2026 Governor Elections
36 gubernatorial races • 18 open seats
Safe D
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Lean D
Toss-up
Lean R
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No Race
Current Governors: 23D - 27R
Democrats
36 seats up in 2026
Republicans
2026 Governor Races by Competitiveness
Open Seats — Term-Limited Governors
Democrats
- Cindy Holscher / Ty Masterson (KS)
- Deb Haaland / Gregg Hull (NM)
- David Crowley / Tom Tiffany (WI)
- Jocelyn Benson / John James (MI)
- Xavier Becerra / Steve Hilton (CA)
- Phil Weiser / Victor Marx (CO)
- Hannah Pingree / Robert Charles (ME)
- Amy Klobuchar / Lisa Demuth (MN)
Republicans
- David Jolly / Byron Donalds (FL)
- Keisha Lance Bottoms / Rick Jackson (GA)
- Rob Sand / Zach Lahn (IA)
- Amy Acton / Vivek Ramaswamy (OH)
- OPEN (Mike Dunleavy) (AK)
- Doug Jones / Tommy Tuberville (AL)
- Cyndi Munson / Mike Mazzei (OK)
- Jermaine Johnson / Alan Wilson (SC)
- Jerri Green / Marsha Blackburn (TN)
- Ken Casner / Eric Barlow (WY)
About Governor Ratings
A race rating is the 30-day PollingSource average when enough polls exist (Toss-up under 3 points; Lean 3 to under 6; Likely 6 to under 10; Safe 10 or more). One poll never sets the rating by itself. Expert consensus from Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections is the fallback when polls are missing.