2026 Gubernatorial Elections: Every Seat on the Ballot
36 of the 50 governorships are on the ballot on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The governorship decided by the smallest margin last time is Arizona, where Katie Hobbs beat Kari Lake by 0.67 points in 2022; the widest is Wyoming, 58.3 points in 2022. The office's holder is on the ballot in 17 of them and 19 are open; 134 candidates are on file across the 36 races. Below, every race by state as a matchup: the incumbent against the challengers, with how the office was last won. Nothing here is a forecast.
Race
Incumbent
Challengers
Also on the ballot: Risa Lombardo (Green) · Teri Hourihan (No Labels)
Also on the ballot: Colt Shelby (Libertarian)
Colorado GovernorOpen seat
Also on the ballot: Eric Mulder (Libertarian) · Erik Underwood (Approval Voting) · Greg Lopez (Independent) · Jeff Peckman (Unity) · Stephen Hamilton (American Constitution)
Florida GovernorOpen seat
Also on the ballot: Charles Burkett (Independent) · Dean Abrams (Independent) · Frank Russo (Independent) · Jeffrey Datto (Independent) · Moe Dimanche (Independent) · Scott Jewett (Libertarian)
Also on the ballot: Collin Corbett (Independent)
Also on the ballot: Andy Ellis (Green) · Cathy White (Working Class)
Also on the ballot: Andrea James (Independent)
Michigan GovernorOpen seat
Also on the ballot: Anthony Hudson (Libertarian) · Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) · Douglas Campbell (Green)
Also on the ballot: Brett Lindstrom (America First) · Rick Beard (Legal Marijuana Now)
Also on the ballot: Danielle Ford (Independent)
Also on the ballot: Jon Kiper (Community First)
Oklahoma GovernorOpen seat
Also on the ballot: Jerry Griffin (Independent) · Orlando Bush (Independent) · Robert Brooks Sr. (Independent)
Rhode Island GovernorOpen seat
Also on the ballot: CD Reynolds (Independent) · Jasjit Gotra (Independent) · Ken Block (Independent)
South Carolina GovernorOpen seat
Also on the ballot: Michael Addison (United Citizens) · Walid Hakim (Green)
Tennessee GovernorOpen seat
Also on the ballot: Charles Van Morgan (Independent) · David Hatley (Independent) · Dean Brewer (Independent) · Eddie Lee Murphy (Independent) · Karl Smithson (Independent) · L. Webb Taylor (Independent) · Lauren Pinkston (Independent) · Misam Abidi (Independent) · Ray Brown (Independent) · Robert Vick (Independent) · Santiago Asconape (Independent) · Taylor Hafley (Independent) · Wendell Jackson (Independent)
Also on the ballot: Pat Dixon (Libertarian)
Also on the ballot: Brian Judd (Independent) · Dean Roy (Freedom and Unity) · June Goodband (Green Mountain)
How many governors are elected in 2026?
36 of the 50 states elect a governor on November 3, 2026.
Which 2026 governor's race had the closest result last time?
Arizona, where Katie Hobbs beat Kari Lake by 0.67 points in 2022.
When is the 2026 election?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
How this page is built
Races are listed by state. Holders come from the audited snapshot of who is in office; the date each took the seat and the end of each term come from the term records; every last result is the race as recorded here, linked. Nothing on this page names a candidate, and no seat is rated. Once certified results are published they replace this page at the same address.