2016 local electoral calendar

This local electoral calendar for 2016 lists the subnational elections held in 2016. Referendums, retention elections, and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.

January

 * 1 January: Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase)
 * 2 January: Nigeria, Zamfara, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
 * 3 January: Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase)
 * 5 January: Himachal Pradesh, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase)
 * 9 January: Nigeria, Bayelsa, Governor (revote) in Southern Ijaw)
 * 10 January: India
 * Haryana, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase)
 * Himachal Pradesh, Municipal Councils
 * 11 January: India, Manipur, Municipal Councils and Town Councils
 * 16 January: Nigeria, Niger, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
 * 17 January:
 * India, Haryana, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase)
 * Mexico, Colima, 2016 Colima special election
 * 18 January: Pakistan, NA-218, National Assembly by-election
 * 24 January: India, Haryana, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase)
 * 25 January: Bhutan, District Heads, District Agents, District Councillors, Block Heads, Block Deputies and Block Councils (1st round 1st phase)

February

 * 2 February: India, Telangana, Hyderabad Metropolitan Region, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
 * 4 February: Bermuda, Devonshire North Central, House of Assembly by-election
 * 7 February: Costa Rica, Mayors, Municipal Councils, District Councils and District Council Presidents
 * San José, Mayor, Deputy Mayors, Aldermen, Trustees and District Council
 * 8 February: Rwanda, Cell Councils and Village Executive Committees
 * 9 February: Rwanda, School and Business Community Representatives
 * 12–13 February: Rwanda, Youth Councils
 * 13 February: India, Karnataka, District Councils and Township Councils (1st phase)
 * 16 February: United States, Milwaukee, Mayor and Common Council (1st round)
 * 20 February:
 * India, Karnataka, District Councils and Township Councils (2nd phase)
 * Kuwait, Third District, National Assembly by-election
 * 21 February: Comoros
 * Autonomous Island of Anjouan, Governor (1st round)
 * Autonomous Island of Grande Comore, Governor (1st round)
 * Autonomous Island of Mohéli, Governor (1st round)
 * 22 February: Rwanda, District Councils
 * 28 February:
 * Austria, Tyrol, 2016 Tyrolean local elections
 * Hong Kong, New Territories East, Legislative Council by-election
 * Switzerland
 * Aargau, List of cantonal referendums in Aargau
 * Basel-Stadt, referendums
 * Bern, List of cantonal referendums in Bern
 * Geneva, referendums
 * Jura, referendum
 * Lucerne, List of cantonal referendums in Lucerne
 * Neuchâtel, referendum
 * Schaffhausen, referendums
 * Schwyz, List of cantonal referendums in Schwyz
 * Solothurn, List of cantonal referendums in Solothurn
 * St. Gallen, Government (1st round) and Cantonal Council
 * Thurgau, Executive Council
 * Ticino, referendum
 * Uri, Executive Council, Landrat and List of cantonal referendums in Uri
 * Zürich, List of cantonal referendums in Zürich

