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Vancouver’s 2026 municipal election decides its mayor and local boards, alongside capital-plan and plebiscite questions. Advance voting includes October 13.

B.C. Conservatives are projected to form a majority government. Elections BC’s preliminary count shows leads in 64 of 93 districts; final counting begins November 6, and a swearing-in date is not yet established.

Lula wins Brazil’s October 25 presidential runoff. The electoral authority’s 99.9%-counted snapshot gives him 51.77% of valid votes; the Chamber reports Flávio Bolsonaro at 48.23%.

Vučić concedes defeat to Serbia’s student-led movement after the October 25 election. Reuters reports his sample-based estimate of 135–140 Student List seats, while final results and government formation remain outstanding.

October 21 Polymarket prices put Iliana Iotova at 90.5% to win Bulgaria’s next presidential election, on US$1,305,441.59 event volume. Voting begins October 25; the contract includes any runoff and does not forecast a first-round win.

Toronto’s complete unofficial count gives Olivia Chow 532,201 votes (54.16%), ahead of Brad Bradford’s 404,013 (41.11%). Certification is separate from this election-night result.

Ottawa’s complete unofficial count returns Mark Sutcliffe with 139,354 votes (44.65%), ahead of Jeff Leiper’s 105,819 (33.90%). The clerk’s certification remains separate.

Israel's legislative election is set for Tuesday, October 27, 2026. On 20 September 2026 Polymarket's market on who is sworn in as prime minister afterwards had Gadi Eizenkot at 52%, Benjamin Netanyahu at 30% and Naftali Bennett at 10%; Kalshi put a new government winning a Knesset confidence vote by February 3, 2027 at 89%.

California votes for governor on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with Gavin Newsom term-limited. On 20 September 2026 Polymarket read the race as close to settled: Xavier Becerra at 94% against Republican Steve Hilton at 5.5%, with nobody else above 0.1%.

Five proposals from Mayor Mamdani's Commission on Government Efficiency would speed up sidewalk cafe and street-safety approvals, simplify city contracting and construction permits, and set a target for the rainy-day fund. Voters decide each one on Election Day.

Mayor Karen Bass faces Councilmember Nithya Raman in the 3 November 2026 general municipal election, the first all-Democrat runoff for LA mayor after Raman edged out Spencer Pratt in June; the winner starts a four-year term on 14 December.

San Francisco's November 3 ballot carries ten lettered city measures, from Mayor Lurie's executive-branch and contracting initiatives to a public bank, a Muni parcel tax and cars on the Great Highway, plus supervisor races in Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.

An October 30 Polymarket snapshot gives California Proposition 40 a 22.5% passage chance on USD 4.48 million reported volume. Voters decide November 3; competing measures could affect implementation.

Virginians decide whether to add a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, covering abortion, contraception, miscarriage and fertility care, to the state constitution's Bill of Rights.

A citizen initiative would lift the countywide sales tax from 7.75% to 8.25% for Tijuana River sewage fixes, wildfire and public safety, and health care, food aid and child care hit by federal cuts.

Nevadans vote a second time on Question 6; if it passes again, a right to abortion until fetal viability joins the state constitution.

Texas votes for a U.S. Senate seat on November 3, 2026. On 20 September 2026 Polymarket had Democrat James Talarico at 60% against Republican Ken Paxton at 42%, and its companion market gave Democrats a 61% chance of taking the chamber.

Governor Kathy Hochul seeks a second full term against Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican and Conservative nominee endorsed by President Trump. September polls put Hochul ahead by 9 points (Siena) to 19 points (Quinnipiac).

Los Angeles voters decide six charter amendments from the city's charter reform process, including a two-year budget and a parks funding guarantee, plus a half-cent sales tax for the Fire Department and a transfer-tax break for January 2025 fire victims.

Voters in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties decide a 14-year sales tax (1 cent in San Francisco, half a cent elsewhere) for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit; BART and Muni have drawn up station closures and route cuts if it fails.

Polymarket asks whether the United States launches a qualifying air or missile strike on Iran by 11:59 PM ET on November 3, 2026. On November 2 traders priced 'Yes, the ceasefire holds' at 95.5%; by 03:30 UTC on November 3, after a reported US strike on Qeshm Island, the Yes price had fallen to 0.5%.

Missouri voters decide whether to repeal the abortion-rights amendment they passed in 2024 and allow abortion only in emergencies, for fetal anomalies, or for rape and incest before 12 weeks.

