Elections
CivicPie is strictly nonpartisan: we show you when elections happen and how to participate — never who to vote for, and never partisan framing. Dates below are the next scheduled general elections.
Upcoming elections
U.S. House of Representatives, one-third of the U.S. Senate, plus state and local offices depending on where you live. Illinois and Iowa both hold their general elections on this date.
Municipal election calendars vary by city. Chicago's next municipal election cycle and North Liberty's city elections follow their own schedules — check your state or local election authority for the exact dates and what's on your ballot.
Key dates — Illinois & Iowa
- Early voting: Sep 24 – Nov 2
- Online registration: closed Oct 18 — but grace-period registration and voting in person runs through Election Day
- Mail ballot: request by Oct 29; postmark by Nov 3
- Election Day: Tue Nov 3, polls 6 AM – 7 PM
- In-person absentee voting: Oct 14 – Nov 2 at your county auditor
- Pre-registration: closed Oct 19 — you can still register at your polling place on Election Day with photo ID and proof of residence
- Absentee ballots: must be received by 8 PM on Nov 3
- Election Day: Tue Nov 3, polls 7 AM – 8 PM
Dates verified against the Illinois State Board of Elections and Iowa Secretary of State calendars for the November 3, 2026 general election. Your local election authority is always the final word for your precinct.
Check your registration
Registration deadlines and rules differ by state. The fastest way to check your status or register is through the federal portal at vote.gov ↗, which routes you to your state's official registration site.
Your polling place, early-voting locations, and sample ballot are published by your state or county election authority ahead of each election — not by CivicPie.
Candidates
Search the candidates in CivicPie's dataset — 3,362 candidates who filed with the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 cycle. Search by last name, narrow by state, or leave both blank and pick a state to browse. A filing is not the same as a spot on the general-election ballot — primaries narrow the field, and your state election authority publishes the official ballot list for your district.
Find your district first with a location search, then match it against the official candidate filings for that office.