2026 U.S. governor elections

36 governor races, covering states only. Election Day: Tuesday 3 November.

Races by state

Party labels reproduce the official ballot list. An incumbent is the current officeholder, not an election winner. “Open seat” means the incumbent is not on the general-election ballot.

Alabama

Governor. Incumbent: Kay Ivey (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Doug Jones	Alabama Democratic Party
Tommy Tuberville	Alabama Republican Party

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Complete governor list assembled from the State-certified Democratic and Republican lists plus independent certification; the official 2026 index lists no additional statewide party certification. Later published Democratic and Republican amendments were consulted. Party names preserve the certification headings. Scanned list pages were read from the retained original PDFs.

Alabama: official election results · Back to states

Alaska

Governor. Incumbent: Mike Dunleavy (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official candidate list pending verification.

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Pending: attempted the official Division of Elections general-election candidate page at https://www.elections.alaska.gov/election-candidates/?election=26genr with urllib and the reader; both failed certificate validation. Also attempted the official 2026 general-election pamphlet PDF, which failed certificate validation. No primary filings or NGA candidate names substituted.

Alaska uses ranked-choice voting for its general elections; first-choice counts and later tabulation rounds must be distinguished. Official voting rules.

Alaska: official election results · Back to states

Arizona

Governor. Incumbent: Katie Hobbs (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official candidate list pending verification.

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Pending: official 2026 election-information page and its linked general-election candidate listing https://apps.arizona.vote/electioninfo/Election/69 returned HTTP 403; the reader also failed on the election-information page. No statement-of-interest or primary candidate names substituted.

Arizona: official election results · Back to states

Arkansas

Governor. Incumbent: Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Sarah Huckabee Sanders	Republican
Fred Love	Democratic
Colt Shelby	Libertarian

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All three Governor candidates explicitly read from Faulkner County's official November 3 general-election publication ballot. Party labels are preserved exactly; officeholder honorifics are omitted from personal names. The earlier state candidate-search page was primary-specific and was not used for the general ballot.

Arkansas: official election results · Back to states

California

Governor. Incumbent: Gavin Newsom (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Xavier Becerra	Democratic
Steve Hilton	Republican

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.

California: official election results · Back to states

Colorado

Governor. Incumbent: Jared Polis (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Victor Marx	Republican Party
Phil Weiser	Democratic Party
Stephen T. Hamilton	American Constitution Party
Eric Mulder	Libertarian Party
Jeff Peckman	Unity Party
Erik Underwood	Approval Voting Party
Greg Lopez	Unaffiliated

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All seven Governor rows retained from the official September 4 certified general list; lieutenant-governor companion rows and certified write-ins are not separate governor candidates. Party labels preserved verbatim.

Colorado: official election results · Back to states

Connecticut

Governor. Incumbent: Ned Lamont (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Ned Lamont	Democratic Party
Ryan Fazio	Republican Party
Ned Lamont	Working Families Party
Ryan Fazio	Independent Party

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Fusion ballot lines are separate ballot rows with exact party labels. Shared personId values identify the same candidate; results must use one combined total per personId, never repeat the total on each party line.

Connecticut: official election results · Back to states

Florida

Governor. Incumbent: Ron DeSantis (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Dean Ocean Abrams	NPA
Charles Burkett	NPA
Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto	NPA
Moliere "Moe" Dimanche	NPA
Byron Donalds	REP
Scott Eckhard Jewett	LPF
David Jolly	DEM
Frank J. Russo	NPA

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Retained Qualified governor candidates from the official 2026 GENERAL list; excluded defeated/eliminated primary candidates and WRI certified write-ins because they are not printed ballot candidates. NPA/REP/LPF/DEM codes preserved exactly; running mates are not separate governor entries.

Florida: official election results · Back to states

Georgia

Governor. Incumbent: Brian Kemp (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
RICK JACKSON	Rep
KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS	Dem

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Both printed Governor candidates explicitly read from White County's consolidated official November 3 sample ballot. Rep/Dem labels and printed name capitalization preserved. The attached separately certified write-in names are not printed-ballot candidates and are excluded. Earlier state landing-page requests returned HTTP 403.

Georgia requires a majority; if no candidate reaches it, the top two advance to a runoff on 1 December 2026. Official voting rules.

