2016 Updates
(abbreviations: Admin. =
Administrator, Gov. = Governor, PM = Prime minister,
Pres. = President, Sec.-gen. = Secretary-general)
|
Date |
Location |
Election Type |
4 Jan 2016 | Marshall Islands |
president (indirect) |
7 Jan 2016 | Kiribati |
parliament (2nd round) |
10 Jan 2016 | Catalonia (Spain) |
president (by parliament) |
16 Jan 2016 |
Republic of China (Taiwan) |
president, parliament |
(Italy) |
on independence |
|
22 Jan 2016 |
Vanuatu |
parliament |
24 Jan 2016 |
Portugal |
president |
27 Jan 2016 |
Marshall Islands |
president (indirect) (repeat) |
14 Feb 2016 |
Central African Rep. |
president (runoff) |
14 Feb 2016 |
Haiti |
interim president (by parliament) |
18 Feb 2016 |
Uganda |
president, parliament |
21 Feb 2016 |
Bolivia |
referendum on new presidential term |
21 Feb 2016 |
Comoros |
president |
21-22 Feb 2016 |
Niger |
president, parliament |
25 Feb 2016 |
Jamaica |
parliament |
26 Feb 2016 |
Iran |
parliament, senate |
26 Feb 2016 |
Ireland |
parliament |
26 Feb 2016 |
Kosovo |
president (by parliament) |
28 Feb 2016 |
Switzerland |
referendums |
Feb - 19 Mar 2016 |
Western Sahara |
parliament |
3-24 Mar 2016 |
New Zealand |
referendum on flag (2nd round) |
4 Mar 2016 |
Samoa |
parliament |
5 Mar 2016 |
Slovakia |
parliament |
6 Mar 2016 |
Benin |
president |
9 Mar 2016 |
Kiribati |
president |
9 Mar 2016 |
Tristan da Cunha (Saint Helena) |
island council |
15 Mar 2016 |
Myanmar |
president (by parliament) |
15 Mar 2016 |
Juneau, AK (US) |
mayor |
16 Mar 2016 |
San Marino |
captains-regent (by parliament) |
(by parliament) |
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18 Mar 2016 |
Isle of Man (UK) |
local authority |
20 Mar 2016 |
Benin |
president (runoff) |
20 Mar 2016 |
Cabo Verde |
parliament |
20 Mar 2016 |
Congo (Brazzaville) |
president |
20 Mar 2016 |
Kazakhstan |
parliament |
20 Mar 2016 |
Laos |
parliament |
20 Mar 2016 |
Niger |
president (runoff) |
20 Mar 2016 |
Senegal |
constitutional referendum
|
20 Mar 2016 |
Tibetan Exile Govt. |
parliament |
20 Mar 2016 |
Zanzibar (Tanzania) |
president (rerun), parliament (rerun) |
2 Apr 2016 |
Vietnam |
president (by parliament) |
5 Apr 2016 |
Milwaukee, WI (US) |
mayor |
8 Apr 2016 |
Djibouti |
president |
10 Apr 2016 |
Chad |
president |
10 Apr 2016 |
Comoros |
president (runoff) |
10 Apr 2016 |
Peru |
parliament, president |
11-13 Apr 2016 |
Darfur (Sudan) |
referendum on administrative status |
13 Apr 2016 |
South Korea |
parliament |
13 Apr 2016 |
Syria |
parliament |
19 Apr 2016 |
Laos |
president (by parliament) |
24 Apr 2016 |
Austria |
president |
24 Apr 2016 |
Equatorial Guinea |
president |
(postponed) |
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24 Apr 2016 |
Serbia |
parliament |
24 Apr 2016 |
Vojvodina (Serbia) |
assembly |
25 Apr 2016 |
Ireland |
senate (indirect) |
27 Apr 2016 | Guernsey (UK) |
parliament |
29 Apr 2016 | Iran |
parliament
(runoff) |
3 May 2016 | Norfolk, VA (US) | mayor |
4 May 2016 |
Guernsey (UK) |
chief minister (by parliament) |
5 May 2016 |
Northern Ireland(UK) |
parliament |
5 May 2016 | Scotland (UK) |
parliament |
5 May 2016 | Wales (UK) |
parliament |
9 May 2016 | The Philippines |
president, parliament, senate |
9 May 2016 | Muslim Mindanao (Philippines) |
governor |
11 May 2016 | Comoros |
president (runoff) (partial re-run) |
15 May 2016 |
Dominican Republic |
president, parliament, senate |
17 May 2016 | Portland, OR (US) |
mayor |
22 May 2016 |
Austria |
president (runoff) |
22 May 2016 |
Cyprus |
parliament |
