Governor races

On the ballot Nov 3, 2026. Candidates are listed by last name.

• GA

  Georgia Governor

  Keisha Lance Bottoms DDemocraticRick Jackson RRepublican

  Polling average

  Bottoms 47.8, Jackson 49.2 · Average of 7 polls, Sep 21 to Oct 23

  Last time

  Kemp R 53.4, Abrams D 45.9 · 2022 general

• TX

  Texas Governor

  Greg Abbott RRepublican (inc.)Gina Hinojosa DDemocratic

  Polling average

  Abbott 48.7, Hinojosa 46.4 · Average of 14 polls, Sep 18 to Oct 29

  Last time

  Abbott R 54.8, O'Rourke D 43.9 · 2022 general

• KS

  Kansas Governor

  Cindy Holscher DDemocraticTy Masterson RRepublican

  Polling average

  Holscher 47.1, Masterson 49.7 · Average of 5 polls, Sep 22 to Oct 28

  Last time

  Kelly D 49.5, Schmidt R 47.3 · 2022 general

• OH

  Ohio Governor

  Amy Acton DDemocraticVivek Ramaswamy RRepublican

  Polling average

  Acton 48.1, Ramaswamy 45.4 · Average of 11 polls, Sep 22 to Oct 23

  Last time

  DeWine R 62.4, Whaley D 37.4 · 2022 general

• WI

  Wisconsin Governor

  David Crowley DDemocraticTom Tiffany RRepublican

  Polling average

  Crowley 48.7, Tiffany 45 · Average of 3 polls, Sep 16 to Oct 23

  Last time

  Evers D 51.2, Michels R 47.8 · 2022 general

• FL

  Florida Governor

  Byron Donalds RRepublicanDavid Jolly DDemocratic

  Polling average

  Donalds 49.1, Jolly 43.8 · Average of 10 polls, Sep 14 to Oct 23

  Last time

  DeSantis R 59.4, Crist D 40.0 · 2022 general

• NE

  Nebraska Governor

  Rick Beard OOtherJim Pillen RRepublican (inc.)Lynne Walz DDemocratic

  Polling average

  Beard 5, Pillen 47, Walz 40.5 · Average of 2 polls, Oct 15 to Oct 23

  Last time

  Pillen R 59.4, Blood D 36.6 · 2022 general

• IA

  Iowa Governor

  Zach Lahn RRepublicanRob Sand DDemocratic

  Polling average

  Lahn 44.1, Sand 50.8 · Average of 9 polls, Sep 22 to Oct 28

  Last time

  Reynolds R 58.0, Dejear D 39.5 · 2022 general

• NH

  New Hampshire Governor

  Kelly Ayotte RRepublican (inc.)Cinde Warmington DDemocratic

  Polling average

  Ayotte 49.3, Warmington 42 · Average of 4 polls, Sep 15 to Oct 20

  Last time

  Ayotte R 53.6, Craig D 44.4 · 2024 general

• MN

  Minnesota Governor

  Lisa Demuth RRepublicanAmy Klobuchar DDemocratic

  Polling average

  Demuth 41, Klobuchar 49 · Average of 2 polls, Oct 5 to Oct 12

  Last time

  Walz D 52.3, Jensen R 44.6 · 2022 general

• MI

  Michigan Governor

  Jocelyn Benson DDemocraticJohn James RRepublican

  Polling average

  Benson 50.3, James 41.9 · Average of 15 polls, Sep 10 to Oct 27

  Last time

  Whitmer D 54.5, Dixon R 43.9 · 2022 general

• AK

  Alaska Governor

  Dave Bronson RRepublicanJonathan S. “JKT” Kreiss-Tomkins DDemocraticTreg Taylor RRepublicanBernadette M. Wilson RRepublican

  Polling average

  Kreiss-Tomkins 50.6, Wilson 41.4 · Average of 4 polls, Sep 24 to Oct 25

  Last time

  Dunleavy R 50.3, Gara D 24.2 · 2022 general

• AL

  Alabama Governor

  Doug Jones DDemocraticTommy Tuberville RRepublican

  Polling average

  Jones 40.3, Tuberville 49.7 · Average of 3 polls, Sep 21 to Oct 24

  Last time

  Ivey R 66.9, Flowers D 29.2 · 2022 general

• ME

  Maine Governor

  Rick Bennett IIndependentRobert B. Charles RRepublicanHannah M. Pingree DDemocratic

  Polling average

  Bennett 7.3, Charles 38.5, Pingree 48.9 · Average of 10 polls, Aug 28 to Oct 26

  Last time

  Mills D 55.7, Lepage R 42.4 · 2022 general

• TN

  Tennessee Governor

  Marsha Blackburn RRepublicanJerri Green DDemocraticDavid Hatley IIndependent

  Polling average

  Blackburn 44.5, Green 34, Hatley 15.5 · Average of 2 polls, Sep 9 to Oct 16

  Last time

  Lee R 64.9, Martin D 32.9 · 2022 general

• SC

  South Carolina Governor

  Jermaine Johnson DDemocraticAlan Wilson RRepublican

  Polling average

  Johnson 38.8, Wilson 51.8 · Average of 2 polls, Oct 16 to Oct 25

  Last time

  McMaster R 58.0, Cunningham D 40.7 · 2022 general

• NY

  New York Governor

  Bruce A. Blakeman RRepublicanKathy C. Hochul DDemocratic (inc.)