Georgia: official election results · Back to states

Hawaii

Governor. Incumbent: Josh Green (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Gary Cordery	R
Josh Green	D

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Complete statewide governor contest read from the official November 3 preview ballot image, precinct 07-06. R and D codes preserved exactly; each governor runs with a lieutenant-governor partner.

Hawaii: official election results · Back to states

Idaho

Governor. Incumbent: Brad Little (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Brad Little	REP
Terri Pickens	DEM
Pro-Life	CON
Paul Sand	LIB
John R. Stegner	IND

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All five Governor candidates explicitly read from the rendered Cassia County official November 3 sample ballot, resolving its interleaved text columns. REP/DEM/CON/LIB/IND labels preserved. Pro-Life is the printed legal candidate name; the ballot adds '(a person, formerly known as Marvin Richardson)'. Generic write-in line excluded. Earlier state search returned only a JavaScript shell.

Idaho: official election results · Back to states

Illinois

Governor. Incumbent: JB Pritzker (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
JB Pritzker	DEMOCRATIC
Darren Bailey	REPUBLICAN
Collin Corbett	INDEPENDENT

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Requested Page Size All (528 records) before extracting all Active governor tickets. Removed records excluded. Running mates identified by Affil Comm are not separate governor candidates. Uppercase party labels preserved exactly.

Illinois: official election results · Back to states

Iowa

Governor. Incumbent: Kim Reynolds (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Rob Sand	Democratic
Zach Lahn	Republican

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.

Iowa: official election results · Back to states

Kansas

Governor. Incumbent: Laura Kelly (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Cindy Holscher	Democratic
Ty Masterson	Republican

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.

Kansas: official election results · Back to states

Maine

Governor. Incumbent: Janet Mills (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Rick Bennett	Independent
Robert B. Charles	R
Hannah M. Pingree	D

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Complete Governor rows extracted from the official FINAL general-election XLSX workbook; candidate middle names/initials and R/D/Independent party labels are retained. Declared write-ins are not printed ballot candidates.

Maine uses ranked-choice voting in general elections for federal offices, including U.S. Senate; its governor’s general election uses plurality instead. Official voting rules.

Maine: official election results · Back to states

Maryland

Governor. Incumbent: Wes Moore (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Wes Moore	Democratic
Dan Cox	Republican
Andy Ellis	Green
Cathy White	Working Class Party

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All four Active governor tickets retained from the State Board of Elections general candidate list, updated October 16, 2026. Related lieutenant-governor records are companion running mates, not additional governor candidates.

Maryland: official election results · Back to states

Massachusetts

Governor. Incumbent: Maura Healey (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
HEALEY AND DRISCOLL	Democratic
MINOGUE AND OLIVER	Republican
JAMES AND KITTREDGE	Independent

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All three Governor/Lieutenant Governor ticket labels explicitly read from Ayer's official November 3 early/absentee sample ballot. The source prints joint surname-only labels, retained exactly rather than expanding unverified given names. Party labels preserved exactly. Earlier state candidate-page request returned HTTP 403 and reader timed out.

Massachusetts: official election results · Back to states

Michigan

Governor. Incumbent: Gretchen Whitmer (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Jocelyn Benson	Democratic
John James	Republican
Anthony Hudson	Libertarian
Donna Brandenburg	U.S. Taxpayers
Douglas Campbell	Green Party

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All five Governor candidates and exact party labels explicitly read from rendered page 1 of the retained original Wayne County official general-election candidate PDF. This resolves party labels detached by the earlier reader extraction. Each governor is paired with a lieutenant-governor running mate, not a separate governor entry; withdrawal-date cells are blank.

Michigan: official election results · Back to states

Minnesota

Governor. Incumbent: Tim Walz (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official candidate list pending verification.

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Pending: the official https://candidates.sos.mn.gov/ portal redirected to a bot-manager challenge; the reader also returned a bot-block message. No candidates were taken from the blocked portal, primary lists, NGA, or secondary sources.

Minnesota: official election results · Back to states

Nebraska

Governor. Incumbent: Jim Pillen (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Jim Pillen	Republican
Lynne Walz	Democratic
Rick Beard	Legal Marijuana NOW
Brett Lindstrom	America First

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.

Nebraska: official election results · Back to states

Nevada

Governor. Incumbent: Joe Lombardo (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official candidate list pending verification.

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Pending: attempted the Nevada Legislature official general candidate PDF (HTTP 403) and reader (HTTP 403). The Secretary of State 2026 election-information page returned an Incapsula unsuccessful-request page. No secondary candidate names substituted.

