2008 electoral calendar
This electoral calendar 2008 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2008 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, even though they are not elections. By-elections are not included.
January
- 5 January: Georgia |Georgia], president, 2008 Georgian [NATO membership referendum|NATO membership referendum] and election date referendum
- 7 January: Marshall Islands, Marshall Islands presidential election|President]
- 9 January: Kosovo, President
- 12 January: Republic of China, Republic of China legislative election|Parliament] and 2008 Republic of China [transitional justice referendum|referendum]
- 15 January: Barbados, Parliament
- 17–19 January: Tokelau, Parliament
- 19 January: Faroe Islands, Parliament
- 20 January: Cuba, Parliament
- 20 January: Serbia, President
- 27 January: French Polynesia, Legislative
- 29 January: Bhutan, National Council election, 2007–2008|National Council]
February
- 3 February: Serbia, President
- 3 February: Monaco, Parliament
- 7 February: Belize, Legislative and Belize referendum|referendum]
- 8 February: Djibouti, Parliament
- 8–9 February: Czech Republic, President
- 15 February: Czech Republic, President
- 10 February: French Polynesia, Legislative
- 11 February: Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago presidential election|President]
- 17–19 February: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Parliament
- 17–24 February: Cyprus, President
- 18 February: Pakistan, Parliament
- 19 February: Armenia, President
- 24 February: French Polynesia, President
- 24 February: Cuba, President
- 24 February: Switzerland, Referendum
- October 2007 until February 2008: Elections in the [People's Republic of China|PR China], National People's Congress
March
- 2 March: Russia, President
- 2 March: Thailand, Senate election|Senate]
- 8 March: Malaysia, Parliament
- 8 March: Malta, Parliament
- 9 March: Spain, Parliament
- 9 March: Hungary, Referendum against government reforms
- 9/16 March: Mayotte, Legislative
- 14 March: Iran, Legislative
- 15 March: Elections in the [People's Republic of China|PR China], 2008 [People's Republic of China presidential election|President]
- 22 March: Republic of China, President and 2008 Republic of China [United Nations membership referendum|UN membership referendum]
- 24 March: Bhutan, Parliament
- 29 March: Zimbabwe, President and Parliament
April
- 6 April: Montenegro, President
- 9 April: South Korea, Parliament
- 10 April: Nepal, 2008 [Nepalese Constituent Assembly election|Constituent Assembly]
- 13–14 April: Italy, Parliament
- 20 April: Paraguay, General
- 23 April: Guernsey, Guernsey general election|General]
- 23–24 April: Tonga, General
- 25 April: Iran, Legislative
- 26 April: Nauru, Parliament
- 30 April: Tuvalu, Constitutional referendum
May
- 4 May: Equatorial Guinea, 2008 [Equatorial Guinean legislative election|Parliament]
- 10 and 24 May: Burma/Myanmar, Constitutional referendum
- 11 May: Serbia, Parliament
- 16 May: Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic presidential election|President]
- 17 May: Kuwait, Parliament
- 21 May: Georgia, Legislative
- 25 May: Lebanon, President
June
- 1 June: Switzerland, Referendum
- 1 June: Macedonia, Assembly
- 7 June: Niue, Parliament
- 12 June: Ireland, Treaty of Lisbon referendum
- 22 June: Slovenia, Regionalisation referendum
- 27 June: Zimbabwe, President
- 29 June: Mongolia, Legislative
July
- 8 July: Grenada, Parliament
- 19 July: Nepal, President
- 21 July: Nepal, President
- 27 July: Cambodia, Parliament
August
- 2 August: Latvia, Constitutional referendum
- 5 August: Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo Senate election|Senate]
- 10 August: Bolivia, 2008 Bolivian [vote of confidence referendum|Recall referendum]
- 23 August: Latvia, Pensions law referendum
September
- 2 September: Vanuatu, Parliament
- 5–6 September: Angola, Legislature
- 6 September: Pakistan, President
- 7 September: Hong Kong, Hong Kong legislative election|Legislature]
- 15–18 September: Rwanda, Parliament
- 19 September: Swaziland, Parliament
- 19 September: Mauritius, President
- 21 September: Slovenia, Parliament
- 21 September: France, Senate
- 25 September: South Africa, President
- 28 September: Ecuador, Constitutional referendum
- 28 September: Austria, Parliament
- 28 September: Belarus, Parliament
October
- 8 October: Maldives, President
- 12 October: Lithuania, Parliament and 2008 Lithuanian [nuclear power referendum|nuclear power referendum]
- 14 October: Canada, Parliament
- 15 October: Azerbaijan, President
- 15 October: Jersey, Jersey general election|General ] and Central European Time referendum
- 17/18 October: Czech Republic, Senate
- 24/25 October: Czech Republic, Senate
- 26 October: Lithuania, Parliament
- 29 October: Maldives, President
- 30 October: Zambia, President
November
- 4 November: United States general elections|United States], President, 2008 [United States House of Representatives elections|House of Representatives], 2008 [United States Senate elections|Senate], Governor
- * 4 November: American Samoa, American Samoa gubernatorial election|Governor ], 2008 [American Samoan general election|Legislative]
- * 4 November: Guam, Legislative
- * 4 November: Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico gubernatorial election|Governor], Legislative
- * 4 November: Elections in [the United States Virgin Islands|United States Virgin Islands], United States Virgin Islands general election|Legislative]
- 4 November: Palau, President, Senate and House of Delegates
- 8 November: New Zealand, New Zealand general election|General]
- 9 November: San Marino, Parliament
- 16 November: Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau legislative election|Parliament]
- 18 November: American Samoa, Governor
- 25 November: Greenland, Self-government referendum
- 26 November: Jersey, General
- 30 November: Romania, Legislative
- 30 November: Switzerland, Referendum
December
- 7 December: Ghana, President and Parliament
- 10 December: Switzerland, 2008 [Swiss Federal Council election|Federal Council]
- 14 December: Turkmenistan, Turkmenistani [parliamentary election, 2008–2009|Parliament ]
- 28 December: Ghana, President
- 28 December: Turkmenistan, Parliament
- 29 December: Bangladesh, General