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]
  • Myanmar, Parliament (2nd phase) ^[2]
• 12 January: Uganda, President and Parliament ^[3]
• 18 January: Portugal, President ^[4]

February

• 1 February: Costa Rica, President and Parliament ^[5]

March

• 5 March: Nepal, House of Representatives
• 8 March: Colombia, Parliament ^[6]
• 15 March: Vietnam, National Assembly ^[7]
• 29 March: Thailand, Parliament ^[8]

April

• 12 April:
  • Benin, President ^[9]
  • Peru, President and Congress ^[10]

May

• 24 May: Cyprus, Parliament ^[11]
• 31 May: Colombia, President ^[12]

June

• 7 June: Armenia, Parliament ^[13]

August

• 13 August: Zambia, President and National Assembly ^[14]

September

• 13 September: Sweden, Parliament ^[15]

October

• 4 October:
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina, Presidency and House of Representatives ^[16]
  • Brazil, President and Congress (first round) ^[17]
• 25 October: Brazil, President (second round, if needed) ^[18]

November

• 3 November: United States, House of Representatives and Senate ^[19]

December

• 22 December: South Sudan, President and Legislature ^[20]

Unknown date

• Algeria, Parliament ^[21]
• Bahamas, Parliament ^[22]
• Bahrain, Parliament ^[23]
• Bangladesh, Parliament ^[24]
• Bulgaria, President ^[25]
• Cape Verde, President ^[26] and Parliament ^[27]
• Cook Islands, Parliament ^[28]
• Denmark, Parliament ^[29]
• Djibouti, President ^[30]
• Ethiopia, Parliament ^[31]
• Fiji, Parliament ^[32]
• Gambia, President ^[33]
• Haiti, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate ^[34]
• Hungary, Parliament ^[35]
• Israel, Knesset ^[36]
• Laos, National Assembly ^[37]
• Lebanon, Parliament ^[38]
• Morocco, Parliament ^[39]
• New Zealand, Parliament ^[40]
• Niue, Parliament ^[41]
• Russia, State Duma ^[42]
• Saint Lucia, Parliament ^[43]
• São Tomé and Príncipe, Parliament ^[44] and President ^[45]
• Slovenia, Parliament ^[46]
• Somalia, Parliament ^[47]
• Somaliland, Parliament ^{[a] [48]}
• Transnistria, President ^{[a] [49]}

Indirect elections

• Estonia, President
• India, Rajya Sabha
• Iraq, President ^[50]
• Kosovo, President ^[51]

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. "Myanmar Junta's Phase 2 Vote Plan Includes Scores of Resistance Strongholds". The Irrawaddy . 2025-10-29. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
3. Electoral Commission of Uganda
4. "Eleições presidenciais deverão ser marcadas para 18 de Janeiro de 2026". Público. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
5. Mora, Carlos (2024-11-28). "TSE fija cronograma para elecciones nacionales de 2026 | CR Hoy". CR Hoy | Periodico Digital | Costa Rica Noticias 24/7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-26.
6. Registraduría Nacional
7. Vietnam News Agency
9. Reuters: Benin Presidential Election 2026
10. ONPE Peru
11. Cyprus Ministry of Interior
12. Rincon, Estefania Mayorga (2025-07-17). "Calendario electoral 2026 en Colombia: estas son las fechas oficiales, según la Registraduría Nacional". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-26.
13. Central Election Commission of Armenia
14. Zambia Electoral Commission
15. Swedish Election Authority
16. Central Election Commission of Bosnia
17. TSE Brazil
18. TSE Brazil
19. Federal Election Commission USA
20. UN News: South Sudan Elections 2026
21. Algeria Press Service
22. Parliamentary Registration Department Bahamas
23. Bahrain Ministry of Justice
24. Dhaka Tribune
25. Central Election Commission Bulgaria
26. National Electoral Commission Cape Verde
27. National Electoral Commission Cape Verde
28. Cook Islands Government
29. Danish Parliament
30. Djibouti Presidency
31. National Electoral Board of Ethiopia
32. Fijian Elections Office
33. Independent Electoral Commission Gambia
34. "Haiti gang warfare stalls long-awaited elections". Reuters . 2025-10-23.
35. National Election Office Hungary
36. Israeli Election Commission
37. Vientiane Times
38. Lebanese Ministry of Interior
39. Moroccan Ministry of Interior
40. Electoral Commission New Zealand
41. Niue Government
42. Central Election Commission Russia
43. Electoral Department Saint Lucia
44. STP Press
45. STP Press
46. State Election Commission Slovenia
47. "Somalia's president and opposition leaders reach historic election agreement". Africanews. 2025-08-26. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
48. National Electoral Commission Somaliland
49. Pridnestrovie Info
50. Independent High Electoral Commission Iraq
51. Central Election Commission Kosovo