Nevada: official election results · Back to states

New Hampshire

Governor. Incumbent: Kelly Ayotte (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official candidate list pending verification.

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Pending: attempted https://www.sos.nh.gov/2026-election-details with urllib and the reader; both returned HTTP 403. Search also located a qualified declarations-of-intent list, which does not by itself establish the complete November general ballot, so it was not substituted.

New Hampshire: official election results · Back to states

New Mexico

Governor. Incumbent: Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official candidate list pending verification.

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Pending: attempted the Secretary of State SERVIS 2026 general-election contest/candidate list at https://candidateportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us/CandidateList.aspx with urllib and the reader; both returned HTTP 403. No primary filings or secondary names substituted.

New Mexico: official election results · Back to states

New York

Governor. Incumbent: Kathy Hochul (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Kathy C. Hochul	Democratic
Bruce A. Blakeman	Republican
Bruce A. Blakeman	Conservative
Kathy C. Hochul	Working Families
Bruce A. Blakeman	Vote Affordable

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Fusion ballot lines are separate ballot rows with exact party labels. Shared personId values identify the same candidate; results must use one combined total per personId, never repeat the total on each party line.

New York: official election results · Back to states

Ohio

Governor. Incumbent: Mike DeWine (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Amy Acton	D
Don Kissick	L
Vivek Ramaswamy	R

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Complete printed governor tickets retained from the Lake County official November 3 general candidate list updated October 15. D/L/R party codes preserved; separately named write-in tickets excluded from printed-ballot entries.

Ohio: official election results · Back to states

Oklahoma

Governor. Incumbent: Kevin Stitt (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
MIKE MAZZEI	REPUBLICAN
CYNDI MUNSON	DEMOCRAT
ORLANDO LYNN BUSH	INDEPENDENT
ROBERT E BROOKS SR	INDEPENDENT
JERRY GRIFFIN	INDEPENDENT

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All five Governor candidates explicitly read from Oklahoma State Election Board's November 2026 election list, created September 24, 2026. Repeated county copies are one statewide list. Printed uppercase names and REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRAT/INDEPENDENT labels preserved exactly; the earlier candidate-filing portal was inaccessible and was not substituted.

Oklahoma: official election results · Back to states

Oregon

Governor. Incumbent: Tina Kotek (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Brett Smith	Pacific Green
Tina Kotek	Democrat, Working Families
Christine Drazan	Republican, Libertarian

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All Governor entries retained from the Secretary of State official ballot statement, September 3, 2026. Combined fusion party labels are preserved as single official strings; do not split or relabel them.

Oregon: official election results · Back to states

Pennsylvania

Governor. Incumbent: Josh Shapiro (Democratic). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official candidate list pending verification.

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Pending: attempted official Washington County November 3 sample ballot PDF https://cms.washingtoncopa.gov/uploads/2026_MIB_Specimen_Chartiers_3_4b40be31f9.pdf with urllib and the reader; both returned HTTP 403. Official state upcoming-election/filing resources found in discovery did not establish the complete printed governor ballot.

Pennsylvania: official election results · Back to states

Rhode Island

Governor. Incumbent: Dan McKee (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official candidate list pending verification.

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Pending: official candidate-search URL returned HTTP 403 through urllib and the reader. A further general-election governor-specific URL https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Candidates/CandidateSearchSummary?Election=18239&OfficeType=549 also returned HTTP 403. No primary or secondary candidate names substituted.

Rhode Island: official election results · Back to states

South Carolina

Governor. Incumbent: Henry McMaster (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Michael Addison	United Citizens
Walid Hakim	Green
Jermaine Johnson	Democratic
Alan Wilson	Republican

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Official candidate-tracking search was restricted to election 22596 (November 3 general), office Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Active status, all parties/filing locations. All four returned governor candidates retained; running mates are companions.

South Carolina: official election results · Back to states

South Dakota

Governor. Incumbent: Larry Rhoden (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Dan Ahlers	DEM
Larry Rhoden	REP

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
General-election list eid=774 contains both Active governor tickets between U.S. Representative and Secretary of State sections. DEM/REP codes retained exactly. Larry Rhoden is the current incumbent, not former governor Kristi Noem.