22 May 2016 |
Tajikistan |
constitutional referendum
|
22 May 2016 |
Vietnam |
parliament, senate |
28 May 2016 |
Norfolk Island (Australia) |
regional council |
5 Jun 2016 |
Peru |
president (runoff) |
5 Jun 2016 |
Switzerland |
referendums |
6 Jun
2016 |
Saint Lucia |
parliament |
7 Jun 2016 |
Sacramento, CA (US) |
mayor |
7 Jun 2016 |
San Diego, CA (US) |
mayor |
(Somalia) |
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23 Jun 2016 |
United Kingdom |
referendum on EU membership |
25 Jun 2016 |
Iceland |
president |
26 Jun 2016 |
Spain |
parliament (2nd try) |
28 Jun 2016 |
Tulsa, OK (US) | mayor |
29 Jun 2016 |
Mongolia |
parliament |
2 Jul 2016 | Australia |
parliament, senate |
6 Jul 2016 | Norfolk Island (Australia) |
mayor (by region council) |
9 Jul 2016 | Nauru | parliament |
9 Jul 2016 | Western Sahara |
president (by parliament) |
10 Jul 2016 | Abkhazia (Georgia) |
referendum on early president election |
10 Jul 2016 |
Japan |
senate |
13 Jul 2016 | Nauru |
president (by parliament) |
17 Jul 2016 | Săo Tomé and Príncipe | president |
18 Jul 2016 | African Union |
commission chair (internal)(1st try) |
7 Aug 2016 | Săo Tomé and Príncipe | president (runoff) |
7 Aug 2016 | Thailand |
new constitution referendum |
11 Aug 2016 |
Zambia |
president, parliament, constitutional referendum |
13 Aug 2016 |
Honolulu, HI (US) |
mayor |
28 Aug 2016 |
Gabon |
president |
29 Aug 2016 |
Estonia |
president (1st try) (by parliament) |
30 Aug 2016 |
Estonia |
president (2nd try) (by parliament) |
30 Aug 2016 |
Key West, FL (US) |
mayor |
30 Aug 2016 |
Miami-Dade, FL (US) | mayor |
1 Sep 2016 |
Ascension Island (Saint
Helena)(UK) |
island council |
4 Sep 2016 |
Hong Kong (China) |
legislative council (indirect) |
8-10 Sep 2016 |
Seychelles |
parliament |
11 Sep 2016 |
Belarus |
parliament |
11 Sep 2016 |
Croatia |
parliament |
18 Sep 2016 |
Chechnya (Russia) |
president |
18 Sep 2016 |
Russia |
parliament |
19 Sep 2016 |
San Marino | captains-regent (by parliament) |
20 Sep 2016 |
Jordan |
parliament |
22 Sep 2016 |
Isle of Man (UK) |
parliament |
24 Sep 2016 |
Estonia |
president (3rd try) (indirect) |
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25 Sep 2016 |
Basque Country (Spain) |
parliament |
25 Sep 2016 |
Republika Srpska (Bosnia-Hercegovina) |
referendum on 9 Jan as Republika Srpska national day |
25 Sep 2016 |
Switzerland |
referendums |
26 Sep 2016 |
Azerbaijan |
constitution referendum |
26 Sep 2016 |
Sint Maarten (Neth.) |
parliament |
(re-run) |
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2 Oct 2016 | Brčko District (Bosnia-Hercegovina) |
city assembly |
2 Oct 2016 | Cape Verde |
president |
2 Oct 2016 | Colombia |
referendum on peace process with FARC |
2 Oct 2016 | Hungary |
referendum on EU migrant plan |
3 Oct 2016 | Estonia |
president (4th try) (by parliament) |
5 Oct 2016 | Curaçao (Neth.) |
parliament |
5 Oct 2016 | Sark (Guernsey)(UK) |
president of chief pleas (by chief pleas) |
6 Oct 2016 | United Nations |
secretary-general (internal) |
7-8 Oct 2016 | Czech Republic |
senate (indirect) |
7 Oct 2016 |
Morocco |
parliament |
8 Oct 2016 |
Georgia |
parliament |
9 Oct 2016 |
Lithuania |
parliament |
10 Oct 2016 | Somalia |
senate (indirect) |
14 Oct 2016 | Malaysia |
king (by rulers council) |
15 Oct 2016 |
Afghanistan |
parliament |
16 Oct 2016 | Azores (Portugal) | parliament |
16 Oct 2016 | Montenegro |
parliament |
18 Oct 2016 | Hiiraan-Shabelle Admin. (Somalia) |
president (indirect) |
23 Oct 2016 | Lithuania |
parliament (2nd round) |
