Election Calendar

2026 Election Calendar

2026 Elections (DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE LEGISLATURE
Date of Election	February 7	March 14	May 16	June 27	November 3	December 12
Type of Election	Special Legislative Primary^	Special Legislative General^	Party Primary/ Municipal Primary	2^nd Party Primary/ Municipal General	Congressional General/ Open Primary	Open General
1^st Day to Obtain Signature for Nominating Petitions+	n/a	n/a	9/16/2025	n/a	3/31/2026	n/a
Deadline: Submit Nominating Petitions to Registrar of Voters+	12/5/2025	n/a	1/14/2026	n/a	7/1/2026	n/a
Deadline: Specials	n/a	n/a	1/14/2026	n/a	7/1/2026	n/a
Deadline: Propositions	n/a	n/a	1/14/2026	4/27/2026	7/1/2026	10/12/2026
Qualifying Dates	12/17/2025 - 12/19/2025	n/a	2/11/2026 – 2/13/2026	n/a	7/29/2026 - 7/31/2026	n/a
In Person/By Mail Registration Deadline	1/7/2026	2/11/2026	4/15/2026	5/27/2026	10/5/2026	11/12/2026
Geaux Vote Online Registration Deadline	1/17/2026	2/21/2026	4/25/2026	6/6/2026	10/13/2026	11/21/2026
Deadline to Request a Mail Ballot from Registrar (other than Military and Overseas)	2/3/2026	3/10/2026	5/12/2026	6/23/2026	10/30/2026	12/8/2026
Deadline for Registrar to Receive Voted Mail Ballot (other than Military and Overseas)	2/6/2026	3/13/2026	5/15/2026	6/26/2026	11/2/2026	12/11/2026
Early Voting Begins	1/24/2026	2/28/2026	5/2/2026	6/13/2026*	10/20/2026	11/28/2026
Early Voting Ends	1/31/2026	3/7/2026	5/9/2026	6/20/2026	10/27/2026	12/5/2026

Important Notes

Dates for the 2026 calendar year have been adjusted per Act 640 of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session. Spring election dates have been adjusted per Act 1 of the 2025 First Extraordinary Legislative Session.
The Special Legislative Primary and General is for the 37th (Parishes of Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis), 60th (Parishes of Assumption and Iberville), 97th (Parish of Orleans), and 100th (Parish of Orleans) State Representative Districts and the 3rd (Parishes of Orleans and St. Bernard) State Senatorial District
*Date subject to change if the Governor proclaims a state observed holiday for Juneteenth.
Beginning in 2026, all candidates for closed party primary offices who are not affiliated with the Democratic or Republican parties must qualify via a nominating petition by the deadline for the Party Primary Election. (Act 1 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Legislative Session and Act 640 of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session)