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Election calendar and linked election pages for contests tracked in 2026.
Colombian presidential election scheduled for May 25, 2026 (first round) with a potential runoff on June 15, 2026. Incumbent Gustavo Petro is constitutionally barred from seeking re-election. The contest is shaping up as a battle between a fragmented right-wing field and the governing Pacto Histórico coalition.
Mexican midterm elections scheduled for June 2026 to renew all 500 seats of the Chamber of Deputies and one-quarter of the Senate. The key question is whether Morena and its allies can maintain the legislative supermajority they won in 2024 under Claudia Sheinbaum.
Swedish general election scheduled for September 2026. Will determine the composition of the Riksdag.
Brazilian presidential election scheduled for October 2026.
Russian State Duma election scheduled for September 2026. Will determine the composition of the lower house of parliament.
United States midterm elections scheduled for November 2026. The entire House and one-third of the Senate will be contested.
