for links we could not confirm.

About these dates

US House rows are one per state and cover every district in it.
State legislature rows are one per chamber. Which districts are up in a chamber with staggered terms is not listed here.
Territories, down-ballot statewide offices and most primary dates are not included yet. Registration and mail-voting deadlines are on each state’s official site.
38 data notes are on file for this calendar. See data notes.

Sources: U.S. Senate: senators contact information XML (class per senator) (US government work, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Minnesota Constitution, Article IV (Office of the Revisor of Statutes) (State constitution, public domain), retrieved Oct 29, 2026; Chamber election years derived from official returns and 2026 candidate lists (not copied from NCSL) (Link only. No NCSL data is used.), retrieved Oct 29, 2026; Louisiana R.S. 18:402 Dates of primary and general elections (State statute, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Louisiana Secretary of State: 2027 Elections calendar (revised 10/2026) (State government record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; New Jersey Constitution (NJ Legislature) (State constitution, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; 3 U.S.C. 1, 2 U.S.C. 1 and 7: Election Day, first Tuesday after the first Monday in November (US government work, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Louisiana Secretary of State: 2026 Elections calendar (revised July 2026) and Election Dates page (State government record), retrieved Oct 29, 2026; Georgia.gov: Election Day - General Election Runoff (December 1, 2026) (State government record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Ohio Secretary of State: November 3, 2026 official ballot and Directive 2025-54 (U.S. Senate special election) (State government record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026.