2026 Election Calendar: Primary & Filing Dates

OHIO - Filing Deadline (Major Parties) - State has yet to release candidate list as of 2/20/26

OHIO - Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins)

MARYLAND - Filing Deadline (Major Parties)

NEBRASKA - Filing Deadline (Major Parties)

ARKANSAS - Primary Election
NORTH CAROLINA - Primary Election & Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
TEXAS - Primary Election

CALIFORNIA - Filing Deadline (Seats where incumbents are seeking reelection)
GEORGIA - Filing Deadline
IDAHO - Filing Deadline

MONTANA - Filing Deadline

MISSISSIPPI - Primary Election
GEORGIA - CD-14 Special Primary
OREGON - Filing Deadline (Primary)
PENSYLVANIA - Filing Deadline
TENNESSEE - Filing Deadline (Primary)

CALIFORNIA - Filing Deadline (Open Seats)

IOWA - Filing Deadline
NEVADA - Filing Deadline
UTAH - Filing Deadline (Major Party Federal Candidates)

MAINE - Filing Deadline

ILLINOIS - Primary Election

COLORADO - Filing Deadline (All Parties)
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Filing Deadline (Primary)

ARIZONA - Filing Deadline
NEW JERSEY - Filing Deadline (Primary)

WEST VIRGINIA - Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins)

MICHIGAN - GOP State Nominating Convention

SOUTH CAROLINA - Filing Deadline (All Parties)

ARKANSAS - Primary Runoff
SOUTH DAKOTA - Filing Deadline (Primary)

VIRGINIA - Filing Deadline (Primary)

OKLAHOMA - Filing Deadline

NEW YORK - Filing Deadline (Major Parties)

GEORGIA - CD-14 Special Election Runoff
MISSISSIPPI - Primary Runoff

CALIFORNIA - CD-1 Special Election Filing Deadline

NEW JERSEY - CD-11 Special General Election

MICHIGAN - DEM State Nominating Convention

MICHIGAN - Filing Deadline (Major Parties)

COLORADO - Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins)
FLORIDA - Filing Deadline (Federal Offices)

SOUTH DAKOTA - Filing Deadline (Independents)

INDIANA - Primary Election
MASSACHUSETTS - Filing Deadline (All Parties)
OHIO - Primary Election

WASHINGTON - Filing Deadline

NEBRASKA - Primary Election
WEST VIRGINIA - Primary Election

LOUISIANA - Primary Election

ALABAMA - Primary Election & Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
CALIFORNIA - CD-1 Special Election Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
GEORGIA - Primary Election
IDAHO - Primary Election
KENTUCKY - Primary Election
NORTH DAKOTA - Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins)
OREGON - Primary Election
PENNSYLVANIA - Primary Election
US VIRGIN ISLANDS - Filing Deadline (Major Parties)

ILLINOIS - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
NEW YORK - Filing Deadline (Independents)
TEXAS - Primary Runoff

VERMONT - Filing Deadline (All Parties)

WYOMING - Filing Deadline (Major Parties)

ALASKA - Filing Deadline
KANSAS - Filing Deadline
MONTANA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
WISCONSIN - Filing Deadline

CALIFORNIA - Primary Election
HAWAII - Filing Deadline
IOWA - Primary Election
MINNESOTA - Primary Election
MONTANA - Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins)
NEW JERSEY - Primary Election & Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
NEW MEXICO - Primary Election
SOUTH DAKOTA - Primary Election

CONNECTICUT - Filing Deadline (Major Parties)
MAINE - Primary Election
NEVADA - Primary Election
SOUTH CAROLINA - Primary Election

FLORIDA - Filing Deadline (State Offices)
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Filing Deadline (Major Parties)

UTAH - Filing Deadline (Independents)

ALABAMA - Primary Runoff
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Primary Election
GEORGIA - Primary Runoff
OKLAHOMA - Primary Election
VIRGINIA - Primary Election & Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)

LOUISIANA - Primary Runoff

TEXAS - Filing Deadline (Third Parties)

MARYLAND - Primary Election
NEW YORK - Filing Deadline
SOUTH CAROLINA - Primary Runoff
UTAH - Primary Election

RHODE ISLAND - Filing Deadline

SOUTH DAKOTA - Primary Runoff (if needed)

NEW MEXICO - Filing Deadline (Independents, Third Parties & Write-Ins)

COLORADO - Primary Election

COLORADO - Filing Deadline (Independents)

ARIZONA - Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins)

DELAWARE - Filing Deadline (D/R)
GEORGIA - Filing Deadline (Independents)

INDIANA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
SOUTH CAROLINA - Filing Deadline (Independents)

COLORADO - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
MICHIGAN - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)

US VIRGIN ISLANDS - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)

ARIZONA - Primary Election

MICHIGAN - Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins)

MISSOURI - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)

LOUISIANA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)

GUAM - Primary Election
US VIRGIN ISLANDS - Primary Election

KANSAS - Filing Deadline (Independents)
MARYLAND - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
NEBRASKA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
PENNSYLVANIA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
WEST VIRGINIA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)

CALIFORNIA - CD-1 Special Election Runoff (if needed)
KANSAS - Primary Election
MICHIGAN - Primary Election
WASHINGTON - Primary Election

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
MONTANA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
NORTH CAROLINA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - Filing Deadline

TENNESSEE - Primary Election
VERMONT - Filing Deadline (Independents & Primary Write-Ins)

HAWAII - Primary Election

OHIO - Filing Deadline (Independents & Primary Write-Ins)

CONNECTICUT - Primary Election
DELAWARE - Filing Deadline (Third Parties)
KENTUCKY - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
MINNESOTA - Primary Election
VERMONT - Primary Election
WISCONSIN - Primary Election

ALASKA - Primary Election
FLORIDA - Primary Election
VERMONT - Filing Deadline (Independents)
WYOMING - Primary Election

WYOMING - Filing Deadline (Third Parties)

TEXAS - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

IOWA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)

KENTUCKY - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
OHIO - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

OKLAHOMA - Primary Runoff
OREGON - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)

SOUTH DAKOTA - Filing Deadline (Third Parties)
WYOMING - Filing Deadline (Independents)

UTAH - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

NORTH DAKOTA - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)

CONNECTICUT - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)
DELAWARE - Filing Deadline (Independents)
MASSACHUSETTS - Primary Election

NEW HAMPSHIRE - Filing Deadline (Independents & Third Parties)

AMERICAN SAMOA - Filing Deadline
ILLINOIS - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

IDAHO - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

GEORGIA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Primary Election
RHODE ISLAND - Primary Election

DELAWARE - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

DELAWARE - Primary Election

NORTH DAKOTA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

MARYLAND - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

CONNECTICUT - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

ARIZONA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
MICHIGAN - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
MISSOURI - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

MINNESOTA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

ALASKA - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)
VERMONT - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins)

WISCONSIN - Filing Deadline (Write-Ins))

GEORGIA - General Election Runoff (if needed)

CONGRESS - New Congress is seated.

PRESIDENTIAL RACE - Official 2028 presidential primary dates will be finalized following the 2026 Midterm Elections. Currently, the DNC is reviewing applications from 12 states (including Georgia, Michigan, and New Hampshire) for the 'early window' slots. We will update the full 2028 schedule as states and parties certify their dates in late 2026 and 2027