2026 United States gubernatorial elections
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39 governorships 36 states; 3 territories | ||||||||||
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Democratic incumbent Term-limited Democrat Republican incumbent Term-limited or retiring Republican 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. Fifteen of the thirty-six states with elections in this cycle have officially term-limited incumbents, while two of the three United States territories with elections this cycle have officially term-limited incumbents.
There are two Republican governors up for reelection in states Kamala Harris won in 2024, and there are five states with Democratic governors that were won by Donald Trump.