2026 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: 2026 General Election

2026 Governor's Chairs
by State

36 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2026

14 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2026

21 Open Governor's Chairs (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office, term limits)

3 Incumbents renominated by same party

16 Incumbent Governors - election status not yet determined (primaries and/or nominating conventions yet to be held)

549 Candidates seeking a Governor's Chair (Candidates may run under the banner of multiple parties. Hence, the number of parties may be greater than the number of candidates.)

This is a list of the current Governors' chairs, the incumbents occupying them, and the candidacy status of said incumbents. Chairs up for election in the year 2024 are marked as such.

There have been 0 deaths, 0 resignation, and 0 changes of party affiliation in 2023.

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Alabama 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	former Greenville Illinois City Council Member Will Boyd
	Democratic	Jamel Jermaine "Ja'Mel" Brown • aka Ja'Mel Brown
	Democratic	Yolanda Rochelle Flowers
	Democratic	former U.S. Senator Gordon Douglas "Doug" Jones • First elected to the US Senate in a special election: 12 December 2017; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2020.
	Democratic	Chad "Chig" Martin
	Democratic	former state Representative Nathan "Nate" Mathis

	Republican	Ken McFeeters
	Republican	"Alabama" Will Santivasci
	Republican	Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville • 24 April 2025: Media reports state Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville will run for Governor in 2026. 27 May 2025: Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville announces his candidacy for Governor in 2026.

Alaska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Democratic	former state Senator Tom Begich
	Republican	former state Senator Click Bishop
	Republican	former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson
	Democratic	state Senator Matt Claman
	Republican	former state Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum
	Republican	Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom
	Republican	Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Edna DeVries
	Nonpartisan	Meda DeWitt
	Republican	Matt Andrew Heilala
	Republican	former state Senator Shelley Hughes • 14 November 2025: Resigned from the state Senate.
	Democratic	former state Representative Jonathan "JKT" Kreiss-Tomkins
	Republican	Henry F. "Hank" Kroll • for Lieutenant Governor: Tommy R. Nicholson, III (Undeclared)
	Republican	former Angoon City Council Member James Willia"JP4" Parkin, IV
	Republican	former Attorney General Treg Taylor
	Republican	Bernadette Wilson

Arizona 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	Patrick Dampare
	Democratic	Peter Hessing
	*Democratic*	*Governor Katie Hobbs*
	Democratic	SaintOmer Kakou

	Republican	Christopher Ames
	Republican	Member of Congress Andy Biggs • Congress CD 5
	Republican	Nirosh DeSilva
	Republican	Tyson Draper
	Republican	Isiah Gallegos
	Republican	Dave Graff
	Republican	Christian "Maverick" Grey
	Republican	Robert McVeigh
	Republican	Ken Miceli
	Republican	Bryce Miller
	Republican	Donald Douglas Muchek
	Republican	Scott Neely
	Republican	George Nicholson
	Republican	Member of Congress David S. Schweikert • 30 September 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. Member of Congress CD 1
	Republican	G. Tapia
	~~Republican~~	~~Karrin Taylor Robson - apparently not a candidate~~ • 12 February 2026: "...I have decided to suspend my capaign for Governor."
	Republican	Alan White

	Green	Lisa Castillo
	Green	Risa Lombardo
	Green	Carlos Melendez
	Green	William Pounds

	Libertarian	Barry Hess

	Arizona Independent Party	Teri Ann Hourihan
	Arizona Independent Party	Hugh Lytle

	Independent	Jake "Qanon Shaman" Angeli-Chansley
	Independent; (Democratic)	Tolleson Union School Board Member Leezah Sun

Arkansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	state Senator Fredrick J. "Fred" Love
	~~Democratic~~	~~Supha Xayprasith-Mays - lost primary~~

	Republican	Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders

	~~Libertarian~~	~~Gary Royce Huskey - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Libertarian~~	~~Marc Leon Rosson - apparently not a candidate~~
	Libertarian	Colt Shelby

