2026 Primary Elections Calendar
114 primaries • 61 completed • 53 upcoming
March 2026
3
Tue
3
Tue
3
Tue
Texas
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Dec 9, 2025
Texas primary — earliest in the nation
10
Tue
17
Tue
May 2026
5
Tue
5
Tue
12
Tue
12
Tue
16
Sat
Louisiana
Completed
Senate
SENATE ONLY — first closed party primary under HB 17 (2024). Cassidy defeated (3rd, 24.8%): Letlow 44.8 / Fleming 28.3 advanced (R); Davis and Crockett advanced (D).
19
Tue
19
Tue
19
Tue
19
Tue
19
Tue
19
Tue
26
Tue
Senate
House
Governor
Sen R: Ken Paxton won the runoff 62.8%; house runoffs decided in TX-7, 9, 18, 19, 24, 30, 38.
June 2026
2
Tue
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 13, 2026
Top-two primary system
2
Tue
2
Tue
2
Tue
2
Tue
2
Tue
9
Tue
9
Tue
9
Tue
9
Tue
16
Tue
Senate
House
Governor
Statewide runoffs (Sen R: Moore def. Hudson; Sen D: Wess def. Larriett) + AL-05 D (Sneed def. Duvieilh).
16
Tue
Statewide primary runoffs (both parties); R governor: Rick Jackson def. Burt Jones. Row added 20260710 — was missing from the calendar.
16
Tue
23
Tue
23
Tue
23
Tue
Senate
House
Governor
Gov R: Alan Wilson won the runoff 68.6%; SC-1 decided both parties (Honeycutt R, Lacore D); SC-2 D: Khalifa.
23
Tue
27
Sat
Senate
SENATE ONLY — R runoff: Letlow def. Fleming 56.9; D runoff: Davis def. Crockett 79.9. General Nov 3: Letlow (R) vs Davis (D).
30
Tue
July 2026
21
Tue
28
Tue
Governor
R governor runoff: Doeden (30.6) vs Rhoden (25.2) — no candidate reached the 35% threshold on June 2; first runoff under the 1985 law.
August 2026
4
Tue
4
Tue
4
Tue
4
Tue
Senate
House
Filing deadline:
Mar 26, 2026
Moved from June 9 to August 4 (Fox 5 DC 20260225 / NCSL). Senate D: no primary — Warner sole qualifier. Redated 20260713.
4
Tue
6
Thu
8
Sat
11
Tue
House
Special primaries in CDs 1, 2, 6, 7 after mid-decade redistricting (SCOTUS ruling May 11) nullified the May 19 results there. No runoff possible.
11
Tue
11
Tue
11
Tue
Senate
Replacement special primary after Sen. Lindsey Graham's death; R side (Andrews' D nomination stands). Hand-seeded 20260808 — last manual special; calendar auto-insert leg ships with Phase 3.
11
Tue
11
Tue
18
Tue
18
Tue
House
18
Tue
Florida
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Jun 12, 2026
Includes special Senate election
18
Tue
25
Tue
House
25
Tue
Senate
House
Governor
Gov R runoff: Drummond (26.3) vs Mazzei (26.0); Sen D runoff: Thomas (45.2) vs Priest (23.9). OK-1 R runoff mooted — Lahmeyer withdrew June 17, Tedford nominee. Notes updated 20260713.
25
Tue
Senate
Republican runoff for the U.S. Senate replacement special: Darline Graham vs. Ralph Norman.
September 2026
1
Tue
8
Tue
9
Wed
15
Tue
November 2026
3
Tue
Alabama
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Alaska
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Arizona
General Election
Governor
House
3
Tue
Arkansas
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
California
General Election
Governor
House
3
Tue
Colorado
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Connecticut
General Election
Governor
House
3
Tue
Delaware
General Election
House
Senate
3
Tue
Florida
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Georgia
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Hawaii
General Election
Governor
House
3
Tue
Idaho
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Illinois
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Indiana
General Election
House
3
Tue
Iowa
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Kansas
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Kentucky
General Election
House
Senate
3
Tue
Louisiana
General Election
Senate
U.S. Senate general between party nominees (Letlow R vs Davis D) under the Act 1 closed-primary system; same day as, but distinct from, the House jungle primary (id=56). No December senate round.
3
Tue
House
Filing deadline:
Aug 7, 2026
HOUSE ONLY — jungle primary (all parties, one ballot; majority wins outright, else Dec 12 runoff). House reverted to the old system after Louisiana v. Callais forced new maps (Landry postponed the May 16 house primaries 20260430). Senate used the new closed primaries May 16 — separate rows.
3
Tue
Maine
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Maryland
General Election
Governor
House
3
Tue
Massachusetts
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Michigan
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Minnesota
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Mississippi
General Election
House
Senate
3
Tue
Missouri
General Election
House
3
Tue
Montana
General Election
House
Senate
3
Tue
Nebraska
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Nevada
General Election
Governor
House
3
Tue
New Hampshire
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
New Jersey
General Election
House
Senate
3
Tue
New Mexico
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
New York
General Election
Governor
House
3
Tue
North Carolina
General Election
House
Senate
3
Tue
North Dakota
General Election
House
3
Tue
Ohio
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Oklahoma
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Oregon
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Pennsylvania
General Election
Governor
House
3
Tue
Rhode Island
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
South Carolina
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
South Dakota
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Tennessee
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Texas
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
3
Tue
Utah
General Election
House
3
Tue
Vermont
General Election
Governor
House
3
Tue
Virginia
General Election
House
Senate
3
Tue
Washington
General Election
House
3
Tue
West Virginia
General Election
House
Senate
3
Tue
Wisconsin
General Election
Governor
House
3
Tue
Wyoming
General Election
Governor
House
Senate
December 2026
12
Sat
About This Calendar
Primary dates are sourced from state election offices and Ballotpedia. Dates may change — check your state election office for official information. Runoff elections are listed separately and occur only if no candidate meets the threshold.