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Alabama

• Primary - Tuesday 26 May 2026
• Runoff - Tuesday 23 June 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Alaska

• Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent - Monday 1 June 2026
• Primary - Tuesday 18 August 2026
• Filing Deadline - General Election write-in - Thursday 29 October 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

American Samoa

• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)
• General Election Gubernatorial Runoff - Tuesday 17 November 2026 (presumably)

Arizona

• Primary - Tuesday 4 August 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Arkansas

• Primary - Tuesday 19 May 2026 (presumably)
• Runoff - Tuesday 16 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

California

• Filing - Primary - in lieu of filing fees - Thursday 11 December 2025 - Wednesday 4 February 2026
• Filing Deadline - if no incumbent files - Saturday 7 March - Wednesday 11 March 2026
• Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Colorado

• Primary - Tuesday 30 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Connecticut

• Primary - Tuesday 11 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Delaware

• Primary - Tuesday 15 September 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

District of Columbia

• Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Florida

• Filing - Primary - Federal offices - Monday 20 April - Friday 24 April 2026
• Filing - Primary - Statewide offices - Monday 8 June - Friday 12 June 2026
• Primary - Tuesday 18 August 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Georgia

• Primary - Tuesday 19 May 2026 (presumably)
• Primary Runoff - Tuesday 16 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)
• General Election Runoff - Tuesday 1 December 2026 (presumably)

Guam

• Primary - Saturday 1 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)
• General Election Runoff - Tuesday 17 November 2026 (presumably)

Hawaii

• Filing - Monday 2 February - Tuesday 2 June 2026
• Primary - Saturday 8 August 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Idaho

• Primary - Tuesday 19 May 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Illinois

• Primary - Tuesday 17 March 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Indiana

• Primary - Tuesday 5 May 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Iowa

• Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 24 February - Friday 13 March 2026
• Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2026
• Filing - Independent/Third/Minor - Monday 27 July - Saturday 22 August 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Kansas

• Primary - Tuesday 4 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Kentucky

• Primary - Tuesday 19 May 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Louisiana

• Filing - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 31 March - Friday 31 July 2026
• Open Primary/ Congressional - Tuesday 3 November 2026
• Runoff (Open General/ Congressional) - Saturday 12 December 2026

Maine

• Primary - Tuesday 9 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Maryland

• Filing - Primary - Tuesday 25 February 2025 - Tuesday 24 February 2026
• Primary - Tuesday 30 June 2026
• Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor - Monday 3 August 2026
• Filing Deadline - Write-in - Thursday 15 October 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Massachusetts

• Primary - September 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Michigan

• Filing Deadline - Primary - Tuesday 21 April 2026
• Filing Deadline - No Party Affiliation - Thursday 16 July 2026
• Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in - Friday 24 July 2026
• Primary - Tuesday 4 August 2026
• Filing Deadline - General Election write-in - Friday 23 October 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Minnesota

• Filing - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor - Tuesday 19 May - Tuesday 2 June 2026
• Filing - General Election write-in - Tuesday 19 May - Tuesday 27 October 2026
• Primary - Tuesday 11 August 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Mississippi

• Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2026 (presumably)
• Runoff - Tuesday 23 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Missouri

• Primary - Tuesday 4 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Montana

• Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Nebraska

• Primary - Tuesday 12 May 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Nevada

• Filing - All Non-Judicial Candidates - Monday 2 March - Friday 13 March 2026
• Primary - Tuesday 9 June 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

New Hampshire

• Primary - Tuesday 8 September 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

New Jersey

• Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

New Mexico

• Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

New York

• Primary - Tuesday 23 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

North Carolina

• Filing - Primary - Monday 1 December - Friday 19 December 2025
• Primary - Tuesday 3 March 2026
• Second Primary (if run-off is required for Federal office) - Tuesday 12 May 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

North Dakota

• Primary - Tuesday 9 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Northern Marianas

• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)
• General Election Runoff - Governor - Tuesday 17 November 2026 (presumably)

Ohio

• Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in - Monday 23 February 2026
• Primary and Special Primary US Senate Class 3 - Tuesday 5 May 2026
• General Election and Special Election US Senate Class 3 - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Oklahoma

• Primary - Tuesday 16 June 2026 (presumably)
• Runoff Election - Tuesday 25 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Oregon

• Filing - Primary/Nonpartisan for incumbents - Thursday 11 September 2025 - Tuesday 3 March 2026
• Filing - Primary/Nonpartisan for non-incumbents - Thursday 11 September 2025 - Tuesday 10 March 2026
• Primary - Tuesday 19 May 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Pennsylvania

• Primary - Tuesday 19 May 2026
• General - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

• Primary - Tuesday 8 September 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

South Carolina

• Filing Deadline - Primary/Third/Minor - Monday 16 March - Monday 30 March 2026 (presumably)
• Primary - Tuesday 9 June 2026 (presumably)
• Primary Runoff - Tuesday 23 June 2026 (presumably)
• Filing Deadline - Independent - Wednesday 15 July 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

South Dakota

• Primary - Tuesday 2 June 2026
• Secondary Election - Tuesday 11 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Tennessee

• Primary - Thursday 6 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Texas

• Primary - Tuesday 3 March 2026 (presumably)
• Runoff - Tuesday 26 May 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Utah

• Primary - Tuesday 23 June 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Vermont

• Primary - Tuesday 11 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Virgin Islands

• Primary - Saturday 1 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)
• Gubernatorial Runoff Election - Tuesday 17 November 2026 (presumably)

Virginia

• Primary - Tuesday 16 June 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026

Washington

• Filing - balloted candidates - Tuesday 5 May - Saturday 9 May 2026
• Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in (no filing fee) - Thursday 16 July 2026
• Primary - Tuesday 4 August 2026
• Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in - Tuesday 4 August 2026
• Filing Deadline - General Election write-in (no filing fee) - Thursday 15 October 2026
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026
• Filing Deadline - General Election write-in - Tuesday 3 November 2026

West Virginia

• Primary - Tuesday 12 May 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Wisconsin

• Primary - Tuesday 11 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

Wyoming

• Primary - Tuesday 18 August 2026 (presumably)
• General Election - Tuesday 3 November 2026 (presumably)

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