What's next on the ballot

Name: 2028 presidential election
Start: 2028-11-07
Location: United States

Runoffs, off-year races and the road to 2028, in date order. Tentative dates can still move.

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Georgia general election runoff

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

2026

Dec 1in 27 days
Georgia general election runoffRunoffIf needed
Georgia requires a majority to win. Any federal or state race where no candidate topped 50% on Nov. 3 goes to a head-to-head runoff. Source
Senate: decided (Jon Ossoff, 59.0%) · Governor: decided (Keisha Lance Bottoms, 54.3%). No statewide runoff needed; down-ballot races may still have one.
Dec 12in 38 days
Louisiana U.S. House runoffsRunoffIf needed
Louisiana's House races used an all-candidate ballot on Nov. 3. Districts where nobody topped 50% go to a December runoff between the top two. Source

Jan 3in 60 days
120th Congress sworn inMilestone
Senators and House members elected in 2026 take office, and the House elects its Speaker. Source
Feb 16in 104 days
Wisconsin spring primaryCourt
Top-two primary for the open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat (Justice Annette Ziegler is not running again). Source
Apr 6in 153 days
Wisconsin Supreme Court electionCourt
Statewide vote for the open seat on Wisconsin's top court, after two of the most expensive judicial races in US history in 2023 and 2025. Source
Oct 9in 339 days
Louisiana governor primaryPrimary
First round for governor. Incumbent Jeff Landry (R) is eligible to run again. A runoff follows on Nov. 20 if nobody wins a majority. Source
Nov 2in 363 days
Kentucky and Mississippi governor racesElection
Both governors are term-limited: Andy Beshear (D) in Kentucky and Tate Reeves (R) in Mississippi. Virginia, New Jersey, Mississippi and Louisiana also elect state legislators in 2027. Source
Nov 20in 381 days
Louisiana governor runoffRunoffIf needed
Top-two runoff, only if no candidate won a majority in the Oct. 9 primary. Source

Jan 3in 425 days
Iowa Republican caucusesPrimaryRepublicansTentative
The RNC kept Iowa first on its 2028 calendar. Date is tentative, based on state law and where other contests land. Source
Jan 11in 433 days
New Hampshire primary (Republicans)PrimaryRepublicansTentative
New Hampshire's state-run primary. Tentative: state law lets the secretary of state move it to stay first among primaries. Source
Jan 22in 444 days
South Carolina Democratic primaryPrimaryDemocratsTentative
The DNC's 2028 calendar puts South Carolina first, followed by Nevada. Source
Feb 1in 454 days
Nevada presidential primaryPrimaryTentative
Second on the Democratic calendar. Source
Feb 8in 461 days
New Hampshire Democratic primaryPrimaryDemocratsTentative
Party-run date under the DNC calendar. New Mexico (Feb. 15), Michigan (Feb. 22) and Virginia follow later in February. Source
Mar 7in 489 days
Super TuesdayPrimaryTentative
The biggest day of the primary season: about 15 states vote, including California, Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Virginia. Source
Nov 7in 734 days
2028 presidential electionElection
President, a third of the Senate, every House seat and 11 governors. Source