When Is the Next U.S. Election?
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What is on the ballot on Tuesday, November 3, 2026
35 U.S. Senate seats, including 2 special elections, 36 governorships and all 435 U.S. House seats are on the ballot, with who holds each seat and how it was last won.
See the 2026 ballot ›How U.S. elections are scheduled
By federal law, general elections for Congress and the presidency are held on the same day nationwide: the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. That falls between November 2 and November 8. Even-numbered years carry the big federal elections: the presidency every fourth year, and the “midterm” elections (the entire U.S. House and a third of the Senate) in between. Odd-numbered years are quieter: a few states, notably Virginia and New Jersey, elect their governors, alongside many state and local contests.