✓ Monday 10 February 2025
- Massachusetts - Filing (nomination papers to the Registrars of Voters for certification) - Primary …
- Massachusetts - Filing (nomination papers to the Registrars of Voters for certification) - Independent/Third/Minor …
✓ Tuesday 25 February 2025
✓ Monday 19 May 2025
✓ Tuesday 5 August 2025
✓ Tuesday 9 September 2025
✓ Thursday 11 September 2025
✓ Tuesday 16 September 2025
✓ Monday 27 October 2025
✓ Monday 3 November 2025
- … Illinois - Filing - Primary
- Alabama - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor …
- Arkansas - Filing - Primary/Independent notice of candidacy/Third/Minor …
✓ Wednesday 5 November 2025
✓ Saturday 8 November 2025
✓ Tuesday 11 November 2025
✓ Monday 1 December 2025
- Mississippi - Filing - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor/ …
- North Carolina - Filing - Primary …
- New Jersey - Filing Deadline - Special Primary Election US House CD 11
✓ Monday 8 December 2025
✓ Friday 19 December 2025
✓ Friday 26 December 2025
✓ Thursday 1 January 2026
- Georgia - Filing - write-in …
- Maine - Filing Deadline …
- Maine - Filing - Nonparty candidates (Secretary of State) …
- Maine - Filing - Nonparty candidates (registrar) …
- North Dakota - Circulating/Filing Petitions - Primary …
- South Dakota - Filing - Primary …
- South Dakota - Filing - Independent …
✓ Friday 2 January 2026
- Colorado - Filing / Petitions - Minor Parties and Major Parties Primary …
- Connecticut - Filing Petitions with Town Clerk - New Party or No Party …
- Connecticut - Filing Petitions with Secretary of State - New Party or No Party …
- Utah - Signatures/Filing - Primary (non-Federal) …
- Utah - Filing Deadline - Unaffiliated …
- Utah - Signatures/Filing - U.S. Representative candidates …
- Virginia - Filing - Primary (US Senate) …
- Virginia - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor (US House) …
- Virginia - Filing - Primary (US House) …
- Virginia - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor (US Senate) …
✓ Monday 5 January 2026
✓ Wednesday 7 January 2026
- Indiana - Filing - General Election write-in …
- Indiana - Filing - Primary …
- Indiana - County Filing - Independent/Third/Minor/ …
✓ Thursday 8 January 2026
✓ Friday 9 January 2026
✓ Monday 12 January 2026
✓ Wednesday 14 January 2026
✓ Thursday 15 January 2026
✓ Thursday 22 January 2026
✓ Friday 23 January 2026
✓ Saturday 31 January 2026
✓ Monday 2 February 2026
✓ Tuesday 3 February 2026
✓ Wednesday 4 February 2026
✓ Thursday 5 February 2026
- New Jersey - Filing Deadline - Independents Special General Election US House CD 11
- New Jersey - Special Primary Election US House CD 11
✓ Friday 6 February 2026
✓ Monday 9 February 2026
✓ Wednesday 11 February 2026
✓ Friday 13 February 2026
✓ Tuesday 17 February 2026
- … Nebraska - Filing - Primary (Incumbents)
- Montana - Filing - Primary …
- Pennsylvania - Filing - Primary …
✓ Saturday 21 February 2026
- Arizona - Filing - balloted candidates (primary and Independent) …
- Arizona - Filing - Primary Write-in …
✓ Monday 23 February 2026
- Guam - Filing - Petitions …
- Iowa - Filing Deadline - Primary …
- Iowa - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor (date changed by HF 954) …
- Idaho - Filing - Primary/Independent …
- Ohio - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in
✓ Tuesday 24 February 2026
✓ Wednesday 25 February 2026
✓ Thursday 26 February 2026
✓ Friday 27 February 2026
✓ Monday 2 March 2026
- … Nebraska - Filing - Primary (non-incumbents)
- Georgia - Filing - Primary …
- Nevada - Filing - All Non-Judicial Candidates …
✓ Tuesday 3 March 2026
- … Oregon - Filing - Major Party incumbents
- Arkansas - Primary
- North Carolina - Primary
- North Carolina - Filing Deadline: Independent/Third/Minor
- Texas - Primary
✓ Wednesday 4 March 2026
- … Montana - Filing - Primary
- Montana - Filing - Primary write-in
- Texas - Collect and File Independent Petition Signatures …
✓ Friday 6 March 2026
- … California - Filing - Primary
- … Georgia - Filing - Primary
- Idaho - Filing Deadline - Primary write-in
✓ Saturday 7 March 2026
✓ Tuesday 10 March 2026
- … Oregon - Filing - Major Party non-incumbents
- … Tennessee - Filing - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor
- … California - Filing - Special Election US House CD 1 - in lieu of filing fees
- … Pennsylvania - Filing - Primary
- Georgia - Special Election US House CD 14
- Mississippi - Primary
✓ Wednesday 11 March 2026
✓ Friday 13 March 2026
- … Utah - Signatures/Filing - U.S. Representative candidates
- … Iowa - Filing Deadline - Primary
- … Nevada - Filing - All Non-Judicial Candidates
✓ Monday 16 March 2026
✓ Tuesday 17 March 2026
- Illinois - Primary
- New Mexico - Filing Deadline - Primary write-in/Preprimary Party Convention who were not nominated
✓ Wednesday 18 March 2026
- … Colorado - Filing / Petitions - Minor Parties and Major Parties Primary
- … District of Columbia - Filing - Primary
✓ Saturday 21 March 2026
✓ Monday 23 March 2026
- … Arizona - Filing - balloted candidates (primary and Independent)
- California - Filing - Special Election US House CD 1 - Nomination Papers to County …
- New Jersey - Filing Deadline - Primary
✓ Tuesday 24 March 2026
✓ Monday 30 March 2026
✓ Tuesday 31 March 2026
- … South Dakota - Filing - Primary
- … Missouri - Filing - Primary
- Arkansas - Runoff
- Louisiana - Filing - Open Primary Petitions …
- Maine - Filing Deadline - Primary write-in
✓ Wednesday 1 April 2026
✓ Thursday 2 April 2026
✓ Friday 3 April 2026
- … Oklahoma - Filing - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor
- North Dakota - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor …
✓ Monday 6 April 2026
- … North Dakota - Circulating/Filing Petitions - Primary
- … New York - Filing - Primary
- California - Filing - Special Election US House CD 1 - Write-in …
✓ Tuesday 7 April 2026
- Georgia - Special Runoff Election US House CD 14
- Missouri - Filing Deadline - Primary filing extended [Section 115.361, RSMo] US House 1 and 5 …
- Mississippi - Primary Runoff (no runoffs for elections covered by this site)
✓ Thursday 9 April 2026
- … New York - Filing - Primary Opportunity to Ballot Petitions
- … California - Filing - Special Election US House CD 1 - Nomination Papers to County
✓ Friday 10 April 2026
✓ Tuesday 14 April 2026
✓ Wednesday 15 April 2026
✓ Thursday 16 April 2026
✓ Friday 17 April 2026
- … California - Filing - Special Election US House CD 14 - in lieu of filing fees
- California - Filing - Special Election US House CD 14 - Nomination Papers to County …
✓ Sunday 19 April 2026
✓ Monday 20 April 2026
✓ Tuesday 21 April 2026
✓ Thursday 23 April 2026
✓ Friday 24 April 2026
✓ Monday 27 April 2026
✓ Tuesday 28 April 2026
✓ Friday 1 May 2026
- … Guam - Filing - Petitions
- Arkansas - Filing - Deadline for Independent petitions
- Nebraska - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in
✓ Monday 4 May 2026
✓ Tuesday 5 May 2026
- … Massachusetts - Filing (nomination papers to the Registrars of Voters for certification) - Primary
- Connecticut - Party endorsements …
- Indiana - Primary
- Ohio - Primary and Special Primary US Senate Class 3
✓ Friday 8 May 2026
Monday 11 May 2026
Tuesday 12 May 2026
- North Carolina - Second Primary (there are no runoffs for offices covered by this site)
- Nebraska - Primary
- Virgin Islands - Filing - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor …
- West Virginia - Primary
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Thursday 14 May 2026
Saturday 16 May 2026
Monday 18 May 2026
Tuesday 19 May 2026
- … Alabama - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor
