Results of the 2026 elections to the Riksdag and regional and municipal councils
Published: 19 September 2026
Here you can find a summary of the results of the 2026 Riksdag election and how seats have been distributed. In our election results presentation, you can view detailed results for the Riksdag, regional and municipal elections across the country.
Presentation covering full 2026 election results
A full report on the 2026 Swedish election results is available in this presentation, which is in Swedish:
2026 election results (in Swedish)
Summary of Riksdag election results
Party | Share of votes | Number of seats |
|---|---|---|
The Social Democratic Party | 28.02% | 99 |
The Moderate Party | 19.85% | 70 |
The Sweden Democrats | 17.48% | 62 |
The Left Party | 8.40% | 30 |
The Centre Party | 7.03% | 25 |
The Christian Democrats | 6.17% | 22 |
The Green Party | 6.12% | 22 |
The Liberal Party | 5.34% | 19 |
Other parties that submitted a participation notifaction | 1.58% | 0 |
Voting patterns
In the 2026 Riksdag elections:
- The number of eligible voters was 8,051,355.
- The voter turnout was 84.9 per cent (6,834,413 people).
- The share of personal votes was 22.2 per cent.
- The advance voting share was 54.7 per cent (3,736,703 votes).
Decision on results of Riksdag elections 2026
Decision on results of Riksdag elections 2026 in Swedish
Decision on results of Riksdag elections 2026 (in Swedish) pdf, 370 kB.
Previous election results
Need a reminder of how the 2022 and 2018 elections went? Click the links for a summary of the results:
Results of the 2022 elections to the Riksdag and regional and municipal councils
Results of the 2018 elections to the Riksdag and regional and municipal councils
How a vote count is carried out
Find out more about how a vote count is carried out.
Preliminary and final election results
About the elections
Comprehensive information about the elections is available on this website under “2026 elections to the Riksdag and regional and municipal councils”.
2026 elections – the Riksdag and regional and municipal councils