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2026 California Attorney General election
2026 California Attorney General election: incumbent Democrat Rob Bonta faces Republican Michael E. Gates in the November 3, 2026 general election after winning the June 2 top-two primary with 56.6% to Gates's 37.9%; Green candidate Marjorie Mikels did not advance.
2026 California elections
California's 2026 election cycle: June 2 top-two primary and November 3 general election choosing a governor, House delegation under new Prop 50 maps, and 14 ballot measures, amid a Trump DOJ lawsuit over mail ballots.
2026 California Insurance Commissioner election
2026 California Insurance Commissioner election: June 2 top-two primary and November 3 general; term-limited incumbent Ricardo Lara; Democrats Jane Kim and Ben Allen advance in the first all-Democratic general, contested over wildfire insurance and FAIR Plan growth.
2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election to replace term-limited Eleni Kounalakis: 16 candidates ran in the June 2 top-two primary; Democrat Fiona Ma and Republican Gloria Romero advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election.
2026 California Proposition 39
California Proposition 39 (November 3, 2026), the Voter Identification and Registered Voter List Administration initiative, is a constitutional amendment requiring government-issued ID to vote in person, the last four ID digits on mail envelopes, and citizenship verification. Qualified April 24, 2026 after 1.37 million signatures; estimated annual costs in the tens to low hundreds of millions of dollars.
2026 California Proposition 40
2026 California Proposition 40 (Imposes One-Time Tax on Certain Taxpayers) is a SEIU-UHW-sponsored ballot measure imposing a one-time 5% tax on residents and trusts with net worth over $1 billion, with 90% of revenue for health care.
2026 California State Assembly election
2026 California State Assembly election, held under California's top-two system. All 80 districts on the November 3, 2026 ballot after a June 2 primary; Democrats hold 60 seats and are forecast to keep the majority.
2026 California State Senate election
The 2026 California State Senate election elects 20 even-numbered districts, with a June 2 primary and the general election on November 3, 2026, amid a federal ballot-counting lawsuit.
2026 California State Treasurer election
2026 California State Treasurer election: open-seat race with June 2 primary and November 3 general; Fiona Ma termed out; six primary candidates; general matchup Jennifer Hawks (R) vs Eleni Kounalakis (D).
2026 California's 14th congressional district special election
2026 CA-14 special election (special primary June 16, special general August 18, 2026) filling Eric Swalwell's vacated House seat; Aisha Wahab defeated Melissa Hernandez 53.1%–46.9%, becoming the first Afghan American in Congress.
2026 California's 1st congressional district special election
Special election for California's 1st congressional district (CA-01) held June 2, 2026, after Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa died January 6, 2026. Republican James Gallagher won the special primary with 62.10%, avoiding the August 4 runoff.
2026 Cape Verdean parliamentary election
The 2026 Cape Verdean parliamentary election (17 May 2026) elected all 72 National Assembly deputies. The opposition PAICV won 37 seats and 48.04% of valid votes, ending the MpD's ten years in government under Ulisses Correia e Silva; turnout was 46.5%.
2026 Cape Verdean presidential election
2026 Cape Verdean presidential election (Cabo Verde), scheduled for 15 November 2026 to elect the President for a five-year term. Six admitted candidates including incumbent José Maria Neves; runoff rule; overseas vote capped at one fifth; calendar, eligibility, and PAICV/MpD context.
2026 Cavite's 4th congressional district special election
Special election held August 29, 2026 in Cavite's 4th legislative district (Dasmariñas City) to replace expelled Rep. Kiko Barzaga; his mother, Mayor Jenny Austria-Barzaga, won with 201,893 votes at 57.75% turnout.
2026 Chicoutimi—Le Fjord federal by-election
Federal by-election in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Quebec, held August 31, 2026 after Richard Martel's resignation; Liberal Daniel Gobeil won 51.6%, taking the Conservative-held seat, with Bloc Québécois second and Conservatives third.
