US ELECTION DASHBOARD
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THE GOVERNORS / NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Who holds every governorship today, and which 36 states elect a governor on November 3, 2026. Sitting officeholders, scheduled contests and candidate rosters are separate, source-labeled records.
Democratic governors
of 50 governorships
Republican governors
of 50 governorships
2026 governor elections
14 states hold no 2026 race
Verified candidate rosters
8 partial · 0 not imported
THE STATEHOUSES
The Results link opens source-reported governor results in the Election Center.
GOVERNOR / AR
Sitting governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Republican
Photo of Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Partial roster: Three candidates (Democratic, Republican, Libertarian) appear on the Stone County Election Commission page and general-election sample ballot and are corroborated by Washington County records, a published Arkansas County notice and the October 1, 2026 Cross County Board of Election Commissioners notice. A statewide Secretary of State certification was not directly retrieved, so the roster is marked partial and may omit independent or write-in candidates. Candidate order is alphabetical; no county ballot order is treated as a statewide order. Fred Love may also appear as Fredrick Love. Reviewed 2026-10-25.
The map shows sitting governors, not forecasts or results. Map color is the party of the current governor in both views. Source-reported 2026 governor results appear separately in the Election Center, where provider coverage and record availability can vary by state and a provider's race call is not official certification. A winner is never shown here as governor before taking office.
Source details ↗36 CONTESTS
Sitting governor
Kay Ivey · Republican
Democratic · On official ballot roster
Republican · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Mike Dunleavy · Republican
Registered Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Josh Church
Nonpartisan · Declared write-in · Lt. governor: Christopher "Chris" Steere
Registered Democrat · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Zac Johnson (Nonpartisan)
Registered Republican · Declared write-in · Lt. governor: Ramadhani "Ram" Greer (Registered Democrat)
Registered Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Candi English
Registered Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Michael K. Shower
Sitting governor
Katie Hobbs · Democratic
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Sine Kerr
Republican · Declared write-in
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: John Giles (PND)
No Labels · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Angela Harrolle Mohan (PND)
Green · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Lisa Castillo
Republican · Declared write-in
Sitting governor
Sarah Huckabee Sanders · Republican
Democratic · On official ballot roster
Republican · On official ballot roster
Libertarian · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Gavin Newsom · Democratic
Democratic · On official ballot roster
Republican · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Jared Polis · Democratic
American Constitution · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: James K Treibert
Unaffiliated · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Taralyn Romero
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: George Washington Markert
Libertarian · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Wayne Harlos
Unity · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: T.J. Cole
Approval Voting · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Frank Atwood
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Lesley Dahlkemper
Sitting governor
Ned Lamont · Democratic
Republican, Independent Party · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Matt Corey
Democratic, Working Families · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Susan Bysiewicz
Sitting governor
Ron DeSantis · Republican
No Party Affiliation · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Joe Van Vactor
Write-in · Declared write-in · Lt. governor: Daniel Nokovich
No Party Affiliation · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Ruben A. Coto
No Party Affiliation · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Juan Santana
No Party Affiliation · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Benjiman Rojas
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Bryan Avila
Libertarian · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Nicole Skelly
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Gwen Graham
Write-in · Declared write-in · Lt. governor: LeRoy Alaways
No Party Affiliation · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Rachel Rodriguez
Sitting governor
Brian Kemp · Republican
Democratic · On official ballot roster
Republican · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Josh Green · Democratic
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Daniel Anthony
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Derek S.K. Kawakami
Sitting governor
Brad Little · Republican
Independent · Declared write-in
Republican · On official ballot roster
Democratic · On official ballot roster
Constitution · On official ballot roster
Libertarian · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
JB Pritzker · Democratic
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Aaron B. Del Mar
Independent · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Carolyn Schofield
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Christian Mitchell
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in · Lt. governor: Eyde Arndell
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in · Lt. governor: Joseph L. Mosley
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in · Lt. governor: Gary Pierce
Sitting governor
Kim Reynolds · Republican
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Derek Wulf
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Dave Muhlbauer
Sitting governor
Laura Kelly · Democratic
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: KC Ohaebosim
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Jeffrey Klemp
Sitting governor
Janet Mills · Democratic
Independent · On official ballot roster
Republican · On official ballot roster
Independent/unenrolled · Declared write-in
Democratic · On official ballot roster
