The following elections occurred in the year 1989.
- 1989 Beninese parliamentary election
- 1989 Botswana general election
- 1989 Equatorial Guinean presidential election
- 1989 People's Republic of the Congo parliamentary election
- 1989 Guinea-Bissau legislative election
- 1989 Malagasy parliamentary election
- 1989 Malagasy presidential election
- 1989 Namibian parliamentary election
- 1989 Nigerien general election
- 1989 Seychellois presidential election
- 1989 South African general election
- 1989 Tunisian general election
- 1989 Ugandan general election
- 1989 Iranian presidential election
- 1989 Iranian constitutional referendum
- 1989 Iraqi parliamentary election
- 1989 Japanese House of Councillors election
- 1989 Philippine barangay election
- 1989 Soviet Union legislative election
- 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
- 1989 Taiwanese legislative election
- Turkey:
- 1989 Indian general election
- Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1989
- Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1989
- 1989 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election
- 1989 Belgian regional elections
- Dutch general election
- Greek legislative election
- November 1989 Greek legislative election
- 1989 Irish general election
- 1989 Luxembourg general election
- 1989 Norwegian parliamentary election
- 1989 Polish legislative election
- 1989 Soviet Union legislative election
- 1989 Spanish general election
- European Parliament election, June 1989
- 1989 European Parliament election in Belgium
- 1989 European Parliament election in Denmark
- 1989 European Parliament election in Portugal
- 1989 European Parliament election in Sardinia
- 1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
- 1989 European Parliament election in France
- 1989 European Parliament election in Greece
- 1989 European Parliament election in Ireland
- 1989 European Parliament election in Italy
- 1989 European Parliament election in Luxembourg
- 1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
- 1989 European Parliament election in Spain
- 1989 European Parliament election in West Germany
- 1989 European Parliament election in France
- 1989 European Parliament election in West Germany
- 1989 European Parliament election in Italy
- 1989 European Parliament election in Spain
- 1989–1991 Belizean municipal elections
- 1989 Belizean legislative election
- 1989 Honduran general election
- 1989 Panamanian general election
- 1989 Salvadoran presidential election
- 1989 Alberta Senate nominee election
- 1989 Alberta general election
- 1989 Beaver River federal by-election
- 1989 Edmonton municipal election
- 1989 Manitoba municipal elections
- 1989 New Democratic Party leadership election
- 1989 Newfoundland general election
- 1989 Prince Edward Island general election
- 1989 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election
- 1989 Quebec general election
- 1989 Winnipeg municipal election
- 1989 Yukon general election
The following elections occurred in the year 1989.
- 1989 Beninese parliamentary election
- 1989 Botswana general election
- 1989 Equatorial Guinean presidential election
- 1989 People's Republic of the Congo parliamentary election
- 1989 Guinea-Bissau legislative election
- 1989 Malagasy parliamentary election
- 1989 Malagasy presidential election
- 1989 Namibian parliamentary election
- 1989 Nigerien general election
- 1989 Seychellois presidential election
- 1989 South African general election
- 1989 Tunisian general election
- 1989 Ugandan general election
- 1989 Iranian presidential election
- 1989 Iranian constitutional referendum
- 1989 Iraqi parliamentary election
- 1989 Japanese House of Councillors election
- 1989 Philippine barangay election
- 1989 Soviet Union legislative election
- 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election
- 1989 Taiwanese legislative election
- Turkey:
- 1989 Indian general election
- Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1989
- Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1989
- 1989 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election
- 1989 Belgian regional elections
- Dutch general election
- Greek legislative election
- November 1989 Greek legislative election
- 1989 Irish general election
- 1989 Luxembourg general election
- 1989 Norwegian parliamentary election
- 1989 Polish legislative election
- 1989 Soviet Union legislative election
- 1989 Spanish general election
- European Parliament election, June 1989
- 1989 European Parliament election in Belgium
- 1989 European Parliament election in Denmark
- 1989 European Parliament election in Portugal
- 1989 European Parliament election in Sardinia
- 1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom
- 1989 European Parliament election in France
- 1989 European Parliament election in Greece
- 1989 European Parliament election in Ireland
- 1989 European Parliament election in Italy
- 1989 European Parliament election in Luxembourg
- 1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
- 1989 European Parliament election in Spain
- 1989 European Parliament election in West Germany
- 1989 European Parliament election in France
- 1989 European Parliament election in West Germany
- 1989 European Parliament election in Italy
- 1989 European Parliament election in Spain
- 1989–1991 Belizean municipal elections
- 1989 Belizean legislative election
- 1989 Honduran general election
- 1989 Panamanian general election
- 1989 Salvadoran presidential election
- 1989 Alberta Senate nominee election
- 1989 Alberta general election
- 1989 Beaver River federal by-election
- 1989 Edmonton municipal election
- 1989 Manitoba municipal elections
- 1989 New Democratic Party leadership election
- 1989 Newfoundland general election
- 1989 Prince Edward Island general election
- 1989 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election
- 1989 Quebec general election
- 1989 Winnipeg municipal election
- 1989 Yukon general election