South Dakota: official election results · Back to states

Tennessee

Governor. Incumbent: Bill Lee (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Marsha Blackburn	Republican Party Nominee
Jerri Green	Democratic Party Nominee
Misam Abidi	Independent Candidate
Dean Brewer	Independent Candidate
Ray Brown	Independent Candidate
David Hatley	Independent Candidate
Wendell Jackson	Independent Candidate
Charles Van Morgan	Independent Candidate
Eddie Lee Murphy	Independent Candidate
Lauren Pinkston	Independent Candidate
Victor L. Scoggin	Independent Candidate
Dave Seeman	Independent Candidate
Karl Knox Smithson	Independent Candidate
L. Webb Taylor	Independent Candidate
Robert C. Vick	Independent Candidate

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All fifteen names printed in the official McNairy County November 3 sample ballot Governor contest retained, with the exact printed party/nominee descriptions. Generic Write-in line is not a named candidate.

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Texas

Governor. Incumbent: Greg Abbott (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
GREG ABBOTT	REP
GINA HINOJOSA	DEM
PAT DIXON	LIB

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All three governor names and REP/DEM/LIB codes retained from the Secretary of State final statewide general ballot-certification report. Repeated county copies are one statewide list, not additional candidates.

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Vermont

Governor. Incumbent: Phil Scott (Republican). Incumbent on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official candidate list pending verification.

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Pending: the Secretary of State candidate page links a 2026 general qualified-candidates workbook at https://outside.vermont.gov/dept/sos/Elections_Division/election_info_resources/candidates/2026_general_election_qualified_candidates.xlsx. The workbook request returned HTTP 403; the accessible landing page does not contain a complete governor list. No primary or filing names substituted.

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Wisconsin

Governor. Incumbent: Tony Evers (Democratic). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Tom Tiffany	Republican
David Crowley	Democratic

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
Both Governor tickets retained from Wisconsin Elections Commission Candidates on Ballot. The same official list expressly records Tony Evers as having filed notification of noncandidacy.

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Wyoming

Governor. Incumbent: Mark Gordon (Republican). Open seat — incumbent not on the ballot.

Not yet reported — First snapshot after polls close on 3 November.

Official general-election candidate list · Names printed on the ballot, not a list of primary filings.
Candidate	Party / ballot label
Eric Barlow	Republican
Kenneth R. Casner	Democratic
Rebecca Bextel	Constitution

Ballot and verification notes

Pre-election reference for November 3, 2026; no vote totals, polling, ratings, or forecasts are included.
Incumbent identity and party: NGA current-governor profile. Incumbent general-ballot/running status: NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections listing, not merely a primary filing.
Official results portal is linked for future reference only; no result totals were acquired or imported.
All three Governor rows retained from the official general-election candidate roster dated September 9, 2026; not a major-party-only list.

Wyoming: official election results · Back to states

Sources

Ballot lists come from state election authorities; officeholder sources are linked above. Source copies and SHA-256 checksums are retained with this dataset. Fetch times below describe acquisition, not result updates. A pending list has no inferred candidates.

Official source register (96)

