Year: | 2026 |
Type: | Midterm elections |
Election Day: | November 3 |
Incumbent President: | TBD |
Next Congress: | 120th |
Senate Seats Contested: | 33 of 100 seats (33 seats of Class 2) |
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House Seats Contested: | All 435 voting seats +5 of 6 non-voting seats |
Governor Seats Contested: | 39 (36 states, 3 territories) |
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The 2026 United States elections are scheduled to be held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. During this U.S. midterm election, which will occur during the term of the president elected in the 2024 United States presidential election, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate will be contested to determine the 120th United States Congress. 39 state and territorial U.S. gubernatorial elections, as well as numerous state and local elections, will also be contested.
See main article: 2026 United States Senate elections. All 33 seats in Senate Class 2 will be up for election; additional special elections may also take place to fill vacancies that arise during the .
All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election; additionally, elections will be held to select the delegate for the District of Columbia as well as the delegates from 4 of the 5 U.S. territories, excluding Puerto Rico.
See also: 2026 United States gubernatorial elections and 2026 United States attorney general elections. Elections will be held for the governorships of 36 U.S. states and three insular areas. As most governors serve four-year terms, the last regularly scheduled elections for most seats up for election in 2026 were held in 2022. The governors of New Hampshire and Vermont each serve two-year terms, so incumbents in these two states will be determined in 2024.
A number of major cities will hold mayoral elections in 2026.