List of elections in 2026
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This is a list of important elections that are being held in 2026.
International
Africa
Algeria
Benin
- 2026 Beninese parliamentary election, 11 January[2]
- 2026 Beninese presidential election, 12 April[2]
Cameroon
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Cape Verde
- 2026 Cape Verdean parliamentary election, 17 May[3]
- 2026 Cape Verdean presidential election, 15 November[3]
Djibouti
- 2026 Djiboutian presidential election, 10 April[4]
Ethiopia
Gambia
- 2026 Gambian presidential election, 5 December[6]
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
- 2026 Guinea-Bissau constitutional referendum, 30 August[8]
- 2026 Guinea-Bissau general election, 6 December[9]
Morocco
- 2026 Moroccan general election, 23 September[10]
Nigeria
- 2026 Nigerian gubernatorial elections
Republic of the Congo
São Tomé and Principe
- 2026 São Toméan presidential election, 19 July[14]
- 2026 São Toméan parliamentary election, 27 September[14]
South Africa
- 2026 South African municipal elections, 4 November[15]
South Sudan
- 2026 South Sudanese general election, 22 December[16]
Uganda
- 2026 Ugandan general election, 15 January[17]
Western Sahara[a]
- 2026 Sahrawi legislative election
Zambia
- 2026 Zambian general election, 13 August[18]
Americas
Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
- 2026 Barbadian general election, 11 February[22]
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bolivia
- 2026 Bolivian regional elections, 22 March (first round) & 19 April (second round)[24]
Brazil
- 2026 Brazilian general election, 4 October (first round) & 25 October (potential second round)[24]
- 2026 Brazilian gubernatorial elections, 4 October (first round) & 25 October (potential second round)[24]
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Canada
- 2026 Quebec general election, 5 October[25]
- 2026 British Columbia municipal elections, 17 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
Colombia
- 2026 Colombian parliamentary election, 8 March[26]
- 2026 Colombian presidential election, 31 May (first round) & 21 June (second round)[27]
Costa Rica
- 2026 Costa Rican general election, 1 February[28]
Haiti
- 2026 Haitian general election, 13 December[29]
Peru
- 2026 Peruvian general election, 12–13 April (first round) & 7 June (second round)[30]
Trinidad and Tobago
- 2026 Tobago House of Assembly election, 12 January[31]
United States
Asia
Armenia
Bangladesh
- 2026 Bangladeshi general election, 12 February[33]
- 2026 Bangladeshi constitutional referendum, 12 February[33]
- 2026 Bangladeshi presidential election, 20 August[34]
India
Iran
- 2026 Iranian supreme leader election, 3–8 March[40]
Iraq
- 2026 Iraqi presidential election, 11 April[41]
Israel
- 2026 Israeli legislative election, 27 October[42]
Japan
Kazakhstan
- 2026 Kazakh constitutional referendum, 15 March[44]
- 2026 Kazakh legislative election, 23 August[45]
Laos
- 2026 Laotian parliamentary election, 22 February[46]
Malaysia
- 2026 Johor state election, 11 July[47]
- 2026 Negeri Sembilan state election, 1 August[48]
Myanmar
- 2025–26 Myanmar general election, 11 January (second phase) & 25 January (third phase)[49]
- 2026 Myanmar presidential election, 3 April[50]
Nepal
- 2026 Nepalese general election, 5 March[51]
North Korea
Palestine
- 2026 Palestinian local elections, 25 April[53]
- 2026 Palestinian legislative election, 28 November[54]
Pakistan
- 2026 Azad Kashmiri general election, 27 July (first phase), 2 August (second phase) & 10 August (third phase)[55]
- 2026 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election, 7 June[56]
Philippines
- 2026 Bangsamoro Parliament election, 14 September[57]
- 2026 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, 2 November[58]
South Korea
Taiwan[a]
- 2026 Taiwanese local elections, 28 November[61]
Thailand
- 2026 Thai general election, 8 February[62]
- 2026 Thai constitutional referendum, 8 February[63]
- 2026 Bangkok gubernatorial election, 28 June[64]
- 2026 Bangkok Metropolitan Council election, 28 June[64]
Vietnam
- 2026 Vietnamese legislative election, 15 March[65]
Europe
Austria
- 2026 Graz local election, 28 June[66]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2026 Bosnian general election, 4 October[67]
- 2026 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina general election, 4 October
- 2026 Republika Srpska general election, 4 October
Bulgaria
- 2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election, 19 April[68]
- 2026 Bulgarian presidential election, 25 October[69]
Cyprus
Czech Republic
- 2026 Czech municipal elections, 9–10 October[71]
- 2026 Czech Senate election, 9–10 October (first round) & 16–17 October (potential second round)[72]
Denmark
- 2026 Danish general election, 24 March[73]
- 2026 Faroese general election, 26 March[74]
Estonia
- 2026 Estonian presidential election, 2 September[75]
France
- 2026 French municipal elections, 15 March (first round) & 22 March (second round)[76]
- 2026 French Senate election, 27 September[77]
Germany
- 2026 Baden-Württemberg state election, 8 March[78]
- 2026 Rhineland-Palatinate state election, 22 March[79]
- 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election, 6 September[80]
- 2026 Berlin state election, 20 September[81]
- 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 20 September[82]
Hungary
- 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, 12 April[83]
- 2026 Hungarian presidential election, 11 August[84]
Iceland
Italy
- 2026 Italian constitutional referendum, 22–23 March[87]
- 2026 Italian local elections, 24–25 May (first round) & 7–8 June (second round)[88]
Kosovo
- 2026 Kosovan presidential election, 5 March (first attempt), 27 April (second attempt)
- 2026 Kosovan parliamentary election, 7 June[89]
Latvia
- 2026 Latvian parliamentary election, 3 October[90]
Isle of Man
- 2026 Manx general election, 24 September[91]
Malta
Montenegro
Netherlands
- 2026 Dutch municipal elections, 18 March[93]
Northern Cyprus[a]
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Portugal
- 2026 Portuguese presidential election, 18 January (first round) & 8 February (second round)[94]
Russia
- 2026 Russian legislative election, 18–20 September[95]
- 2026 Russian regional elections, 20 September[96]
Serbia
Slovakia
- 2026 Slovak local elections, 24 October[99]
- 2026 Slovak regional elections, 24 October[99]
Slovenia
Spain
- 2026 Aragonese regional election, 8 February[101]
- 2026 Castilian-Leonese regional election, 15 March[102]
- 2026 Andalusian regional election, 17 May[103]
Sweden
- 2026 Swedish general election, 13 September[104]
- 2026 Swedish local elections, 13 September[105]
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Transnistria[a]
- 2026 Transnistrian presidential election
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United Kingdom
Oceania
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Australia
- 2026 South Australian state election, 21 March[109]
- 2026 Victorian state election, 28 November[110]
Cook Islands
- 2026 Cook Islands general election, 12 August
Fiji
New Caledonia
New Zealand
- 2026 New Zealand general election, 7 November[112]
Niue
Tokelau
- 2026 Tokelauan general election, 5 February[114]
See also
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