California 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Republican	Gregory Albaugh
	~~Democratic~~	~~state Senator Toni G. Atkins - apparently not a candidate~~ • 29 September 2025: "... I'm stepping aside today as a candidate for governor."
	Democratic	former Member of Congress Xavier Becerra • California Attorney General: 1987-1990; California state Assembly member: 1990-1992; First elected to Congress 1992, re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, resigned 24 January 2017; California Attorney General: 2017-2021; Health and Human Services Secretary for President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.: 2021-2025.
	Republican	Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco • Riverside County Sheriff was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.
	~~Democratic~~	~~former state Assembly Member Ian Calderon - apparently not a candidate~~ • 5 March 2026: Dropped out endorsing Eric Swalwell
	~~Democratic~~	~~Stephen J. Cloobeck - apparently not a candidate~~ • 25 November 2025: Withdrew endorsing Member of Congress Eric Michael Swalwell.
	Republican	Heather Cohen
	No Party Preference	James Hatami
	United Party	Savion Hays
	Republican	Steve Hilton
	Republican	Michael R. Huizar
	Green	Raymond Jenkins
	No Party Preference	Athena Johnson
	No Party Preference; (American Solidarity)	Duane Loynes
	Democratic	Mayor of San Jose Matt Mahan
	Republican	Leo Naranjo, IV
	Democratic	former Member of Congress Katie Porter • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2020, 2022; Unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate Class 1 seat nomination: 2024.
	Peace And Freedom	Ramsey Robinson
	Republican; (Democratic)	~~Jon Slavet - apparently not a candidate~~ • 3 March 2026: Dropped out.
	Democratic	Tom Steyer
	Democratic	Member of Congress Eric Michael Swalwell • 21 November 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "I'm running for Governor."
	Democratic	Public Instruction Superintendent Tony K. Thurmond • 23 September 2023: "I didn't come from money, power, or influence. I'm running for Governor to be a voice for those who need one ...."
	No Party Preference; (Socialist Workers Party)	Margaret Trowe
	Democratic	former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
	Green	Butch Ware
	Democratic	former state Comptroller Betty Yee • First elected as Comptroller: 2014, re-elected: 2018
	Democratic	Michael L. Younger
	Republican	Leo Zacky

Colorado 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	Senator Michael Farrand Bennet • 11 April 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
	Democratic	Carmen Alicia Broesder
	Democratic	Fatima Fernandez
	Democratic	David Hughes
	Democratic	Antonio Martinez
	Democratic	William Moses
	Democratic	Attorney General Philip "Phil" Weiser • 2 January 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.

	Republican	state Representative Scott Bottoms
	Republican	Bob C. Brinkerhoff
	Republican	John Brooks
	Republican	Jason Clark
	Republican	Brycen Garrison
	Republican	Stevan Gess
	Republican	Jon F. Gray-Ginsberg
	Republican	Joshua J. "Josh" Griffin
	~~Republican~~	~~Robin Jones - apparently not a candidate~~
	Republican	state Senator Barbara "Barb" Kirkmeyer
	Republican	Victor Marx
	Republican	William "Will" McBride
	Republican	Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell
	Republican	Robert "Bob" Moore
	Republican	Alexander "Alex" Mugatu • aka Alexander Lucero-Mugatu
	Republican	Joe Oltmann
	Republican	Maria Orms
	Republican	Katie Pierce
	Republican	Jim Rundberg
	Republican	Mitchell Runyon
	Republican	Daniel Thomas
	Republican	Gregory A. "Greg" Thomas
	Republican	Kelvin "K-Man" Wimberly

	American Constitution	Stephen Hamilton

	Libertarian	Joshua Rodriguez

	No Labels	Abass Bamba
	No Labels	Kelsey Rowe Heikkinen
	No Labels	Fred Osborne

	Unity	Paul Noel Fiorino

	Unaffiliated	Shawn Bennett
	Unaffiliated	Willow Jon Collamer
	Unaffiliated	Chaz Evanson
	Unaffiliated	Justin Ganoe
	Unaffiliated	Chante Jones
	Unaffiliated	former Member of Congress Greg Lopez • Former Republican mayor of Parker; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for the US Senate: 2016; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Colorado: 2018, 2022; first elected as a Republican to the US House in a Special Election: 25 June 2024 [re: resignation of Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck (Republican)]; not a candidate re-election: 2024.
	Unaffiliated	Rabin Kumar Mahanty
	Unaffiliated	Jarvis Ray
	Unaffiliated	Bradley Wall
	Unaffiliated	Matthew Yearous

Connecticut 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	state Representative Josh Elliott
	*Democratic*	*Governor Edward "Ned" Lamont*

	Republican	former state Representative Harry Arora
	Republican	state Senator Ryan Fazio
	Republican	former New York Lieutenant Governor Betsy McCaughey
	Republican	former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart
	~~Republican~~	~~Westport First Selectwoman Jen Tooker - apparently not a candidate~~ • 26 September 2025: "...I am suspending my candidacy for Governor."

