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We've gathered all of the declared (and rumored) candidates for state governor in the 2026 elections, plus primary dates. This resource is updated monthly, Click the download button to download the PDF chart.
2026 Gubernatorial Candidates by State
State |
Primary Date |
Democrat |
Republican |
Other |
Alabama |
May 19, 2026 |
Fmr. U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D) |
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R) |
Ronald Burnette Jr. (Ind. - write-in) |
Alaska |
August 18, 2026 |
Former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D) |
Business owner Bernadette Wilson (R); fmr. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson (R); fmr. Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor (R) |
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Arizona |
August 4, 2026 |
Governor Katie Hobbs (D) |
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R) |
Teri Hourihan (I); Riso Lombardo (Green) |
Arkansas |
March 3, 2026 |
State Sen. Fred Love (D) |
Incumbent Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) |
Colt Shelby (L) |
California |
June 2, 2026 |
Fmr. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra (D) |
Political commentator Steve Hilton (R) |
Butch Ware (Green); Jesse Alberti (I); Tony Fitzpatrick (I); Lewis Herms (I); Leonard Jackson (I); Ramsey Robinson (Peace+Freedom); Nicholas Thompson (Libertarian) |
Colorado |
June 30, 2026 |
Attorney General Phil Weiser (D); U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D); William Moses (D) |
Fmr. U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez (R); state Sen. Mark Baisley (R); state Rep. Scott Bottoms (R); sheriff Jason Mikesell (R); Jason Ray Clark (R); firefighter Brycen Garrison (R); Stevan Gess (R); John Gray-Ginsberg (R); Joshua Griffin (R); attorney Will McBride (R); Alex Mugatu (R); politician Jim Rundberg (R); state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer (R); Robin Jones (R); Christian ministry leader Victor Marx (R); retiree Bob Brinkerhoff (R); Kelvin Wimberly (R) |
Truck driver Stephen Hamilton (American Constitution Party); military officer Charles Chaz Everson (unaffiliated); homemaker Marla Fernandez (unaffiliated); Chante Jones (unaffiliated); Bradley Allen Wall |
Connecticut |
August 11, 2026 |
Incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont (D); Rep. Josh Elliott (D) |
State Sen. Ryan Fazio (R); Betsy McCaughey (R); Timothy Wilcox (R); Elias Silva (R); Scott Merrell (R) |
Adrian Bonenberger |
Florida |
August 18, 2026 |
Fmr. U.S. Rep. David Jolly (D) |
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R) |
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Georgia |
May 19, 2026 |
State Sen. Jason Esteves (D); fmr. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D); State Rep. Derrick Jackson (D); Olu Brown (D); Michael Thurmond; Geoff Duncan; Ruwa Romman |
Attorney General Chris Carr; Lt. Governor Burt Jones; Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger; Clark Dean; Gregg Kirkpatrick; Leland Olinger II; Kenneth Yasger; Rick Jackson |
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Hawaii |
August 8, 2026 |
Duke Bourgoin (D); Incumbent Josh Green (D); George (Teva) Lucas-Tadeo (D); Lauren Kapoliahi'iaka Shim (D) |
Gary Cordery (R); Ken Fujiyama (R) |
John (Raghu) Giuffre; Bu Laia Hill; Clyde McClain (Mac) Lawman; Calvert Williamson |
Idaho |
May 19, 2026 |
Terri Pickens Manweiler (D) |
Incumbent Gov. Brad Little (R) |
Paul Sand (L); Jacob Burnett (I); Fmr. Supreme Court Justice John R. Stegner (I); Pro-Life Marvin Thomas Richardson (C) |
Illinois |
March 17, 2026 |
Incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker (D) - Nominee |
Fmr. State Senator Darren Bailey (R) - Nominee |
Mike Vick (Illinois Solidarity Party); Collin Corbett (I); Griselda Romero (Green) |
Iowa |
June 2, 2026 |
Auditor Rob Sand (D) |
Zach Lahn (R) |
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Kansas |
August 4, 2026 |
Sen. Cindy Holscher (D); Sen. Ethan Corson (D); Curt Skoog (D) |
Secretary of State Scott Schwab (R); Senate President Ty Masterson (R); fmr. Gov. Jeff Colyer (R); fmr. state Rep. Charlotte O'Hara (R); conservative podcaster Doug Billings (R); business owner Stacy Rogers (R); Wichita school board member Joy Eakins (R); Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt (R); Financial services executive Phillip Sarnecki (R) |
