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State Executive Officials

State executive elections by position and year:

State executive offices up for election in 2026 include36 gubernatorial seats,31 lieutenant gubernatorial seats,30 attorney general seats, and26 secretary of state seats. Including down-ballot races, there are 300 state executive offices up for election across 43 states in 2026.^[1]

Heading into the 2026 elections, the partisan balance of state executive officials nationally is as follows:

24 Democratic governors and 26 Republican governors
21 Democratic lieutenant governors and 24
22 Democratic attorneys general, 27 Republican attorneys general, one nonpartisan attorney general
22 Democratic secretaries of state 25 Republican secretaries of state

State executives act in many capacities according to the powers granted to them by their state constitutions. They are also charged with implementing and enforcing laws made by state legislatures. There are 748executive seats spread across13 distinct types of offices in the United States.^[2] Of the 13 executive offices, only seven exist in all 50 states:governor,attorney general,superintendent of schools,insurance commissioner,agriculture commissioner,labor commissioner, andpublic service commissioner.

State executive offices up for election in 2025 included twogubernatorial seats, twolieutenant gubernatorial seats, and oneattorney general seat. Including down-ballot races, there were eight state executive seats up for election across four states in 2025.^[3]

State executive offices up for election in 2024 included 11 gubernatorial seats, nine lieutenant gubernatorial seats, 10 attorney general seats, and seven secretary of state seats. Including down-ballot races, there were 167 state executive seats up for election across 30 states in 2024.

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What's on your ballot?

There are36 gubernatorial seats up for election in 2026.

Out of all top state executive offices, only thegovernor andattorney general exist in all 50 states, and only the governor is elected in all 50 states. As the chief executive officer, the governor is among the most powerful figures in state government. Other executive offices ordinarily report to him or her.

The table below contains a list of all candidates for governor in 2026. The table is fully searchable bycandidate, party andcandidacy status. Depending on the size of your screen, you'll either see a menu to the left of the table or an arrow at the top right corner, which you can use to select a state.

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Alabama Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Ken McFeeters	Republican	Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Will Santivasci	Republican	Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tommy Tuberville	Republican	Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Will Boyd	Democratic	Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ja'Mel Brown	Democratic	Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Yolanda Flowers	Democratic	Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Doug Jones	Democratic	Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Chad Chig Martin	Democratic	Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nathan Mathis	Democratic	Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ronald Burnette Jr.	Independent	Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared (Write-in) General

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Alaska Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Click Bishop	Republican	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
David Bronson	Republican	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
Adam Crum	Republican	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
Nancy Dahlstrom	Republican	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
Edna DeVries	Republican	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
Shelley Hughes	Republican	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
James Parkin	Republican	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
Treg Taylor	Republican	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
Bernadette Wilson	Republican	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
Tom Begich	Democratic	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
Matt Claman	Democratic	Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1

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Arizona Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Katie Hobbs Incumbent	Democratic	Governor of Arizona	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andy Biggs	Republican	Governor of Arizona	Candidacy Declared Primary
Scott Neely	Republican	Governor of Arizona	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Schweikert	Republican	Governor of Arizona	Candidacy Declared Primary
Teri Hourihan	Arizona Independent Party	Governor of Arizona	Candidacy Declared General
William Pounds	Green	Governor of Arizona	Candidacy Declared General
Hugh Lytle	Independent	Governor of Arizona	Candidacy Declared General
Leezah Sun	Independent	Governor of Arizona	Candidacy Declared General
Karrin Taylor Robson	Republican	Governor of Arizona	Withdrew Primary

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Arkansas Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Incumbent	Republican	Governor of Arkansas	On the Ballot General
Fredrick Love	Democratic	Governor of Arkansas	On the Ballot Primary
Supha Xayprasith-Mays	Democratic	Governor of Arkansas	On the Ballot Primary

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California Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Chad Bianco	Republican	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sharifah Hardie	Republican	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Steve Hilton	Republican	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brandon Jones	Republican	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Daniel Mercuri	Republican	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jon Slavet	Republican	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Leo Zacky	Republican	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ethan Agarwal	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Xavier Becerra	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ian Charles Calderon	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matt Mahan	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Katie Porter	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Raji Rab	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
George Slivka	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Thomas Steyer	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Eric Swalwell	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tony Thurmond	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Antonio Villaraigosa	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Betty Yee	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Younger	Democratic	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Butch Ware	Green	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nicholas Thompson	Libertarian	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jesse Alberti	No party preference	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tony Fitzpatrick	No party preference	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Lewis Herms	No party preference	Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kyle Langford	Republican	Governor of California	Withdrew Primary
Toni Atkins	Democratic	Governor of California	Withdrew Primary
Eleni Kounalakis	Democratic	Governor of California	Withdrew Primary
Javen Allen	No party preference	Governor of California	Withdrew Primary