Voters decide whether to add an independent ethics commission, budget analyst and program auditor to the county charter, and let supervisors serve three terms instead of two.

Idaho voters decide on Proposition 1, a citizen initiative that would replace one of the strictest abortion bans in the country with a right to abortion until fetal viability.

Ontario Liberals vote online November 9–20, 2026, with results on November 21. On November 7, Polymarket priced Lee Fairclough around 65% and Navdeep Bains around 34% from US$19,830 traded.

Taiwan holds its nine-in-one local elections on 28 November 2026, with about 19.65 million eligible voters choosing 11,051 officials across 22 cities and counties.

On December 31, 2026 Polymarket settles who officially holds Venezuela's head of state office. Acting president Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in on January 5 after U.S. troops captured Nicolás Maduro, and both still claim it: on 20 September 2026 the market's outcome row put Maduro at 47% and showed no percentage at all beside Rodríguez, only a 48¢ Buy Yes price.

The winner of the 3 November election takes office on 1 January 2027, the day the state constitution starts the political year, for a four-year term. Governor Kathy Hochul is seeking re-election against Bruce Blakeman.

The Congress elected in the 2026 midterms first meets on January 3, 2027, and the House can do no other business until it has a Speaker. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's market on the next new Speaker had Hakeem Jeffries at 86% — the table's chance, against “88% chance” on the order ticket beside it — with Jim Jordan at 10% and Steve Scalise at 2.6%.

Nigerians elect a president, vice president, senators and members of the House of Representatives on 16 January 2027, with governorship and state assembly votes following on 6 February.

Kyrgyzstan holds a presidential election on 27 January 2027, brought forward after parliament reset the date. Incumbent Sadyr Japarov has said he will seek a second term.

Salvadorans elect a president and the Legislative Assembly on 28 February 2027, the first national vote since the country scrapped presidential term limits in 2025.

The Federated States of Micronesia holds general elections on 2 March 2027 for its 14-member Congress, with its ten district seats up for election; the four state senators, elected in 2025, are not on the ballot.

Gambians elect the 53 constituency seats of the National Assembly on 10 April 2027, a date announced by the Independent Electoral Commission.

Emmanuel Macron's second term ends on May 13, 2027; the government has set the first round for Sunday, April 18 and the runoff for May 2. On 20 September 2026 Polymarket's 128-name market had Marine Le Pen at 37%, Edouard Philippe at 25% and Jean-Luc Melenchon at 13%.

Finns elect the 200 members of the Eduskunta on 18 April 2027, the first parliamentary election since Finland joined NATO in 2023.

Every Spanish municipality votes on 23 May 2027, alongside regional elections in twelve autonomous communities on the same day.

Mexicans elect all 500 members of the Chamber of Deputies on 6 June 2027, the midterm test of Claudia Sheinbaum's supermajority, held alongside state elections.

Mongolia holds its ninth presidential election since democratisation in the first half of June 2027. Incumbent Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh cannot stand again.

Guatemalans elect a president, all 160 seats in Congress and 340 municipal governments in June 2027, with a presidential runoff in August if nobody wins outright.

Kenyans elect a president and the members of the National Assembly and Senate on 10 August 2027. Incumbent William Ruto is seeking a second term.

Angola holds general elections by August 2027 for the 220-seat National Assembly, whose winning party's list leader becomes president.

Argentines choose a president and renew Congress on 24 October 2027, the first presidential election since Javier Milei's 2023 win.

All 13 Boston City Council seats, nine district and four at-large, are up for their regular two-year election, the first test of the council after Wu's re-election.

Election Day for the 2028 U.S. presidential race is November 7, 2028, and Kalshi's winner market was still wide open on 20 September 2026: J.D. Vance led at 22%, followed by Jon Ossoff at 12% and Marco Rubio at 9.6%. The winner takes office on January 20, 2029.

The Bundestag elected in February 2025 first sat on March 25, 2025, and the Basic Law requires a new election 46 to 48 months later - March 25, 2029 at the latest. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi's winner market had the AfD at 85% and the CDU/CSU at 12%.

The 18th Lok Sabha's five-year term runs to June 2029, so India's next general election falls in the spring of that year. Kalshi dates its market to April 30, 2029, and on 20 September 2026 it had Narendra Modi at 51%, Yogi Adityanath at 19% and Rahul Gandhi at 6.5%.

Canada's fixed-date law puts the next general election on the third Monday of October 2029, which is October 15. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi had the Liberal Party at 60%, the Conservative Party at 38% and the NDP at 3.5%; a lost confidence vote would bring the date forward.