March

 * 1 March: United States, Arkansas, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (1st round)
 * 5 March: Zimbabwe, Mhondoro-Mubaira, House of Assembly by-election
 * 6 March:
 * Germany, Hesse, 2016 Hessian local elections
 * Frankfurt, 2016 Frankfurt city elections
 * Poland, senatorial constituency No. 59, Senate by-election
 * 7 March: Kenya
 * Malindi, National Assembly by-election
 * Kericho, Senate by-election
 * 9 March: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Tristan da Cunha, Chief Islander and Island Council
 * 12 March: Nigeria, Sokoto, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
 * 13 March:
 * France, Aisne, Nord and Yvelines, List of by-elections to the 14th National Assembly of France
 * Germany
 * Baden-Württemberg, Parliament
 * Rhineland-Palatinate, Parliament
 * Saxony-Anhalt, Parliament
 * 17 March: Pakistan, NA-153, National Assembly by-election
 * 18 March: Guyana, Municipal Councils and Neighborhood Democratic Councils
 * 19 March: Australia, Queensland, Referendum, Mayors, Regional Councils, City Councils, Aboriginal Shire Councils and Shire Councils
 * Brisbane, Lord Mayor and City Council
 * 20 March:
 * France, Aisne, Nord and Yvelines, List of by-elections to the 14th National Assembly of France
 * Kazakhstan, Regional Councils and City Councils
 * Laos, Provincial People's Councils
 * Switzerland
 * Schwyz, Executive Council and Cantonal Council
 * Vaud, referendum
 * Tanzania, Zanzibar, President, House of Representatives, District Councils, Town Councils and Municipal Council
 * 22 March:
 * Bangladesh, Union Councils (1st phase)
 * Pakistan, NA-101, National Assembly by-election
 * 23 March: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Legislative Council by-election
 * 27 March:
 * Japan, Kumamoto, Governor
 * Kyrgyzstan, City Councils and Village Councils
 * Ukraine, Kryvyi Rih, 2015 Ukrainian local elections
 * 31 March: Bangladesh, Union Councils (2nd phase)

April

 * 3 April:
 * Abkhazia, District Assemblies and Sukhumi City Council
 * Ecuador, Las Golondrinas, Join Which Province referendum
 * 4 April:
 * Canada, Saskatchewan, Legislative Assembly
 * India
 * Assam, Legislative Assembly (1st phase)
 * West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (1st phase-a)
 * 5 April: United States
 * Anchorage, Assembly
 * Wisconsin, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
 * Milwaukee, Mayor and Common Council (2nd round)
 * 7 April: Pakistan, NA-245, National Assembly by-election
 * 9 April: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
 * 10 April:
 * Comoros
 * Autonomous Island of Anjouan, Governor (2nd round)
 * Autonomous Island of Grande Comore, Governor (2nd round)
 * Autonomous Island of Mohéli, Governor (2nd round)
 * Switzerland, Thurgau, Grand Council
 * 11 April: India
 * Assam, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
 * West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (1st phase-b)
 * 11–13 April: Sudan, Darfur, Administrative Status referendum
 * 12 April: United States, Long Beach, City Council (1st round)
 * 13 April: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, Local Government Councils and Chairmen (revotes)
 * 16 April: Nigeria, Ondo, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
 * 17 April:
 * France, Loire-Atlantique, List of by-elections to the 14th National Assembly of France
 * India, West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
 * 19 April: Canada, Manitoba, Legislative Assembly
 * 21 April: India, West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (3rd phase)
 * 23 April: Bangladesh, Union Councils (3rd phase)
 * 24 April:
 * France, Loire-Atlantique, List of by-elections to the 14th National Assembly of France
 * India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase)
 * Japan, Hokkaido 5th district and Kyoto 3rd district, House of Representatives by-elections
 * Serbia, Municipal Assemblies
 * Vojvodina, Assembly
 * Switzerland
 * Appenzell Innerrhoden, Landsgemeinde
 * St. Gallen, Government (2nd round)
 * 25 April: India, West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (4th phase)
 * 28 April:
 * India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase)
 * Isle of Man, Local Authority Commissioners and Local Authority Councils
 * Pakistan, NA-267, National Assembly by-election
 * 30 April: India, West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (5th phase)

May

 * 1 May: Switzerland, Glarus, 2016 Glarus Landsgemeinde
 * 2 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase)
 * 5 May:
 * India, West Bengal, Legislative Assembly (6th phase)
 * United Kingdom, Local elections
 * Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, House of Commons by-elections
 * England, Metropolitan Borough Councils, Unitary Authorities, District Councils, Mayors and Police Commissioners
 * Birmingham, City Council
 * Bristol, Mayor and City Council
 * Greater London, Mayor and Assembly
 * Leeds, City Council
 * Liverpool, Mayor and City Council
 * Manchester, City Council
 * Northern Ireland, Assembly
 * Scotland, Parliament
 * Wales, National Assembly
 * Police Commissioners
 * 6 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (4th phase)
 * 7 May:
 * Australia, Tasmania, (Apsley and Elwick) Legislative Council
 * Bangladesh, Union Councils (4th phase)
 * Malaysia, Sarawak, Legislative Assembly
 * Singapore, Bukit Batok, Parliament by-election
 * United States, Arlington, City Council
 * 8 May:
 * Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
 * Lebanon, Mount Lebanon, Municipal Councils
 * Beirut City, Municipal Council
 * 9 May:
 * Canada, New Brunswick, Mayors and Municipal Councils
 * Philippines, Governors, Provincial Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils
 * Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Governor and Regional Assembly
 * 10 May:
 * India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (5th phase)
 * United States, West Virginia, Supreme Court of Appeals
 * 11 May: Comoros, Autonomous Island of Anjouan, President (2nd round in 13 constituencies)
 * 14 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (6th phase)
 * 15 May:
 * Dominican Republic, Mayors and District Councils
 * Italy, Aosta Valley, Mayors and Municipal Councils
 * Lebanon, Beirut and Beqaa, Municipal Councils
 * 16 May: India
 * Tura, House of the People by-election
 * Kerala, Legislative Assembly
 * Puducherry, Legislative Assembly
 * Tamil Nadu, Legislative Assembly
 * 17 May: United States
 * Idaho, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (1st round)
 * Portland, Mayor and City Commission (1st round)
 * 18 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (7th phase)
 * 22 May:
 * Burkina Faso, Municipal Councils
 * France, Bas-Rhin and Alpes Maritimes, List of by-elections to the 14th National Assembly of France
 * India
 * Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (8th phase)
 * Haryana, Municipal Councils
 * Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
 * Lebanon
 * Jezzine, Parliament by-election
 * Nabatieh and South, Municipal Councils
 * Vietnam, 2016 Vietnamese People's Councils elections
 * 24 May: United States, Georgia, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
 * 26 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (9th phase)
 * 28 May: Bangladesh, Union Councils (5th phase)
 * 29 May:
 * France, Bas-Rhin and Alpes Maritimes, List of by-elections to the 14th National Assembly of France
 * Lebanon, Akkar and North, Municipal Councils
 * 30 May: India, Bihar, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (10th phase)

June

 * 3 June: Australia, Norfolk Island, Regional Council
 * 4 June: Bangladesh, Union Councils (6th phase)
 * 5 June:
 * France, Ain, List of by-elections to the 14th National Assembly of France
 * Italy, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
 * Bologna, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
 * Milan, Mayor, City Council, Borough Presidents and Borough Councils (1st round)
 * Naples, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
 * Rome, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
 * Turin, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
 * Japan, Okinawa, Prefectural Assembly
 * Mexico, State elections
 * Aguascalientes, 2016 Aguascalientes state election
 * Baja California, 2016 Baja California state election
 * Chihuahua, 2016 Chihuahua state election
 * Durango, 2016 Durango state election
 * Hidalgo, 2016 Hidalgo state election
 * Mexico City, Constituent Assembly
 * Oaxaca, 2016 Oaxaca state election
 * Puebla, 2016 Puebla state election
 * Quintana Roo, 2016 Quintana Roo state election
 * Sinaloa, 2016 Sinaloa state election
 * Tamaulipas, 2016 Tamaulipas state election
 * Tlaxcala, 2016 Tlaxcala state election
 * Veracruz, 2016 Veracruz state election
 * Zacatecas, 2016 Zacatecas state election
 * Romania, County Presidents, County Councils, Mayors, Local Councils, Sector Mayors and Sector Councils
 * Switzerland
 * Aargau, List of cantonal referendums in Aargau
 * Basel-Landschaft, List of cantonal referendums in Basel-Landschaft
 * Basel-Stadt, referendums
 * Geneva, referendums
 * Jura, referendum
 * Nidwalden, referendum
 * Schwyz, List of cantonal referendums in Schwyz
 * St. Gallen, List of cantonal referendums in St. Gallen
 * Thurgau, List of cantonal referendums in Thurgau
 * Ticino, referendums
 * Uri, List of cantonal referendums in Uri
 * Zürich, List of cantonal referendums in Zürich
 * 7 June: United States
 * Ohio's 8th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
 * Bakersfield, Mayor (1st round)
 * Fresno, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
 * Long Beach, City Council (2nd round)
 * Los Angeles County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)
 * Orange County, CA, Board of Supervisors (1st round)
 * Riverside County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)
 * Sacramento, Mayor and City Council
 * San Bernardino County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)
 * San Diego County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)
 * San Diego, Mayor, City Attorney, Boards of Education, City Council (1st round) and Referendums
 * Santa Clara County, Board of Supervisors
 * San Jose, City Council (1st round)
 * 12 June: France, Ain, List of by-elections to the 14th National Assembly of France
 * 16 June: United Kingdom, Tooting, House of Commons by-election
 * 18 June: Malaysia, Kuala Kangsar and Sungai Besar, House of Representatives by-elections
 * 19 June: Italy, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)
 * Bologna, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
 * Milan, Mayor, City Council, Borough Presidents and Borough Councils (2nd round)
 * Naples, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
 * Rome, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
 * Turin, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
 * 26 June: France, Loire-Atlantique, 2016 Loire-Atlantique referendum
 * 28 June: United States, Tulsa, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
 * 29 June:
 * Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, City Council
 * Tonga, 2016 Tongan local elections
 * Vanuatu, Malo/Aore, Parliament by-election

July

 * 3 July: Switzerland, Schaffhausen, referendums
 * 10 July: Japan, Kagoshima, Governor
 * 14 July: Tonga, Vavaʻu 16, Parliament by-election
 * 17 July: Ukraine, Volyn constituency 23, Dnipropetrovsk constituency 27, Ivano-Frankivsk constituency 85, Luhansk constituency 114, Poltava constituency 151, Kherson constituency 183 and Chernihiv constituency 206, Parliament by-elections
 * 18 July: Bangladesh, Mymensingh-1 and Mymensingh-3, House of the Nation by-elections
 * 21 July: Pakistan, Azad Kashmir, Legislative Assembly
 * 30 July: Nigeria, Adamawa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
 * 31 July: Japan, Tokyo, Governor

August

 * 3 August: South Africa, District Councils, Metropolitan Councils and Local Councils
 * 4 August: United States, Tennessee, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Court of Criminal Appeals retention elections
 * 6 August: Nigeria, Adamawa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen (revotes)
 * 11 August: Zambia, Mayors, District Councils, Council Chairs and Municipal Councils
 * 13 August: United States, Honolulu, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
 * 21 August: Turkmenistan, Regional Councils and District Councils
 * 27 August: Australia, Northern Territory, Legislative Assembly
 * 28 August: Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Executive Council
 * 30 August: United States
 * Mesa, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
 * Miami-Dade County, Mayor (1st round) and County Commission
 * 31 August: Pakistan, NA-63, National Assembly by-election

