# 2012 local electoral calendar

This local electoral calendar for 2012 lists the subnational elections held in 2012. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.

## January

* 4 January: India, Assam, Karbi Anglong, Autonomous Council
* 5 January: Bangladesh, Comilla, Mayor and City Corporation
* 28 January: India, Manipur, Legislative Assembly
* 30 January: India
** Punjab, Legislative Assembly
** Uttarakhand, Legislative Assembly
* 31 January: United States, Oregon's 1st congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election

## February

* 1 February: China, Wukan, Village Chief and Village Council (1st round)
* 4 February: Philippines, Zambales' 2nd district special election
* 5 February:
** Ecuador, La Concordia, Join Which Province referendum
** Switzerland, Basel-Stadt, referendums [de]
* 7 February: India, Maharashtra, District Councils and Township Councils
* 8 February: India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (1st phase)
* 9 February: Australia, Lord Howe Island, Board
* 11 February: India
** Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase)
** Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
* 12 February: Germany, Duisburg, Lord Mayor recall election [de]
* 13 February: India, Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase)
* 14–15 February: Kosovo, North Kosovo acceptance of Republic of Kosovo institutions
* 15 February: India
** Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase)
** Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (3rd phase)
* 16 February: India, Maharashtra, Municipal Corporations
* 17 February: India, Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (4th phase)
* 19 February: India
** Odisha, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (5th phase)
** Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (4th phase)
* 21 February: United States, Milwaukee, Mayor and Common Council (1st round)
* 23 February: India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (5th phase)
* 25 February: Pakistan, NA-9, NA-140, NA-148, NA-149, NA-168 and NA-195, National Assembly by-elections
* 28 February: India, Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (6th phase)

## March

* 3 March:
** China, Wukan, Village Chief and Village Council (2nd round)
** India
*** Goa, Legislative Assembly
*** Uttar Pradesh, Legislative Assembly (7th phase)
* 7 March: Belize, Municipalities
* 10 March: Malta, Local council elections (half of the local councils)
* 11 March:
** El Salvador, Mayors
** Germany, Frankfurt, Mayor (1st round) [de]
** Switzerland
*** Aargau, referendums [de]
*** Appenzell Ausserrhoden, referendums [de]
*** Basel-Landschaft, referendums [de]
*** Fribourg, Council of States by-election
*** Geneva, referendums
*** Grisons, referendum [de]
*** Lucerne, referendums [de]
*** Obwalden, referendums [de]
*** Schaffhausen, referendum [de]
*** Schwyz, Executive Council and Cantonal Council
*** Solothurn, referendums [de]
*** St. Gallen, Government (1st round) and Cantonal Council [de]
*** Thurgau, Executive Council
*** Uri, Executive Council and Landrat
*** Vaud, Council of State (1st round) and Grand Council
*** Zug, referendums [de]
*** Zürich, referendums [de]
* 15 March: Bangladesh, Shariatpur-3, House of the Nation by-election
* 18 March: India, Udupi Chikmagalur, House of the People by-election
* 24 March: Queensland (Australia), Legislative Assembly
* 25 March:
** Germany
*** Frankfurt, Mayor (2nd round) [de]
*** Saarland, Parliament
** Jamaica, Local elections
** Andalusia (Spain), Parliament
** Asturias (Spain), Parliament

## April

* 1 April:
** Myanmar, Parliamentary by-elections
** Switzerland, Vaud, Council of State (2nd round)
* 3 April:
** Liberia, Sinoe-3, House of Representatives by-election
** United States
*** Anchorage, Mayor
*** Milwaukee, Mayor and Common Council (2nd round)
* 9 April: Aceh (Indonesia), Gubernatorial and local elections
* 10 April: United States, Long Beach, City Council (1st round)
* 15 April: Switzerland
** Thurgau, Grand Council
** Uri, referendums [de]
* 17 April: India, Delhi, Municipal Corporations
* 22 April: Germany, Thuringia, County Administrators, Lord Mayors and Mayors [de]
* 23 April: Alberta (Canada), Legislature
* 29 April: Switzerland
** Appenzell Innerrhoden, Landsgemeinde
** St. Gallen, Government (2nd round) [de]

