Primary Calendar 2026
The 2026 primary season kicks off on March 3 in Texas and North Carolina with the Texas and North Carolina Senate races as the marquee battles. It runs through Sept. 15 in Delaware.
Control of Congress is at stake in this year’s midterm elections, where Democrats are trying to wrest the House and Senate majorities from Republicans.
Primary Elections
MARCH
MAY
05
INDIANA
House
OHIO
House | Governor
12
NEBRASKA
Senate | House | Governor
WEST VIRGINIA
Senate | House
16
LOUISIANA
Senate | House
19
ALABAMA
Senate | House | Governor
GEORGIA
Senate | House | Governor
IDAHO
Senate | House | Governor
KENTUCKY
Senate | House
OREGON
Senate | House | Governor
PENNSYLVANIA
House | Governor
JUNE
02
CALIFORNIA
House | Governor
IOWA
Senate | House | Governor
MONTANA
Senate | House
NEW JERSEY
Senate | House
NEW MEXICO
Senate | House | Governor
SOUTH DAKOTA
Senate | House | Governor
09
MAINE
Senate | House | Governor
NORTH DAKOTA
House
NEVADA
House | Governor
SOUTH CAROLINA
Senate | House | Governor
16
OKLAHOMA
Senate | House | Governor
VIRGINIA
Senate | House
23
MARYLAND
House | Governor
NEW YORK
House | Governor
UTAH
House
30
COLORADO
Senate | House | Governor
AUGUST
04
ARIZONA
House
ARIZONA
House
ARIZONA
House
KANSAS
Senate | House | Governor
KANSAS
Senate | House | Governor
06
TENNESSEE
Senate | House | Governor
08
TENNESSEE
Senate | House | Governor
11
MINNESOTA
Senate | House | Governor
MINNESOTA
Senate | House | Governor
MINNESOTA
Senate | House | Governor
MINNESOTA
Senate | House | Governor
18
ALASKA
Senate | House | Governor
FLORIDA
House | Governor
WYOMING
Senate | House | Governor
SEPTEMBER
01
MASSACHUSETTS
Senate | House | Governor
08
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Senate | House | Governor
RHODE ISLAND
Senate | House | Governor
15
DELAWARE
Senate | House