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2026 Governor Candidates in Every State
186 candidates in 51 tracked governor and lieutenant governor races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Each state's field comes from its certified candidate list; open a race for bios, priorities and campaign sites, or enter your ZIP for your own ballot.
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- Alabama Tommy Tuberville (R), Doug Jones (D) (+1 more contests) 2 →
- Alaska Dave Bronson (R), Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D), Treg Taylor (R), Bernadette Wilson (R), Adam Crum (R), Click Bishop (R) and 6 more 12 →
- Arizona Katie Hobbs (D), Andy Biggs (R), Risa Lombardo (Green), Teri Ann Hourihan (No Labels) 4 →
- Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R), Fredrick Love (D), Colt Shelby (L) (+1 more contests) 3 →
- California Steve Hilton (R), Xavier Becerra (D) (+1 more contests) 2 →
- Colorado Phil Weiser (D), Victor Marx (R), Stephen T. Hamilton (American Constitution Party), Eric Mulder (Libertarian), Jeff Peckman (Unity Party), Erik Underwood (Approval Voting Party) and 1 more 7 →
- Connecticut Ned Lamont (D), Ryan Fazio (R), Josh Elliott (D) (+1 more contests) 3 →
- Florida Byron Donalds (R), David Jolly (D) 2 →
- Georgia Rick Jackson (R), Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) (+1 more contests) 2 →
- Hawaii Josh Green (D), Gary Cordery (R) (+1 more contests) 2 →
- Idaho Brad Little (R), Terri Pickens (D), Pro-Life (Constitution), John R. Stegner (Independent), Paul Sand (Libertarian), Maxine Durand (D) and 2 more (+1 more contests) 8 →
- Illinois JB Pritzker (D), Darren Bailey (R), Collin Corbett (Independent) 3 →
- Iowa Rob Sand (D), Zach Lahn (R) 2 →
- Kansas Cindy Holscher (D), Ty Masterson (R) 2 →
- Maine Rick Bennett (Independent), Hannah Pingree (D), Bobby Charles (R) 3 →
- Maryland Wes Moore (D), Dan Cox (R), Andy Ellis (Green), Cathy White (Working Class Party) 4 →
- Massachusetts Maura Healey (D), Michael Minogue (R), Andrea James (I) (+1 more contests) 3 →
- Michigan Jocelyn Benson (D), John James (R) 2 →
- Minnesota Amy Klobuchar (D), Lisa Demuth (R) 2 →
- Nebraska Jim Pillen (R), Lynne Walz (D), Rick Beard (Legal Marijuana NOW), Brett Lindstrom (America First) 4 →
- Nevada Joe Lombardo (R), Aaron Ford (D), Danielle Ford (No Political Party), Allen Rheinhart (No Political Party), Christopher Battenberg (No Political Party), Emilio R. Rodriguez (No Political Party) and 3 more (+1 more contests) 9 →
- New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte (R), Cinde Warmington (D), Shaun Fife (R), Bob Wayne McClory (R) 4 →
- New Mexico Deb Haaland (D), Gregg Hull (R) 2 →
- New York Kathy Hochul (D), Bruce Blakeman (R) 2 →
- Ohio Vivek Ramaswamy (R), Amy Acton (D), Don Kissick (Libertarian) 3 →
- Oklahoma Mike Mazzei (R), Cyndi Munson (D), Jerry Griffin (Independent), Robert E. Brooks Sr (Independent), Orlando Lynn Bush (Independent) (+1 more contests) 5 →
- Oregon Tina Kotek (D), Christine Drazan (R), Brett Smith (Pacific Green) 3 →
- Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro (D), Stacy Garrity (R), Ken Krawchuk (L) 3 →
- Rhode Island Helena Foulkes (D), Aaron Guckian (R), Ken Block (I), Dan McKee (D), Elaine Pelino (R) (+1 more contests) 5 →
- South Carolina Alan Wilson (R), Jermaine Johnson (D), Walid Hakim (Green), Michael Addison (United Citizens), Pamela Evette (Republican), Nancy Mace (Republican) and 1 more 7 →
- South Dakota Larry Rhoden (R), Dan Ahlers (D) (+1 more contests) 2 →
- Tennessee Marsha Blackburn (R), Jerri Green (D), David Hatley (I), Lauren Pinkston (I), Robert C. Vick (I), Misam Abidi (I) and 9 more 15 →
- Texas Greg Abbott (R), Gina Hinojosa (D), Pat Dixon (L) (+1 more contests) 3 →
- Vermont Phil Scott (R), Amanda Janoo (D), June Goodband (Peace and Justice), Brian Judd (I), Dean Roy (Freedom and Unity) (+1 more contests) 5 →
- Wisconsin Tom Tiffany (R), David Crowley (D) (+1 more contests) 2 →
- Wyoming Eric Barlow (R), Kenneth R. Casner (D), Rebecca Bextel (Constitution) 3 →