2018 national electoral calendar
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This national electoral calendar for 2018 lists the national/federal elections held in 2018 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
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January
[edit]- 7 January: Northern Cyprus, Parliament
- 12–13 January: Czech Republic, President (1st round)
- 26–27 January: Czech Republic, President (2nd round)
- 28 January:
February
[edit]- 4 February:
- 11 February: Monaco, Parliament
- 23 February: Djibouti, Parliament
- 26 February: Sint Maarten, Legislature
March
[edit]- 4 March:
- 7 March: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament (1st round)
- 11 March:
- 13 March: Grenada, Parliament
- 18 March: Russia, President
- 21 March:
- 25 March: Turkmenistan, Assembly and People's Council[3]
- 26–28 March: Egypt, President
- 31 March: Sierra Leone, President and Parliament (2nd round)[4]
April
[edit]- 1 April: Costa Rica, President (2nd round)
- 8 April: Hungary, Parliament[5]
- 11 April: Azerbaijan, President
- 15 April:
- 20 April: Bhutan, National Council
- 22 April:
- 24 April: Greenland, Legislature
May
[edit]- 6 May:
- 9 May: Malaysia, House of Representatives
- 12 May:
- 13 May: Slovenia, Referendum
- 16 May: Jersey, Legislature
- 17 May: Burundi, Constitutional Referendum
- 20 May: Venezuela, President
- 24 May: Barbados, Parliament
- 25 May: Ireland, Constitutional Referendum
- 27 May: Colombia, President (1st round)
June
[edit]- 3 June: Slovenia, National Assembly
- 10 June: Switzerland, Referendums
- 14 June: Cook Islands, Legislature
- 17 June: Colombia, President (2nd round)
- 24 June: Turkey, President and Parliament
July
[edit]- 1 July: Mexico, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- 25 July: Pakistan, National Assembly
- 29 July:
- 30 July:
August
[edit]- 12 August: Mali, President (2nd round)
- 26 August: Colombia, Referendum
September
[edit]- 1 September: Mauritania, Parliament (1st round)
- 2–3 September: Rwanda, Chamber of Deputies
- 9 September: Sweden, Parliament
- 15 September:
- 21 September: Eswatini, House of Assembly
- 23 September:
- 30 September: Republic of Macedonia, Referendum[8]
October
[edit]- 5–6 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)
- 6 October:
- 6–7 October: Romania, Constitutional Referendum
- 7 October:
- 10 October: Guernsey, Referendum
- 12–13 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round)
- 14 October: Luxembourg, Parliament
- 18 October: Bhutan, National Assembly (2nd round)
- 20 October: Afghanistan, House of the People[10]
- 26 October: Ireland, President[11] and Constitutional Referendum[12]
- 27 October:
- 28 October:
November
[edit]- 4 November: New Caledonia, Independence Referendum
- 6 November:
- Antigua and Barbuda, Constitutional Referendum
- Grenada, Constitutional Referendum
- United States, House of Representatives and Senate
- American Samoa, House of Representatives and Constitutional Referendum[14][15]
- Guam, Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Education Board, Legislature, and Supreme Court and Superior Court retention elections
- U.S. Virgin Islands, Governor (1st round), Board of Education, Board of Elections and Legislature[16]
- 7 November: Madagascar, President (1st round)
- 11 November:
- 13 November:
- 14 November: Fiji, Parliament
- 20 November: U.S. Virgin Islands, Governor (2nd round)
- 24 November:
- 25 November:
- 28 November: Georgia, President (2nd round)
December
[edit]- 1 December: Bahrain, Council of Representatives (2nd round)
- 9 December:
- 19 December: Madagascar, President (2nd round)
- 20 December: Togo, Parliament[22]
- 30 December:
Indirect elections
[edit]The following indirect elections of heads of state and the upper houses of bicameral legislatures took place through votes in elected lower houses, unicameral legislatures, or electoral colleges:
- 5 January, 28 June, 4 and 25 July, 10, 11 and 13 August, 15 and 29 November, 5 and 19 December: Malaysia, Senate[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
- 16 January, 23 March and 21 June: India, Council of States
- 19 January: Trinidad and Tobago, President
- 7 February: Nepal, National Assembly
- 15 February: South Africa, President
- 18 February: Bangladesh, President
- 25 February: Cambodia, Senate
- 2 March: Armenia, President
- 3 March: Pakistan, Senate
- 5 March to 20 March: China, President and Premier
- 12 March: Isle of Man, Legislative Council[36]
- 13 March: Nepal, President
- 22 and 28 March, 12 April and 13 June: Austria, Federal Council[37][38][39][40]
- 24 March: Ivory Coast, Senate
- 25 March: Cameroon, Senate[41]
- 28 March: Myanmar, President
- 1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent
- 19 April: Cuba, President
- 31 August: Fiji, President[42]
- 4 September: Pakistan, President
- 1 October:
- 2 October: Iraq, President
- 23 October: Vietnam, President[44]
- 25 October: Ethiopia, President
- 29 December: Algeria, Council of the Nation[45]
See also
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