U.S. Governors2026Daily weighted averages
2026 Governor Races: Polling Leaderboard
Map + table show the latest daily datapoint produced by buildDailyWeightedSeries().
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Active races shown
Incumbent R
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Incumbent party
Incumbent D
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Open seats
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With polling: 10/36 • Latest as-of: 2026-01-28
2026 Governor Elections
Hover a highlighted state to see leader & margin.
Color reflects polling leader party (based on “(D)” / “(R)” in candidate name).
State polling
Sorted by most recent datapoint date.
| State | Seat | Incumbent | Leader | Leader | Runner-up | Runner-up | Margin | Polls | As-of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New YorkNY | Incumbent | D | Kathy Hochul (D) | 51.6% | Bruce Blakeman (R) | 33.3% | +18.3 | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
CaliforniaCA | Open | D | Steve Hilton (R) | 15.4% | Chad Bianco (R) | 14.9% | +0.5 | 12 | 2026-01-21 |
TexasTX | Incumbent | R | Greg Abbott (R) | 50.0% | Gina Hinojosa (D) | 42.0% | +8.0 | 1 | 2026-01-12 |
MichiganMI | Open | D | John James (R) | 38.1% | Jocelyn Benson (D) | 37.0% | +1.1 | 10 | 2026-01-06 |
ArizonaAZ | Incumbent | D | Katie Hobbs (D) | 49.7% | Andy Biggs (R) | 33.7% | +16.0 | 8 | 2025-12-17 |
OhioOH | Open | R | Vivek Ramaswamy (R) | 45.7% | Amy Acton (D) | 44.7% | +1.0 | 8 | 2025-12-08 |
NevadaNV | Incumbent | R | Joe Lombardo (R) | 40.7% | Aaron Ford (D) | 39.8% | +0.9 | 3 | 2025-11-18 |
FloridaFL | Open | R | Byron Donalds (R) | 43.3% | David Jolly (D) | 35.9% | +7.4 | 5 | 2025-10-25 |
WisconsinWI | Open | D | Mandela Barnes (D) | 49.5% | Tom Tiffany (R) | 43.5% | +6.0 | 1 | 2025-10-08 |
PennsylvaniaPA | Incumbent | D | Josh Shapiro (D) | 54.5% | Stacy Garrity (R) | 37.6% | +16.9 | 2 | 2025-09-29 |
AlabamaAL | Open | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
AlaskaAK | Open | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
ArkansasAR | Incumbent | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
ColoradoCO | Open | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
ConnecticutCT | Incumbent | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
GeorgiaGA | Open | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
HawaiiHI | Incumbent | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
IdahoID | Incumbent | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
IllinoisIL | Incumbent | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
IowaIA | Open | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
KansasKS | Open | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
MaineME | Open | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
MarylandMD | Incumbent | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
MassachusettsMA | Incumbent | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
MinnesotaMN | Open | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
NebraskaNE | Incumbent | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
New HampshireNH | Incumbent | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
New MexicoNM | Open | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
OklahomaOK | Open | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
OregonOR | Incumbent | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
Rhode IslandRI | Incumbent | D | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
South CarolinaSC | Open | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
South DakotaSD | Incumbent | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
TennesseeTN | Open | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
VermontVT | Incumbent | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
WyomingWY | Open | R | No polling | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |