List of elections in 2020

The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2020. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems maintains a comprehensive list of upcoming elections on its E-Guide Platform. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections around the world in the countries in which the organization works.

This list contains the dates and nature of different federal and state elections in each country.


 * 2020 United Nations Security Council election 17–18 June 2020

Africa

 * 2020 Comorian legislative election 19 January and 23 February 2020
 * 2020 Cameroonian parliamentary election 9 February 2020
 * 2020 Togolese presidential election 22 February 2020
 * Guinea
 * 2020 Guinean legislative election 22 March 2020
 * 2020 Guinean constitutional referendum 22 March 2020
 * 2020 Guinean presidential election 18 October 2020
 * 2020 Malian parliamentary election 29 March and 19 April 2020
 * 2020 Burundian general election 20 May 2020
 * 2020 Malawian presidential election 23 June 2020
 * 2020 Seychellois general election 22-24 October 2020
 * 2020 Egyptian parliamentary election 24-25 October and 7-8 November 2020
 * 2020 Tanzanian general election 28 October 2020
 * 2020 Ivorian presidential election 31 October 2020
 * 2020 Burkinabé general election 22 November 2020
 * 2020 Ghanaian general election 7 December 2020
 * Liberia
 * 2020 Liberian senate election 8 December 2020
 * 2020 Liberian constitutional referendum 8 December 2020
 * 2020–21 Nigerien general election 27 December 2020
 * 2020–21 Central African general election 27 December 2020

Asia

 * 2019-20 Uzbek parliamentary election 22 December 2019 and 5 January 2020
 * Taiwan
 * 2020 Taiwanese general election 11 January 2020
 * 2020 Taiwanese presidential election
 * 2020 Taiwanese legislative election
 * 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election 15 August 2020
 * 2020 Nepalese National Assembly election 23 January 2020
 * 2020 elections in India
 * 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election 8 February 2020
 * 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election 28 October, 3 and 7 November 2020
 * 2020 Tajik parliamentary election 1 March 2020
 * 2020 South Korean legislative election 15 April 2020
 * 2020 Mongolian legislative election 24 June 2020
 * 2020 Singaporean general election 10 July 2020
 * 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election 5 August 2020
 * Malaysia:
 * 2020 Sabah state election 26 September 2020
 * 2020 Kyrgyz parliamentary election 4 October 2020
 * 2020 Tajik presidential election 11 October 2020
 * 2020 Myanmar general election 8 November 2020
 * 2020 Indonesian local elections 9 December 2020

Europe

 * Croatia:
 * 2019–20 Croatian presidential election 22 December 2019 and 5 January 2020
 * 2020 Croatian parliamentary election 5 July 2020
 * 2020 Greek presidential election 22 January 2020
 * 2020 Irish general election 8 February 2020
 * 2020 Azerbaijani parliamentary election 9 February 2020
 * 2020 Hamburg state election 23 February 2020
 * 2020 Slovak parliamentary election 29 February 2020
 * 2020 Artsakhian general election 31 March and 14 April 2020
 * Czech Republic:
 * 2020 Teplice by-election 5-6 and 12-13 June 2020
 * 2020 Czech regional elections 2-3 October 2020
 * 2020 Czech Senate election 2-3 October 2020
 * 2020 Serbian parliamentary election 21 June 2020
 * 2020 Icelandic presidential election 27 June 2020
 * 2020 French municipal elections 15 March and 28 June 2020
 * Spain:
 * 2020 Basque regional election 12 July 2020
 * 2020 Galician regional election 12 July 2020
 * 2020 Polish presidential election 28 June and 12 July 2020
 * 2020 North Macedonian parliamentary election 15 July 2020
 * 2020 Belarusian presidential election 9 August 2020
 * 2020 Montenegrin parliamentary election 30 August 2020
 * 2020 Liechtenstein referendum 30 August 2020
 * Italy:
 * 2020 Italian regional elections 26 January and 20-21 September 2020
 * 2020 Emilia-Romagna regional election 26 January 2020
 * 2020 Calabrian regional election 26 January 2020
 * 2020 Valdostan regional election 20-21 September 2020
 * 2020 Apulian regional election 20-21 September 2020
 * 2020 Campania regional election 20-21 September 2020
 * 2020 Ligurian regional election 20-21 September 2020
 * 2020 Marche regional election 20-21 September 2020
 * 2020 Tuscan regional election 20-21 September 2020
 * 2020 Venetian regional election 20-21 September 2020
 * 2020 Italian constitutional referendum 20-21 September 2020
 * Austria:
 * 2020 Viennese state election 11 October 2020
 * Northern Cyprus:
 * 2020 Northern Cypriot constitutional referendum 11 October 2020
 * 2020 Northern Cypriot presidential election 11 and 18 October 2020
 * 2020 Lithuanian parliamentary election 11 and 25 October 2020
 * Portugal:
 * 2020 Azorean regional election 25 October 2020
 * 2020 Ukrainian local elections 25 October 2020
 * 2020 Bosnian municipal elections 15 November 2020
 * 2020 Moldovan presidential election 1 and 15 November 2020
 * 2020 Georgian parliamentary election 31 October and 21 November 2020
 * 2020 Romanian legislative election 6 December 2020
 * United Kingdom:
 * 2020 by-elections to the House of Lords 31 December 2020

