Primary Calendar 2026

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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

03

ARKANSAS

Senate | House | Governor

NORTH CAROLINA

TEXAS

Senate | House | Governor

10

MISSISSIPPI

Senate | House

17

ILLINOIS

Senate | House | Governor

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

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