September

 * 1 September: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Ascension Island, Council
 * 4 September:
 * Cape Verde, Municipal Chambers and Municipal Assemblies
 * Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Parliament
 * 7 September:
 * Jersey, Saint Helier No. 1, Parliament by-election
 * Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Legislative Council by-election
 * 10 September: Australia, New South Wales, Local Councils
 * 11 September: Germany, Lower Saxony, 2016 Lower Saxony local elections
 * Hanover Region, 2016 Hanover Regional Assembly election
 * Hanover, 2016 Hanover city elections
 * 18 September:
 * Germany, Berlin, House of Representatives
 * Russia, 2016 Russian elections
 * Adygea, 2016 Adygea State Council election
 * Altai Krai, 2016 Altai Krai Legislative Assembly election
 * Amur Oblast, 2016 Amur Oblast Legislative Assembly election
 * Astrakhan Oblast, 2016 Astrakhan Oblast Duma election
 * Chechnya, 2016 Chechnya head election and 2016 Chechnya Parliament election
 * Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, 2016 Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Duma election
 * Chuvashia, 2016 Chuvashia State Council election
 * Dagestan, 2016 Dagestan People's Assembly election
 * Ingushetia, 2016 Ingushetia People's Assembly election
 * Jewish Autonomous Oblast, 2016 Jewish Autonomous Oblast Legislative Assembly election
 * Kaliningrad Oblast, 2016 Kaliningrad Oblast Duma election
 * Kamchatka Krai, 2016 Kamchatka Krai Legislative Assembly election
 * Karelia (Republic), 2016 Republic of Karelia Legislative Assembly election
 * Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, 2016 Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Duma election
 * Kirov Oblast, 2016 Kirov Oblast Legislative Assembly election
 * Komi Republic, 2016 Komi Republic head election
 * Krasnoyarsk Krai, 2016 Krasnoyarsk Krai Legislative Assembly election
 * Kursk Oblast, 2016 Kursk Oblast Duma
 * Leningrad Oblast, 2016 Leningrad Oblast Legislative Assembly
 * Lipetsk Oblast, 2016 Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies election
 * Mordovia, 2016 Mordovia State Assembly election
 * Moscow Oblast, 2016 Moscow Oblast Duma election
 * Murmansk Oblast, 2016 Murmansk Oblast Duma election
 * Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, 2016 Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Legislative Assembly election
 * Novgorod Oblast, 2016 Novgorod Oblast Duma election
 * Omsk Oblast, 2016 Omsk Oblast Legislative Assembly election
 * Orenburg Oblast, 2016 Orenburg Oblast Legislative Assembly election
 * Oryol Oblast, 2016 Oryol Oblast Council of People's Deputies election
 * Perm Krai, 2016 Perm Krai Legislative Assembly election
 * Primorsky Krai, 2016 Primorsky Krai Legislative Assembly election
 * Pskov Oblast, 2016 Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies election
 * Saint Petersburg, 2016 Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly election
 * Samara Oblast, 2016 Samara Oblast Duma election
 * Stavropol Krai, 2016 Stavropol Krai Duma election
 * Sverdlovsk Oblast, 2016 Sverdlovsk Oblast Legislative Assembly election
 * Tambov Oblast, 2016 Tambov Oblast Duma election
 * Tomsk Oblast, 2016 Tomsk Oblast Legislative Assembly election
 * Tula Oblast, Governor
 * Tuva, 2016 Tuva head election
 * Tver Oblast, 2016 Tver Oblast gubernatorial election and 2016 Tver Oblast Legislative Assembly election
 * Tyumen Oblast, 2016 Tyumen Oblast Duma election
 * Ulyanovsk Oblast, 2016 Ulyanovsk Oblast gubernatorial election
 * Vologda Oblast, 2016 Vologda Oblast Legislative Assembly election
 * Zabaykalsky Krai, 2016 Zabaykalsky Krai gubernatorial election
 * 19 September: Pakistan, NA-162, National Assembly by-election
 * 25 September:
 * Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska, National Day referendum
 * Germany, Lower Saxony, 2016 Lower Saxony local elections
 * Spain
 * Basque Country, Parliament
 * Galicia, Parliament
 * Switzerland
 * Geneva, referendums
 * Lucerne, List of cantonal referendums in Lucerne
 * Neuchâtel, referendums
 * Nidwalden, referendum
 * Obwalden, referendum
 * Schaffhausen, Cantonal Council
 * Schwyz, List of cantonal referendums in Schwyz
 * St. Gallen, List of cantonal referendums in St. Gallen
 * Ticino, referendums
 * Uri, List of cantonal referendums in Uri
 * Valais, referendums
 * Zug, List of cantonal referendums in Zug
 * Zürich, List of cantonal referendums in Zürich
 * 27 September: Bhutan, District Heads, District Agents, District Councillors, Block Heads, Block Deputies and Block Councils (1st round 2nd phase)
 * 28 September: Nigeria, Edo, Governor

