2026 United States local elections

2026 United States local elections

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Mayoral elections
At least 22 mayors in the top 100 most populous cities
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Mayors before TBD TBD TBD Mayors up 11 7 0   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent/NP Undeclared Mayors before TBD TBD Mayors up 3 1
Los Angeles Okl. City Raleigh Arlington (SoCal — see below) Newark Reno Henderson Lubbock Irving Laredo Oakland Louisville Lexington Corpus Christi North L.V. Chandler St. Petersburg Los Angeles Long Beach Anaheim Santa Ana Irvine Chula Vista Irving Cities in the top 100 most populated with mayoral elections. Click on the city names to go to that city's election page. Blue pins denote partisan or nonpartisan Democratic incumbents; red pins partisan or nonpartisan Republican; gray pins independent or undeclared.

Local elections will be held in the United States throughout the 2026 to elect officers of municipal and county governments. At least 22 mayorships in the country's top 100 most populous cities will be up for election, and many more will hold elections for local ballot measures, city council, and numerous other municipal offices. Many of these races will coincide with the 2026 midterm elections.

Mayoral elections in the 100 most populous cities

City	Date	Incumbent				Status	Candidates
		Party		Mayor	Elected
Anaheim, CA	Nov 3, 2026 [1]		Dem [a]	Ashleigh Aitken	2022	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election. Incumbent's intention TBD.
Arlington, TX	May 2, 2026 [2]		Ind [a]	Jim Ross	2024 2021	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election. Incumbent's intention TBD.
Chandler, AZ	Aug 4, 2026 (P) [3]		Rep [a]	Kevin Hartke	2022 2018	Incumbent term-limited.	▌Matt Orlando (Und) ▌Ronnie McKenzie (Und) ▌Jeff Weninger (Und)
Chula Vista, CA	Jun 2, 2026 (P) [4]		Rep [a]	John McCann	2022	Incumbent running for re-election.	▌ John McCann (Rep, inc) [4]
Corpus Christi, TX	Nov 3, 2026 [5]		Ind [a]	Paulette Guajardo	2024 2022 2020	Incumbent term-limited.
Henderson, NV	Jun 9, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G) [6]		Rep [a]	Michelle Romero	2022	Incumbent running for re-election.	▌ Michelle Romero (Rep, inc) [7]
Irvine, CA	Nov 3, 2026 [8]		Dem [a]	Larry Agran	2024 2002 2000 1988 [b]	Incumbent's intention TBD.
Irving, TX	May 2, 2026 [9]		Rep [a]	Rick Stopfer	2023 2020 2017	Incumbent term-limited.
Lexington, KY	May 19, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G) [10]		Rep [a]	Linda Gorton	2022 2018	Incumbent running for re-election.	▌Raquel Carter (Und) [11] ▌ Linda Gorton (Rep, inc) [12]
Laredo, TX	TBA		Und [a]	Victor Treviño	2022	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election. Incumbent's intention TBD.
Long Beach, CA	Jun 2, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G) [13]		Dem [a]	Rex Richardson	2022	Incumbent's intention TBD.
Los Angeles, CA	Jun 2, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G) [14]		Dem [a]	Karen Bass	2022	Incumbent running for re-election.	▌ Karen Bass (Dem, inc) [15] ▌ Asaad Alnajjar (Und) [16] ▌ Austin Beutner (Und) [17] ▌Vincent Wali (Und) [16]
Louisville, KY	May 19, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G) [10]		Dem [a]	Craig Greenberg	2022	Incumbent running for re-election.	▌ Craig Greenberg (Dem, inc) [18]
Lubbock, TX	May 2, 2026 [19]		Rep [a]	Mark McBrayer	2024	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election. Incumbent's intention TBD.
North Las Vegas, NV	May 19, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G) [10]		Dem [a]	Pamela Goynes-Brown	2022	Incumbent term-limited. [20]	▌ Daniele Monroe-Moreno (Dem) [21] ▌Scott Black (Und) [21]
Oakland, CA			Dem [a]	Barbara Lee	2025 (sp)	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election. Incumbent's intention TBD.
Oklahoma City, OK	Feb 10, 2026 (G) Apr 7, 2026 (R) [22]		Rep [a]	David Holt	2022 2018	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election. Incumbent's intention TBD.
Raleigh, NC	Mar 3, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G) [23]		Dem [a]	Janet Cowell	2024	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election. Incumbent's intention TBD.
Reno, NV	Jun 9, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G) [24]		Ind [a]	Hillary Schieve	2022 2018 2014	Incumbent term-limited.
Santa Ana, CA	Nov 3, 2026 [25]		Dem [a]	Valerie Amezcua	2024 2022	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election. Incumbent's intention TBD.
St. Petersburg, FL	Nov 3, 2026 [25]		Dem [a]	Valerie Amezcua	2024 2022	Incumbent running for re-election.	▌ Ken Welch (Dem, inc.) [26] ▌Brandi Gabbard (Und) [27]

Executive elections in the 100 most populous counties

Consolidated city-counties such as Louisville, Kentucky (co-extensive with Jefferson County) are listed elsewhere on the page.