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Colorado Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Scott Bottoms	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Bob Brinkerhoff	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Brooks	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jason Ray Clark	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brycen Garrison	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Stevan Gess	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jon Gray-Ginsberg	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joshua Griffin	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Barbara Kirkmeyer	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Greg Lopez	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rabin Mahanty	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Victor Marx	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Will McBride	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jason Mikesell	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Moore	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Alex Mugatu	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joe Oltmann	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Maria Orms	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Katie Pierce	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jim Rundberg	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mitchell Runyon	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Daniel Thomas	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kelvin Wimberly	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Stephen Hamilton	American Constitution Party	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Michael Bennet	Democratic	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Carmen Broesder	Democratic	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Hughes	Democratic	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Anthony Martinez	Democratic	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
William Moses	Democratic	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Phil Weiser	Democratic	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kelsey Heikkinen	No Labels Party	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Abass Yaya Bamba	No Labels Party	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Shawn Bennett	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Willow Collamer	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Charles Evanson	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Marla Fernandez	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Danny Fish	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Justin Ganoe	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Chante Jones	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Christian Komor	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Marcus Marte	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Jarvis Ray	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Joseph Rodriguez	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Gregory Roebuck	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Rachel Suh	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Bradley Wall	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Matthew Yearous	Unaffiliated	Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Mark Baisley	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Withdrew Primary
Robin Jones	Republican	Governor of Colorado	Withdrew Primary

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Connecticut Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Ned Lamont Incumbent	Democratic	Governor of Connecticut	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ryan Fazio	Republican	Governor of Connecticut	Candidacy Declared Primary
Betsy McCaughey	Republican	Governor of Connecticut	Candidacy Declared Primary
Erin Stewart	Republican	Governor of Connecticut	Candidacy Declared Primary
Timothy Wilcox	Republican	Governor of Connecticut	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joshua Elliott	Democratic	Governor of Connecticut	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jennifer Tooker	Republican	Governor of Connecticut	Withdrew Primary

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Florida Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
William Todd Andros	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jay Collins	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Shea Cruel	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Byron Donalds	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
James Fishback	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jim Holcomb	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Daniel Imperato	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Joseph Mercadante	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
William Reicherter	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Paul Renner	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rachel Rodriguez	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Caneste Succe	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Bobby Williams Jr.	Republican	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brandon L. McIntyre	Constitution Party	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Faith E. Antonio	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Evelyn Castillo-Bach	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Richard Dembinsky	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jerry Demings	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Thomas E. Fernandez	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dayna Foster	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Indony Jean Baptiste	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Jolly	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Charles Lewis I	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Donald Peterson	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Christopher Powell	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jessica Vernekar	Democratic	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Reginald Strachan	Independent	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Scott Jewett	Libertarian	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Surindar Bedi	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
James Brown	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Jeffrey Peter Datto	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Moliere Dimanche	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Insley Evans	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Kyle Gibson	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Neil Gillespie	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Rodney Glover	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared (Write-in) General
Mourice Hylton	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Holly Klask	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Andrea Lynn Klink	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Jason Pizzo	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Frank J. Russo	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
David Wexler	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared General
Matthew Taylor	Republican	Governor of Florida	Withdrew Primary

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Georgia Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Chris Carr	Republican	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Clark Dean	Republican	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rick Jackson	Republican	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Burt Jones	Republican	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Gregg Kirkpatrick	Republican	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Leland Olinger II	Republican	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brad Raffensperger	Republican	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kenneth Yasger	Republican	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Keisha Bottoms	Democratic	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Olu Brown	Democratic	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Geoff Duncan	Democratic	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jason Esteves	Democratic	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Derrick Jackson	Democratic	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ruwa Romman	Democratic	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Thurmond	Democratic	Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Guam Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Vicente Ada	Republican	Governor of Guam	Candidacy Declared Primary
Frank Blas Jr.	Republican	Governor of Guam	Candidacy Declared Primary
Marcel Camacho	Republican	Governor of Guam	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joe S. San Agustin	Democratic	Governor of Guam	Candidacy Declared Primary
Josh Tenorio	Democratic	Governor of Guam	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Hawaii Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Governor of Hawaii