- … California - Filing - Special Election US House CD 1 - Write-in
- … Virgin Islands - Filing - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor
- Alabama - Primary
- Georgia - Primary
- Idaho - Primary
- Kentucky - Primary
- Minnesota - Filing - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor …
- Minnesota - Filing - General Election write-in …
- North Dakota - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in
- New York - Filing - Independent …
- Oregon - Primary
- Pennsylvania - Primary
Friday 22 May 2026
- … Arizona - Filing - Primary Write-in
- Wisconsin - Deadline for Partisan Incumbents not seeking reelection to file Notification of Noncandidacy
Tuesday 26 May 2026
- … Maine - Filing - Nonparty candidates (registrar)
- … Virginia - Filing - Primary (US House)
- … Connecticut - Party endorsements
- … Illinois - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor
- … New York - Filing - Independent
- Montana - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor petitions to counties
- Texas - Runoff
Thursday 28 May 2026
Friday 29 May 2026
Monday 1 June 2026
- … Maine - Filing - Nonparty candidates (Secretary of State)
- … Wisconsin - Filing: Primary/Independent/Third/Minor
- Alaska - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent
- Kansas - Filing Deadline - Primary
- Montana - Filing Deadline - Independent/Minor Declaration of Intent
Tuesday 2 June 2026
- … Hawaii - Filing
- … Iowa - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor (date changed by HF 954)
- … California - Filing - Special Election US House CD 14 - Write-in
- … Minnesota - Filing - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor
- California - Primary and Special Election US House CD 1
- Iowa - Primary
- Kentucky - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor
- Massachusetts - Filing Deadline (certified papers to the Secretary of the Commonwealth) - Primary
- Montana - Primary
- New Jersey - Primary
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- New Mexico - Primary
- South Dakota - Primary
Wednesday 3 June 2026
- New Hampshire - Filing Deadline for Candidacy/Intent - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor …
- Oregon - Filing - Minor Party non-incumbents …
- Oregon - Filing - Minor Party incumbents …
Saturday 6 June 2026
Monday 8 June 2026
Tuesday 9 June 2026
- Connecticut - Filing Deadline - Primary
- Maine - Primary
- North Dakota - Primary
- Nevada - Primary
- South Carolina - Primary
Friday 12 June 2026
- … New Hampshire - Filing Deadline for Candidacy/Intent - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor
- … Florida - Filing - US House and Statewide
- District of Columbia - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor …
Monday 15 June 2026
Tuesday 16 June 2026
- … Virginia - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor (US Senate)
- Alabama - Runoff
- California - Primary and Special Election US House CD 14
- District of Columbia - Primary
- Georgia - Primary Runoff
- Oklahoma - Primary
Monday 22 June 2026
- District of Columbia - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in
- Georgia - Filing - Nonpartisan/Independent …
- Rhode Island - Filing - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor …
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Thursday 25 June 2026
- … Texas - Collect and File Independent Petition Signatures
- New Mexico - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/Write-in
Friday 26 June 2026
Saturday 27 June 2026
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Wednesday 1 July 2026
Monday 6 July 2026
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Thursday 9 July 2026
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Wednesday 15 July 2026
- Indiana - certificate of nomination (major party) / petition of nomination (independent and minor party) .
