2026 United States gubernatorial elections

2026 United States gubernatorial elections

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39 governorships
36 states; 3 territories
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic

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     Democratic incumbent      Term-limited Democrat
     Republican incumbent      Term-limited Republican
     Independent incumbent
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, in 36 states and three territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2022, except in New Hampshire and Vermont, where governors serve two-year terms and elected their governors in 2024. Many of the states with elections in this cycle have incumbents who are officially term-limited.

There are 2 states with Republican Governors in states Kamala Harris won in 2024 (Vermont and New Hampshire) and there are 5 states with Democratic Governors in states Donald Trump won, 1 of these being by double digits (Kansas, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania)