The following elections occurred in the year 1942.
Asia
Europe
Iceland
Portugal
United Kingdom
- 1942 Cardiff East by-election
- 1942 North East Derbyshire by-election
- 1942 Maldon by-election
- 1942 Newcastle-under-Lyme by-election
- 1942 Nuneaton by-election
- 1942 Poplar South by-election
- 1942 Rothwell by-election
- 1942 Salisbury by-election
- 1942 Spennymoor by-election
- 1942 Whitechapel and St Georges by-election
- 1942 Windsor by-election
Central America
North America
Canada
United States
- United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1942
- 1942 California gubernatorial election
- 1942 Maine gubernatorial election
- 1942 Minnesota gubernatorial election
- 1942 New York state election
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1942
- United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1942
- 1942 South Carolina gubernatorial election
- 1942 United States House of Representatives elections
United States Senate
South America
- 1942 Argentine legislative election
- 1942 Bolivian legislative election
- 1942 Chilean presidential election
- 1942 Colombian presidential election
- 1942 Uruguayan general election