This local electoral calendar for 2013 lists the subnational elections held in 2013. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections (special elections) are also included.
January 6 January: Thailand, Chonburi constituency 2, House of Representatives by-election 17 January: Bangladesh, Chittagong-12, House of the Nation by-election 20 January: Bolivia, Beni, Germany, Lower Saxony, Parliament 21 January: Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago, House of Assembly 22 January: Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Governor Saint Kitts and Nevis, Nevis, Island Assembly 26 January: Singapore, Punggol East, Parliament by-election 27 January: Germany, Leipzig, Lord Mayor (1st round) Japan Gifu, Yamagata, Governor 29 January: Cook Islands, Tamarua, Parliament by-election Indonesia, Papua, Governor 30 January: India, Assam, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (1st phase)
February 3 February: Cuba, Provincial Assemblies Ivory Coast, Bangolo, Bonon, Divo, Facobly, Issia and Koumassi, National Assembly by-elections 6 February: India, Assam, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (2nd phase) 9 February: Thailand, Lopburi constituency 4, 11 February: Uganda, Butaleja, Parliament by-election 12 February: India, Assam, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils (3rd phase) 14 February: India, Tripura, Legislative Assembly 17 February: Germany, Leipzig, Lord Mayor (2nd round) 23 February: India Meghalaya, Legislative Assembly Nagaland, Legislative Assembly Nigeria, Gombe, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 24 February: Indonesia, West Java, 24–25 February: Italy Lazio, Regional Council Lombardy, Regional Council Molise, Regional Council 26 February: United States, Wichita, City Council (1st round) 27 February: Solomon Islands, Nggela, Parliament by-election 28 February: United Kingdom, Eastleigh, House of Commons by-election Zambia, Mpongwe, National Assembly by-election
March 3 March: Austria Carinthia, Parliament Lower Austria, Parliament Switzerland Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Geneva, referendums Grisons, Jura, referendum Neuchâtel, referendum Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Executive Council (1st round) and Cantonal Council Ticino, referendums Valais, Zürich, Thailand, Bangkok, Governor 4 March: Kenya, Governors and County Assemblies 5 March: Federated States of Micronesia, Chuuk, Governor (1st round), House of Representatives and Senate United States Los Angeles, Mayor and City Council (1st round) Oklahoma City, City Council (1st round) 7 March: India, Karnataka, City Corporations, Municipal Councils and Town Councils Indonesia, North Sumatra, United Kingdom, Mid Ulster, House of Commons by-election 9 March: Australia, Western Australian, Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council Malta, Local Councils 14 March: Zambia, Livingstone, National Assembly by-election 16 March: Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 17 March: France, Oise's 2nd constituency and Wallis and Futuna's 1st constituency, National Assembly by-elections (1st round) Japan, Chiba, Peru, Lima, Switzerland, Valais, 22 March: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbuda, Council Turks and Caicos, Cheshire Hall and Richmond Hill, House of Assembly by-election 23 March: Nigeria, Bayelsa, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 24 March: France, Oise's 2nd constituency and Wallis and Futuna's 1st constituency, National Assembly by-elections (2nd round) Republic of Macedonia, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round) 27 March: Ireland, Meath East, Dáil by-election
April 2 April: Federated States of Micronesia, Chuuk, Governor (2nd round) Greenland, Municipal Councils and Settlement Councils United States Anchorage, Assembly Colorado Springs, City Council Las Vegas, City Council (1st round) Oklahoma City, City Council (2nd round) Omaha, Mayor and City Council (1st round) St. Louis, Mayor and Board of Aldermen Wichita, City Council (2nd round) Wisconsin, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals 4 April: The Gambia, Area Councils and City Councils 6 April: Botswana, Letlhakeng West, National Assembly by-election 7 April: France, Alsace, Single Territorial Collectivity referendum India, Jharkhand, Municipal Corporations Japan, Akita, Governor Republic of Macedonia, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round) Northern Cyprus, North Nicosia Mayor and Municipal Council 9 April: United States, Illinois's 2nd congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election 14 April: Ethiopia, City Councils, District Councils and Neighborhood Councils (1st phase) Switzerland Neuchâtel, Council of State (1st round) and Grand Council Solothurn, Executive Council (2nd round) and 17 April: India, Mizoram, Chakma Autonomous District, Council 20 April: Iraq, Provincial Councils Jordan, Amman's 2nd district, House of Representatives by-election Nigeria, Edo, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 21 April: Ethiopia, City Councils, District Councils and Neighborhood Councils (2nd phase) Ivory Coast, Japan, Nagoya, Paraguay, Poland, senatorial constituency No. 73, Thailand Chiang Mai constituency 3, Ranong, Senate by-election 21–22 April: Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Regional Council, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round) 23 April: Zambia, Kapiri Mposhi and Lukulu West, National Assembly by-election 24 April: Germany, Bavaria, South Korea, Busan Yeongdo, Seoul Nowon 5 and South Chungcheong Buyeo–Cheongyang, 28 April: Austria, Tyrol, Parliament India, Uttarakhand, Mayors, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Chairs, Municipal Councils, Town Chairs and Town Councils Dehradun, Mayor and Municipal Corporation Haridwar, Mayor and Municipal Corporation Japan, Yamaguchi at-large district, Switzerland, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Landsgemeinde
May 2 May: United Kingdom South Shields, House of Commons by-election England, County Councils, Unitary Authorities and Mayors Buckinghamshire, County Council Cambridgeshire, County Council Cornwall, Council Cumbria, County Council Derbyshire, County Council Devon, County Council Dorset, County Council Durham, County Council East Sussex, County Council Essex, County Council Gloucestershire, County Council Hampshire, County Council Hertfordshire, County Council Isle of Wight, Council Isles of Scilly, Council Kent, County Council Lancashire, County Council Leicestershire, County Council Lincolnshire, County Council Norfolk, County Council North Yorkshire, County Council Northamptonshire, County Council Northumberland, County Council Nottinghamshire, County Council Oxfordshire, County Council Shropshire, Council Somerset, County Council Staffordshire, County Council Suffolk, County Council Surrey, County Council Warwickshire, County Council West Sussex, County Council Wiltshire, Council Worcestershire, County Council Wales, Isle of Anglesey, County Council 4 May: Nigeria, Kogi, Local Government Councils and Chairmen 5 May: Armenia, Yerevan, City Council Austria, Salzburg, Parliament India, Karnataka, Legislative Assembly Malaysia, Legislative Assemblies Switzerland, Glarus, 5–6 May: Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round) 6 May: Australia, Tasmania, (Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke) Legislative Council 7 May: Liberia, Grand Bassa, Senatorial by-election United States, South Carolina's 1st congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election 11 May: Pakistan Balochistan, Provincial Assembly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Provincial Assembly Punjab, Provincial Assembly Sindh, Provincial Assembly United States Arlington, Mayor and City Council Dallas, City Council (1st round) El Paso, Mayor (1st round) Fort Worth, Mayor and City Council (1st round) San Antonio, Mayor and City Council (1st round) 13 May: Canada, Labrador, House of Commons by-election Indonesia, West Nusa Tenggara, Philippines, Governors, Provincial Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Governor and Regional Assembly 14 May: Canada, British Columbia, Legislative Assembly United States, Omaha, Mayor and City Council (2nd round) 15 May: Indonesia, Bali, Governor 16 May: India, Arunachal Pradesh, Municipal Councils, District Councils, Township Councils and Village Councils Tonga, 19 May: Croatia, County Prefects, County Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils India, Punjab, District Councils and Township Councils Pakistan, Karachi, National Assembly revote Switzerland, Neuchâtel, Council of State (2nd round) 20 May: India, Assam, North Cachar Hills, Autonomous District Council 21 May: United States, Los Angeles, Mayor and City Council (2nd round) 23 May: Isle of Man, Douglas West, House of Keys by-election 25 May: Bangladesh, Naogaon-5, House of the Nation by-election France, First constituency for French residents overseas, National Assembly by-elections (1st round) 26 May: Equatorial Guinea, Municipal Councils France, Eighth constituency for French residents overseas, National Assembly by-elections (1st round) Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Indonesia, Central Java, Governor Italy, Aosta Valley, Regional Council 26–27 May：Italy, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round) Rome, Mayor and City Council (1st round) 27 May: Vanuatu, Tanna, Parliament by-election 28 May: Indonesia, Malang,
June 1 June: Latvia, Municipal Councils Riga, City Council 2 June: Croatia, County Prefects, County Councils, Mayors and Municipal Councils India Banaskantha, Porbandar, Maharajganj and Howrah, House of the People by-elections Haryana, Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils 4 June: United States Missouri's 8th congressional district, U.S. House of Representatives special election Las Vegas, City Council (2nd round) 6 June: Indonesia, South Sumatra, Uganda, Butebo, Parliament by-election 8 June: France, First constituency for French residents overseas, National Assembly by-elections (2nd round) 9 June: France, Eighth constituency for French residents overseas, National Assembly by-elections (2nd round) Switzerland Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Lucerne, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Ticino, referendum Uri, Vaud, referendums Zug, Zürich, 9–10 June: Italy Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round) Rome, Mayor and City Council (2nd round) Sicily, Mayors and Municipal Councils (1st round) 11 June: Indonesia, Maluku, United States, Tulsa, Mayor (1st round) 14 June: Iran, City Councils and Village Councils Tehran, City Council 15 June: Bangladesh Barisal, Mayor and City Corporation Khulna, Mayor and City Corporation Rajshahi, Mayor and City Corporation Sylhet, Mayor and City Corporation United States Dallas, City Council (2nd round) El Paso, Mayor (2nd round) Fort Worth, City Council (2nd round) San Antonio, City Council (2nd round) 16 June: France, Lot-et-Garonne's 3rd constituency, National Assembly by-elections (1st round) Japan, Shizuoka, Tanzania, Chambani, National Assembly by-election Thailand, Bangkok constituency 12, House of Representatives by-election 20 June: Iraq Al Anbar, Provincial Council Nineveh, Provincial Council United Kingdom, Scotland, Aberdeen Donside, Scottish Parliament by-election Zambia, Feira, National Assembly by-election 22 June: United States, Cherokee Nation, Tribal Council (1st round) 23 June: France, Lot-et-Garonne's 3rd constituency, National Assembly by-elections (2nd round) India, Mandi, House of the People by-election Indonesia, Bandung, Mayor Japan, Tokyo, Metropolitan Assembly Northern Cyprus, Municipal Councils, Village Heads and Village Councils 23–24 June: Italy, Sicily, Mayors and Municipal Councils (2nd round) 25 June: United States, Massachusetts, U.S. Senate special election 28 June: Tuvalu, Nukufetau, Parliament by-election 29 June: New Zealand, Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, Parliament by-election Nigeria, Imo, Oguta, House of Assembly revote