Days until Election Day
Election Day 2026 is on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The count starts from today’s date; pick another date to count from it instead.
- Days until Election Day
- 35
From September 29, 2026, there are 35 days until Election Day on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
- Date
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- Day of the week
- Tuesday
- In weeks
- 5 weeks
Answer for the example date Tuesday, September 29, 2026. It changes to today's date when the page loads.
Days until Election Day: 35. From September 29, 2026, there are 35 days until Election Day on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Where is Election Day on the calendar?
How to calculate
Counts the days from today, or any date you choose, to the next Election Day, with its date and day of the week.
Example with the default inputs (Count from September 29, 2026) on the example date Tuesday, September 29, 2026: From September 29, 2026, there are 35 days until Election Day on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Method: Find the first date of Election Day on or after the start date, then count the days from the start date to it.
- US federal Election Day is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in even-numbered years (2 U.S.C. 7).
- Start dates from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 2400 work, because the date field accepts that range.
- The start date itself is not counted: from the day before, the count is 1; on the day itself, it is 0.
- Dates are calendar days with no time of day, so a time zone or a daylight-saving change never adds or loses a day.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Count from 2026-01-01 gives Date 2026-11-03, Days until Election Day 306.Source: 2 U.S.C. 7 and 3 U.S.C. 1; the rule written again in Python 3 (datetime); docs/progress/WP-43.md
- Count from 2026-11-04 gives Date 2028-11-07, Days until Election Day 734.Source: 2 U.S.C. 7 and 3 U.S.C. 1; the rule written again in Python 3 (datetime); docs/progress/WP-43.md
Other questions people ask
When is Election Day 2026?
Election Day 2026 is on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
When is Election Day 2028?
Election Day 2028 is on Tuesday, November 7, 2028.
How is the date of Election Day set?
US federal Election Day is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in even-numbered years (2 U.S.C. 7). Source: 2 U.S.C. 7 and 3 U.S.C. 1.
How are the days until Election Day counted?
From the start date (today, unless you change it) to the date, without counting the start date. The day before, the count is 1; on the day itself, it is 0; the day after, the count moves on to the next Election Day.