2020 national electoral calendar
This national electoral calendar for 2020 lists the national/federal elections held in 2020 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
January
- 5 January:
- *Croatia, President (2nd round)
- *Uzbekistan, Legislative Chamber (2nd round)
- 9 January: Sint Maarten, Legislature
- 11 January: Taiwan, President and Parliament
- 19 January: Comoros, Parliament (1st round)
- 23 January: Tokelau, Legislature
- 26 January: Peru, Parliament
February
- 8 February: Ireland, Parliament
- 9 February:
- *Azerbaijan, Parliament
- *Cameroon, National Assembly
- *Switzerland, Referendums
- 21 February: Iran, Parliament (1st round)
- 22 February: Togo, President
- 23 February: Comoros, Parliament (2nd round)
- 29 February: Slovakia, Parliament
March
- 1 March: Tajikistan, Assembly of Representatives
- 2 March:
- *Guyana, President and Parliament
- *Israel, Parliament
- 19 March: Vanuatu, Parliament
- 22 March:
- *Abkhazia, President
- *Guinea, Parliament and Constitutional Referendum
- 29 March: Mali, Parliament (1st round)
- 31 March: ''Artsakh, President (1st round) and Parliament''
April
- 14 April:
- *Artsakh, President (2nd round)
- *Kiribati, Parliament (1st round)
- 15 April: South Korea, Parliament
- 19 April: Mali, Parliament (2nd round)
- 21 April: Kiribati, Parliament (2nd round)
May
- 1 May: Palau, Constitutional Referendum
- 20 May: Burundi, President and National Assembly
- 25 May: Suriname, Parliament
- 30 May: ''Niue, Legislature''
June
- 5 June: Saint Kitts and Nevis, Parliament
- 21 June: Serbia, Parliament
- 22 June: Kiribati, President
- 23 June: Malawi, President
- 24 June: Mongolia, Parliament
- 25 June – 1 July: Russia, Constitutional Referendum
- 27 June: Iceland, President
- 28 June: Poland, President (1st round)
- 29 June: ''Anguilla, Legislature''
July
- 5 July:
- *Croatia, Parliament
- *Dominican Republic, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- 10 July: Singapore, Parliament
- 12 July: Poland, President (2nd round)
- 15 July: North Macedonia, Parliament
- 19 July: Syria, Parliament
August
- 5 August: Sri Lanka, Parliament
- 9 August: Belarus, President
- 10 August: Trinidad and Tobago, House of Representatives
- 11–12 August: Egypt, Senate (1st round)
- 30 August:
- *Liechtenstein, Referendums
- *Montenegro, Parliament
September
- 3 September: Jamaica, House of Representatives
- 8–9 September: Egypt, Senate (2nd round)
- 11 September: Iran, Parliament (2nd round)
- 20–21 September: Italy, Constitutional Referendum
- 24 September: Falkland Islands, Referendum
- 27 September: Switzerland, Referendums
October
- 1 October: Bermuda, House of Assembly
- 2–3 October: Czech Republic, Senate (1st round)
- 4 October:
- *Kyrgyzstan,
Parliament - *New Caledonia, Independence Referendum
- 7 October: Guernsey, Legislature
- 9–10 October: Czech Republic, Senate (2nd round)
- 11 October:
- *Lithuania, Parliament (1st round)
- *Northern Cyprus, President (1st round) and Constitutional Referendum
- *Tajikistan, President
- 17 October: New Zealand, Parliament and Referendums on cannabis and euthanasia
- 18 October:
- *Bolivia, President, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- *Guinea, President
- *Northern Cyprus, President (2nd round)
- 22–24 October: Seychelles, President and Parliament
- 24–25 October: Egypt, House of Representatives (1st round, 1st phase)
- 25 October:
- *Chile, Referendum
- *Lithuania, Parliament (2nd round)
- 28 October: Tanzania, President and Parliament
- 31 October:
- *Georgia, Parliament (1st round)
- *Ivory Coast, President
November
- 1 November:
- *Algeria, Constitutional Referendum
- *Moldova, President (1st round)
- 3 November:
- *Palau, President, House of Delegates and Senate
- *United States, President, House of Representatives and Senate
- **American Samoa, Governor and House of Representatives
- **Guam, Auditor, Consolidated Commission on Utilities, Education Board, Legislature, and Supreme Court and Superior Court retention elections
- **Northern Mariana Islands, House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court retention elections
- **Puerto Rico, Governor, House of Representatives, Senate and Referendum
- **U.S. Virgin Islands, Board of Education, Board of Elections, Legislature ''and Referendum
- 5 November: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Parliament
- 7–8 November: Egypt, House of Representatives (1st round, 2nd phase)
- 8 November: Myanmar, House of Representatives and House of Nationalities
- 10 November: Jordan, House of Representatives
- 11 November: Belize, House of Representatives
- 15 November: Moldova, President (2nd round)
- 21 November: Georgia, Parliament (2nd round)
- 22 November: Burkina Faso, President and Parliament
- 23–24 November: Egypt, House of Representatives (2nd round, 1st phase)
- 29 November:
- *Switzerland, Referendums
- *Transnistria, Parliament''
December
- 5 December: Kuwait, Parliament
- 6 December:
- *Romania, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- *Venezuela, National Assembly
- 7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament
- 7–8 December: Egypt, House of Representatives (2nd round, 2nd phase)
- 8 December: Liberia, Senate and Constitutional Referendum
- 27 December:
- *Central African Republic, President and Parliament (1st round)
- *Niger, President (1st round) and Parliament
Indirect elections
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:- 6 January: Marshall Islands,
- 16–17 January: Uzbekistan, Senate
- 22 January: Greece, President
- 23 January: Nepal, National Assembly
- 17 February and 24 November: Austria, Federal Council
- 12 March: Isle of Man, Legislative Council
- 26 March, 19 June, and 2 November: India, Council of States
- 27 March: Tajikistan,
- 30–31 March: Ireland, Senate
- 1 April: San Marino, Captains Regent
- 11 May, 10 and 25 August, 13 September, 10 November and 10 December: Malaysia, Senate
- 13 July: Suriname,
- 20 July: Burundi,
- 12 August: Kazakhstan, Senate
- 27 September: France, Senate
- 1 October: San Marino, Captains Regent
- 25 November: Namibia, National Council
- 11 December: Madagascar,