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Maine |
June 9, 2026 |
Fmr. speaker of the House Hannah Pingree (D) - Nominee |
Fmr. U.S. Asst. Sec. of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Robert Charles (R) - Nominee |
Alexander Murchison; state Senator Rick Bennett; John Glowa; State Rep. Ed Crockett; Derek Levasseur |
Maryland |
June 23, 2026 |
Incumbent Gov. Wes Moore (D) - Nominee |
Fmr. State Del. Dan Cox (R) - Nominee |
Andy Ellis (Green); Cathy White (Working Class Party) |
Massachusetts |
September 1, 2026 |
Incumbent Gov. Maura Healey (D); Matthew Dewar (D); Seartch Delva (D) |
Acting General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Brian Shortsleeve (R); Michael Minogue (R) |
Muhammed Kokonezis-Hanino (I); Andrea James (I) |
Michigan |
August 4, 2026 |
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D); Sheriff Chris Swanson (D) |
U.S. Rep. John James (R); fmr. AG Mike Cox (R); Ralph Rebandt (R); Perry Johnson (R) |
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Minnesota |
August 11, 2026 |
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D) |
State Rep. Lisa Demuth (R) |
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Nebraska |
May 12, 2026 |
Lynne Walz (D) |
Incumbent Gov. Jim Pillen (R) |
Rick Beard (Legal Marijuana Now Party) |
Nevada |
June 9, 2026 |
Attorney General Aaron Ford (D); Washoe County Commissioner Alexis Hill (D) |
Incumbent Gov. Joe Lombardo (R); Irina Hansen (R); Matthew Winterhawk (R) |
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New Hampshire |
September 8, 2026 |
Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington (D) |
Incumbent Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) |
Stephen Villee (Libertarian Party) |
New Mexico |
June 2, 2026 |
Fmr. U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (D) - Nominee |
Rio Rancho Mayor Gregg Hull (R) - Nominee |
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New York |
June 23, 2026 |
Incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) |
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R) |
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Ohio |
May 5, 2026 |
Fmr. Director of the Ohio Department of Health Amy Acton (D) |
Vivek Ramaswamy (R) |
Analyst Tim Grady (No party affiliation); Don Kissick (Libertarian) |
Oklahoma |
June 16, 2026 |
House Minority Leader Cindy Munson (D) |
Fmr. Sen. Mike Mazzei (R) |
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Oregon |
May 19, 2026 |
Incumbent Gov. Tina Kotek (D) |
House Minority Leader Christine Drazan (R) |
Tradesman Brett Smith (Green) |
Pennsylvania |
May 19, 2026 |
Incumbent Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) |
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R) |
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Rhode Island |
September 8, 2026 |
Fmr. CVS Executive Helena Buonanno Foulkes (D) |
Elaine Pelino (R); Aaron Guckian (R) |
Ken Block (I) |
South Carolina |
June 9, 2026 |
Rep. Jermaine Johnson (D) |
Attorney General Alan Wilson (R); Lt. Governor Pamela Evette (R) |
Walid Hakim (Green) |
South Dakota |
June 2, 2026 |
Dan Ahlers (D) |
Incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) |
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Tennessee |
August 6, 2026 |
Jerri Green (D) |
Marsha Blackburn (R) |
David Hatley (I); Lauren Pinkston (I); Robert Vick (I) |
Texas |
March 3, 2026 |
Patricia Abrego (D); Chris Bell (D); Bobby Cole (D); Bay City Councilman Ben Flores (D); Carolton Hart (D); Gina Hinojosa (D); Jose Navarro Balbuena (D); Zach Vance (D); Angela Villescaz (D); Andrew White (D) |
Incumbent Greg Abbott (R); R.F. Achgill (R); Evelyn Brooks (R); Pete Doc Chambers (R); Charles Crouch (R); Arturo Espinosa (R); Mark Goloby (R); Kenneth Hyde (R); Stephen Samuelson (R); Ronnie Tullos (R) |
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Vermont |
August 11, 2026 |
Amanda Janoo (D) |
Incumbent Governor Phil Scott (R) |
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Wisconsin |
August 11, 2026 |
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley (D) |
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany (R) |
Jill Ferguson (Green) |
Wyoming |
August 18, 2026 |
Ken Casner (D) |
Senator Eric Barlow (R) |