- South Carolina - Filing Deadline - Independent
Thursday 16 July 2026
- Colorado - Filing Deadline - Write-in
- Michigan - Filing Deadline - No Party Affiliation
- Washington - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in candidates (no filing fee)
Monday 20 July 2026
Tuesday 21 July 2026
Friday 24 July 2026
Monday 27 July 2026
Tuesday 28 July 2026
- … Massachusetts - Filing (nomination papers to the Registrars of Voters for certification) - Independent/Third/Minor
- Georgia - Special Election US House CD 13
- South Dakota - Secondary Election
Wednesday 29 July 2026
- … Connecticut - Filing Petitions with Secretary of State - New Party or No Party
- Louisiana - Filing - Qualifying Independent/Third/Minor …
Friday 31 July 2026
Saturday 1 August 2026
Monday 3 August 2026
- … Pennsylvania - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor
- Kansas - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor/Independent
- Maryland - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor
- Nebraska - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor
- West Virginia - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor
Tuesday 4 August 2026
- … Virginia - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor (US House)
- California - Special General Election US House CD 1 (presumably)
- Kansas - Primary
- Michigan - Primary
- Missouri - Primary
- Virginia - Primary
- Washington - Primary
Wednesday 5 August 2026
- … Connecticut - Filing Petitions with Town Clerk - New Party or No Party
- … District of Columbia - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor
- … Northern Marianas - Filing - Petitions
- Guam - Filing Deadline - Independent/Non-Partisan (presumably)
- Montana - Filing Deadline - write-in
- North Carolina - Filing deadline: Write-in submitted to State
- New Hampshire - Candidates submit nomination papers to local Supervisors - Independent/Third/Minor
- Washington - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in candidates
Thursday 6 August 2026
- … Vermont - Filing - Independent/Third/Minor
- Tennessee - Primary
- Vermont - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in
Friday 7 August 2026
Saturday 8 August 2026
Tuesday 11 August 2026
Monday 17 August 2026
Tuesday 18 August 2026
- … Oregon - Filing - Minor Party incumbents
- Alaska - Primary
- California - (presumably) Special General Election US House CD 14
- Florida - Primary
- Wyoming - Primary
Thursday 20 August 2026
Monday 24 August 2026
- Kentucky - Filing Deadline - Write-in
- Ohio - Filing Deadline - General Election Write-in
- Wyoming - Filing - Independent
Tuesday 25 August 2026
- … Oregon - Filing - Minor Party non-incumbents
- Georgia - Special Election CD 13 Runoff (presumably)
- Massachusetts - Filing Deadline (certified papers to the Secretary of the Commonwealth) - Independent/Third/Minor
- Maine - Filing Deadline - write-in
- Oklahoma - Runoff Election
Friday 28 August 2026
Monday 31 August 2026
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Wednesday 2 September 2026
- Connecticut - Filing Deadline - Minor
- New Hampshire - Filing Deadline for Nomination Papers with Secretary of State - Independent/Third/Minor
Thursday 3 September 2026
Friday 4 September 2026
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Monday 21 September 2026
Monday 5 October 2026
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Thursday 15 October 2026
- … Minnesota - Filing - General Election write-in
- Maryland - Filing Deadline - Write-in
- Washington - Filing Deadline - General Election write-in candidates (no filing fee)
Monday 19 October 2026
Friday 23 October 2026
- Michigan - Filing Deadline - General Election write-in
- Missouri - Filing Deadline - General Election Write-in
- Nebraska - Filing Deadline - Write-in
Thursday 29 October 2026
- Alaska - Filing Deadline - General Election write-in
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Friday 30 October 2026
Tuesday 3 November 2026
- Alaska - General Election
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- Arizona - General Election
- California - General Election (presumably)
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- Tennessee - General Election
- Texas - General Election
- Utah - General Election
- Virginia - General Election
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- Washington - General Election
- Washington - Filing Deadline - General Election write-in candidates
- Wisconsin - General Election
- West Virginia - General Election
- Wyoming - General Election
Thursday 5 November 2026
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Tuesday 17 November 2026
- American Samoa - General Election Gubernatorial Runoff (presumably)
- Guam - General Election Runoff (presumably)
- Northern Marianas - General Election Runoff - Governor (presumably)
- Virgin Islands - Gubernatorial Runoff Election
Tuesday 1 December 2026
Friday 11 December 2026
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