Election Day

November 5, Tuesday

Virginia, Hawaii, Delaware, West Virginia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, New Jersey, New York

November 5, Tuesday

Idaho, Iowa, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Wyoming, Washington, Vermont, Wisconsin, Georgia, Indiana, California, Kansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Washington, D.C., Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, North Dakota, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, South Dakota, South Carolina, Utah

Election Day in the United States is the annual day for general elections of federal public officials. It is statutorily set by the U.S. government as "the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November", i.e. the Tuesday that occurs within November 2 to November 8.

For federal offices (president, vice president, and United States Congress) and most gubernatorial offices (all except for Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia), Election Day occurs only in even-numbered years. Presidential elections are held every four years, in years divisible by four, in which electors for president and vice president are chosen according to the method determined by each state. Elections to the US House of Representatives and the US Senate are held every two years; all representatives are elected to serve two-year terms and are up for election every two years, while senators serve six-year terms, staggered so that one third of senators are elected in any given general election. General elections in which presidential candidates are not on the ballot are referred to as midterm elections. Terms for those elected begin in January the following year; the president and vice president are inaugurated (sworn in) on Inauguration Day, which is usually January 20.

Election Day