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Saturday, September 12, 2026

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Polls

National Generic
Cygnal (n=1500 LV)
Democrats 51% · Republicans 42%
CT Governor
CT Insider
Ned Lamont 52% · Ryan Fazio 37%
CT Governor
GreatBlue Research (n=1000 RV)
Ned Lamont 48% · Ryan Fazio 34%
IA Governor
YouGov (n=2169 RV)
Rob Sand 50% · Zach Lahn 39%
IA Governor
YouGov (n=2041 LV)
Rob Sand 51% · Zach Lahn 41%
KS Governor
co/efficient (R) (n=915 LV)
Cindy Holscher 43% · Ty Masterson 51%
FL Senate
Quantus Insights (R) (n=733 LV)
Angie Nixon 43% · Ashley Moody 50%
IA Senate
Rasmussen Reports (R) (n=1031 LV)
Josh Turek 45% · Ashley Hinson 40%

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Follow the Money

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Headlines

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What to Watch

🗳 Voting this week

Delaware Sets September Primary

Delaware has scheduled its primary for Senate and House contests on September 15, 2026. That date is more than a year off, but it marks the first concrete filing on the calendar for the cycle and will shape how national committees allocate early resources in the state.

Governor's Races to Watch

Two contests carry the closest ratings on the board: the Florida governor's race and the Nevada governor's race, both rated Toss-up. Several others sit just outside that tier — Georgia and Ohio lean Republican, while Iowa, New Mexico, and Oregon lean Democratic, and Arizona and Michigan are rated Likely D. Kansas rounds out the Lean R column. None of these ratings reflect new movement this week; they remain the baseline to track as additional polling and filing developments emerge in the states above.

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New Polls (12)

Sep 10, 2026 Quantus Insights (R) n=733 LV · ±4.1 Angie Nixon 43% Ashley Moody 50% R+7
Iowa Senate 2 polls
Sep 10, 2026 Rasmussen Reports (R) n=1,031 LV · ±3 Josh Turek 45% Ashley Hinson 40% D+5
Sep 8, 2026 YouGov n=2,169 RV · ±3.5 Josh Turek 44% Ashley Hinson 43% D+1
Kansas Senate 1 poll
Sep 10, 2026 co/efficient (R) n=915 LV · ±3.2 Adam Hamilton 44% Roger Marshall 49% R+5
Maine Senate 1 poll
Sep 10, 2026 Rasmussen Reports (R) n=1,033 LV · ±3 Troy Jackson 46% Susan Collins 45% D+1
Sep 10, 2026 Quantus Insights n=720 LV · ±4.2 Peggy Flanagan 48% Michele Tafoya 44% D+4
Sep 10, 2026 Rasmussen Reports (R) n=1,000 LV · ±2 Chris Pappas 45% John E. Sununu 34% D+11
Sep 3, 2026 East Carolina University n=675 LV · ±4.4 Roy Cooper 46% Michael Whatley 39% D+7
Sep 8, 2026 GreatBlue Research n=1,000 RV · ±3.1 Ned Lamont 48% Ryan Fazio 34% D+14
Iowa Governor 1 poll
Sep 8, 2026 YouGov n=2,169 RV · ±3.5 Rob Sand 50% Zach Lahn 39% D+11
Sep 10, 2026 co/efficient (R) n=915 LV · ±3.2 Cindy Holscher 43% Ty Masterson 51% R+8
Generic 1 poll
Sep 2, 2026 Cygnal n=1,500 LV Democrats 51% Republicans 42% D+9

Added to the Archive (1)

Older polls newly added to the PollingSource database — fieldwork predates the last two weeks. Full results on each race page.

Jul 2026 Texas Senate 1 poll added

Rating Changes

PollingSource Poll Average: Kansas Governor N/A → Lean R

PollingSource Poll Average: Connecticut Governor N/A → Safe D

PollingSource Poll Average: Iowa Governor N/A → Lean D

PollingSource Poll Average: Minnesota Senate N/A → Lean D

PollingSource Poll Average: Florida Senate N/A → Lean R

PollingSource Poll Average: North Carolina Senate N/A → Likely D

PollingSource Poll Average: New Hampshire Senate N/A → Lean D

PollingSource Poll Average: Iowa Senate N/A → Toss-up

PollingSource Poll Average: Maine Senate N/A → Toss-up

PollingSource Poll Average: Michigan Senate N/A → Toss-up

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