Elections

Election Calendar dates are subject to state government publication of election calendars and are updated regularly.

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  • 2025
  • 2026
State
Primary Date
Primary Runoff
General Election
Other Elections
  • Arkansas
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    March 3, 2026
    Primary Runoff
    March 31, 2026
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • North Carolina
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    March 3, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Texas
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    March 3, 2026
    Primary Runoff
    May 26, 2026
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Mississippi
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    March 10, 2026
    Primary Runoff
    April 7, 2026
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Illinois
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    March 17, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Indiana
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 5, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Ohio
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 5, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Nebraska
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 12, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • West Virginia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 12, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Alabama
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 19, 2026
    Primary Runoff
    June 16, 2026
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Georgia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 19, 2026
    Primary Runoff
    June 16, 2026
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Idaho
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 19, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Kentucky
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 19, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Pennslyvania
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    May 19, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • California
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 2, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • District of Columbia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 2, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Iowa
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 2, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Montana
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 2, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • New Jersey
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 2, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • New Mexico
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 2, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • South Dakota
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 2, 2026
    Primary Runoff
    July 28, 2026
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Nevada
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 9, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • North Dakota
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 9, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • South Carolina
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 9, 2026
    Primary Runoff
    June 23, 2026
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Virginia
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 16, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Maryland
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 23, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • New York
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 23, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Utah
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 23, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Colorado
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    June 30, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Guam
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 1, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 1, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Arizona
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 4, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Kansas
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 4, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Michigan
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 4, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Missouri
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 4, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Washington
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 4, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Tennessee
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 6, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Hawaii
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 8, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Connecticut
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 11, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Minnesota
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 11, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Vermont
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 11, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Wisconsin
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 11, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Alaska
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 18, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Florida
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 18, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Wyoming
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    August 18, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Massachusetts
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    September 1, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • New Hampshire
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    September 8, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Rhode Island
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    September 8, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Delaware
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    September 15, 2026
    Primary Runoff No primary runoff date.
    General Election
    November 3, 2026
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
  • Louisiana
    Election Calendar
    Primary Date
    November 3, 2026
    Primary Runoff
    December 12, 2026
    General Election No general runoff date yet.
    Other Elections No other elections at this time.
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November 20, 2025

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By: Steve Lund, technical product manager
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Election officials managing vote-by-mail operations are stretched thin. Higher volumes, tighter timelines, increased public scrutiny, and most jurisdictions are managing it all with paper-based systems built for a different era. Yet modernizing these critical operations doesn’t require overhauling entire infrastructure. Across the country, election offices are utilizing strategic, data-driven improvements to their vote-by-mail workflows that can meaningfully improve voter access, strengthen security, and reduce staff burden.

U.S. Digital Response (USDR), a nonpartisan nonprofit focused on modernizing government digital services, has worked with election offices in Washington, Oregon, and beyond to identify and implement these kinds of improvements. The work demonstrates what’s possible when election officials partner with technical experts who understand both the technology landscape and the unique constraints of running elections

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