2026 results · the new governors
20 states will have a new governor, and 5 change party
The 36 governorships on the November 3 ballot: who held each going in, who won it, and why the governors leaving office were not on the ballot. A race still being counted shows its leader, marked “leads”. Calls are ours, from the official counts.
- New governors
- 20+1 leading
- Changed party
- 5+1 leading
- Governors beaten
- 2
- Trifectas changed
- 1113 not settled
The governors, before and after
All 50 governors
Going into the election: Republicans held 26 of 50. After the election: Democrats have won 29 and lead in 1 more; Republicans have won 20. The 29 governorships the Democrats have won are a majority.
The governorships that changed party
5 governorships went from Republicans to Democrats: Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas. None went the other way. The 14 governorships that were not on this year’s ballot stay as they were.
Every race
Each square is a governorship on this year’s ballot, in party order. Pick a filter, or a square for its people.
Pick a square to see who held the seat and who won it.
The new governors
Previous offices are from the pages linked beside them; a sitting member of Congress is sourced to the congressional rosters. Where we found none, none is shown.
Alaska
Former state representative (source)
Leads by 22.8 points in a seat Republicans held; votes are still being counted
Photo credits
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, via jktforak.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Tommy Tuberville, by Rebecca Hammel on behalf of the U.S. Senate, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Xavier Becerra, by United States Department of Health and Human Services, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Phil Weiser, by Phil Photos, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Byron Donalds, by United States Congress, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Keisha Lance Bottoms, by Executive Office of the President of the United States, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Rob Sand, campaign photo by Rob Sand for Governor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Cindy Holscher, by Catboy69, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Hannah Pingree, by Hannah Pingree for Governor, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Jocelyn Benson, by JFM Photo 73, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Amy Klobuchar, by United States Senate, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Deb Haaland, by Franmarie Metzler, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Aaron Ford, by United States Mission to Geneva, United States Department of State, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Amy Acton, by Myselfsour2724, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Mike Mazzei, by Oklahoma State Senate, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Helena Buonanno Foulkes, by Digitas Photos, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Alan Wilson, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Marsha Blackburn, by United States Senate Photographic Studio, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Gina Hinojosa, by RRC1701, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; David Crowley, by LaShawnda Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.The governors who lost
Why governors left
What became of each governor who was not on the ballot this year, from the pages linked in each race’s note below.
| The holder | Governors |
|---|---|
| Did not seek reelection | 2 |
| Term-limited | 15 |
| Lost the primary | 1 |
| Withdrew | 1 |
| Open seats | 19 |
- AlaskaMike DunleavyTerm-limited
- AlabamaKay IveyTerm-limited
- CaliforniaGavin NewsomTerm-limited
- ColoradoJared PolisTerm-limited
- FloridaRon DeSantisTerm-limited
- GeorgiaBrian KempTerm-limited
- IowaKim ReynoldsDid not seek reelection
- KansasLaura KellyTerm-limited
- MaineJanet MillsTerm-limited
- MichiganGretchen WhitmerTerm-limited
- MinnesotaTim WalzEnded reelection bid
- New MexicoMichelle Lujan GrishamTerm-limited
- OhioMike DeWineTerm-limited
- OklahomaKevin StittTerm-limited
- Rhode IslandDan McKeeLost the Democratic primary
- South CarolinaHenry McMasterTerm-limited
- TennesseeBill LeeTerm-limited
- WisconsinTony EversDid not seek reelection
- WyomingMark GordonTerm-limited
Trifectas
A trifecta is one party holding the governorship and both chambers of the legislature. Of the 37 states where all three are settled, 11 states change trifecta status: Arizona (divided to Democratic trifecta), Georgia (Republican trifecta to divided), Iowa (Republican trifecta to divided), Maine (divided to Democratic trifecta), Minnesota (divided to Democratic trifecta), New Hampshire (Republican trifecta to divided), Nevada (divided to Democratic trifecta), Ohio (Republican trifecta to divided), Pennsylvania (divided to Democratic trifecta), Texas (Republican trifecta to divided) and Wisconsin (divided to Democratic trifecta). In 13 states a chamber or the governorship is still too close or not yet counted.
Chambers from the legislature results, counted on their leaders; who runs each state →
Where this comes from
- Who held each governorship: National Governors Association: current governors, read November 13, 2026.
- Who held each House seat: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives: member list, published November 3, 2026.
- Who held each Senate seat: The @unitedstates congress-legislators roster (public domain), current legislators (last updated September 24, 2026).
- Who won: the official counts, state by state (every source). Calls are ours; a race still being counted shows its leader.
- Previous offices and why a senator or governor was not on the ballot: the page linked beside each, read in November 2026. Where no source was found, nothing is shown.
The new Congress → · The races still being decided → · Where the vote moved, state by state →
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