Elections Ballotpedia is covering in June 2026

In June 2026, Ballotpedia is tracking 4,827 elections across 26 states. These include 18 statewide elections, 91 special elections held to fill vacancies in 19 states, and two recall elections in two states.

In May 2026, Ballotpedia tracked 10,104 elections across 29 states. This included 13 statewide elections, 181 special elections, and nine recall elections.

In June 2024, Ballotpedia tracked 2,554 elections in 28 states, and in June 2022, Ballotpedia tracked 3,811 elections in 29 states.

Upcoming elections:

In June, the following states have regularly scheduled statewide elections:

June 2: California statewide primary, Iowa statewide primary, Montana statewide primary, New Jersey statewide primary, New Mexico statewide primary, South Dakota statewide primary
June 9: Maine statewide primary, North Dakota statewide primary, Nevada statewide primary, South Carolina statewide primary
June 16: Alabama statewide primary runoff, Georgia statewide primary runoff, Oklahoma statewide primary
June 23: Maryland statewide primary, New York statewide primary, South Carolina statewide primary runoff, Utah statewide primary
June 27: Louisiana statewide party primary runoff
June 30: Colorado statewide primary

The following federal and state-level special elections have been called:

June 2: California U.S. House District 1 special nonpartisan primary, Arkansas House District 44 special Republican primary, New Mexico Senate District 33 special primaries, and New Mexico Court of Appeals special Democratic primary
June 9: Nevada Board of Regents District 8 special nonpartisan primary, North Dakota Public Service Commission special primaries, North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction special nonpartisan primary, Georgia House District 177 special general runoff, Maine House District 29 special general, North Dakota House Districts 26 and 42 special primaries, and North Dakota Supreme Court special nonpartisan primary
June 16: California U.S. House District 14 special nonpartisan primary, Oklahoma Senate District 17 special Republican primary, and Oklahoma House District 92 special Democratic primary
June 23: Utah State Board of Education District 7 special general
June 30: Colorado State Senate Districts 17, 21, 29, and 31 special primaries

Ballotpedia is also tracking 2,980 municipal elections in 22 states. This includes 67 special municipal elections. Below is a list of local special elections that overlap state capitals, the 100 largest cities by population, or the 200 largest school districts by enrollment:

June 2: Alameda County (California) District Attorney special nonpartisan primary, New Mexico District Court special Democratic primaries, San Francisco (California) Board of Supervisors Districts 2 and 4 special generals, San Francisco Unified School District (California) special general
June 9: North Las Vegas (Nevada) Municipal Court special nonpartisan primary, Las Vegas (Nevada) Municipal Court special nonpartisan primaries, Charleston County School District (South Carolina) special general
June 16: Washington, D.C. City Council special general
June 23: New York City (New York) Civil Court special primaries (Kings, New York, and Queens counties), and New York City Council special Democratic and Working Families Party primaries
June 27: Lubbock (Texas) City Council District 4 special general, and Orleans Parish (Louisiana) district courts special primaries

The following recall elections have been called:

June 2: County Supervisor Ignacio Velazquez in San Benito County, California.
June 23: Mayor Michael Bivens and at-large city council members Amy Harcar and Lori Elmore in Whitehall, Ohio.

In context:

Eleven states are holding primaries for governor in June. These include: California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and South Dakota.

There are seven contested Democratic gubernatorial primaries and nine contested Republican gubernatorial primaries. Seven of these gubernatorial offices are open, meaning no incumbent is running for re-election. California has a nonpartisan primary in which the top two vote-getters will advance to the general election.

There are four gubernatorial primary battleground elections happening in June:

California: Sixty-one candidates are running in the top-two nonpartisan gubernatorial primary on June 2. Xavier Becerra (D), Matt Mahan (D), Katie Porter (D), Thomas Steyer (D), Antonio Villaraigosa (D), Chad Bianco (R), and Steve Hilton (R) lead in polling and media attention. Incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is term-limited.

Because California has top-two primaries, it is possible for two candidates from the same party to advance to the general election. None of the three previous top-two primaries for governor of California resulted in two members of the same party advancing to the general election. California began using a top-two primary to select nominees for the gubernatorial general election in 2014.

South Dakota: Incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden, Toby Doeden, Jon Hansen, and Dusty Johnson are running in the June 2 Republican gubernatorial primary. If no candidate wins 35% of the vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on July 28.

Rhoden was formerly the lieutenant governor and replaced former Gov. Kristi Noem (R) on Jan. 25, 2025, following Noem's appointment to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Doeden is a car dealership and rental property owner. Hansen is the speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Johnson represents South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District, a position he has held since 2019.

Oklahoma: Nine candidates are running for governor in the June 16 Republican primary. Gentner Drummond (R), Chip Keating (R), Mike Mazzei (R), and Charles McCall (R) lead in media attention. If no candidate receives a majority, the two candidates with the most votes will advance to a runoff on Aug. 25. Incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) is term-limited.

Drummond was elected state attorney general in 2022. Keating is a former secretary of public safety and the son of former Gov. Frank Keating (R). Mazzei is a former secretary of budget and a former state senator. McCall is the former speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Oklahoma Watch's Keaton Ross wrote, "[A]t a moment when no one knows exactly what the post-Trump Republican Party will look like nationwide in 2028 and beyond, the June 16 primary in this reddest of states has become an under-the-radar test case.”

Colorado: Michael Bennet and Phil Weiser are running in the Democratic primary for governor of Colorado on June 30. Incumbent Gov. Jared Polis (D) is term-limited.

Bennet is one of two U.S. Senators currently representing Colorado. He was first appointed in 2009 to fill the vacancy created when President Barack Obama (D) appointed Ken Salazar (D) as secretary of the interior. Weiser is the state’s attorney general. He was first elected as attorney general in 2018 and was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

The Denver Gazette described the contrast between Bennet and Weiser as one of style. Both candidates are running on their records in their current positions.

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This promo post was compiled by Ellie Mikus, with contributions from Glorie Martinez and Lara Bonatesta.