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Idaho Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Brad Little Incumbent	Republican	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jordan Chirat	Republican	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary
Scott Hert	Republican	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jill Kirkham	Republican	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary
Lisa Marie	Republican	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary
Justin Plante	Republican	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary
Stephen Heidt	Democratic	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary
Terri Pickens	Democratic	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary
Chanelle Torrez	Democratic	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tanner Basye	Independent	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared General
Ammon Bundy	Independent	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared General
Maxine Durand	Independent	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared General
Melissa Sue Robinson	Libertarian	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared General
John Stegner	Unaffiliated	Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared General

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Illinois Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
J.B. Pritzker Incumbent	Democratic	Governor of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Darren Bailey	Republican	Governor of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Ted Dabrowski	Republican	Governor of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Rick Heidner	Republican	Governor of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
James Mendrick	Republican	Governor of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Andro Lerario	Republican	Governor of Illinois	Withdrew Primary
Gregg Moore	Republican	Governor of Illinois	Disqualified Primary
Joseph Severino	Republican	Governor of Illinois	Disqualified Primary
Max Solomon	Republican	Governor of Illinois	Withdrew Primary
Patricia L. Tillman	Democratic	Governor of Illinois	Disqualified Primary

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Iowa Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Eddie Andrews	Republican	Governor of Iowa	Candidacy Declared Primary
Randy Feenstra	Republican	Governor of Iowa	Candidacy Declared Primary
Zach Lahn	Republican	Governor of Iowa	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brad Sherman	Republican	Governor of Iowa	Candidacy Declared Primary
Adam Steen	Republican	Governor of Iowa	Candidacy Declared Primary
Paul Dahl	Democratic	Governor of Iowa	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rob Sand	Democratic	Governor of Iowa	Candidacy Declared Primary
Julie Stauch	Democratic	Governor of Iowa	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Kansas Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Doug Billings	Republican	Governor of Kansas	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joy Eakins	Republican	Governor of Kansas	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ty Masterson	Republican	Governor of Kansas	Candidacy Declared Primary
Charlotte O'Hara	Republican	Governor of Kansas	Candidacy Declared Primary
Stacy Rogers	Republican	Governor of Kansas	Candidacy Declared Primary
Vicki Schmidt	Republican	Governor of Kansas	Candidacy Declared Primary
Scott Schwab	Republican	Governor of Kansas	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ethan Corson	Democratic	Governor of Kansas	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cindy Holscher	Democratic	Governor of Kansas	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Maine Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Jonathan Bush	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Ken A. Capron	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Bobby Charles	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
David Foster	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
David Jones	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
James Libby	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Garrett Mason	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Owen McCarthy	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Ben Midgley	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Steven Sheppard	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Robert J. Wessels	Republican	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Shenna Bellows	Democratic	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Jason Cherry	Democratic	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Kenneth Forrest Pinet	Democratic	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Troy Dale Jackson	Democratic	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Angus King III	Democratic	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Hannah Pingree	Democratic	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Nirav Shah	Democratic	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared
Richard Bennett	Independent	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared General
W. Edward Crockett	Independent	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared General
John Glowa	Independent	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared General
Derek Levasseur	Independent	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared General
Alexander Murchison	Independent	Governor of Maine	Candidacy Declared General
Maria Aguilo	Republican	Governor of Maine	Withdrew

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Maryland Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Wes Moore Incumbent	Democratic	Governor of Maryland	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dan Cox	Republican	Governor of Maryland	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ed Hale	Republican	Governor of Maryland	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Myrick	Republican	Governor of Maryland	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andy Ellis	Green	Governor of Maryland	Candidacy Declared General

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Massachusetts Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Maura Healey Incumbent	Democratic	Governor of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike Kennealy	Republican	Governor of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Minogue	Republican	Governor of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared Primary
Aaron Packard	Republican	Governor of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brian Shortsleeve	Republican	Governor of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matthew Dewar	Democratic	Governor of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andrea James	Democratic	Governor of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared Primary
Muhammed Kokonezis-Hanino	Independent	Governor of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared General
Connor Gray	Democratic	Governor of Massachusetts	Withdrew Primary