## May

* 3 May:
** India, Mizoram, Mara Autonomous District, Council
** United Kingdom, Local (including Mayor of London and Scotland as well as London Assembly)
* 6 May:
** Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Parliament
** Switzerland, Glarus, Landsgemeinde [de]
* 6–7 May: Italy, Local (1st round)
* 12 May: United States
** Arlington, City Council (1st round)
** Austin, Mayor and City Council
* 13 May: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Parliament
* 15 May: United States, Portland, Mayor and City Commission (1st round)
* 16 May: India, Goa, Village Councils
* 20–21 May: Italy, Local (2nd round)
* 26 May: Singapore, Hougang by-election

## June

* 2 June: Philippines, Negros Occidental's 5th district special election
* 5 June: United States
** Bakersfield, Mayor
** Fresno, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
** Long Beach, City Council (2nd round)
** Los Angeles County, Board of Supervisors
** Riverside County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)
** Sacramento, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
** San Bernardino County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)
** San Diego County, Board of Supervisors (1st round)
*** San Diego, Mayor, City Attorney, City Council (1st round) and Referendums
** San Francisco, Referendums
** Santa Clara County, Board of Supervisors
*** San Jose, City Council (1st round)
** Wisconsin, Gubernatorial recall election
* 10 June:
** India, Punjab, Municipal Corporations
** Romania, Local
* 12 June:
** India, Nellore, House of the People by-election
** United States, Arizona's 8th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
* 17 June:
** Germany, Duisburg, Lord Mayor by-election (1st round) [de]
** Switzerland
*** Aargau, referendums [de]
*** Basel-Landschaft, referendums [de]
*** Basel-Stadt, referendum [de]
*** Geneva, referendums
*** Lucerne, referendums [de]
*** Neuchâtel, referendums
*** Schwyz, referendums [de]
*** Solothurn, referendum [de]
*** St. Gallen, referendum [de]
*** Thurgau, referendum [de]
*** Vaud, referendum
*** Zürich, referendums [de]
* 23 June: United States, Arlington, City Council (2nd round)
* 24 June: India
** Kannauj, House of the People by-election
** Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (1st phase)
* 27 June: India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (2nd phase)

## July

* 1 July:
** Germany, Duisburg, Lord Mayor by-election (2nd round) [de]
** India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (3rd phase)
* 3 July: Liberia, Montserrado-11, House of Representatives by-election
* 4 July: India, Uttar Pradesh, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils (4th phase)
* 11 July: Jakarta (Indonesia), Gubernatorial (1st round)
* 29 July: India, West Bengal, Gorkhaland, Territorial Administration

## August

* 11 August: United States, Honolulu, Mayor and City Council (1st round)
* 14 August: United States
** Miami-Dade County, Mayor and County Commission (1st round)
** Orange County, CA, Board of Supervisors (1st round)
* 25 August: Northern Territory (Australia), Legislative Assembly
* 26 August:
** Germany, Dortmund, City Council and Borough Councils [de]
** Switzerland, Schaffhausen, Executive Council

## September

* 4 September: Quebec (Canada), National Assembly
* 8 September:
** Eastern (Sri Lanka), Provincial
** North Central (Sri Lanka), Provincial
** Sabaragamuwa (Sri Lanka), Provincial
* 13 September: India, Manipur, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils
* 20 September: Jakarta (Indonesia), Gubernatorial (2nd round)
* 23 September: Switzerland
** Aargau, referendums [de]
** Basel-Landschaft, referendum [de]
** Bern, referendums [de]
** Grisons, referendum [de]
** Lucerne, referendum [de]
** Neuchâtel, referendum
** Schaffhausen, Cantonal Council
** Schwyz, referendums [de]
** Solothurn, referendum [de]
** St. Gallen, referendum [de]
** Thurgau, referendums [de]
** Ticino, referendums
** Uri, referendums [de]
** Zürich, referendums [de]
* 30 September: Bangladesh, Gazipur-4, House of the Nation by-election

## October

* 1 October: Georgia, Adjara, Supreme Council
* 7 October:
** Austria, Burgenland, Mayors (1st round) and Municipal Councils [de]
** Brazil, Municipal elections
** Germany, Stuttgart, Lord Mayor (1st round) [de]
* 10 October: India, Jangipur and Tehri Garhwal, House of the People by-elections
* 12 October: Czech Republic, Regional elections
* 14 October:
** Belgium, Provincial and municipal elections
** Azores (Portugal), Legislative Assembly
* Switzerland, Geneva, referendum
* 20 October:
** Australian Capital Territory (Australia), Legislative Assembly
** Palestinian territories, Local, municipal and village councils
* 21 October:
** Germany, Stuttgart, Lord Mayor (2nd round) [de]
** Basque Country (Spain), Parliament
** Galicia (Spain), Parliament
** Switzerland, Aargau, Executive Council and Grand Council
* 28 October:
** Brazil, Mayor, runoff in 50 large municipalities
** Chile, Municipal election
** Finland, Municipal election
** Elections in Sicily (Italy), Parliament
** Switzerland, Basel-Stadt, Executive Council (1st round) and Grand Council