Florida 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	Faith E. Antonio
	Democratic	Evelyn Castillo-Bach
	Democratic	Richard Paul Dembinsky
	Democratic	Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings
	Democratic	Thomas E. Fernandez
	Democratic	Dayna Marie Foster
	Democratic	Indony Pierre "Dony" Jean Baptiste • 9 October 2025: Withdrew.
	Democratic	former Member of Congress David W. Jolly • First elected as a Republican in a special election: 11 March 2014 [re: passing of Congressman Charles William "C.W." "Bill" Young (Republican)], reelected: 2014, unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2016. 4 June 2025: Filed with the Florida Department of State to run for Governor as a Democrat.
	~~Democratic~~	~~former Member of Congress Alfred "Al" Lawson, Jr. - apparently not a candidate~~ • Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the US House: 2010; unsuccessful candidate for election to the US House: 2012; first elected: 2016, re-elected: 2018, 2020; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2022.
	Democratic	Charles A. Lewis
	Democratic	Donald J. Peterson
	Democratic	Jessica Vernekar

	~~Republican~~	~~William Todd Andros - apparently not a candidate~~ • 26 January 2026: Withdrew.
	Republican	Surfside Mayor Charles W. Burkett
	Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins
	Republican	Shea Cruel
	Republican	Jenny Patricia Curtman
	~~Republican~~	~~Jill Casey "Casey" DeSantis - apparently not a candidate~~ • Wife of Governor Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis
	Republican	Member of Congress Byron Donalds • 26 February 2025: Member of Congress Donalds, CD 19, is a candidate for Governor in 2026.
	Republican	James Fishback
	Republican	Jim Holcomb
	Republican	Daniel J. Imperato
	Republican	John Joseph Mercadante
	~~Republican~~	~~Bill Reicherter - apparently not a candidate~~ • 28 July 2025: Candidate for state Representative.
	Republican	former state Representative Paul Renner
	Republican	Rachel Rodriguez
	Republican	James Walker Shaw
	Republican	Caneste Succe
	~~Republican~~	~~Angela Marie "Angie" Walls-Windhauser - apparently not a candidate~~ • aka Angie Windhauser Candidate for Governor and US House CD 10. 23 January 2026: Withdrew.
	Republican	Robert Edward "Bobby" William, Jr.

	Constitution	Brandon L. McIntyre

	Libertarian	Scott Jewett

	Independent Party of Florida	James Michael Brown
	Independent Party of Florida	Andrea Lynn Klink • No Party Affiliation?
	Independent Party of Florida	Reginald Byron Strachan

	No Party Affiliation	Surindar Singh Bedi
	No Party Affiliation	Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto
	No Party Affiliation	Moliere "Moe" Dimanche
	No Party Affiliation	Insley Darris Corri Evans, Sr.
	No Party Affiliation	Ansaun Jahmaal Fisher
	No Party Affiliation	Neil J. Gillespie
	No Party Affiliation	Mourice "Mo" Hylton
	~~No Party Affiliation~~	~~Holly Klask - apparently not a candidate~~ • 14 August 2025: Withdrew.
	No Party Affiliation	Jennifer Kay Pearl
	No Party Affiliation	state Senator Jason W. B. Pizzo
	No Party Affiliation	Frank J. Russo
	No Party Affiliation; (Republican)	Alix Christopher Toulme, Jr. • Candidate for Governor (No Party Affiliation) and US Senate Class 3 Special (Republican)
	~~No Party Affiliation~~	~~David Wayne "Gizmo" Wexler - apparently not a candidate~~ • 7 October 2025: Withdrew
	No Party Affiliation	Yerucham Zvi Winer

	Write-in	Rodney C. Glover
	Write-in; (Democratic)	Christopher Tavarus Powell
	Write-in; (Democratic)	Bill Slater

Georgia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	former Atlanta Mayor Keisha R. Lance Bottoms
	Democratic	Olu Brown
	Democratic	Amanda Duffy
	Democratic	former Lieutenant Governor Geoffrey Lynn "Geoff" Duncan, Jr. • First elected as a Republican Lieutenant Governor in 2018; Did not run for re-election in 2022. Running for Governor as a Democrat in 2026.
	Democratic	former state Senator Jason Fernando Esteves
	Democratic	state Representative Derrick L. Jackson
	~~Democratic~~	~~Member of Congress Lucia Kay "Lucy" McBath - apparently not a candidate~~ • Member of Congress House CD 6. 31 March 2025: Suspends campaign for Governor to focus on her husband's health as he undergoes cancer treatment.
	~~Democratic~~	~~state Representative Ruwa Romman - apparently not a candidate~~ • 26 February 2026: Running for a state Senate seat.
	Democratic	former DeKalb County Chief Executive Michael "Mike" Thurmond • Formerly affiliated with the Republican Party. First elected state Labor Commissioner: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006; Unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate: 2010.

