2026 United States local elections

2026 United States local elections

2026
Mayoral elections

At least 22 mayors in the top 100 most populous cities and Washington, D.C.
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Mayors before 68 + DC 22 1
Mayors up 11 + DC 7 0
Mayors elected 1

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Independent/NP Undeclared
Mayors before 8 1
Mayors up 3 1

Raleigh
Arlington
(SoCal — see below)
Newark
Laredo
Oakland
Corpus Christi
Chandler
Long Beach
Anaheim
Santa Ana
Irvine
Chula Vista
Cities in the top 100 most populated with mayoral elections. Click on the city names to go to that city's election page. Blue pins denote partisan or nonpartisan Democratic winners; red pins partisan or nonpartisan Republican; gray pins independent or undeclared. City names in bold and with asterisk (*) denotes a flip. City names in italics have not yet declared a winner, and the color of those pins denote the incumbent. Smaller cities are included further down the page.

Local elections will be held in the United States throughout the 2026 to elect officers of municipal and county governments. At least 22 mayorships in the country's top 100 most populous cities will be up for election, and many more will hold elections for local ballot measures, city council, and numerous other municipal offices. Many of these races will coincide with the 2026 midterm elections.