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Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Trump campaigns in North Carolina for Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley against Democrat Roy Cooper

Polls

National Generic View race View race Echelon Insights (n=1010 LV)	Democrats 50% · Republicans 45%
National Generic View race View race Morning Consult (n=17706 LV)	Democrats 50% · Republicans 43%
AK Governor View race View race Data for Progress (D) (n=694 LV)	Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins 46% · Bernadette Wilson 28%
AL Governor View race View race The Alabama Poll (n=600 LV)	Doug Jones 39% · Tommy Tuberville 51%
AL Governor View race View race Cygnal (R) (n=500 LV)	Doug Jones 40% · Tommy Tuberville 51%
GA Governor View race View race University of Georgia (n=1000 LV)	Keisha Lance Bottoms 45% · Rick Jackson 46%
GA Governor View race View race GBAO Strategies (n=2000 RV)	Keisha Lance Bottoms 45% · Rick Jackson 46%
GA Governor View race View race ActiVote (n=400 LV)	Keisha Lance Bottoms 48.5% · Rick Jackson 51.5%

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Follow the Money

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Headlines

Ramaswamy takes responsibility for attack ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother (The Hill)
Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed his campaign created an attack ad featuring Democra...
Brown calls on Husted to condemn ad featuring Acton’s mother (The Hill)
Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown is calling on Republican Sen. Jon Husted to condemn an advertisement f...
Talarico Courts Muslim Voters While Defending Interfaith Views (Daily Signal)
Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico attended a meet-and-greet with the Muslim Democrat Caucus of Irving, Te...

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What to Watch

6 governor races are rated Toss-up: Georgia, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, and Vermont.

What to Watch

With 13 days until Election Day, attention narrows to the smallest set of races that could decide Senate and House control. The Ohio Senate race and contests in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, South Carolina and Texas remain rated Toss-up, meaning any late movement in ad spending or candidate appearances in these states is worth tracking closely over the final stretch.

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New Polls (27)

Alabama Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 16, 2026 The Alabama Poll n=600 LV Wess 35% – Moore 56% R+21

Georgia Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 20, 2026 ActiVote n=400 LV · ±4.9 Jon Ossoff 54% – Mike Collins 46% D+8

Illinois Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 20, 2026 ActiVote n=400 LV · ±4.9 Juliana Stratton 58.5% – Don Tracy 41.5% D+17

Massachusetts Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 18, 2026 Boston Globe/Suffolk n=500 LV · ±4.4 Markey 60% – Deaton 32% D+28

Michigan Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 18, 2026 Marist University ±4.3 Abdul El-Sayed 50% – Mike Rogers 48% D+2

Montana Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 18, 2026 Quantus Insights (R) n=667 LV · ±4 Bankhead 21%–Bodnar (Ind) 28%–Alme 44% R+16.0

North Carolina Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 8, 2026 Elon University/YouGov n=561 LV · ±4.9 Roy Cooper 52% – Michael Whatley 39% D+13

Rhode Island Senate View race 1 poll

Oct 8, 2026 Pell Center/Embold n=815 LV · ±3.6 Reed 55% – McKay 32% D+23

Alabama Governor View race 2 polls

Oct 17, 2026 Cygnal (R) n=500 LV · ±4.4 Doug Jones 40% – Tommy Tuberville 51% R+11

Oct 16, 2026 The Alabama Poll n=600 LV Doug Jones 39% – Tommy Tuberville 51% R+12

Alaska Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 16, 2026 Data for Progress (D) n=694 LV · ±4 Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins 46% – Bernadette Wilson 28% D+18

Georgia Governor View race 3 polls

Oct 20, 2026 ActiVote n=400 LV · ±4.9 Keisha Lance Bottoms 48.5% – Rick Jackson 51.5% R+3

Oct 15, 2026 GBAO Strategies n=2,000 RV Keisha Lance Bottoms 45% – Rick Jackson 46% R+1

Oct 15, 2026 University of Georgia n=1,000 LV · ±3.1 Keisha Lance Bottoms 45% – Rick Jackson 46% R+1

Iowa Governor View race 2 polls

Oct 19, 2026 co/efficient n=863 LV Rob Sand 49% – Zach Lahn 45% D+4

Oct 12, 2026 National Public Affairs n=678 LV Rob Sand 50% – Zach Lahn 45% D+5

Massachusetts Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 18, 2026 Suffolk University n=500 LV · ±4.4 Maura Healey 59% – Mike Minogue 36% D+23

Michigan Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 18, 2026 Marist University ±4.3 Jocelyn Benson 51% – John James 45% D+6

Oklahoma Governor View race 2 polls

Oct 13, 2026 Workbench Strategy (D) n=600 LV · ±4 Cyndi Munson 45% – Mike Mazzei 49% R+4

Oct 12, 2026 Cross Timbers Poll ±15 Cyndi Munson 36% – Mike Mazzei 39% R+3

Rhode Island Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 8, 2026 Embold Research n=815 LV · ±3.6 Helena Foulkes 39% – Aaron Guckian 17% D+22

Tennessee Governor View race 1 poll

Oct 15, 2026 Spry Strategies (R) n=635 LV · ±3.9 Jerri Green 32% – Marsha Blackburn 44% R+12

Alaska At-Large View race 1 poll

Oct 16, 2026 Data for Progress (D) n=694 LV · ±4 Hafner 5%–Hill (Ind) 42%–Begich 48% R+6.0

Florida CD-07 View race 1 poll

Oct 19, 2026 DCCC n=414 LV · ±4.8 Bale Dalton 45% – Ryan Elijah 45% Even

Rhode Island CD-01 View race 1 poll

Oct 8, 2026 Embold Research n=363 LV Gabe Amo 52% – Kellie Keenan 33% D+19

Generic View race 2 polls

Oct 19, 2026 Echelon Insights n=1,010 LV Democrats 50% – Republicans 45% D+5

Oct 18, 2026 Morning Consult n=17,706 LV Democrats 50% – Republicans 43% D+7

Added to the Archive (2)

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

Sep 2026 Oklahoma Governor View race 1 poll added

Aug 2026 Tennessee Governor View race 1 poll added

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