This is a list of important elections that were or will be held in 2026. 2026 national electoral calendar 2026 local electoral calendar
International
2026 International Criminal Court judges election, 7 to 17 December
2026 United Nations Secretary-General selection 2026 United Nations Security Council election, 3 June
Africa
2026 Algerian parliamentary election, 2 July
2026 Beninese parliamentary election, 11 January 2026 Beninese presidential election, 12 April
2026 Cameroonian parliamentary election
2026 Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 17 May 2026 Cape Verdean presidential election, 15 November
2026 Djiboutian presidential election, 10 April
2026 Ethiopian general election, 1 June
2026 Gambian presidential election, 5 December
2026 Guinean parliamentary election, 31 May
2026 Guinea-Bissau constitutional referendum, 30 August 2026 Guinea-Bissau general election, 6 December
2026 Moroccan general election, 23 September
2026 Nigerian gubernatorial elections 2026 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, 20 June 2026 Osun State gubernatorial election, 15 August
2026 Republic of the Congo presidential election, 15 March
2026 São Toméan presidential election, 19 July 2026 São Toméan parliamentary election, 27 September
2026 South African municipal elections, 4 November
2026 South Sudanese general election, 22 December
2026 Ugandan general election, 15 January
2026 Sahrawi legislative election
2026 Zambian general election, 13 August
Americas
2026 Antiguan general election, 30 April
2026 Barbadian general election, 11 February
2026 Bahamian general election, 12 May
2026 Bolivian regional elections, 22 March (first round) & 19 April (second round)
2026 Brazilian general election, 4 October (first round) & 25 October (second round) 2026 Brazilian gubernatorial elections, 4 October (first round) & 25 October (second round)
2026 Quebec general election, 5 October 2026 British Columbia municipal elections, 17 October 2026 British Columbia general election, 24 October 2026 Ontario municipal elections, 26 October 2026 Prince Edward Island municipal elections, 2 November 2026 Manitoba municipal elections, 28 October 2026 New Brunswick municipal elections, 11 May
2026 Colombian parliamentary election, 8 March 2026 Colombian presidential election, 31 May (first round) & 21 June (second round)
2026 Costa Rican general election, 1 February
2026 Grenadian general election, 5 November
2026 Haitian general election, 13 December
2026 Peruvian general election, 12–13 April (first round) & 7 June (second round) 2026 Peruvian regional and municipal elections, 4 October 2026 Lima municipal election
2026 Tobago House of Assembly election, 12 January
2026 United States elections, 3 November 2026 United States gubernatorial elections 2026 United States House of Representatives elections 2026 United States Senate elections 2026 United States state legislative elections
Asia
2026 Bangladeshi general election, 12 February 2026 Bangladeshi constitutional referendum, 12 February 2026 Bangladeshi presidential election, 20 August
2026 elections in India 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election, 9 April 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 9 April 2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, 9 April 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 23 April 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 23–29 April
2026 Iranian supreme leader election, 3–8 March
2026 Iraqi presidential election, 11 April
2026 Israeli legislative election, 27 October
2026 Japanese general election, 8 February 2026 Japanese local elections
2026 Kazakh constitutional referendum, 15 March 2026 Kazakh legislative election, 23 August
2026 Laotian parliamentary election, 22 February
2026 Johor state election, 11 July 2026 Negeri Sembilan state election, 1 August
2025–26 Myanmar general election, 11 January (second phase) & 25 January (third phase) 2026 Myanmar presidential election, 3 April
2026 Nepalese general election, 5 March
2026 North Korean parliamentary election, 15 March
2026 Palestinian local elections, 25 April 2026 Palestinian legislative election, 28 November
2026 Azad Kashmiri general election, 27 July (first phase), 2 August (second phase) & 10 August (third phase) 2026 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election, 7 June
2026 Bangsamoro Parliament election, 14 September
2026 South Korean by-elections, 3 June 2026 South Korean local elections, 3 June
2026 Taiwanese local elections, 28 November
2026 Thai general election, 8 February 2026 Thai constitutional referendum, 8 February 2026 Bangkok gubernatorial election, 28 June 2026 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election, 28 June
2026 Vietnamese legislative election, 15 March
Europe
2026 Armenian parliamentary election, 7 June
2026 Graz local election, 28 June
2026 Bosnian general election, 4 October 2026 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina general election, 4 October 2026 Republika Srpska general election, 4 October
2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election, 19 April 2026 Bulgarian presidential election, 25 October
2026 Cypriot legislative election, 24 May
2026 Czech municipal elections, 9–10 October 2026 Czech Senate election, 9–10 October (first round) & 16–17 October (potential second round)
2026 Danish general election, 24 March 2026 Faroese general election, 26 March
2026 Estonian presidential election, 2 September
2026 French municipal elections, 15 March (first round) & 22 March (second round) 2026 Lyon municipal election 2026 Marseille municipal election 2026 Nice municipal election 2026 Paris municipal election 2026 Toulouse municipal election 2026 French Senate election, 27 September
2026 Baden-Württemberg state election, 8 March 2026 Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 22 March 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election, 6 September 2026 Berlin state election, 20 September 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 20 September
2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, 12 April 2026 Hungarian presidential election, 11 August
2026 Icelandic municipal elections, 16 May 2026 Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum, 29 August
2026 Italian constitutional referendum, 22–23 March 2026 Italian local elections, 24–25 May (first round) & 7–8 June (second round)
2026 Kosovan presidential election, 5 March (first attempt), 27 April (second attempt), 6 October (third attempt) 2026 Kosovan parliamentary election, 7 June
2026 Latvian parliamentary election, 3 October
2026 Manx general election, 24 September
2026 Maltese general election, 30 May
2026 Montenegrin municipal elections
2026 Dutch municipal elections, 18 March
2026 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
2026 Portuguese presidential election, 18 January (first round) & 8 February (second round)
2026 Russian legislative election, 18–20 September 2026 Russian regional elections, 20 September
2026 Serbian local elections, 29 March 2026 Serbian presidential election 2026 Serbian parliamentary election, 25 October
2026 Slovak local elections, 24 October 2026 Slovak regional elections, 24 October
2026 Slovenian parliamentary election, 22 March
2026 Aragonese regional election, 8 February 2026 Castilian-Leonese regional election, 15 March 2026 Andalusian regional election, 17 May 2026 Spanish general election, 29 November
2026 Swedish general election, 13 September 2026 Swedish local elections, 13 September
2026 Transnistrian presidential election, 13 December
2026 United Kingdom local elections, 7 May 2026 Scottish Parliament election, 7 May 2026 Senedd election, 7 May
Oceania
2026 South Australian state election, 21 March 2026 Victorian state election, 28 November
2026 Cook Islands general election, 12 August
2026 Fijian general election
2026 New Caledonian legislative election, 28 June
2026 New Zealand general election, 7 November
2026 Niuean general election, 2 May
2026 Tokelauan general election, 5 February
See also List of elections in 2025 List of elections in 2027
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