City (metro)	Date	Incumbent				Status	Candidates
		Party		Mayor	Elected
Shelby, TN (Memphis)	May 5, 2026 (P) Aug 6, 2026 (G)		Dem	Lee Harris	2022 2018	Incumbent term-limited.
Orange, FL (Orlando)			Dem [a]	Jerry Demings	2022 2018	Incumbent term-limited.	▌Chris Messina (Rep.) [28] ▌ Stephanie Murphy (Dem.) [29] ▌Tiffany Moore Russell (Dem.) [30] ▌Mayra Uribe (Dem.) [31]
Cook, IL (Chicago)	Mar 17, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G)		Dem	Toni Preckwinkle	2022 2018 2014 2010	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election.
Montgomery, MD (Washington)	Jun 23, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G)		Dem	Marc Elrich	2022 2018	Incumbent term-limited.
Prince George's, MD (Washington)	Jun 23, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G)		Dem	Aisha Braveboy	2025 (sp)	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election.
Baltimore, MD (Baltimore)	Jun 23, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G)		Dem	Kathy Klausmeier	2025 (app)	Incumbent retiring.
Wayne, MI (Detroit)			Dem	Warren Evans	2022 2018 2014
Macomb, MI (Detroit)			Dem	Mark Hackel	2022 2018 2014 2010
St. Louis Co., MO (St. Louis)	Aug 4, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G)		Dem	Sam Page	2022 2020 (sp) 2019 (app)	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election.
Jackson, MO (Kansas City)	Aug 4, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G)		Dem	Kay Barnes	2025 (app)	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election.
Bergen, NJ (New York)			Dem	Jim Tedesco	2022 2018 2014	Incumbent running for re-election. [32]
Essex, NJ (New York)			Dem	Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.	2022 2018 2014 2010 2006 2002	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election.
Cuyahoga, OH (Cleveland)			Dem	Chris Ronayne	2022	Incumbent eligible to stand for re-election.
Harris, TX (Houston)	Mar 3, 2026 (P) Nov 3, 2026 (G)		Dem	Lina Hidalgo	2022 2018	Incumbent retiring.	▌Aliza Dutt (Rep.) [33] ▌Oscar Gonzales (Rep.) [34] ▌Warren Howell (Rep.) [35] ▌Marty Lancton (Rep.) [36] ▌ Annise Parker (Dem.) [37] ▌ Letitia Plummer (Dem.) [38] ▌ Orlando Sanchez (Rep.) [39]

List of elections by state

• Alabama (page)
  • County – Aug 25 (P), Nov 3 (G)
    • Baldwin County
    • Jefferson County (Commission)
    • Lee County
  • Auburn – Aug 25

• California – Jun 2 (P), Nov 3 (G)
  • Los Angeles County
    • Board of Supervisors
  • Los Angeles
    • Mayor
• District of Columbia (page) – Jun 16 (P), Nov 3 (G)
  • Mayor, Attorney general, Council

• Florida – Aug 18 (P), Nov 3 (G)
  • Orange County (Mayor)
  • St. Petersburg (Mayor)
  • Tallahassee (Mayor)
• Hawaii (page) – Aug 8 (P), Nov 3 (G)

• Kentucky
  • Lexington (Mayor)
  • Louisville (Mayor)

• Michigan
  • Flint (Mayor) – Aug 8 (P), Nov 3 (G)

• Minnesota
  • Hennepin County (Attorney) – Nov 3

• Missouri
  • St. Louis County (Executive) – Nov 3

• Maryland
  • County executives – Nov 3

• Nebraska
  • Douglas County – Nov 3

• North Carolina
  • Wake County (District attorney) – Mar 3 (P), Nov 3 (G)

• South Dakota
  • Sioux Falls (Mayor) – Jun 2

• Tennessee
  • County – May 5 (P), Aug 6 (G)
    • County mayors

• Texas
  • Harris County (Judge) – Mar 3 (P), Nov 3 (G)

• Wyoming (page) – Aug 4 (P), Nov 3 (G)
  • Gillette (Mayor)

Notes

1. Election officially nonpartisan.
2. Previously not directly elected.

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