Georgia White County November 3 2026 consolidated sample ballot · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:28.767460+00:00
Michigan Wayne County November 3 2026 official candidate list · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:48.117728+00:00
Arkansas Faulkner County November 3 2026 publication ballot · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:47:20.558570+00:00
Massachusetts Ayer November 3 2026 state-election sample ballot · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:47:20.559653+00:00
Idaho Cassia County November 3 2026 general-election sample ballot · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:49:12.430532+00:00
Oklahoma official next general election list · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:51:54.617540+00:00
NGA 2026 gubernatorial elections · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:45:47.912702+00:00
NGA current governor: Colorado · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:45:59.595834+00:00
NGA current governor: California · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:45:59.595731+00:00
NGA current governor: Alabama · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:45:59.595117+00:00
NGA current governor: Arkansas · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:45:59.595600+00:00
NGA current governor: Alaska · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:45:59.595295+00:00
NGA current governor: Arizona · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:45:59.595456+00:00
NGA current governor: Connecticut · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:45:59.595945+00:00
NGA current governor: Florida · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:45:59.596087+00:00
NGA current governor: Georgia · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:00.445938+00:00
NGA current governor: Hawaii · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:00.448486+00:00
NGA current governor: Kansas · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:00.589714+00:00
NGA current governor: Illinois · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:00.589351+00:00
NGA current governor: Idaho · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:00.589195+00:00
NGA current governor: Iowa · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:00.589479+00:00
NGA current governor: Maine · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:00.589800+00:00
NGA current governor: Maryland · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:00.590050+00:00
NGA current governor: Michigan · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:01.346767+00:00
NGA current governor: Minnesota · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:01.347006+00:00
NGA current governor: Massachusetts · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:01.346267+00:00
NGA current governor: Nebraska · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:01.515099+00:00
NGA current governor: New Hampshire · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:01.515700+00:00
NGA current governor: Nevada · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:01.515260+00:00
NGA current governor: New York · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:01.637269+00:00
NGA current governor: New Mexico · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:01.610750+00:00
NGA current governor: Oregon · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:02.264980+00:00
NGA current governor: Ohio · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:02.256172+00:00
NGA current governor: Pennsylvania · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:02.265142+00:00
NGA current governor: Oklahoma · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:02.264829+00:00
NGA current governor: South Dakota · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:02.401645+00:00
NGA current governor: Rhode Island · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:02.385249+00:00
NGA current governor: South Carolina · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:02.385463+00:00
NGA current governor: Tennessee · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:02.547200+00:00
NGA current governor: Texas · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:03.202725+00:00
NGA current governor: Wyoming · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:03.214667+00:00
NGA current governor: Vermont · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:03.205543+00:00
NGA current governor: Wisconsin · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:03.205904+00:00
Maine 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:30.519633+00:00
Alabama 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:30.448799+00:00
Colorado 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:30.449827+00:00
Nebraska 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:30.881810+00:00
Hawaii 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:30.450059+00:00
California 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:30.449592+00:00
New York 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:31.044583+00:00
Oklahoma 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:31.083921+00:00
Minnesota 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:30.874905+00:00
Wisconsin 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:31.697392+00:00
Tennessee 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:31.469841+00:00
Connecticut 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:30.449904+00:00
Wyoming 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:31.792053+00:00
Texas 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:31.538583+00:00
Vermont 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:31.636720+00:00
Oregon 2026 official general-election candidate evidence · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:46:31.127441+00:00
Nevada official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571704+00:00
Alaska official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571476+00:00
Pennsylvania official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571838+00:00
Georgia official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571630+00:00
Arizona official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571603+00:00
Michigan official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571678+00:00
New Mexico official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571736+00:00
New Hampshire official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571718+00:00
Minnesota official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571691+00:00
Rhode Island official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571858+00:00
Massachusetts official ballot source (reader envelope) · Reader acquired 2026-11-02T21:46:49.571663+00:00
Alabama independent candidate certification · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:48:56.179332+00:00
Alabama Republican general candidate certification · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:48:56.179200+00:00
Idaho official election information entry · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:48:56.179992+00:00
Arkansas election information for voters · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:48:56.180104+00:00
Arkansas official candidate search · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:49:12.607006+00:00
Idaho official election information · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:49:12.607291+00:00
South Carolina official candidate tracking · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:49:12.607159+00:00
South Carolina election selector data · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:50:30.974141+00:00
Idaho 2026 general election information · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:50:40.487138+00:00
Idaho official candidate lists · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:50:40.605237+00:00
South Carolina 2026 general candidate search · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:50:41.988489+00:00
Alabama 2026 election certification index · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:50:52.040043+00:00
Idaho official candidate search · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:51:16.782541+00:00
Kansas 2026 general candidate list · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:51:39.348514+00:00
South Carolina active general governor candidates · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:51:55.642722+00:00
Alabama August 28 Republican general amendment · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:51:57.989177+00:00
Alabama September 2 Republican general amendment · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:51:58.441268+00:00
Alabama Democratic general candidate amendment · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:52:00.657788+00:00
Nevada 2026 official election information · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:52:40.628383+00:00
Lake County official general candidate list · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:52:40.629037+00:00
South Dakota 2026 election information · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:52:40.628746+00:00
Ringgold County official general candidate list · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:52:40.629171+00:00
Florida general governor candidate list · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:52:40.627849+00:00
Maryland 2026 general governor and lieutenant governor list · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:52:40.628150+00:00
Illinois all general election candidate records · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:53:21.567415+00:00
South Dakota 2026 general candidate listing · Fetched 2026-11-02T21:53:24.631741+00:00

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