North America

 * 2020 Sint Maarten general election 9 January 2020
 * 2020 Costa Rican municipal elections 2 February 2020
 * 2020 Dominican Republic municipal elections 15 March 2020
 * 2020 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election 5 June 2020
 * 2020 Anguillian general election 29 June 2020
 * 2020 Dominican Republic general election 5 July 2020
 * 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election 10 August 2020
 * 2020 Jamaican general election 3 September 2020
 * 2020 Bermudian general election 1 October 2020
 * 2020 United States elections
 * 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries 3 February–11 August 2020
 * 2020 Republican Party presidential primaries 3 February–11 August 2020
 * 2020 United States gubernatorial elections, 3 November 2020
 * 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, 3 November 2020
 * 2020 United States presidential election, 3 November 2020
 * 2020 United States Senate elections, 3 November 2020
 * 2020 United States state legislative elections, 3 November 2020
 * 2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, 3 November 2020
 * 2020 Sint Eustatius general election 21 October 2020
 * 2020 Canadian electoral calendar
 * 2020 Nunatsiavut presidential election 6 October 2020
 * 2020 New Brunswick general election 14 September 2020
 * 2020 British Columbia general election 24 October 2020
 * 2020 Saskatchewan general election 26 October 2020
 * 2020 Vincentian general election 5 November 2020
 * 2020 Belizean general election 11 November 2020

South America

 * 2020 Peruvian parliamentary election 26 January 2020
 * 2020 Guyanese general election 2 March 2020
 * 2020 Surinamese general election 25 May 2020
 * 2020 Falkland Islands electoral system referendum 24 September 2020
 * 2020 Bolivian general election 18 October 2020
 * 2020 Chilean national plebiscite 25 October 2020
 * 2020 Brazilian municipal elections 15 and 29 November 2020
 * 2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election 6 December 2020

Middle East

 * 2020 Iranian legislative election 21 February and 11 September 2020
 * 2020 Israeli legislative election 2 March 2020
 * 2020 Syrian parliamentary election 19 July 2020
 * 2020 Jordanian general election 10 November 2020
 * 2020 Kuwaiti general election 5 December 2020

Oceania

 * 2020 Tokelauan general election 23 January 2020
 * 2020 Vanuatuan general election 19–20 March 2020
 * 2020 Kiribati parliamentary election 14 and 21 April 2020
 * 2020 Palauan constitutional referendum 1 May 2020
 * 2020 Niuean general election 30 May 2020
 * 2020 Kiribati presidential election 22 June 2020
 * Australia
 * 2020 Eden-Monaro by-election 4 July 2020
 * 2020 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election 1 August 2020
 * 2020 Northern Territory general election 22 August 2020
 * 2020 Australian Capital Territory general election 17 October 2020
 * 2020 Queensland state election 31 October 2020
 * 2020 Groom by-election 28 November 2020
 * Papua New Guinea
 * 2020 Bougainvillean general election 12 August to 1 September 2020
 * 2020 New Caledonian independence referendum 4 October 2020
 * 2020 New Zealand general election 17 October 2020
 * 2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum 17 October 2020
 * 2020 New Zealand euthanasia referendum 17 October 2020
 * 2020 Palauan general election 3 November 2020
 * 2020 Palauan presidential election 22 September and 3 November 2020