2026 Clacton by-election
2026 Clacton by-election (13 August 2026): UK parliamentary by-election won by Nigel Farage of Reform UK with 63.3% against Count Binface's 26.9%, after Farage resigned on 8 July 2026 amid a standards inquiry and stood again; major parties boycotted; record 34 candidates.
2026 Coalition Avenir Québec leadership election
2026 CAQ leadership election (Quebec). Held April 7–12, 2026 to succeed François Legault; members voted by phone/web; Christine Fréchette beat Bernard Drainville, became premier, then led the CAQ to zero seats on October 5, 2026.
2026 Colombian parliamentary election
2026 Colombian parliamentary election (elecciones legislativas de Colombia de 2026): March 8, 2026 vote renewing all 103 Senate and 183 House seats for 2026-2030; Historic Pact won both chambers but without a majority; held alongside three presidential primaries.
2026 Colombian presidential election
The 2026 Colombian presidential election (May 31 first round, June 21 runoff) elected president for 2026-2030: right-wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly defeated leftist Iván Cepeda of Petro's Historic Pact, 12,960,166 to 12,708,312 votes, after fraud claims were rejected by observers and audits.
2026 Colorado elections
2026 Colorado elections: June 30 primary and November 3 general election choosing a US Senate seat, all eight House seats, governor and four other statewide offices, the legislature, and 14 ballot measures, administered by universal mail ballot.
2026 Colorado gubernatorial election
2026 Colorado gubernatorial election, November 3, 2026 open-seat race: Democrat Phil Weiser vs Republican Victor Marx and independent Greg Lopez, succeeding term-limited Jared Polis; Weiser favored.
2026 Colorado's 1st congressional district election
2026 Colorado's 1st congressional district election, a November 3, 2026 U.S. House race in heavily Democratic Denver. Democratic nominee Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist who unseated 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette in the June primary, faces Republican Christy Peterson and independent Shimon Blau.
2026 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 2026 Connecticut gubernatorial election pits incumbent Ned Lamont against Republican challenger Ryan Fazio. Public polling shows Lamont leading by double digits in the Solid Democratic state.
2026 Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election
The 2026 Conservative Party of British Columbia leadership election, held May 9-30, 2026 after John Rustad's December 2025 removal, elected Kerry-Lynne Findlay over Caroline Elliott, 51.0% to 49.0% of riding-weighted points, on a five-candidate ranked ballot; Findlay resigned that September.
2026 Cook Islands general election
2026 Cook Islands general election, held 12 August 2026 for the 19th Parliament; Mark Brown's Cook Islands Party won 12 of 24 seats, CIUP 4, independents 8, Democratic Party wiped out; turnout 82.34%.
2026 Costa Rican general election
2026 Costa Rican general election (1 February 2026): presidential and legislative vote in which Laura Fernández Delgado of Pueblo Soberano won outright with 48.30% of valid votes, becoming Costa Rica's 50th president and second woman head of state; successor to Rodrigo Chaves.
2026 Cypriot legislative election
Legislative election held in the Republic of Cyprus on 24 May 2026 for 56 Greek Cypriot House of Representatives seats. DISY won 17 seats and AKEL 15; ELAM doubled to 8; ALMA and Fidias Panayiotou's Direct Democracy Cyprus entered with 4 each; turnout 66.9%.
2026 Czech municipal elections
The 2026 Czech municipal elections were held on October 9 and 10, 2026, across the Czech Republic. Independent candidates won the most seats, while KDU-ČSL won 1,885 seats.
2026 Czech Senate election
The 2026 Czech Senate election was a partial renewal held in October 2026, in which 27 of 81 seats were contested and the opposition retained control.
2026 Delaware elections
2026 Delaware elections: midterm contests with a September 15, 2026 primary and November 3, 2026 general election, featuring Chris Coons vs Mike Katz for U.S. Senate, Sarah McBride's House reelection, and statewide, legislative, and county races.