2026 governor polls by state

Polling averages and every published poll for the 2026 governor races, state by state, with a link to each poll’s source.

• Alabama: Doug Jones (D) 39%, Tommy Tuberville (R) 48% (3 polls)
• Alaska: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D) 46.4%, Bernadette Wilson (R) 23.7% (4 polls)
• Arizona: Katie Hobbs (D, incumbent) 48.8%, Andy Biggs (R) 39.4% (23 polls)
• Arkansas: Fredrick Love (D) 33.8%, Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R, incumbent) 49.7% (2 polls)
• California: Xavier Becerra (D) 57.5%, Steve Hilton (R) 36.3% (12 polls)
• Connecticut: Ned Lamont (D, incumbent) 55.5%, Ryan Fazio (R) 36.3% (12 polls)
• Florida: David Jolly (D) 43.9%, Byron Donalds (R) 47.4% (31 polls)
• Georgia: Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 47.1%, Rick Jackson (R) 48.9% (14 polls)
• Idaho: Terri Pickens (D) 27%, Brad Little (R, incumbent) 48% (1 poll)
• Illinois: JB Pritzker (D, incumbent) 54%, Darren Bailey (R) 34% (2 polls)
• Iowa: Rob Sand (D) 50.3%, Zach Lahn (R) 44% (19 polls)
• Kansas: Cindy Holscher (D) 44.8%, Ty Masterson (R) 48.4% (7 polls)
• Maine: Hannah Pingree (D) 50.6%, Bobby Charles (R) 38.8% (15 polls)
• Maryland: Wes Moore (D, incumbent) 52%, Dan Cox (R) 25.9% (2 polls)
• Massachusetts: Maura Healey (D, incumbent) 55.8%, Michael Minogue (R) 32.2% (11 polls)
• Michigan: Jocelyn Benson (D) 49.8%, John James (R) 42.9% (37 polls)
• Minnesota: Amy Klobuchar (D) 48.6%, Lisa Demuth (R) 40.3% (10 polls)
• Nebraska: Lynne Walz (D) 39.8%, Jim Pillen (R, incumbent) 43.8% (8 polls)
• Nevada: Aaron Ford (D) 40.8%, Joe Lombardo (R) 42.6% (12 polls)
• New Hampshire: Cinde Warmington (D) 41.5%, Kelly Ayotte (R, incumbent) 49.9% (11 polls)
• New Mexico: Deb Haaland (D) 48.4%, Gregg Hull (R) 41.6% (5 polls)
• New York: Kathy Hochul (D, incumbent) 52.1%, Bruce Blakeman (R) 40% (25 polls)
• Ohio: Amy Acton (D) 47.4%, Vivek Ramaswamy (R) 44.8% (28 polls)
• Oregon: Tina Kotek (D, incumbent) 45%, Christine Drazan (R) 44.9% (7 polls)
• Pennsylvania: Josh Shapiro (D, incumbent) 55.4%, Stacy Garrity (R) 32.8% (20 polls)
• Rhode Island: Helena Foulkes (D) 43.4%, Ken Block (I) 27.4% (5 polls)
• South Carolina: Jermaine Johnson (D) 37.7%, Alan Wilson (R) 49% (2 polls)
• Tennessee: Jerri Green (D) 34%, Marsha Blackburn (R) 51.7% (4 polls)
• Texas: Gina Hinojosa (D) 46.2%, Greg Abbott (R, incumbent) 49.2% (46 polls)
• Vermont: Amanda Janoo (D) 40.9%, Phil Scott (R, incumbent) 45% (5 polls)
• Wisconsin: David Crowley (D) 46.8%, Tom Tiffany (R) 43.2% (9 polls)

Polls compiled by The New York Times, used under CC BY 4.0. Averages calculated by People’s Poll (Methods). Updated Oct 19, 2026. Published by Onward Media LLC.