October

 * 1 October: Brazil, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, South Region Separatist referendum
 * 2 October:
 * Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * Brčko District, Assembly
 * Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mayors and Municipal Councils
 * Republika Srpska, Mayors and Municipal Assemblies
 * Brazil, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round)
 * São Paulo, Mayor
 * 7–8 October: Czech Republic, Regional Assemblies
 * 8 October:
 * Georgia, Adjara, Supreme Council
 * New Zealand, Regional Councils, Mayors, Territorial Authority Councils and District Health Boards
 * Auckland, Mayor, Council and Local Boards
 * Wellington, Mayor and Council
 * Nigeria, Ogun, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
 * 13 October: Cook Islands, Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara, Parliament by-election
 * 15 October:
 * Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Legislative Assembly
 * Canada, Nova Scotia, Mayors and Municipal Councils
 * Halifax, Mayor, Regional Council and School Boards
 * 16 October:
 * Japan, Niigata, 2016 Niigata gubernatorial election
 * Portugal, Azores, Legislative Assembly
 * 19 October:
 * Guernsey, Vale, Parliament by-election
 * Mongolia, Provincial Assemblies, District Assemblies and Subdistrict Assemblies
 * 20 October: United Kingdom, Batley and Spen and Witney, House of Commons by-elections
 * 21 October: Bhutan, District Heads, District Agents, District Councillors, Block Heads, Block Deputies and Block Councils (2nd round)
 * 22 October:
 * Australia, Victoria, Mayors, City Councils, Shire Councils and Borough Council
 * City of Melbourne, Lord Mayor and City Council
 * Zimbabwe, Norton, House of Assembly by-election
 * 23 October:
 * Chile, 2016 Chilean municipal elections
 * Japan
 * Fukuoka 6th district and Tokyo 10th district, House of Representatives by-elections
 * Okayama, Governor
 * Toyama, Governor
 * Switzerland
 * Aargau, Executive Council and Grand Council
 * Basel-Stadt, Executive Council (1st round) and Grand Council
 * 24 October: Canada, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, House of Commons by-election
 * 26 October: Canada, Saskatchewan, Mayors and Municipal Councils
 * 27 October – 7 November: Canada, Prince Edward Island, Electoral Reform referendum
 * 29 October: East Timor, Village Chiefs and Community Chiefs (1st round)
 * 30 October: Brazil, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round)