	Republican	Attorney General Christopher Michael "Chris" Carr
	Republican	Clark Headrick Dean
	Republican	Rick Jackson
	Republican	Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones • 8 July 2025: "... I'm proud to be running to be the next Governor of our great state."
	Republican	Gregg Rodne Kirkpatrick
	Republican	Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
	Republican	Thomas E. "Tom" Williams
	Republican	Ken Yasger

	Libertarian	Chase Russell Oliver

Hawaii 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Nonpartisan	Eric N. Kanda
	Nonpartisan	Brett Hammett Sortland

Idaho 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	Maxine Durand
	Democratic	Jill C. Kirkham
	Democratic	Terri Pickens
	Democratic	Chanelle Torrez

	~~Republican~~	~~Jordan Chirat - apparently not a candidate~~
	Republican	Sean Calvert Crystal
	Republican	Mark David Fitzpatrick
	Republican	Daniel C. Fowler
	Republican	Ethan Giles
	~~Republican~~	~~Scott Hert - apparently not a candidate~~
	Republican	Ron James
	*Republican*	*Governor Brad Little*
	Republican	Lisa Marie
	Republican	Justin R. Plante

	Constitution	Marvin "Pro Life" Richardson

	Libertarian	Melissa-Sue Robinson
	Libertarian	Paul Sand

	Independent	former state Supreme Court Justice John R. Stegner

Illinois 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	Governor J.B. Pritzker • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Christian Mitchell

	Republican	former state Senator Darren Bailey • for Lieutenant Governor: Aaron B. Del Mar
	Republican	Ted Dabrowski • for Lieutenant Governor: Carrie Mendoza
	Republican	Rick Heidner • for Lieutenant Governor: Homer Glen Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike
	Republican	DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick • for Lieutenant Governor: Robert Renteria

	Green	Griselda Romero • for Lieutenant Governor: Eyde Arndell

	Independence	Gary T. Pierce • for Lieutenant Governor: Alejandro Cabrera

Iowa 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	Paul Dahl
	Democratic	Auditor Rob Sand • 12 May 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
	Democratic	Julie Stauch
	Democratic	Sondra Wilson

	Republican	state Representative Eddie Andrews
	~~Republican~~	~~state Senator Mike Bousselot - apparently not a candidate~~ • 20 November 2025: Announced he will run for re-election in the state Senate.
	Republican	Member of Congress Randall "Randy" Feenstra • 13 May 2025: Formed an exploratory committee to run for Governor in 2026. Member of Congress CD 4.
	Republican	Zach Lahn
	Republican	former state Representative Brad Sherman
	Republican	Adam Steen

Kansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	state Senator Ethan Corson
	Democratic	state Senator Cindy Holscher
	Democratic	Sharilyn Ray
	Democratic	Marty Tuley

	~~Republican~~	~~Doug Billings - apparently not a candidate~~ • 29 August 2025: Withdrew.
	Republican	former Govermor Jeff William Colyer • Ascended to the Governor's Chair 31 January 2018 [re: Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback's (Republican) confirmation on 24 January 2018 as Ambassador for Religious Freedom in the Trump Administration]; lost his party's nomination for election to the Governor's chair in 2018.
	Republican	former Wichita School Board Member Joy Eakins
	Republican	state Senator Ty Masterson
	Republican	former Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O'Hara
	Republican	former Mount Hope City Council Member Stacy L. Rogers
	Republican	Phillip Sarnecki
	Republican	Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt
	Republican	Secretary of State Scott J. Schwab

	Independent	Devon Durr Welcher

Maine 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	state Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
	~~Democratic~~	~~Jason Cherry - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Democratic~~	~~state Representative Ryan D. Fecteau - apparently not a candidate~~
	Democratic	former state Senator Troy Jackson
	Democratic	Angus King, III • Son of Senator Angus Stanley King, Jr. (Independent)
	Democratic	former state Representative Hannah Pingree • Daughter of Member of Congress Chellie M. Pingree
	Democratic	Nirav Shah

	Republican	Jonathan Bush
	Republican	Robert "Bobby" Charles
	Republican	David Jones
	Republican	state Senator James "Jim" Libby
	Republican	former state Senator Garrett Mason
	Republican	University of Maine Trustee Owen McCarthy
	Republican	Ben Midgley
	Republican	former Paris Town Selectboard Member Robert Wessels

	Independent; (Republican; Forward Party)	state Senator Richard "Rick" Bennett
	Independent; (Democratic)	state Representative W. Edward "Ed" Crockett • Previously affiliated with the Democratic Party.
	Independent	John Glowa, Sr.
	Independent	Derek Levasseur
	Independent	Alexander "Alex" Murchison

