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]

April

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

May

• 24 May: Cyprus, Parliament ^[7]

June

• 7 June: Armenia, Parliament ^[8]

August

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

September

• 13 September: Sweden, Parliament ^[10]

October

• 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]

November

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

December

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

Unknown date

• 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]
• Israel, Knesset ^[31]
• Laos, National Assembly ^[32]
• Lebanon, Parliament ^[33]
• Morocco, Parliament ^[34]
• New Zealand, Parliament ^[35]
• Niue, Parliament ^[36]
• Russia, State Duma ^[37]
• Saint Lucia, Parliament ^[38]
• São Tomé and Príncipe, Parliament ^[39] and President ^[40]
• Slovenia, Parliament ^[41]
• Somaliland, Parliament ^{[a] [42]}
• Transnistria, President ^{[a] [43]}
• Vietnam, National Assembly ^[44]

Indirect elections

• India, Rajya Sabha
• Iraq, President ^[45]
• Kosovo, President ^[46]

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