Federal Election Activity periods for each state (2026)

Footnotes

• 1.  

  On 05/12/2026, the state of Alabama changed its congressional primary for Congressional Districts 1, 2, 6 and 7 from 05/19/2026 to 08/11/2026.

• 2.  

  On 02/06/2026, the state of Arizona changed its congressional primary from 08/04/2026 to 07/21/2026.

• 3.  

  Note the California FEA dates here do not include the FEA dates for the 1st or 14th Congressional Districts special elections. Please review CA-01 Special General & General Runoff Information and CA-14 Special General & General Runoff Information for more information.

• 4.  

  Note the Georgia FEA dates here do not include the FEA dates for the 13th or 14th Congressional District special elections. Please review GA-13 Special General & General Runoff Information and GA-14 Special General & General Runoff Information for more information.

• 5.  

  On May 14, 2026, Louisiana's Secretary of State set new general and runoff election dates for House of Representative elections. The General Election date will be held on 11/03/2026 and the Runoff Election date will be held on 12/12/2026. For further information on filings, please contact the FEC's Information Division at 1-800-424-9530, option 6, or Reports Analysis Division at 1-800-424-9530, option 5.
  
  

  In AO 2000-29, the Commission determined that the last day to qualify for a position on the general election ballot in Louisiana--in this case 08/07/2026--must be considered the primary election date for Louisiana House candidates. The election for candidates seeking federal office is the general election scheduled for 11/03/2026. Additionally, under state law if no candidate in the 11/03/2026 general election receives over 50 percent of the vote, a runoff election will be held on 12/12/2026.

• 6.  

  Note the New Jersey FEA dates here do note include the FEA dates for the 11th Congressional District special election. Please review NJ-11 Special Primary & General Filing Information for more information.

• 7.  

  On 04/20/2026, the state of Rhode Island changed its congressional primary from 09/08/2026 to 09/09/2026.

• 8.  

  Note the Texas FEA dates here do note include the FEA dates for the 18th Congressional District special runoff election. Please review TX-18 Special Runoff Filing Information for more information.

• 9.  

  On 02/20/2026, the state of Virginia changed its congressional primary from 06/16/2026 to 08/04/2026.

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  NOTE: The period includes party nominating convention(s) and primary elections.

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  NOTE: The period includes party nominating convention(s), primary and general elections.

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  NOTE: The period includes party nominating convention(s).

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  Note that the ballot access deadline is after the primary, caucus or convention date.