With Delaware holding the final 2026 statewide primary on Sept. 15, this year’s remaining candidate and voter deadlines are for the Nov. 3 general election. Three states have statewide write-in candidate filing deadlines in the next two weeks.

The map and bulleted list below show which states have candidate filing deadlines scheduled between Sept. 12 and Sept. 25.

• Delaware: Sept. 21 (statewide write-in candidate filing deadline)
• Tennessee: Sept. 14 (statewide write-in candidate filing deadline)
• West Virginia: Sept. 15 (statewide write-in candidate filing deadline)

Voting in upcoming elections

There is one statewide election taking place in the next two weeks:

• Delaware: Sept. 15 statewide primary election

Five states have early voting periods that start in the next two weeks:

• Illinois: Early voting begins Sept. 24 for the Nov. 3 general election.
• Minnesota: Early voting begins Sept. 18 for the Nov. 3 general election.
• South Dakota: Early voting begins Sept. 18 for the Nov. 3 general election.
• Vermont: Early voting begins Sept. 19 for the Nov. 3 general election.
• Virginia: Early voting begins Sept. 18 for the Nov. 3 general election.