Maryland 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	Eric S. Felber • for Lieutenant Governor: LaTrece Hawkins Lytes
	~~Democratic~~	Ralph William Jaffe - apparently not a candidate • for Lieutenant Governor: Donald Palmore Ray • 26 February 2026: Withdrawn. 6 February 2026: Ralph Jaffe passed away.
	*Democratic*	Governor Wes Moore • for Lieutenant Governor: Aruna Miller

	~~Republican~~	~~state Delegate Christopher "Eric" Bouchat - apparently not a candidate~~ • Candidate for Governor in 2030
	Republican	Carl A. Brunner, Jr. • for Lieutenant Governor: Kevin L. Rhodes, Sr.
	Republican	L. D. Burkindine • for Lieutenant Governor: Jeremy M. Shifflett
	Republican	Dan Cox • for Lieutenant Governor: Rob Krop
	Republican	Ed Hale, Sr. • for Lieutenant Governor: Tyrone Keys, Jr.
	~~Republican~~	~~state Senator Stephen S. "Steve" Hershey, Jr. - apparently not a candidate~~ • Running for re-election
	Republican	Douglas Larcomb • for Lieutenant Governor: Martina D. Duncan
	Republican	John A. Myrick • for Lieutenant Governor: Brenda J. Thiam
	Republican	Michael "Abend" Oakes • for Lieutenant Governor: Ronald W. "Ron" Abend
	Republican	Nancy Jane Taylor • for Lieutenant Governor: Rachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift
	~~Republican~~	Kurt Wedekind - apparently not a candidate • for Lieutenant Governor: Shannon Wright • 6 March 2026: Disqualified

	Green	Andy Ellis • for Lieutenant Governor: Owen Silverman Andrews

Massachusetts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	*Democratic*	*Governor Maura Healey*

	Republican	Mike Kennealy • for Lieutenant Governor: Peabody City Councilor Anne Manning Martin
	Republican	Michael "Mike" Minogue
	Republican	Brian Shortsleeve

	Independent	Connor Gray
	Independent; (Green-Rainbow)	Andrea "AJ" James

Michigan 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
	Democratic	Kevin Hogan
	Democratic	former Cape Coral Florida Mayor Marni Sawicki
	Democratic	Genesee County Sheriff Christopher R. "Chris" Swanson

	Republican	former Attorney General Mike Cox
	Republican	Member of Congress John James • 7 April 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
	Republican	Perry Johnson
	Republican	former state Representative Tom Leonard
	Republican	state Senator Aric Nesbitt
	Republican	William Null • ?
	Republican	Ralph Rebandt
	Republican	Karla Wagner

	Libertarian	Anthony Hudson

	Independent; (Democratic)	Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan

Minnesota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic-Farmer Labor	Steve Carlson
	Democratic-Farmer Labor	Bill E. Gates, Jr.
	Democratic-Farmer Labor	Senator Amy J. Klobuchar • 22 January 2026: Filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to run for Governor in 2026. 29 January 2026: Announced candidacy for Governor.
	~~Democratic-Farmer Labor~~	~~Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz - apparently not a candidate~~ • 5 January 2026: "I've decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work."

	Republican	state Representative Peggy Bennett
	Republican	state Representative Lisa Demuth • for Lieutenant Governor: Ryan Wilson
	~~Republican~~	~~former St. Cloud City Council Member Jeff Johnson - apparently not a candidate~~ • 10 February 2026: Suspended his campaign after the death of his daughter.
	Republican	Patrick Knight
	Republican	Brad Kohler
	Republican	Mike Lindell
	~~Republican~~	~~Chris Madel - apparently not a candidate~~ • 26 January 2026: "I am ending my campaign for Minnesota Governor."
	Republican	Phillip C. "Phil" Parrish
	Republican	Kendall A. Qualls
	Republican	state Representative Kristin Robbins

	Forward Party	Mike Newcome • Forward Independence Party

Mississippi 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Republican	Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson
	Republican	Auditor of Public Accounts Shadrack "Shad" White

Nebraska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	Larry Marvin
	Democratic	former state Senator Lynne Walz

	Republican	Sal Holguin
	Republican	Sheila J. Korth-Focken
	*Republican*	*Governor Jim Pillen*
	Republican	Gary L. Rogge
	Republican	Jacy Todd
	Republican	John Walz

	Legal Marijuana Now	Rick Beard
	Legal Marijuana Now	James Joseph Charvat, III

Nevada 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	Attorney General Aaron D. Ford
	Democratic	Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill
	Democratic	Allen Rheinhart

	Republican	Irina Hansen
	Republican	M. Kameron Hawkins
	*Republican*	*Governor Joseph "Joe" Lombardo*

New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	Jonathan "Jon" Kiper
	Democratic	former Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington

	*Republican*	*Governor Kelly Ayotte*

New Mexico 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	~~Democratic~~	~~Dolores M. Baca - apparently not a candidate~~
	Democratic	Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman
	Democratic	former Member of Congress Debra A. "Deb" Haaland • Former Member of Congress Debra A. "Deb" Haaland (Democratic) was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020. She was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden as Secretary of the Interior on 17 December 2020 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 51-40, on 15 March 2021. She resigned from Congress on 16 March 2021.
	~~Democratic~~	~~Margaret Sue Haber - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Democratic~~	~~Arthur Merrill Ives - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Democratic~~	~~Geoffrey P. "Geoff" Luehring - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Democratic~~	~~Luana Marquez - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Democratic~~	~~David V. Nunez - apparently not a candidate~~

	~~Republican~~	~~Brian Cillessen - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Abram David De Loera - apparently not a candidate~~
	Republican	James F. "Jim" Ellison
	~~Republican~~	~~Roland J. Gutierrez - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Joyce Elaine Hill - apparently not a candidate~~
	Republican	Rio Rancho Mayor Greggory D. "Gregg" Hull
	Republican	state Senator Steve D. Lanier
	~~Republican~~	~~Charles H. Milks, Jr. - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Angela M. Montoya - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Belinda Robertson - apparently not a candidate~~ • circa 10 February 2026: Disqualified
	Republican	Duke Rodriguez
	Republican	Doug W. Turner
	~~Republican~~	~~Richard F. Uriarte - apparently not a candidate~~

	Independent	Meliton Gonzales
	Independent	David X. Gordon
	Independent	former Las Cruces Mayor Kenneth Daniel Gallegos "Ken" Miyagishima
	Independent	Gene Pettit

New York 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	~~Democratic~~	Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado - apparently not a candidate • for Lieutenant Governor: India Walton • 2 June 2025: Announced candidacy for Governor in 2026. 5 February 2026: Did not receive his party's nomination. Requires 15,000 petition signatures by 6 April for ballot access. 10 February 2026: "I've decided to end my campaign for Governor of New York. After much consideration, I've concluded that there simply is no viable path forward."
	*Democratic*	Governor Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul • for Lieutenant Governor: former New York City Council Member Adrienne Adams

	Republican; Conservative	Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman • for Lieutenant Governor: Madison County Sheriff Todd M. Hood
	Republican; Libertarian	Larry Sharpe
	~~Republican~~	~~Member of Congress Elise M. Stefanik - apparently not a candidate~~ • ~~7 November 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "I am running for Governor ...."~~ 19 December 2025: ".... I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Governor and will not seek re-election to Congress." Member of Congress District 21

Ohio 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	Amy Acton • for Lieutenant Governor: former Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper
	~~Democratic~~	~~Jacob Chiara - apparently not a candidate~~

	Republican	former Morgan County School Board Member Heather Brazell-Hill • for Lieutenant Governor: Stuart "Stu" Moats • aka Heather Hill
	~~Republican~~	~~Philip Funderburg - apparently not a candidate~~
	Republican	Casey Putsch • for Lieutenant Governor: Kimberly C. "Kim" Georgeton
	Republican	Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy • for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Robert A. "Rob" McColley
	~~Republican~~	former state Senator Renea Turner - apparently not a candidate • for Lieutenant Governor: Jalen Turner
	~~Republican~~	~~Jeremiah Workman - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Attorney General David A. "Dave" Yost - apparently not a candidate~~ • 16 May 2025: Dropped out of the contest for Governor. "I do not wish to divide my political party or my state with a quixotic battle over the small differences between my vision and that of my opponent. I am simply not that important."

	Libertarian	Donald C. "Don" Kissick • for Lieutenant Governor: James L. Mills
	~~Libertarian~~	~~former Harrison City Council Member Mike Mains - apparently not a candidate~~

	Independent; (Forward Party)	Timothy "Tim" Grady • for Lieutenant Governor: Andrea Neutzling

	Write-in; (Libertarian)	Travis Jon Vought • for Lieutenant Governor: Christy Orr

Oklahoma 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	state Representative Cyndi Munson

	Republican	Attorney General Gentner F. Drummond
	Republican	former Rio New Mexico City Manager Leisa Mitchell Haynes
	Republican	Chip Keating
	Republican	former state Senator Mike Mazzei
	Republican	former state Representative Charles McCall
	Republican	former state Senator Jake Merrick
	Republican	Laura Moreno
	Republican	Kenneth Sturgell

	Independent	Billy Wagner

Oregon 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	Forest "Fora" Alexander
	Democratic	James Atkinson, IV
	Democratic	David W. Beem
	Democratic	Brittany Jones
	Democratic	Khaled K. "Cal" Kishawi
	*Democratic*	*Governor Tina Kotek*
	Democratic	Tristan Sheppard

