Election Day Freebies 2026: Free Krispy Kreme Doughnut, BOGO Subs & Half-Off Rides to the Polls (Nov 3)
Election Day lands on National Sandwich Day this year, so Tuesday, November 3 is stacked: a free Krispy Kreme doughnut, half-price Lyft and free Lime rides to the polls, free transit in more than a dozen cities, and a long list of BOGO and $5 sandwich deals from Subway, Jimmy John’s, Firehouse Subs, Potbelly and more. Here is every offer we could confirm with the brands, with the codes and the fine print.
Free and discounted rides to the polls
- Lyft: 50% off one ride, up to $10, code VOTE26. Add the code in the Lyft app before Tuesday. It works on one car, scooter or Lyft bikeshare ride that ends at a polling place (or a ballot drop box where your state uses them), from 5 AM to 10 PM local time on November 3. Black and Black SUV are excluded, tips are not discounted, and it is one code per rider. Lyft’s voting access page has the details.
- Lime: two free 30-minute bike or scooter rides, code VOTE26. Enter the code in the Lime app and ride to a polling place, early voting site or drop box through November 3. Trips must start and end inside a Lime service zone, normal rates apply after 30 minutes, and it cannot be combined with LimePrime or group rides. Lime’s partner markets also accept the code HEADCOUNT. Check the Lime app for your city.
- Free public transit. These agencies have announced fare-free service on November 3 on their own sites: LA Metro and Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus, Houston METRO, DART in Dallas, Trinity Metro in Fort Worth, CapMetro in Austin, Cincinnati Metro, SMART in the Detroit suburbs, MAX Transit in Birmingham, The COMET in Columbia SC, Mountain Line in Morgantown, Hampton Roads Transit, RTD in Denver, the Maryland Transit Administration, North County Transit District in San Diego County and Marin Transit. A few have conditions (DART asks to see your voter card, Houston METRO asks for voter ID), so check your agency’s site before you board.
- Renting a car? Hertz is giving one free base-rate day on a two-day-plus rental through November 3.
Free food on Election Day
- Krispy Kreme: FREE Original Glazed doughnut. Walk into a participating U.S. shop on November 3, show your “I Voted” sticker or just tell them you voted, and you get one Original Glazed doughnut free. No purchase needed, one per person, while supplies last. Find your nearest Krispy Kreme.
- Eat’n Park: FREE coffee. The Pittsburgh-area diner chain pours a free cup of coffee on November 3 for anyone who shows a sticker, a voting stub or a confirmation email. Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia locations. Eat’n Park locations.
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe: FREE 24 oz smoothie with a bowl or food purchase. This is the chain’s Tropic Fan Fest reward, loaded in the app for Tropic Rewards members November 2 through 8, so it covers Election Day. Tropic Fan Fest details.
- Jersey Mike’s: FREE delivery on app and website orders of $5 or more on November 3. Order at Jersey Mike’s.
BOGO and $5 sandwich deals (it is National Sandwich Day too)
- Subway: buy one Footlong, get one FREE. For Subway MVP Rewards members on app and website orders through November 8; some subs are excluded. Subway.
- Jimmy John’s: BOGO sandwiches, code SANDWICH. Freaky Fast Rewards members, app or website only, November 3. Covers 8-inch Originals, Favorites and toasted sandwiches (not brisket), Plain Slims, Little Johns and wraps; single use. Jimmy John’s.
- Firehouse Subs: FREE medium sub with a $15 purchase. App or online orders on November 3. Firehouse Subs.
- Potbelly: BOGO sandwich, code BOGO. Buy any BIG or Original sandwich or wrap and get an Original free, online or in the app, November 3. Potbelly.
- Penn Station: FREE small sub, code NS26. With the purchase of any sub, sandwich, wrap or bowl on November 3. Penn Station Sandwiches.
- Capriotti’s: second sub 50% off, plus a free side of gravy. Both for Capriotti’s Rewards members. The half-off sub is November 3 only and works on every size; the free gravy comes with any sub purchase, one per member. Capriotti’s.
- McAlister’s Deli: $5 regular sandwich for Deli Rewards members through November 3 at participating locations; one per member, exclusions apply. McAlister’s Deli.
- Schlotzsky’s: $5 medium sandwiches, up to 10 per order, for Rewards members through November 3. Schlotzsky’s.
- Farmer Boys: $5.99 Bacon Turkey Melt for Very Important Farmer members on November 3 and 4, in-store or online; one per member, no combos or third-party delivery. Farmer Boys.
- Einstein Bros. Bagels: 6 bagels for $7 for Shmear Society members through November 3, in the bakery, online or in the app. Einstein Bros..
- 7-Eleven: $1 soda with any sandwich for 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards members. 7-Eleven.
- DoorDash: $15 off a $25+ order when you add a Pepsi. Add any Pepsi, Pepsi Zero Sugar, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew or MUG to the cart and use code
PEPSI15OFFon November 3 (15OFFPEPSI on November 4). Fees, taxes and tip still apply. DoorDash. - Buffalo Wild Wings: BOGO traditional wings. November 3 is a Tuesday, which is the chain’s standing dine-in BOGO day on 6-, 10- or 15-count traditional wings for Blazin’ Rewards members. Give your rewards phone number to your server. BOGO Days at Buffalo Wild Wings.
Good to know
- Load the ride codes into the Lyft and Lime apps tonight. Both are single-use, and the Lyft one only works between 5 AM and 10 PM local time on Tuesday.
- Nearly every sandwich deal needs the chain’s free rewards account and an app or website order, so sign up before Tuesday rather than in line.
- Krispy Kreme’s doughnut is one per person at participating shops while they last; the chain also hands out its own “I Voted” stickers.
- Polling hours vary by state. Vote first, then collect the doughnut.
- The Subway BOGO (through November 8), the Farmer Boys melt (November 4) and the DoorDash Pepsi code (November 4) are the only ones that outlast Election Day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need an “I Voted” sticker to get the free Krispy Kreme doughnut?
Krispy Kreme says to show your sticker or simply tell the team you voted. Early and mail-in voters count too. It is one Original Glazed doughnut per person at participating shops on November 3, while supplies last, and no purchase is needed.
Is the Lyft ride to the polls free?
No, it is 50% off one ride, capped at $10, with code VOTE26 between 5 AM and 10 PM local time on November 3. The ride has to end at a polling place or an official ballot drop box. Lime’s offer is the fully free one: two 30-minute bike or scooter rides with the same code.
Are these deals available everywhere?
The national chains (Krispy Kreme, Subway, Jimmy John’s, Firehouse Subs, Potbelly, Lyft, DoorDash) run their offers at participating locations across the U.S. Eat’n Park is regional, Lime depends on which cities it operates in, and free transit is agency by agency, so check the list above for your city.
Which deals last past Election Day?
Subway’s BOGO Footlong runs through November 8, Tropical Smoothie’s Fan Fest reward through November 8, Farmer Boys’ $5.99 melt through November 4 and DoorDash’s Pepsi code has a November 4 version (15OFFPEPSI). Everything else is November 3 only.
A free doughnut, a cheap ride and a BOGO sandwich make Election Day a good day to be out. For more free stuff and restaurant deals, browse our Freebies and Food Deals.
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