23 Oct-10 Nov 2016 | Somalia |
parliament (indirect) |
29 Oct 2016 | Iceland |
parliament |
30 Oct 2016 | Côte d'Ivoire |
constitution referendum |
30 Oct 2016 | Moldova |
president |
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31 Oct 2016 | Lebanon |
president (45th
try) (by parliament) |
1 Nov 2016 |
Alderney (Guernsey) (UK) |
president |
1 Nov 2016 |
Palau |
president, senate, parliament |
6 Nov 2016 |
Bulgaria |
president, referendum on political reforms |
6 Nov 2016 |
Nicaragua |
president, parliament |
8 Nov 2016 |
American Samoa (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Hagĺtńa, Guam (US) |
mayor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Northern Mariana Islands (US) |
parliament, senate |
8 Nov 2016 |
Puerto Rico (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
San Juan, PR (US) |
mayor |
8 Nov 2016 |
United States |
president, senate, house of rep. |
8 Nov 2016 |
Delaware (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Indiana (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Missouri (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Montana (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
New Hampshire (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
North Carolina (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
North Dakota (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Oregon (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Utah (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Vermont (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Washington (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
West Virginia (US) |
governor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Baltimore, MD (US) |
mayor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Fresno, CA (US) |
mayor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Honolulu, HI (US) |
mayor (runoff) |
8 Nov 2016 |
Key West, FL (US) |
mayor (runoff) |
8 Nov 2016 |
Miami-Dade, FL (US) |
mayor (runoff) |
8 Nov 2016 |
Richmond, VA (US) |
mayor |
8 Nov 2016 |
Washington, DC (US) |
statehood referendum |
9 Nov
2016 |
Pitcairn Is. (UK) |
mayor |
(Guernsey, UK) |
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13 Nov 2016 |
Bulgaria |
president (runoff) |
13 Nov 2016 |
Moldova |
president (runoff) |
15 Nov 2016 |
Brčko District (Bosnia-Hercegovina) |
mayor (by city assembly) |
20 Nov 2016 |
Gagauzia (Moldova) |
local assembly |
20 Nov 2016 |
Haiti |
president (rescheduled) |
20 Nov 2016 |
San Marino |
parliament |
24 Nov 2016 |
Grenada |
constitutional referendum |
26 Nov 2016 |
Alderney (Guernsey) |
parliament |
26 Nov 2016 |
Kuwait |
parliament |
parliament |
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27 Nov 2016 |
Switzerland |
referendum |
1 Dec 2016 |
The Gambia |
president |
4 Dec 2016 |
Austria |
president (runoff) (re-run) |
4 Dec 2016 |
Italy |
referendum on constitution changes |
4 Dec 2016 |
Uzbekistan |
president |
7 Dec 2016 |
Ghana |
president, parliament |
7 Dec 2016 |
Switzerland |
president (by parliament) |
11 Dec 2016 |
Kyrgyzstan |
constitutional referendums |
11 Dec 2016 |
Macedonia FYR |
parliament |
11 Dec 2016 |
Romania |
parliament, senate |
11 Dec 2016 |
Transnistria (Moldova) |
president |
acclaimed unopposed) |
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15 Dec 2016 |
Turks & Caicos (UK) |
parliament |
17 Dec 2016 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
parliament, senate (indirect) |
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