November

 * 4 November: Bhutan, Thimphu, North Thimphu, National Assembly by-election
 * 6 November: Switzerland, Fribourg, Council of State (1st round) and Grand Council
 * 7 November: Canada, Yukon, Legislative Assembly
 * 8 November:
 * Guam, Mayors and Vice-Mayors
 * Northern Mariana Islands, Municipal Councils and Boards of Education
 * Puerto Rico, Mayors and Municipal Legislatures
 * United States of America, Quadrennial elections
 * Hawaii's 1st congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
 * Kentucky's 1st congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
 * Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
 * Washington, D.C., Council
 * Alabama
 * Board of Education and Public Service Commission
 * Supreme Court
 * Remove Age Restrictions for Government Officials, Right to Work, and Two-Thirds Supermajority for Impeachment constitutional referendums
 * Alaska
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention elections
 * Automatic Voter Registration via Permanent Fund Dividend referendum
 * Arizona
 * Corporation Commission
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention elections
 * Public Pension Reform constitutional referendum, and Marijuana Legalization and Minimum Wage/Sick Time referendums
 * Maricopa County, Board of Supervisors and Sheriff
 * Mesa, City Council (2nd round)
 * Arkansas
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Court of Appeals (2nd round)
 * Medical Marijuana referendum
 * California
 * Assembly and Senate
 * Corporate Political Spending, Criminal Sentences/Juvenile Prosecution, Firearms/Ammunition Regulations, Marijuana Legalization, Multilingual Education, Plastic Bag Ban, Repeal of Death Penalty and State Prescription Drug Purchase referendums
 * Bakersfield, Mayor (2nd round) and City Council
 * Fresno, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
 * Los Angeles County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)
 * Oakland, City Council
 * Orange County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)
 * Riverside County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)
 * San Bernardino County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)
 * San Diego County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)
 * San Diego, City Attorney, City Council (2nd round) and Referendums
 * San Francisco, Board of Supervisors
 * San Jose, City Council (2nd round)
 * Colorado
 * Board of Education
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention elections
 * ColoradoCare, Minimum Wage and Requirements for Citizen-Initiated Amendments constitutional referendums, and Open Presidential Primaries, Physician-Assisted Suicide and Unaffiliated Electors in Primaries referendums
 * Connecticut
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Delaware
 * Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Commissioner
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Florida
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and District Courts of Appeal retention elections
 * Medical Marijuana and Solar Energy Choice constitutional referendums
 * Broward County, Commission
 * Miami-Dade County, Mayor (2nd round)
 * Georgia
 * Public Service Commission
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * New Judicial Commission and State Intervention in Failing Schools constitutional referendums
 * Hawaii
 * Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Honolulu, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
 * Idaho
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court (2nd round)
 * Legislative Oversight of Administrative Rules constitutional referendum
 * Illinois
 * Comptroller special election
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Appellate Court retention elections, and Appellate Court
 * Cook County, Board of Review, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, Water Reclamation District Board, and Earned Sick Time and Eliminate the Recorder of Deeds referendums
 * Indiana
 * Governor, Attorney General and Superintendent of Public Instruction
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Court of Appeals retention elections
 * Iowa
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention elections
 * Kansas
 * Board of Education
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention elections
 * Kentucky
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court
 * Louisville, Metropolitan Council
 * Louisiana
 * Public Service Commission
 * Supreme Court and Circuit Courts of Appeal
 * Authority of College Boards to Establish Tuition constitutional referendum
 * Maine
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Gun Background Checks, Marijuana Legalization, Minimum Wage and Ranked-Choice Voting referendums
 * Maryland
 * Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals retention elections
 * Political Party Affiliation Requirement to Fill Vacancies constitutional referendum
 * Baltimore, Mayor and City Council
 * Massachusetts
 * Governor's Council
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Charter School Expansion, Conditions for Farm Animals and Marijuana Legalization referendums
 * Michigan
 * Board of Education
 * House of Representatives
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
 * Wayne County, Commission
 * Minnesota
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
 * Missouri
 * Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Treasurer
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention elections
 * Judicial Campaign Contribution Limits, Prohibition on Extending Sales Tax and Voter ID constitutional referendums
 * Montana
 * Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Public Service Commission, Secretary of State and Superintendent of Public Instruction
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court
 * Medical Marijuana referendum
 * Nebraska
 * Board of Education and Public Service Commission
 * Legislature
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention elections
 * Death Penalty referendum
 * Nevada
 * Assembly and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
 * Gun Background Checks and Marijuana Legalization referendums
 * Clark County, County Commission
 * New Hampshire
 * Governor and Executive Council
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * New Mexico
 * Public Education Commission and Public Regulation Commission, and Secretary of State special election
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals retention elections, and Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
 * New York
 * Assembly and Senate
 * North Carolina
 * Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Agriculture Commissioner, Attorney General, Auditor, Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Treasurer
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
 * North Dakota
 * Governor, Auditor, Insurance Commissioner, Public Service Commission, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Treasurer
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court
 * Medical Marijuana referendum
 * Ohio
 * Board of Education
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal
 * Oklahoma
 * Corporation Commission
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court, Court of Civil Appeals and Court of Criminal Appeals retention elections
 * Public Money for Religious Purposes constitutional referendum
 * Tulsa, City Council (2nd round)
 * Oregon
 * Governor special election, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Treasurer
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
 * Wildlife Trafficking Prevention referendum
 * Portland, City Commission (2nd round)
 * Pennsylvania
 * Attorney General, Auditor and Treasurer
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Rhode Island
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * South Carolina
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * South Dakota
 * Public Utilities Commission
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Establish Nonpartisan Elections, Governance of Technical Schools and Independent Redistricting Commission constitutional referendums, and Campaign Finance/Lobbying Laws, Decreased Youth Minimum Wage and Short-Term Loan Interest Rate Cap referendums
 * Tennessee
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Texas
 * Board of Education and Railroad Commissioner
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals and Courts of Appeals
 * Austin, City Council (1st round)
 * Bexar County, Commissioners Court
 * Dallas County, Commissioners Court
 * Harris County, Commissioners Court
 * Tarrant County, Commissioners Court
 * Utah
 * Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Board of Education and Treasurer
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Vermont
 * Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State and Treasurer
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Virginia
 * Right to Work constitutional referendum
 * Virginia Beach, Mayor and City Council
 * Washington
 * Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Auditor, Insurance Commissioner, Public Lands Commissioner, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Treasurer
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
 * Carbon Emissions Tax, Democracy Credits, Individual Gun Access Prevention, Minimum Wage and Rights of Corporations referendums
 * West Virginia
 * Governor, Agriculture Commissioner, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State and Treasurer
 * House of Delegates and Senate
 * Wisconsin
 * Assembly and Senate
 * Wyoming
 * House of Representatives and Senate
 * Supreme Court retention elections
 * 13 November: East Timor, Village Chiefs and Community Chiefs (2nd round)
 * 19 November: India, Cooch Behar, Lakhimpur, Shahdol and Tamluk, House of the People by-elections
 * 20 November:
 * Japan, Tochigi, 2016 Tochigi gubernatorial election
 * Mali, Municipal Councils
 * Moldova, Gagauzia, 2016 Gagauzian legislative election
 * 26 November:
 * Guernsey, Alderney, President and Parliament
 * Nigeria, Ondo, Governor
 * 27 November: Switzerland
 * Aargau, Executive Council (2nd round) and List of cantonal referendums in Aargau
 * Basel-Landschaft, List of cantonal referendums in Basel-Landschaft
 * Basel-Stadt, Executive Council (2nd round)
 * Bern, List of cantonal referendums in Bern
 * Fribourg, Council of State (2nd round)
 * Geneva, referendums
 * Lucerne, List of cantonal referendums in Lucerne
 * Obwalden, referendums
 * Schaffhausen, referendum
 * Thurgau, List of cantonal referendums in Thurgau
 * Zug, List of cantonal referendums in Zug
 * Zürich, List of cantonal referendums in Zürich
 * 28 November:
 * India, Maharashtra, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (1st phase)
 * Jamaica, Mayors, Municipal Councils, Parish Mayors and Parish Councils
 * Pakistan, NA-258, National Assembly by-election
 * Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad, Regional Councils and Municipal Councils

