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2026 MIDTERM ELECTIONS

2026 Election Calendar: Primary & Filing Dates

Filing deadlines, primary, runoff, and general election dates for the 2026 election cycle. The primary season begins in March! Check your state's specific filing deadlines and primary dates below to stay ahead of the midterm cycle

Countdown to General Election Day ... Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Election Events

May 2026
May 26
NEW YORK - Filing Deadline (Independents) - Note: Candidate list not yet released by State Board of Elections
June 2026
June 3
ALABAMA - Filing Deadline (Congressional Districts 1, 2, 6, 7)
June 9
CONNECTICUT - Filing Deadline (Major Parties)
MAINE - Primary Election
NEVADA - Primary Election
NORTH DAKOTA - Primary Election
SOUTH CAROLINA - Primary Election
June 12
FLORIDA - Filing Deadline (Congressional & State Offices)
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Filing Deadline (Major Parties)
June 15
UTAH - Filing Deadline (Independents)
June 16
ALABAMA - Primary Runoff (Statewide Offices & CD 3, 4, 5)
CALIFORNIA - CD-14 Special Primary Election
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Primary Election
GEORGIA - Primary Runoff
OKLAHOMA - Primary Election
VIRGINIA - Filing Deadline (US Senate Independents & Third Parties)
June 17
LOUISIANA - Primary Runoff
June 18
TEXAS - Filing Deadline (Third Parties)
June 23
MARYLAND - Primary Election
NEW YORK - Primary Election
SOUTH CAROLINA - Primary Runoff
UTAH - Primary Election
June 24
RHODE ISLAND - Filing Deadline
June 29
NEW MEXICO - Filing Deadline (Independents, Third Parties & Write-Ins)
June 30
COLORADO - Primary Election
July 2026
July 9
COLORADO - Filing Deadline (Independents)
July 10
ARIZONA - Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins)
July 14
DELAWARE - Filing Deadline (D/R)
GEORGIA - Filing Deadline (Independents)
July 15
INDIANA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
SOUTH CAROLINA - Filing Deadline (Independents)
July 16
COLORADO - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
MICHIGAN - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
July 18
US VIRGIN ISLANDS - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
July 21
ARIZONA - Primary Election
July 24
MICHIGAN - Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins)
July 27
MISSOURI - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
July 28
GEORGIA - CD-13 Special Primary Election
SOUTH DAKOTA - Gubernatorial Primary sRunoff
July 31
LOUISIANA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
August 2026
August 1
GUAM - Primary Election
US VIRGIN ISLANDS - Primary Election
August 3
KANSAS - Filing Deadline (Independents)
MARYLAND - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
NEBRASKA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
PENNSYLVANIA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
WEST VIRGINIA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
August 4
CALIFORNIA - CD-1 Special Election Runoff (if needed)
KANSAS - Primary Election
MICHIGAN - Primary Election
VIRGINIA - Primary Election & Filing Deadline (US House Independents & Third Parties)
WASHINGTON - Primary Election
August 5
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
MONTANA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
NORTH CAROLINA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - Filing Deadline
August 6
TENNESSEE - Primary Election
VERMONT - Filing Deadline (Independents & Primary Write-Ins)
August 8
HAWAII - Primary Election
August 10
OHIO - Filing Deadline (Independents & Primary Write-Ins)
August 11
ALABAMA - Primary Election (CD 1, 2, 6 & 7) & & Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties in CD 1, 2, 6 & 7)
CONNECTICUT - Primary Election
DELAWARE - Filing Deadline (Third Parties)
MINNESOTA - Primary Election
VERMONT - Primary Election
WISCONSIN - Primary Election
August 18
ALASKA - Primary Election
CALIFORNIA - CD-14 Special General Election
FLORIDA - Primary Election
VERMONT - Filing Deadline (Independents)
WYOMING - Primary Election
August 19
WYOMING - Filing Deadline (Third Parties)
August 21
TEXAS - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
August 22
IOWA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
August 24
KENTUCKY - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
OHIO - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
August 25
GEORGIA - CD-13 Special General Election (if needed)
OKLAHOMA - Primary Runoff
OREGON - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
August 26
SOUTH DAKOTA - Filing Deadline (Third Parties)
WYOMING - Filing Deadline (Independents)
August 28
UTAH - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
August 31
NORTH DAKOTA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
September 2026
September 1
CONNECTICUT - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
DELAWARE - Filing Deadline (Independents)
MASSACHUSETTS - Primary Election
September 2
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
September 3
AMERICAN SAMOA - Filing Deadline
ILLINOIS - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
September 4
IDAHO - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
September 8
GEORGIA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Primary Election
September 9
RHODE ISLAND - Primary Election
September 21
DELAWARE - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
September 25
DELAWARE - Primary Election
October 2026
October 13
NORTH DAKOTA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 15
MARYLAND - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 20
CONNECTICUT - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 23
ARIZONA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
MICHIGAN - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
MISSOURI - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 27
MINNESOTA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 29
ALASKA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
VERMONT - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
October 30
WISCONSIN - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins))
November 2026
November 3
NATIONWIDE GENERAL ELECTION
December 2026
December 1
GEORGIA - General Election Runoff (if needed)
January 2027
January 3
CONGRESS - New Congress is seated.
2028 Presidential Calendar
TBA
PRESIDENTIAL RACE - Official 2028 presidential primary dates will be finalized following the 2026 Midterm Elections. Currently, the DNC is reviewing applications from 12 states (including Georgia, Michigan, and New Hampshire) for the 'early window' slots. We will update the full 2028 schedule as states and parties certify their dates in late 2026 and 2027