Locus Magazine · Oct 16, 2026

Complete 2026 Hugo Voting

LAcon V, the 83rd World Science Fiction Convention, received 2,492 valid ballots (two paper), up from 1,962 at Seattle Worldcon 2025. The procedure for counting nominations remains the E Pluribus Hugo , or EPH, system, instituted in 2017 to help reduce the effect of bloc voting.