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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

June 2026 - CANDIDATE FILINGS NOT YET AVAILABLE
June 15
NEW YORK - Filing Deadline (Independents) - Note: Candidate list not yet released by State Board of Elections
July 2026 - CANDIDATE FILINGS NOT YET AVAILABLE
July 27
MISSOURI - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties) - Note: Candidate list not yet released by Secretary of State
August 2026
August 4
VIRGINIA - Filing Deadline (US Senate Independents & Third Parties) - Note: Candidate list not yet released by Dept of Elections
August 10
OHIO - Filing Deadline (Independents & Primary Write-Ins) - Note: Candidate list not yet released by Secretary of State
August 18
VERMONT - Filing Deadline (Independents)
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)
SOUTH CAROLINA - US Senate Republican Special Primary Runoff
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)
December 12
LOUISIANA - Congressional General Election Runoff (if needed)
January 2027
January 3
CONGRESS - New Congress is seated
January 2028
January 22
SOUTH CAROLINA - DEM Presidential Primary
February 2028
Febuary 1
NEVADA - DEM Presidential Primary.
Febuary 8
NEW HAMPSHIRE - DEM Presidential Primary
Febuary 15
NEW MEXICO - DEM Presidential Primary
Febuary 22
MICHIGAN - DEM Presidential Primary
Febuary 29
VIRGINIA - DEM Presidential Primary
2028 Presidential Calendar
TBA
PRESIDENTIAL RACE - Official 2028 presidential primary dates will be finalized following the 2026 Midterm Elections. We will update the full 2028 schedule as states and parties certify their dates in late 2026 and 2027