  Polling average

  Blakeman 38.2, Hochul 52.1 · Average of 4 polls, Sep 23 to Oct 19

  Last time

  Hochul D 53.1, Zeldin R 46.7 · 2022 general

• SD

  South Dakota Governor

  Dan Ahlers DDemocraticLarry Rhoden RRepublican (inc.)

  Polling average

  Ahlers 40, Rhoden 54 · Average of 2 polls, Oct 19 to Oct 26

  Last time

  Noem R 62.0, Smith D 35.2 · 2022 general

• RI

  Rhode Island Governor

  Kenneth J Block IIndependentHelena Buonanno Foulkes DDemocraticAaron Christopher Guckian RRepublican

  Polling average

  Block 26.5, Foulkes 41.5, Guckian 17 · Average of 2 polls, Sep 17 to Oct 8

  Last time

  McKee D 57.9, Kalus R 38.9 · 2022 general

• IL

  Illinois Governor

  Darren Bailey RRepublicanCollin Corbett IIndependentJB Pritzker DDemocratic (inc.)

  Polling average

  Bailey 37.7, Corbett 6, Pritzker 56.4 · Average of 2 polls, Sep 30 to Oct 22

  Last time

  Pritzker D 54.9, Bailey R 42.4 · 2022 general

• CT

  Connecticut Governor

  Ryan Fazio RRepublicanNed Lamont DDemocratic (inc.)

  Polling average

  Fazio 36.2, Lamont 55.5 · Average of 5 polls, Sep 17 to Oct 12

  Last time

  Lamont D 56.0, Stefanowski R 43.0 · 2022 general

• PA

  Pennsylvania Governor

  Stacy Lorraine Garrity RRepublicanJoshua D Shapiro DDemocratic (inc.)

  Polling average

  Garrity 34.6, Shapiro 56.9 · Average of 4 polls, Sep 15 to Oct 21

  Last time

  Shapiro D 56.5, Mastriano R 41.7 · 2022 general

• CA

  California Governor

  Xavier Becerra DDemocraticSteve Hilton RRepublican

  Polling average

  Becerra 58.5, Hilton 34.3 · Average of 4 polls, Oct 9 to Oct 25

  Last time

  Newsom D 59.2, Dahle R 40.8 · 2022 general

• NV

  Nevada Governor

  Aaron D. Ford DDemocraticDanielle Ford IIndependentJoseph Lombardo RRepublican (inc.)

  Polling average

  Ford 7, Lombardo 41.5 · Average of 2 polls, Sep 22 to Oct 25

  Last time

  Lombardo R 49.5, Sisolak D 48.0 · 2022 general

• AR

  Arkansas Governor

  Fred Love DDemocraticSarah Huckabee Sanders RRepublican (inc.)

  Last time

  Sanders R 63.0, Jones D 35.2 · 2022 general

• CO

  Colorado Governor

  Victor Marx RRepublicanPhil Weiser DDemocratic

  Last time

  Polis D 58.5, Ganahl R 39.2 · 2022 general

• ID

  Idaho Governor

  Brad Little RRepublican (inc.)Terri Pickens DDemocraticJohn R. Stegner IIndependent

  Last time

  Little R 60.5, Heidt D 20.3 · 2022 general

• MD

  Maryland Governor

  Dan Cox RRepublicanWes Moore DDemocratic (inc.)

  Newest poll

  Cox 24, Moore 51 · University of Maryland Baltimore County Institute of Politics, field ended Sep 27, released Oct 6

  Last time

  Moore D 64.7, Cox R 32.2 · 2022 general

• MA

  Massachusetts Governor

  Maura Healey DDemocratic (inc.)Michael Roger Minogue RRepublican

  Newest poll

  Healey 56, Minogue 31 · Suffolk University, field ended Jun 12, released Jun 17

  Last time

  Healey D 63.7, Diehl R 34.6 · 2022 general

• NM

  New Mexico Governor

  Deb Haaland DDemocraticGreggory D Hull RRepublican

  Newest poll

  Haaland 41, Hull 24 · BSP Research, field ended Aug 7, released Aug 26

  Last time

  Grisham D 52.0, Ronchetti R 45.6 · 2022 general

• OK

  Oklahoma Governor

  Mike Mazzei RRepublicanCyndi Munson DDemocratic

  Last time

  Stitt R 55.4, Hofmeister D 41.8 · 2022 general

• OR

  Oregon Governor

  Christine Drazan RRepublicanTina Kotek DDemocratic (inc.)

  Newest poll

  Drazan 44, Kotek 46 · DHM Research, field ended Oct 1, released Oct 23

  Last time

  Kotek D 47.0, Christine R 43.6 · 2022 general

• VT

  Vermont Governor

  Amanda Janoo DDemocraticPhil Scott RRepublican (inc.)

  Newest poll

  Janoo 49, Scott 43 · University of New Hampshire, field ended Sep 21, released Sep 25

  Last time

  Scott R 73.4, Charlestin D 21.8 · 2024 general

• WY

  Wyoming Governor

  Eric Barlow RRepublicanKenneth R. Casner DDemocratic

  Last time

  Gordon R 74.1, Livingston D 15.8 · 2022 general