Republican · Declared write-in
Sitting governor
Wes Moore · Democratic
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Rob Krop
Green · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Owen Silverman Andrews
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Aruna Miller
Working Class Party · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Cathy Permut
Sitting governor
Maura Healey · Democratic
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Driscoll
Independent · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Kittredge
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Oliver
Sitting governor
Gretchen Whitmer · Democratic
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Winnie Brinks
U.S. Taxpayers · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Robert Donald Cowper II
Green · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Bobbie Clay
Libertarian · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Beau Parmenter
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Jay DeBoyer
Sitting governor
Tim Walz · Democratic
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Ryan Wilson
Democratic-Farmer-Labor · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Ben Schierer
Green · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Jane Kirby
Sitting governor
Jim Pillen · Republican
Legal Marijuana NOW · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Keenya Barnes
America First · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Michael Picard
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Joe Kelly
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Ben Steffen
Sitting governor
Joe Lombardo · Republican
Democratic · On official ballot roster
No Political Party · On official ballot roster
Republican · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Kelly Ayotte · Republican
Republican · On official ballot roster
Libertarian · On official ballot roster
Democratic · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Michelle Lujan Grisham · Democratic
Democrat · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Stephanie Garcia Richard
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: David M Gallegos
Sitting governor
Kathy Hochul · Democratic
Republican, Conservative, Vote Affordable · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Todd Hood
Democratic, Working Families · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Adrienne E. Adams
Sitting governor
Mike DeWine · Republican
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: David Pepper
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in · Lt. governor: Andrea Neutzling
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in · Lt. governor: Patrick Manley
Libertarian · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: James L. Mills
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Robert A. McColley
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in · Lt. governor: Jalen Turner
Sitting governor
Kevin Stitt · Republican
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Republican · On official ballot roster
Democrat · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Tina Kotek · Democratic
Republican, Libertarian · On official ballot roster
Democrat, Working Families · On official ballot roster
Pacific Green · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Josh Shapiro · Democratic
Green · Disqualified
Republican · On official ballot roster
Libertarian · On official ballot roster
Democratic · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Dan McKee · Democratic
Independent · On official ballot roster
Democrat · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Republican · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Henry McMaster · Republican
United Citizens · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Candace Brewer
Green · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Arnold E Karr
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Sam Skardon
Workers · Withdrawn
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Mike Reichenbach
Sitting governor
Larry Rhoden · Republican
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Steven McCleerey
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Tony Venhuizen
Sitting governor
Bill Lee · Republican
Independent · On official ballot roster
Republican · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Democratic · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Sitting governor
Greg Abbott · Republican
Republican · On official ballot roster
Libertarian · On official ballot roster
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Democratic · On official ballot roster
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Sitting governor
Phil Scott · Republican
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Peace and Justice · On official ballot roster
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Democratic/Progressive · On official ballot roster
Independent · On official ballot roster
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Freedom and Unity · On official ballot roster
Republican · On official ballot roster
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Affiliation unreported · Declared write-in
Sitting governor
Tony Evers · Democratic
Democratic · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: Sarah Godlewski
Republican · On official ballot roster · Lt. governor: David Varnam
Sitting governor
Mark Gordon · Republican
Republican · On official ballot roster
Constitution · On official ballot roster
Democratic · On official ballot roster
METHODOLOGY
Sitting governors. 50 of 50 governorships come from a curated registry cross-checked on Oct 31, 2026 between the National Governors Association directory and the pinned Open States executive snapshot. Names and parties matched for every state. Term start dates come from NGA where its listing is consistent; Mississippi and Tennessee list prior terms and are shown as unverified. D.C. has a mayor and is excluded.
Contests & candidates. The 36-state schedule is the existing election manifest. Candidate rosters reuse the reviewed race registry (28 verified, 8 partial); 0 contests link to their state election authority instead of guessing. Open-seat or incumbent status is shown only when a complete verified roster does or does not list the sitting governor.
Not an official election authority. State election offices are the authority for ballots, deadlines and results. All 2026 offices →
