In June 2026, Ballotpedia is tracking 4,827 elections across 26 states, including 18 statewide contests, 91 special elections in 19 states, and two recall elections. The elections span federal, state, municipal, and judicial offices, with 2,980 municipal elections and 67 special municipal contests included in the total.

Statewide primary elections are scheduled across multiple dates. On June 2, California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota hold primaries. June 9 features primaries in Maine, North Dakota, Nevada, and South Carolina. Alabama and Georgia hold primary runoffs on June 16, while Oklahoma holds a primary that day. Maryland, New York, South Carolina (runoff), and Utah hold contests on June 23. Louisiana’s party primary runoff occurs on June 27, and Colorado holds its primary on June 30.

Eleven states are holding gubernatorial primaries in June 2026, with seven open seats due to term limits. California’s top-two nonpartisan primary includes 61 candidates, with no incumbent running due to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s term limit. In Oklahoma, nine Republicans are competing in the June 16 primary to succeed term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt, with a runoff set for August 25 if no candidate wins a majority. South Dakota’s June 2 Republican gubernatorial primary features incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden against Toby Doeden, Jon Hansen, and Dusty Johnson, with a July 28 runoff possible if no candidate receives 35% of the vote.

Special elections in June include federal, state, and local races. On June 2, these feature a U.S. House special primary in California’s 1st District and special contests in Arkansas, New Mexico, and San Francisco. June 9 includes special elections for Nevada’s Board of Regents and North Dakota judicial and legislative seats. Washington, D.C. holds a City Council special general election on June 16, while New York City holds Civil Court and City Council special primaries on June 23.

The two recall elections involve San Benito County, California, Supervisor Ignacio Velazquez on June 2, and Whitehall, Ohio, Mayor Michael Bivens and council members Amy Harcar and Lori Elmore on June 23. Ballotpedia tracked 10,104 elections in May 2026 across 29 states, compared to 2,554 in June 2024 and 3,811 in June 2022.

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."