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Statewide primary elections calendar

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Election dates and deadlines vary across the country and at different levels of government. Election dates included in thelist below are forprimary elections in 2026.


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Statewide primary election dates this year

Upcoming election dates
Recent election dates

Below is a list of all statewide election dates that will occur later this year.

Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.


StateDistrictDescriptionDate
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WisconsinWisconsin spring statewide primary electionWisconsin spring statewide primary electionFebruary 17, 2026
MichiganMichigan Green Party state conventionMichigan Green Party state conventionFebruary 21, 2026
ArkansasArkansas statewide primary electionArkansas statewide primary electionMarch 3, 2026
North CarolinaNorth Carolina statewide primary electionNorth Carolina statewide primary electionMarch 3, 2026
TexasTexas statewide primary electionTexas statewide primary electionMarch 3, 2026
MississippiMississippi statewide primary electionMississippi statewide primary electionMarch 10, 2026
TexasTexas minor party county conventionsTexas minor party county conventionsMarch 14, 2026
IllinoisIllinois statewide primary electionIllinois statewide primary electionMarch 17, 2026
TexasTexas minor party district conventionsTexas minor party district conventionsMarch 21, 2026
IndianaIndiana Libertarian Party state conventionIndiana Libertarian Party state conventionMarch 22, 2026
TexasTexas Green Party state conventionTexas Green Party state conventionApril 11, 2026
UtahUtah state Forward Party conventionUtah state Forward Party conventionApril 11, 2026
TexasTexas Libertarian Party state conventionTexas Libertarian Party state conventionApril 12, 2026
UtahUtah state party convention dateUtah state party convention dateApril 25, 2026
South DakotaSouth Dakota Libertarian Party ConventionSouth Dakota Libertarian Party ConventionMay 2, 2026
IndianaIndiana statewide primary electionIndiana statewide primary electionMay 5, 2026
OhioOhio statewide primary electionOhio statewide primary electionMay 5, 2026
NebraskaNebraska statewide primary electionNebraska statewide primary electionMay 12, 2026
West VirginiaWest Virginia statewide primary electionWest Virginia statewide primary electionMay 12, 2026
LouisianaLouisiana statewide party primaryLouisiana statewide party primaryMay 16, 2026
AlabamaAlabama statewide primary electionAlabama statewide primary electionMay 19, 2026
GeorgiaGeorgia statewide primary electionGeorgia statewide primary electionMay 19, 2026
IdahoIdaho statewide primaryIdaho statewide primaryMay 19, 2026
KentuckyKentucky statewide primary electionKentucky statewide primary electionMay 19, 2026
OregonOregon statewide primary electionOregon statewide primary electionMay 19, 2026
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania statewide primary electionPennsylvania statewide primary electionMay 19, 2026
CaliforniaCalifornia statewide primary electionCalifornia statewide primary electionJune 2, 2026
IowaIowa statewide primary electionIowa statewide primary electionJune 2, 2026
MontanaMontana statewide primary electionMontana statewide primary electionJune 2, 2026
New JerseyNew Jersey statewide primary electionNew Jersey statewide primary electionJune 2, 2026
New MexicoNew Mexico statewide primary electionNew Mexico statewide primary electionJune 2, 2026
South DakotaSouth Dakota statewide primary electionSouth Dakota statewide primary electionJune 2, 2026
IndianaIndiana Democratic Party state conventionIndiana Democratic Party state conventionJune 6, 2026
South DakotaSouth Dakota Democratic Party state conventionSouth Dakota Democratic Party state conventionJune 6, 2026
MaineMaine statewide primary electionMaine statewide primary electionJune 9, 2026
MaineMaine statewide primary electionMaine statewide primary electionJune 9, 2026
North DakotaNorth Dakota statewide primary electionNorth Dakota statewide primary electionJune 9, 2026
NevadaNevada statewide primary electionNevada statewide primary electionJune 9, 2026
South CarolinaSouth Carolina statewide primary electionSouth Carolina statewide primary electionJune 9, 2026
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia 2026 primary electionDistrict of Columbia 2026 primary electionJune 16, 2026
OklahomaOklahoma statewide primary electionOklahoma statewide primary electionJune 16, 2026
VirginiaVirginia statewide primary electionVirginia statewide primary electionJune 16, 2026
IndianaIndiana Republican Party state conventionIndiana Republican Party state conventionJune 20, 2026
MarylandMaryland statewide primary electionMaryland statewide primary electionJune 23, 2026
New YorkNew York statewide primaryNew York statewide primaryJune 23, 2026
UtahUtah statewide primary electionUtah statewide primary electionJune 23, 2026
South DakotaSouth Dakota Republican Party state conventionSouth Dakota Republican Party state conventionJune 27, 2026
ColoradoColorado statewide primary electionColorado statewide primary electionJune 30, 2026
ArizonaArizona statewide primary electionArizona statewide primary electionJuly 21, 2026
GuamGuam territory-wide primary electionGuam territory-wide primary electionAugust 1, 2026
KansasKansas statewide primary electionKansas statewide primary electionAugust 4, 2026
MichiganMichigan statewide primary electionMichigan statewide primary electionAugust 4, 2026
MissouriMissouri statewide primary electionMissouri statewide primary electionAugust 4, 2026
WashingtonWashington statewide primary electionWashington statewide primary electionAugust 4, 2026
TennesseeTennessee statewide primary electionTennessee statewide primary electionAugust 6, 2026
HawaiiHawaii statewide primary electionHawaii statewide primary electionAugust 8, 2026
ConnecticutConnecticut statewide primary electionConnecticut statewide primary electionAugust 11, 2026
MinnesotaMinnesota statewide primary electionMinnesota statewide primary electionAugust 11, 2026
VermontVermont statewide primary electionVermont statewide primary electionAugust 11, 2026
WisconsinWisconsin statewide primary electionWisconsin statewide primary electionAugust 11, 2026
AlaskaAlaska statewide primary electionAlaska statewide primary electionAugust 18, 2026
FloridaFlorida statewide primary electionFlorida statewide primary electionAugust 18, 2026
WyomingWyoming statewide primary electionWyoming statewide primary electionAugust 18, 2026
MassachusettsMassachusetts statewide primary electionMassachusetts statewide primary electionSeptember 1, 2026
New HampshireNew Hampshire statewide primary electionNew Hampshire statewide primary electionSeptember 8, 2026
Rhode IslandRhode Island statewide primary electionRhode Island statewide primary electionSeptember 8, 2026
DelawareDelaware statewide primary electionDelaware statewide primary electionSeptember 15, 2026
LouisianaLouisiana statewide majority-vote system primary electionLouisiana statewide majority-vote system primary electionNovember 3, 2026

Past elections by year

2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2025.

Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

StateDistrictDescriptionDate
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WisconsinWisconsin statewide spring primary electionWisconsin statewide spring primary electionFebruary 18, 2025
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania statewide primaryPennsylvania statewide primaryMay 20, 2025
New JerseyNew Jersey statewide primary electionNew Jersey statewide primary electionJune 10, 2025
VirginiaVirginia statewide primary electionVirginia statewide primary electionJune 17, 2025
VirginiaVirginia statewide primary electionVirginia statewide primary electionJune 17, 2025

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