	Republican	Brent Barker
	Republican	Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell
	Republican	state Representative Edwin L. "Ed" Diehl, III
	Republican	state Senator Christine Drazan
	Republican	Chris Dudley
	Republican	Kyle M. Duyck
	~~Republican~~	~~Caleb Kintz - apparently not a candidate~~ • 30 December 2025: Disqualified.
	~~Republican~~	~~Patrick Aaron Kopke-Hales - apparently not a candidate~~
	Republican	David Medina
	Republican	Robert Neuman
	Republican	Brad T. Peters
	Republican	Matthew Piatt
	Republican	Paul J. Romero
	Republican	Deangelo Leroy Turner
	Republican	Wendy Waddell
	Republican	Martin D. Ward
	Republican	Timothy O. "Tim" Youker

	Progressive Party of Oregon	Dawn Regier

	Independent	Alex Ziwahatan

Pennsylvania 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	*Democratic*	*Governor Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro*

	Republican	Treasurer Stacy L. Garrity

	Libertarian	Ken Krawchuk

Rhode Island 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	Helena Buonanno Foulkes
	*Democratic*	*Governor Daniel J. "Dan" McKee*
	Democratic	Gregory "Greg" Stevens

	Republican	Aaron Guckian
	Republican	Elaine Pelino
	Republican	Robert Raimondo

South Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	state Representative Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.
	Democratic	William "Mullins" McLeod, Jr.

	Republican	Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette
	Republican	state Senator Josh Kimbrell
	Republican	Member of Congress Nancy Ruth Mace • 4 August 2025: "I'm running for governor...."
	Republican	Member of Congress Ralph W. Norman, Jr. • 25 July 2025: Member of Congress Norman is a candidate for Governor in 2026. "I'm running for governor to shake things up...."
	~~Republican~~	~~former state Treasurer Thomas Ravenel - apparently not a candidate~~ • 11 February 2025: "...this is not the time for me to be running...."
	Republican	Attorney General Michael Alan "Alan" Wilson • for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Mike Reichenbach

South Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	former state Senator Dan Ahlers
	Democratic	Robert Arnold

	Republican	Toby Doeden
	Republican	state Representative Jon Hansen • for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Karla Lems
	Republican	Member of Congress Dustin "Dusty" Johnson • Member of Congress At-Large
	*Republican*	*Governor Larry Rhoden*

	Independent	Terry Gleason • for Lieutenant Governor: Kirra Noltensmeier
	Independent	Scott Morris • for Lieutenant Governor: Ericka Flanigan
	Independent	Allison Renville

Tennessee 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	Carnita Atwater
	Democratic	Tim Cyr
	Democratic	Memphis City Council Member Jerri Green
	Democratic	Martin DePorres Kennedy
	Democratic	Adam "Ditch" Kurtz
	Democratic	David R. Martin
	Democratic	Matthew Martin
	Democratic	Kevin Lee McCants • Filed for both the Senate Class 2 seat and the Governor's chair.

	Republican	Senator Marsha Blackburn • 6 August 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "It's official! I'm running for Governor ...." Previously served in the U.S. House: 2003-2019; first elected to the U.S. Senate: 2018; re-elected: 2024.
	Republican	Carlton Boleyjack
	Republican	state Representative Monty Fritts
	Republican	David Elmer Hatley
	Republican	Rebecca Lynn Inman
	Republican	Robby L. Jenkins
	Republican	Pamela Moses • 6 February 2026: Filed for Governor (Republican) and US House CD 8 (Republican and Independent)
	Republican	Member of Congress John W. Rose • Member of Congress CD 6
	~~Republican~~	~~Barry E. "Butch" Wilmore - apparently not a candidate~~ • 8 March 2026: Will not file to run.

	Independent	Misam Abidi
	Independent	Santiago Asconape
	Independent	Austin Basham
	Independent	Trystin Blum
	Independent	Harold D. Brewer
	Independent	Edgar Ray "Ray" Brown
	Independent	Mark L. "Coonrippy" Brown
	Independent	Dustin Michael Gatlin
	Independent	Gregory Stanton Greene
	Independent	Taylor Hafley
	Independent	Elliot Hood
	Independent	Wendell Jackson
	Independent	Charles Van Morgan
	Independent	Eddie Lee Murphy
	Independent	Lauren M. Pinkston
	Independent	William Reynolds
	Independent	Victor Lloyd "Vic" Scoggin
	Independent	David Seeman
	Independent	Karl Knox Smithson
	Independent	Larita Webb Taylor
	Independent	Kenneth D. Thompson
	Independent	Robert C. Vick

