2026 United States elections

2026 United States elections
2024          2025          2026          2027          2028
Midterm elections
Election dayNovember 3
Incumbent presidentDonald Trump (Republican)
Next Congress120th
Senate elections
Seats contested35 of 100 seats
(33 seats of Class 2 + 2 special elections)
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
     No election
House elections
Seats contestedAll 435 voting seats
+5 of 6 non-voting seats
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
     Vacant      TBD congressional map
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested39 (36 states, 3 territories)
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent      Term-limited Democrat
     Republican incumbent      Term-limited or retiring Republican
     No election

Elections are scheduled to be held in the United States, in large part, on November 3, 2026. In this U.S. midterm election, which will occur during Republican President Donald Trump's second non-consecutive term, 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. Thirty-nine state and territorial U.S. gubernatorial elections, as well as numerous state and local elections, will also be contested.