2026 Spanish general election

2026 Spanish general election
← 2023 29 November 2026
← 15th Cortes Generales
16th Cortes Generales →
All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies and 209 (of 267) seats in the Senate
176 seats needed for a majority in the Congress of Deputies
Opinion polls
 
Leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo Pedro Sánchez Santiago Abascal
Party PP PSOE Vox
Leader's seat Madrid Madrid Madrid
Last election 137 seats, 33.1% 121 seats, 31.7% 33 seats, 12.4%
Current seats 137 121 32
Seats needed Increase 39 Increase 55 Increase 143
 
Leader Ada Colau Gabriel Rufián Míriam Nogueras
Party FA ERC Junts
Leader's seat Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona
Last election 26 seats (Sumar) 7 seats, 1.9% 7 seats, 1.6%
Current seats 27 7 7
Seats needed Increase 149 n/a n/a
Constituencies for the Congress of Deputies
Incumbent Prime Minister

Pedro Sánchez
PSOE


A general election will be held in Spain on 29 November 2026 to elect the members of the 16th Cortes Generales under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies will be up for election, as well as 209 of 267 seats in the Senate.

Background

After the 2023 election, Pedro Sánchez was able to get re-elected as prime minister of Spain and form a third government—made up of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and Sumar—with the support of Together for Catalonia (Junts).

While Sánchez has thought about resigning twice, he is running for re-election. Because of the major housing protests in the autumn of 2026 and the parliamentary defeat to his housing relief plans by PP, Vox and Junts on 2 October, Sánchez called for a snap general election on 5 October.

Opinion polls

Local regression trend line of poll results from 23 July 2023 to the present day, with each line corresponding to a political party.
Polling aggregations
Polling aggregator Last update PP PSOE Vox Sumar SALF FA Lead
El Periódico 24 Oct 2026 30.5
132		 27.5
110		 18.9
67		 3.0
2		 2.1
0		 6.2
8		 3.0
The Economist 24 Oct 2026 32.0 27.0 19.0 3.0 – 6.0 5.0
Demócrata 24 Oct 2026 31.4
137		 26.9
106		 18.8
66		 3.1
2		 1.6
0		 6.3
8		 4.5
Electomanía 23 Oct 2026 30.8
131		 26.5
109		 19.4
66		 2.3
1		 1.5
0		 7.8
12		 4.3
Europa Press 23 Oct 2026 31.2 26.4 19.2 2.6 – 7.1 4.8
Electocracia 23 Oct 2026 30.9
130		 26.2
109		 19.4
69		 2.5
2		 1.7
0		 7.6
12		 4.7
Onda Cero 23 Oct 2026 31.9 26.6 18.8 2.9 1.7 8.5 5.3
elDiario.es 21 Oct 2026 32.1
133		 26.3
105		 18.6
65		 2.9
1		 1.7
0		 6.7
10		 5.8
PolitPro 21 Oct 2026 31.8 26.4 18.9 6.2 3.0 1.7 – 5.4
RTVE 20 Oct 2026 31.6
135		 26.8
106		 18.7
65		 2.9
2		 1.7
0		 6.8
11		 4.8
El Confidencial 16 Oct 2026 31.7 26.2 18.9 6.7 2.8 1.8 – 5.5
Politico 14 Oct 2026 32.0 26.0 19.0 3.0 2.0 7.0 6.0
El Debate 14 Oct 2026 31.7
133		 25.9
104		 18.9
66		 6.7
10		 2.9
2		 1.8
0		 – 5.8
Europe Elects 10 Oct 2026 32.0 27.0 19.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 – 5.0
El País 9 Oct 2026 32.6
135		 26.7
107		 18.6
64		 5.8
9		 3.1
3		 1.6
0		 – 5.9
2023 election 23 Jul 2023 33.1
137		 31.7
121		 12.4
33		 12.3
31		 – – 1.4

Notes

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ ERC does not field candidates outside of Catalonia (48 seats) and therefore cannot obtain a majority in parliament.
  3. ↑ Junts does not field candidates outside of Catalonia (48 seats) and therefore cannot obtain a majority in parliament.
  4. ↑ Hypothetical alliance.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Within FA.
  6. ↑ Within Sumar.

References

  1. ↑ Hernández-Morales, Aitor (2 October 2026). "Spain's Sánchez weighs calling snap election as housing defeat looms". Politico. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Elordi Cué, Carlos (4 October 2026). "Todo listo en el PSOE y el Gobierno para un adelanto electoral tras la derrota de los decretos en el Congreso". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Monrosi, José Enrique (4 October 2026). "Moncloa prepara el adelanto electoral y el rescate de los decretos de vivienda que tumbó la derecha". elDiario.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Merino, Juan Carlos (4 October 2026). "Sánchez se inclina por adelantar las elecciones, pendiente de fijar la fecha". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Elordi Cué, Carlos; Hermida, Xosé (5 October 2026). "Sánchez adelanta las elecciones al 29 de noviembre: "Necesitamos una mayoría progresista mucho más amplia"". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Encuestas de las elecciones generales en España: así están los sondeos". El Periódico (in Spanish). 24 October 2026. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Who will be Spain's next prime minister?". The Economist (in Spanish). 24 October 2026. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "Encuestas electorales". Demócrata (in Spanish). 24 October 2026. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Intención de Voto". Electomanía (in Spanish). 23 October 2026. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "Encuestas de las elecciones generales 2026: así está la intención de voto para el 29 de noviembre". Europa Press (in Spanish). 23 October 2026. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "Promedios electorales, evolución y tendencia". Electocracia (in Spanish). 23 October 2026. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "Cómo van las encuestas y sondeos para el 29N: así evoluciona el voto estimado y los escaños de PSOE, PP, Vox, Frente Amplio..." Onda Cero (in Spanish). 23 October 2026. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  13. ↑ "La media de encuestas tras la división de la izquierda alternativa: dónde sacarían escaños Frente Amplio y Podemos". elDiario.es (in Spanish). 21 October 2026. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  14. ↑ "Election trends and current polls for Spain". PolitPro. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  15. ↑ "Encuestas elecciones generales 29N: PP y Vox podrían gobernar con más de 200 diputados". RTVE (in Spanish). 20 October 2026. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
  16. ↑ "Observatorio electoral". Confidencial (in Spanish). 16 October 2026. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 24 October 2026.
  17. ↑ "Spain — National parliament voting intention". Politico. 14 October 2026. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  18. ↑ "El último barómetro electoral destroza el optimismo de Sánchez en los corrillos del 12-O: PP y Vox suman 200 escaños". El Debate (in Spanish). 14 October 2026. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
  19. ↑ "National Poll Average". Europe Elects. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  20. ↑ "¿Juntos o separados? Calcula cómo se moverían los escaños con distintas coaliciones". El País (in Spanish). 11 October 2026. Retrieved 13 October 2026.