2026 Spanish regional elections
8 February 2026
15 March 2026 | |
At least 258 seats in the regional parliaments of Andalusia, Aragon and Castile and León | |
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Regional elections will be held in Spain during 2026 to elect the regional parliaments of at least three of the seventeen autonomous communities: Andalusia, Aragon and Castile and León. At least 258 of 1,212 seats in the regional parliaments will be up for election. The elections were held on 8 February in Aragon, and on 15 March in Castile and León. An election in Andalusia will take place no later than 30 June. Additional elections may be held throughout the year in the event of early dissolutions being triggered in other regions.
Election date
Determination of election day varies depending on the autonomous community. Typically, most autonomous communities hold their elections on the fourth Sunday of May every four years, concurrently with nationwide local elections, while others have their own, separate electoral cycles. In some cases, regional presidents have the prerogative to dissolve parliament and call for extra elections at a different time, but newly elected assemblies are restricted to serving out what remain of their previous four year-terms without altering the period to their next ordinary election. In other cases—Andalusia (since 1994), Aragon (2007), the Balearic Islands (2007), the Basque Country (1981), the Canary Islands (2018), Castile and León (2007), Catalonia (1985), Extremadura (2011), Galicia (1985), Navarre (2010) and the Valencian Community (2006)—the law grants regional presidents the power to call snap elections resulting in fresh four-year parliamentary terms.[1][2][3]
Regional governments
The following table lists party control in autonomous communities and cities. Gains for a party are highlighted in that party's colour.
| Election day | Region | Previous control | New control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February | Aragon | People's Party (PP) | |||
| 15 March | Castile and León | People's Party (PP) | |||
| 30 June (m.) | Andalusia | People's Party (PP) | |||
Summary by region
February (Aragon)
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | 228,388 | 34.17 | −1.34 | 26 | −2 | |
| PSOE | 162,925 | 24.38 | –5.17 | 18 | –5 | |
| Vox | 119,281 | 17.85 | +6.60 | 14 | +7 | |
| CHA | 65,118 | 9.74 | +4.47 | 6 | +3 | |
| Existe | 23,616 | 3.53 | –1.43 | 2 | –1 | |
| IU–MS | 19,832 | 2.97 | –0.16 | 1 | ±0 | |
| SALF | 18,256 | 2.73 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| PAR | 8,329 | 1.25 | –0.84 | 0 | –1 | |
| Podemos–AV | 6,478 | 0.97 | –3.05 | 0 | –1 | |
| Others | 8,761 | 1.31 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 7,315 | 1.09 | –0.53 | |||
| Valid votes | 668,299 | 99.07 | +0.30 | |||
| Invalid votes | 6,271 | 0.93 | –0.30 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 674,570 | 65.09 | –1.45 | |||
| Registered voters | 1,036,331 | |||||
March (Castile and León)
| Parties and alliances | Votes | % | ±pp | Seats | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | 438,096 | 35.47 | +4.07 | 33 | +2 | |
| PSOE | 379,703 | 30.74 | +0.72 | 30 | +2 | |
| Vox | 233,757 | 18.93 | +1.29 | 14 | +1 | |
| UPL | 53,805 | 4.36 | +0.08 | 3 | ±0 | |
| IU–MS–VQ | 27,605 | 2.24 | n/a | 0 | ±0 | |
| SALF | 17,351 | 1.40 | New | 0 | ±0 | |
| XAV | 11,307 | 0.92 | −0.22 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Podemos–AV | 9,225 | 0.75 | n/a | 0 | −1 | |
| SY | 8,728 | 0.71 | −0.88 | 1 | −2 | |
| Cs | 4,320 | 0.35 | −4.15 | 0 | −1 | |
| Others | 32,847 | 2.66 | 0 | ±0 | ||
| Blank ballots | 18,312 | 1.48 | +0.48 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,235,056 | 98.69 | –0.22 | |||
| Invalid votes | 16,352 | 1.31 | +0.22 | |||
| Votes cast / turnout | 1,251,408 | 59.65 | +0.90 | |||
| Registered voters | 2,097,768 | |||||
By June (Andalusia)
Under regional law, an election to the Parliament of Andalusia must be held by 30 June 2026 at latest.[4]
Notes
References
- ^ LOREG (1985), art. 42.
- ^ "Un paso más hacia la ruptura de la homogeneidad del calendario electoral de las comunidades autónomas: la reforma de la Ley Orgánica 13/1982, de 10 de agosto, de Reintegración y Amejoramiento del Régimen Foral de Navarra" [A further step towards breaking the homogeneity of the electoral calendar of the autonomous communities: the reform of the Organic Law 13/1982, of August 10, on Reintegration and Improvement of the Foral Regime of Navarre] (PDF). Institute of Regional Studies (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "El Senado aprueba definitivamente el Estatuto canario con el voto en contra de Podemos" (in Spanish). Madrid: Europa Press. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ López Pavón, Teresa; Belver, Marta (16 October 2025). "Moreno descarta trasladar las elecciones andaluzas a septiembre: "No está sobre la mesa"". El Mundo (in Spanish). Seville / Madrid. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
Bibliography
- Ley Orgánica 5/1985, de 19 de junio, del Régimen Electoral General (Organic Law 5/1985). Official State Gazette (in Spanish). 19 June 1985 [version as of 14 July 2025]. BOE-A-1985-11672. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
External links
- Central Electoral Commission – Regional elections (in Spanish).
- Historia Electoral.com – Regional elections since 1980 (in Spanish and Catalan).