# United States: elections, candidacies and results

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MEDSL · FEC · 2000—2026

# USA

Candidacies and results from official U.S. returns (MEDSL), FEC filings and Census Bureau geography, linked end to end.

## Key figures

### Election cycles

Election cycles. 1 item. Highest: Election cycles, 14. Lowest: Election cycles, 14. Election cycles: 14.

14

MEDSL · FEC

### Candidacies (federal and governor, general and special elections)

Candidacies (federal and governor, general and special elections). 1 item. Highest: Candidacies (federal and governor, general and special elections), 13,512. Lowest: Candidacies (federal and governor, general and special elections), 13,512. Candidacies (federal and governor, general and special elections): 13,512.

13,512

MEDSL · FEC

### People (federal and governor, general and special elections)

People (federal and governor, general and special elections). 1 item. Highest: People (federal and governor, general and special elections), 6,931. Lowest: People (federal and governor, general and special elections), 6,931. People (federal and governor, general and special elections): 6,931.

6,931

MEDSL · FEC

Snapshot of Oct 31, 2026

Election cycles in the record. 14 items. 2000: 2000 general elections; 2004: 2004 general elections; 2008: 2008 general elections; 2012: 2012 general elections; 2016: 2016 general elections; 2018: 2018 general elections; 2018: 2018 special elections; 2020: 2020 general elections; 2020: 2020 special elections; 2022: 2022 general elections. and 4 more.

Election cycles in the record

1. [2000 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2000)
5. [2004 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2004)
9. [2008 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2008)
13. [2012 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2012)
17. [2016 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2016)
19. [2018 — Special election](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-special-2018)
21. [2020 — Special election](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-special-2020)
23. [2022 — Special election](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-special-2022)
25. [2024 — Special election](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-special-2024)
27. [2026 — General](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2026)

§ 01Next count

## Election night, Nov 3, 2026.

civism shows each race's official status and the votes counted, from official sources. It makes no calls and no projections.

- [Poll-closing schedule](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/poll-closing)

§ 02Browse

- [Elections](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections)
- [People](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/people)
- [Places](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/places)
- [Poll-closing schedule](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/poll-closing)

§ 03Latest elections

- [US General Election 2026](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2026)506 contests
- [US General Election 2024](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2024)517 contests
- [US Special Election 2024](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-special-2024)2 contests
- [US General Election 2022](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2022)422 contests
- [US Special Election 2022](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-special-2022)2 contests
- [US General Election 2020](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections/us-general-2020)520 contests
- [Browse elections](https://civism.io/en-US/usa/elections)