2026 Primary Elections Calendar
63 primaries • 36 completed • 27 upcoming
March 2026
3
Tue
Arkansas
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 3, 2026
3
Tue
North Carolina
Completed
Senate
House
Filing deadline:
Dec 19, 2025
3
Tue
Texas
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Dec 9, 2025
Texas primary — earliest in the nation
10
Tue
Mississippi
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Feb 27, 2026
17
Tue
Illinois
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 2, 2026
31
Tue
Arkansas
Runoff
Completed
No runoff required — all March 3 primary winners exceeded 50%. Cancelled row added 20260713 so calendar_sync knows the date was covered.
April 2026
7
Tue
Mississippi
Runoff
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
No runoff required — all March 10 primary winners exceeded 50% (closest: MS-2 R, Eller 51.1%). Cancelled 20260713.
May 2026
5
Tue
Indiana
Completed
Senate
House
Filing deadline:
Feb 6, 2026
5
Tue
Ohio
Completed
Senate
House
Filing deadline:
Feb 4, 2026
Includes special Senate election
12
Tue
Nebraska
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 1, 2026
12
Tue
West Virginia
Completed
Senate
House
Filing deadline:
Jan 31, 2026
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
Alabama
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Feb 13, 2026
19
Tue
Georgia
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 6, 2026
19
Tue
Idaho
Open
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 13, 2026
Open primary
19
Tue
Kentucky
Completed
Senate
House
Filing deadline:
Jan 27, 2026
19
Tue
Oregon
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 10, 2026
19
Tue
Pennsylvania
Completed
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 10, 2026
26
Tue
Texas
Runoff
Completed
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
California
Open
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 13, 2026
Top-two primary system
2
Tue
Iowa
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 20, 2026
2
Tue
Montana
Open
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 9, 2026
Open primary
2
Tue
New Jersey
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Apr 6, 2026
2
Tue
New Mexico
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Feb 3, 2026
2
Tue
South Dakota
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 31, 2026
9
Tue
Maine
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 16, 2026
9
Tue
Nevada
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 13, 2026
9
Tue
North Dakota
Open
Completed
Senate
House
Filing deadline:
Apr 6, 2026
Open primary
9
Tue
South Carolina
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 30, 2026
16
Tue
Alabama
Runoff
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Statewide runoffs (Sen R: Moore def. Hudson; Sen D: Wess def. Larriett) + AL-05 D (Sneed def. Duvieilh).
16
Tue
Georgia
Runoff
Completed
Statewide primary runoffs (both parties); R governor: Rick Jackson def. Burt Jones. Row added 20260710 — was missing from the calendar.
16
Tue
Oklahoma
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Apr 10, 2026
23
Tue
Maryland
Completed
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Feb 24, 2026
23
Tue
New York
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Apr 2, 2026
23
Tue
South Carolina
Runoff
Completed
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
Utah
Completed
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 6, 2026
27
Sat
Louisiana
Runoff
Completed
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
Colorado
Open
Completed
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 17, 2026
Semi-open primary
July 2026
21
Tue
Arizona
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
May 27, 2026
21
Tue
Georgia
Runoff
Senate
House
Governor
Georgia runoff (if needed)
28
Tue
South Dakota
Runoff
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
Kansas
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Jun 1, 2026
4
Tue
Michigan
Open
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Apr 21, 2026
Open primary
4
Tue
Missouri
Open
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Mar 31, 2026
Open primary
4
Tue
Virginia
Open
Senate
House
Governor
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
Washington
Open
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
May 15, 2026
Top-two primary system
6
Thu
Tennessee
Open
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Apr 2, 2026
Open primary
8
Sat
Hawaii
Open
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Jun 2, 2026
Open primary
11
Tue
Alabama
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
Connecticut
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Jun 9, 2026
11
Tue
Minnesota
Open
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
May 26, 2026
Open primary
11
Tue
Vermont
Open
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
May 28, 2026
Open primary
11
Tue
Wisconsin
Open
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Jun 1, 2026
Open primary
18
Tue
Alaska
Open
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Jun 1, 2026
Top-four primary system
18
Tue
Florida
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Jun 12, 2026
Includes special Senate election
18
Tue
Wyoming
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
May 29, 2026
25
Tue
Oklahoma
Runoff
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.
September 2026
1
Tue
Massachusetts
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Jun 2, 2026
8
Tue
New Hampshire
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Jun 12, 2026
8
Tue
Rhode Island
Senate
House
Governor
Filing deadline:
Jun 24, 2026
15
Tue
Delaware
Senate
House
Filing deadline:
Jul 10, 2026
November 2026
3
Tue
Louisiana
Open
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.
December 2026
12
Sat
Louisiana
Runoff
House
HOUSE ONLY — jungle-primary runoff for any race without a Nov 3 majority.
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.