Race ratings, candidates, and key contests for all 36 gubernatorial races. Expand any race for MultiState's analysis.
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Total Races
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Open Seats
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Toss-up
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Dem-Held Seats Up
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GOP-Held Seats Up
Race Ratings
Governors guaranteed to be new, by cycle
A seat is open when the sitting governor is not on the November
ballot, so the winner is guaranteed to be a new governor. That counts retirements
and term limits alongside incumbents denied renomination. The lighter segment adds
governors who ran in November and lost, giving the cycle's full turnover.