## November

* 3 November: India, Sikkim, District Councils and Village Councils
* 4 November:
** Austria, Burgenland, Mayors (2nd round) [de]
** India, Himachal Pradesh, Legislative Assembly
** Nicaragua, Municipal election
* 6 November:
** Guam, Mayors and Vice-Mayors
** Northern Mariana Islands, Municipal Councils and Boards of Education
** United States, Quadrennial elections
*** Michigan's 11th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
*** New Jersey's 10th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election
*** Washington, D.C., Council
*** Alabama
*** Alaska
*** Arizona
**** Maricopa County, Board of Supervisors and Sheriff
*** Arkansas
*** California
**** Bakersfield, City Council
**** Fresno, City Council (2nd round)
**** Oakland, City Council
**** Orange County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)
**** Riverside County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)
**** Sacramento, City Council (2nd round)
**** San Bernardino County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)
**** San Diego County, Board of Supervisors (2nd round)
***** San Diego, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
**** San Francisco, Board of Supervisors, Board of Education, Community College Board and Referendums
**** San Jose, City Council (2nd round)
*** Colorado
*** Connecticut
*** Delaware
*** Florida
**** Broward County, Commission
**** Miami-Dade County, County Commission (2nd round)
*** Georgia
*** Hawaii
**** Honolulu, Mayor and City Council (2nd round)
*** Idaho
*** Illinois
**** Cook County, Board of Review, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney and Water Reclamation District Board
*** Indiana
*** Iowa
*** Kansas
*** Kentucky
**** Louisville, Metropolitan Council
*** Louisiana
*** Maine
**** same-sex marriage referendum
*** Maryland
**** same-sex marriage referendum
*** Massachusetts
*** Michigan
**** Wayne County, Commission
*** Minnesota
**** same-sex marriage referendum
*** Mississippi
*** Montana
*** Nebraska
*** Nevada
**** Clark County, County Commission
*** New Hampshire
*** New Jersey
*** New Mexico
*** New York
*** North Carolina
*** North Dakota
*** Ohio
*** Oklahoma
*** Oregon
**** Portland, Mayor and City Commission (2nd round)
*** Pennsylvania
*** Rhode Island
*** South Carolina
*** South Dakota
*** Tennessee
*** Texas
**** Bexar County, Commissioners Court
**** Dallas County, Commissioners Court
**** Harris County, Commissioners Court
**** Tarrant County, Commissioners Court
*** Utah
*** Vermont
*** Virginia
**** Virginia Beach, Mayor and City Council
*** Washington
**** same-sex marriage referendum
*** West Virginia
*** Wisconsin
*** Wyoming
* 15 November: England and Wales (United Kingdom), Police and Crime Commissioners
* 18 November: Bangladesh, Tangail-3, House of the Nation by-election
* 24 November: Nigeria, Adamawa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen
* 25 November:
** Austria, Graz, City Council, City Senate, District Councils and Migrant Advisory Board [de]
** Catalonia (Spain), Parliament
** Switzerland
*** Appenzell Ausserrhoden, referendum [de]
*** Basel-Landschaft, referendums [de]
*** Basel-Stadt, Executive Council (2nd round)
*** Fribourg, referendum [de]
*** Geneva, referendum
*** Grisons, referendum [de]
*** Lucerne, referendum [de]
*** Neuchâtel, referendum
*** Schaffhausen, referendums [de]
*** St. Gallen, referendum [de]
*** Vaud, referendum
*** Zürich, referendums [de]

## December

* 1 December: Syria, Parliamentary by-elections
* 2 December:
** Burkina Faso, municipal
** Mauritius, Village Councils
* 4 December: Israel, Regional Heads and Regional Councils (1st phase) [he]
* 8 December: United States, Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives (2nd round)
* 9 December: Mauritius, Municipal Councils
* 13 December: India, Gujarat, Legislative Assembly (1st phase)
* 16 December: Venezuela, Regional
* 17 December: India, Gujarat, Legislative Assembly (2nd phase)
* 20 December: Bangladesh, Comilla, Mayor and City Corporation