December

 * 1 December: United Kingdom, Richmond Park, House of Commons by-election
 * 3 December: New Zealand, Mount Roskill, House of Representatives by-election
 * 4 December: Moldova, Gagauzia, 2016 Gagauzian legislative election
 * 8 December: United Kingdom, Sleaford and North Hykeham, House of Commons by-election
 * 10 December:
 * Nigeria, Rivers, House of Representatives, Senate and House of Assembly (revote in 10 LGAs)
 * United States, Louisiana
 * U.S. Senate (2nd round)
 * Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives (2nd round)
 * Louisiana's 4th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives (2nd round)
 * 13 December: United States, Austin, City Council (2nd round)
 * 14 December:
 * Guernsey, Sark, Parliament
 * India, Maharashtra, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (2nd phase)
 * 15 December: India, Assam
 * Jorhat District, Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council
 * Lakhimpur District, Deori Autonomous Council
 * 18 December:
 * Cyprus, Municipal Councils and Community Councils
 * India, Maharashtra, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (3rd phase)
 * 20 December: Bermuda, Warwick South Central, House of Assembly by-election
 * 21 December: Nigeria, Abia, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
 * 22 December: Bangladesh, Narayanganj, Mayor and City Corporation
 * 25 December:
 * Republic of Macedonia, Tearce, Parliament by-election
 * Oman, Municipal Councils
 * 27 December: India, Gujarat, Village Councils