The following elections occurred in the year 1986.

Africa
 1986 Angolan legislative election
 1986 Gabonese presidential election
 1986 Mozambican general election
 1986 Sierra Leonean parliamentary election
 1986 Somali presidential election
 1986 Sudanese parliamentary election
 1986 Togolese presidential election

Asia
 1986 Bangladeshi general election
 1986 Japanese House of Councillors election
 1986 Japanese general election
 1986 Malaysian general election
 1986 North Korean parliamentary election
 1986 Philippine presidential election
 1986 Republic of China legislative election

Australia
 1986 Queensland state election
 1986 Scullin by-election
 1986 Tasmanian state election
 1986 Western Australian state election

Europe
 1986 Dutch general election
 1986 French legislative election
 1986 Portuguese presidential election
 1986 East German general election

Austria
 1986 Austrian legislative election

France
 1986 Brittany regional election
 1986 French regional elections

Serbia
 1986 Serbian parliamentary election

Spain
 1986 Basque parliamentary election
 1986 Spanish general election

North America

Canada
 1986 Alberta general election
 1986 British Columbia general election
 1986 Edmonton municipal election
 1986 Manitoba general election
 1986 Manitoba municipal elections
 1986 Prince Edward Island general election
 1986 Quebec municipal elections
 1986 Saskatchewan general election
 1986 Winnipeg municipal election

Caribbean
 1986 Barbadian general election
 1986 Dominican Republic general election
 1986 Trinidad and Tobago general election

United States
 1986 United States Senate elections
 1986 United States elections
 1986 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial
 1986 Alabama gubernatorial election
 1986 California gubernatorial election
 1986 Georgia gubernatorial election
 1986 Maine gubernatorial election
 1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
 1986 Michigan gubernatorial election
 1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election
 1986 New York gubernatorial election
 1986 Oregon gubernatorial election
 1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election
 1986 United States gubernatorial elections

United States mayoral
 1986 New Orleans mayoral election

Alabama
 1986 Alabama gubernatorial election
 1986 United States Senate election in Alabama

Alaska
 1986 United States Senate election in Alaska

Arizona
 1986 United States Senate election in Arizona

Arkansas
 1986 United States Senate election in Arkansas

California
 1986 California gubernatorial election
 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California
 1986 United States Senate election in California

Colorado
 1986 United States Senate election in Colorado

Connecticut
 1986 United States Senate election in Connecticut

Florida
 1986 United States Senate election in Florida

Georgia (U.S. state)
 1986 Georgia gubernatorial election
 1986 United States Senate election in Georgia

Idaho
 1986 United States Senate election in Idaho

Illinois
 1986 United States Senate election in Illinois

Indiana
 1986 United States Senate election in Indiana

Iowa
 1986 United States Senate election in Iowa

Louisiana
 1986 New Orleans mayoral election

Maine
 1986 Maine gubernatorial election

Maryland
 1986 United States Senate election in Maryland

Massachusetts
 1986 Massachusetts general election
 1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

Michigan
 1986 Michigan gubernatorial election

Minnesota
 1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election

Missouri
 1986 United States Senate election in Missouri

Nevada
 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada

New Hampshire
 1986 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

New York
 1986 New York gubernatorial election
 1986 United States Senate election in New York

North Carolina
 1986 United States Senate elections in North Carolina

North Dakota
 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota

Ohio
 1986 United States Senate election in Ohio

Oklahoma
 1986 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

Oregon
 1986 Oregon gubernatorial election
 1986 United States Senate election in Oregon

Pennsylvania
 1986 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

South Carolina
 1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election
 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
 1986 United States Senate election in South Carolina

South Dakota
 1986 United States Senate election in South Dakota

United States House of Representatives
 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in California
 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

United States Senate
 1986 United States Senate elections
 1986 United States Senate election in Alaska
 1986 United States Senate election in Arizona
 1986 United States Senate election in Arkansas
 1986 United States Senate election in California
 1986 United States Senate election in Colorado
 1986 United States Senate election in Connecticut
 1986 United States Senate election in Florida
 1986 United States Senate election in Georgia
 1986 United States Senate election in Idaho
 1986 United States Senate election in Illinois
 1986 United States Senate election in Indiana
 1986 United States Senate election in Iowa
 1986 United States Senate election in Maryland
 1986 United States Senate election in Missouri
 1986 United States Senate election in Nevada
 1986 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
 1986 United States Senate election in New York
 1986 United States Senate elections in North Carolina
 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota
 1986 United States Senate election in Ohio
 1986 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
 1986 United States Senate election in Oregon
 1986 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
 1986 United States Senate election in South Carolina
 1986 United States Senate election in South Dakota
 1986 United States Senate election in Vermont
 1986 United States Senate election in Washington
 1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

Vermont
 1986 United States Senate election in Vermont

Washington (U.S. state)
 1986 United States Senate election in Washington

Wisconsin
 1986 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

Oceania

Australia
 1986 Queensland state election
 1986 Scullin by-election
 1986 Tasmanian state election
 1986 Western Australian state election

South America
1986 Falkland Islands status referendum

See also

 
1986
Elections