2026 national electoral calendar

For local elections, see 2026 local 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.

January

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

March

• 5 March: Nepal, House of Representatives
• 8 March: Colombia, Parliament ^[4]
• 15 March: Vietnam, National Assembly ^[5]

April

• 12 April:
  • Benin, President ^[6]
  • Peru, President and Congress ^[7]

May

• 24 May: Cyprus, Parliament ^[8]

June

• 7 June: Armenia, Parliament ^[9]

August

• 13 August: Zambia, President and National Assembly ^[10]

September

• 13 September: Sweden, Parliament ^[11]

October

• 4 October:
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina, Presidency and House of Representatives ^[12]
  • Brazil, President and Congress (first round) ^[13]
• 25 October: Brazil, President (second round, if needed) ^[14]

November

• 3 November: United States, House of Representatives and Senate ^[15]

December

• 22 December: South Sudan, President and Legislature ^[16]

Unknown date

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

Indirect elections

• India, Rajya Sabha
• Iraq, President ^[46]
• Kosovo, President ^[47]

See also

• 2026 local electoral calendar
• List of elections in 2026
• 2026 United Nations Security Council election
• 2026 United Nations Secretary-General selection

Notes

1. Limited or no international recognition.

References

1. Inter-Parliamentary Union: Benin 2026
2. Electoral Commission of Uganda
3. "Eleições presidenciais deverão ser marcadas para 18 de Janeiro de 2026". Público. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
4. Registraduría Nacional
5. Vietnam News Agency
6. Reuters: Benin Presidential Election 2026
7. ONPE Peru
8. Cyprus Ministry of Interior
9. Central Election Commission of Armenia
10. Zambia Electoral Commission
11. Swedish Election Authority
12. Central Election Commission of Bosnia
13. TSE Brazil
14. TSE Brazil
15. Federal Election Commission USA
16. UN News: South Sudan Elections 2026
17. Algeria Press Service
18. Parliamentary Registration Department Bahamas
19. Bahrain Ministry of Justice
20. Dhaka Tribune
21. Central Election Commission Bulgaria
22. National Electoral Commission Cape Verde
23. National Electoral Commission Cape Verde
24. Cook Islands Government
25. TSE Costa Rica
26. Danish Parliament
27. Djibouti Presidency
28. National Electoral Board of Ethiopia
29. Fijian Elections Office
30. Independent Electoral Commission Gambia
31. National Election Office Hungary
32. Israeli Election Commission
33. Vientiane Times
34. Lebanese Ministry of Interior
35. Moroccan Ministry of Interior
36. Electoral Commission New Zealand
37. Niue Government
38. Central Election Commission Russia
39. Electoral Department Saint Lucia
40. STP Press
41. STP Press
42. State Election Commission Slovenia
43. National Electoral Commission Somaliland
45. Pridnestrovie Info
46. Independent High Electoral Commission Iraq
47. Central Election Commission Kosovo