The Election Commission of Malaysia announced that Johor's state election will be held on July 11, 2026, followed by Negeri Sembilan's on August 1, 2026 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]. Johor’s State Legislative Assembly was dissolved on June 1, triggering the election period within 60 days [1, 2, 4, 5, 8]. Negeri Sembilan's assembly was dissolved on June 5 after the Menteri Besar obtained royal consent [1, 2, 4, 8].
Nomination day for Johor candidates is set for June 27, beginning a 14-day campaign period ending on July 10 [1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 6, 7, 8]. Early voting will take place on July 7. For Negeri Sembilan, nomination day is July 18, with a campaign period through July 31 and early voting on July 28 [1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 8].
Johor has 2,727,926 registered voters. The state will use 1,140 polling centres and 4,980 polling streams, supported by 42,971 election workers deployed by the Election Commission [4, 6, 7]. The commission appointed 56 returning officers and 187 assistant returning officers for Johor's election, which is expected to cost around RM86.8 million [6, 7]. Negeri Sembilan has 889,490 registered voters [4, 9, 8].
The Johor election will contest all 56 state assembly seats [9, 5, 8]. It will feature four-cornered contests between Barisan Nasional (BN), Pakatan Harapan (PH), Perikatan Nasional (PN), and Bersama [5, 6, 7]. Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun of the Election Commission said applications for all categories of domestic and overseas postal voting for Johor opened on June 5, and campaign enforcement will involve 56 teams including police, local authorities, and candidate representatives [6]. He added the EC aims to closely monitor campaign activities and efficiently manage the electoral process with the deployed election workers [6].
The Election Commission officially announced the polling dates at a special meeting on June 12, confirming the timeline for the upcoming state-level elections [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8].