	Write-in	Stephen C. Maxwell

Texas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	~~Democratic~~	~~Patricia Abrego - lost primary~~
	~~Democratic~~	~~former Member of Congress Chris Bell - lost primary~~ • First elected to the US House: 2002; unsuccessful candidate for renomination: 2004; unsuccessful candidate for Texas Governor: 2006; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the US Senate: 2020.
	~~Democratic~~	~~Bobby Cole - lost primary~~
	~~Democratic~~	~~Carlton W. Hart - lost primary~~
	Democratic	state Representative Gina Hinojosa
	~~Democratic~~	~~Jose Navarro Balbuena - lost primary~~
	~~Democratic~~	~~Zach Vance - lost primary~~
	~~Democratic~~	~~Angela "Tía Angie" Villescaz - lost primary~~
	~~Democratic~~	~~Andrew White - lost primary~~ • 5 January 2026: Withdrew. "With the primary just weeks away, the responsible choice is ... to defeat Greg Abbott ... I'm proud to endorse Gina Hinojosa .... " Remains on the ballot

	Republican	Governor Greg Abbott
	~~Republican~~	~~R.F. "Bob" Achgill - lost primary~~
	~~Republican~~	~~state Board of Education Member Evelyn Brooks - lost primary~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Pete "Doc" Chambers - lost primary~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Charles Andrew Crouch - lost primary~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Arturo Espinosa - lost primary~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Mark V. Goloby - lost primary~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Kenneth Hyde - lost primary~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Stephen Samuelson - lost primary~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Ronnie Tullos - lost primary~~
	~~Republican~~	~~Nathaniel Welch - lost primary~~

	Libertarian	former Lago Vista City Council Member Pat Dixon

	Independent	Elliot Charles Chavez
	Independent	Sarah Bowman Cunningham
	Independent	Blas Eugenio Padrino
	Independent	Jenn Mack Raphoon
	Independent	Janis Marie Richards
	Independent	Demetra J. Wysinger

Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Independent	Dean Roy • Freedom and Unity Party

Washington 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Republican	Ethan Brunton

Wisconsin 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic	former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes • First elected as Lieutenant Governor: 2018; unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate: 2022.
	Democratic	Joel Brennan
	Democratic	Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley
	Democratic	state Representative Francesca Hong
	Democratic	Missy Hughes
	Democratic	former state Assembly Member Brett Hulsey
	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Sara Russell Rodriguez • 25 July 2025: Announced her candidacy for Governor in 2026.
	Democratic	Zachary Roper
	Democratic	state Senator Kelda Roys
	~~Democratic~~	~~Ryan Strnad - apparently not a candidate~~ • circa 27 November 2025: "I'm out of the race! Vote for David Crowley."

	~~Republican~~	~~Bill Berrien - apparently not a candidate~~ • 26 September 2025: Withdrew.
	Republican	Andy Manske
	~~Republican~~	~~Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann - apparently not a candidate~~
	Republican	Member of Congress Thomas "Tom" Tiffany • US House CD 3. 23 September 2025: Announced candidacy for Governor.

	Green	Jill Ferguson

	Independent	David King
	Independent	Jacob Veenhuis

Wyoming 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period. The Wyoming Supreme Court determined on 4 May 2004 that term limits require an amendment to the state constitution rather than, as they were, imposed by a 1992 ballot initiative. At the time, the ruling was not applied to statewide offices. Reference: CATHCART v. MEYER, 2004 WY 49, 88 P.3d 1050, Case Number: 04-32, 04-33, 04-34, Decided: 05/04/2004.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Republican	state Senator Eric Barlow
	Republican	Brent Brien
	Republican	Public Instruction Superintendent Megan Degenfelder
	Republican	Joseph Kibler
	~~Republican~~	~~Wyoming Community College Trustee Ozzie Knezovich - apparently not a candidate~~ • 15 January 2026: "... I’ll be back in 2030 ...." Note: The Wyoming Constitution requires gubernatorial candidates to be state residents for 5 years which Mr. Knezovich does not meet.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic
	• Democratic-Farmer Labor
	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• American Constitution
	• Constitution
	• Green
	• Green-Rainbow
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity
	• Arizona Independent Party
	• Conservative
	• Forward Party
	• Independence
	• Independent Party of Florida
	• Legal Marijuana Now
	• No Labels
	• Peace And Freedom
	• Progressive Party of Oregon
	• Socialist Workers Party
	• United Party
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent
	• No Party Affiliation
	• No Party Preference
	• Nonpartisan
	• Unaffiliated
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in

Notes

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"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.