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Michigan Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Mike Cox	Republican	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joyce Gipson	Republican	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Anthony Hudson	Republican	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
John James	Republican	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Perry Johnson	Republican	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tom Leonard	Republican	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Aric Nesbitt	Republican	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ralph Rebandt	Republican	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Evan Space	Republican	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Karla Wagner	Republican	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jocelyn Benson	Democratic	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kevin Hogan	Democratic	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Marni Sawicki	Democratic	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Chris Swanson	Democratic	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike Duggan	Independent	Governor of Michigan	Candidacy Declared General
Garlin Gilchrist II	Democratic	Governor of Michigan	Withdrew Primary

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Minnesota Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Peggy Bennett	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Lisa Demuth	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Thomas Evenstad	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeff Johnson	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Patrick Knight	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brad Kohler	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Krhin	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike Lindell	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Phillip Parrish	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kendall Qualls	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kristin Robbins	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rick DeVoe	Democratic	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Amy Klobuchar	Democratic	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Christopher Seymore	Democratic	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike Newcome	Independent	Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared General
Tim Walz Incumbent	Democratic	Governor of Minnesota	Withdrew Primary
Scott Jensen	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Withdrew Primary
Chris Madel	Republican	Governor of Minnesota	Withdrew Primary

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Nebraska Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Jim Pillen Incumbent	Republican	Governor of Nebraska	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sheila Korth-Focken	Republican	Governor of Nebraska	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jacy Todd	Republican	Governor of Nebraska	Candidacy Declared Primary
Lynne Walz	Democratic	Governor of Nebraska	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Nevada Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Joe Lombardo Incumbent	Republican	Governor of Nevada	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matthew Winterhawk	Republican	Governor of Nevada	Candidacy Declared Primary
Aaron Ford	Democratic	Governor of Nevada	Candidacy Declared Primary
Alexis Hill	Democratic	Governor of Nevada	Candidacy Declared Primary

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New Hampshire Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Jonathan Kiper	Democratic	Governor of New Hampshire	Candidacy Declared Primary

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New Mexico Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
James Ellison	Republican	Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Gregg Hull	Republican	Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Steve D. Lanier	Republican	Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Duke Rodriguez	Republican	Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Doug Turner	Republican	Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sam Bregman	Democratic	Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Debra Haaland	Democratic	Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ken Miyagishima	Democratic	Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Belinda Robertson	Republican	Governor of New Mexico	Disqualified Primary

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New York Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Kathy Hochul Incumbent	Democratic	Governor of New York	Candidacy Declared Primary
Bruce Blakeman	Republican	Governor of New York	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jean Anglade	Democratic	Governor of New York	Candidacy Declared Primary
Elise Stefanik	Republican	Governor of New York	Withdrew Primary
Antonio Delgado	Democratic	Governor of New York	Withdrew Primary

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Northern Mariana Islands Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands

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Ohio Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Heather Hill	Republican	Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
Casey Putsch	Republican	Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
Vivek Ramaswamy	Republican	Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
Renea Turner	Republican	Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
Amy Acton	Democratic	Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
Don Kissick	Libertarian	Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tim Grady	No Party Affiliation	Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared General
Robert Sprague	Republican	Governor of Ohio	Withdrew Primary
Dave Yost	Republican	Governor of Ohio	Withdrew Primary

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Oklahoma Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Gentner Drummond	Republican	Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike Mazzei	Republican	Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Charles A. McCall	Republican	Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jake Merrick	Republican	Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Leisa Mitchell Haynes	Republican	Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kenneth Sturgell	Republican	Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cyndi Munson	Democratic	Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Oregon Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Tina Kotek Incumbent	Democratic	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Danielle Bethell	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Burch	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ed Diehl	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Christine Drazan	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Chris Dudley	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kyle Duyck	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Caleb Kintz	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Patrick Kopke-Hales	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Medina	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Neuman	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brad T. Peters	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matthew Piatt	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Paul Romero	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Wen Waddell	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Martin Ward	Republican	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Forest Alexander	Democratic	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
James Atkinson	Democratic	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brittany Jones	Democratic	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tristan Sheppard	Democratic	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared Primary
Alexander Ziwahatan	Independent Party	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared General
LaNicia Duke	Unaffiliated	Governor of Oregon	Candidacy Declared General

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Pennsylvania Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Josh Shapiro Incumbent	Democratic	Governor of Pennsylvania	Candidacy Declared Primary
Stacy Garrity	Republican	Governor of Pennsylvania	Candidacy Declared Primary
Bill Messner	Constitution Party	Governor of Pennsylvania	Candidacy Declared General

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Rhode Island Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Daniel McKee Incumbent	Democratic	Governor of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Aaron Guckian	Republican	Governor of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Elaine Pelino	Republican	Governor of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Raimondo	Republican	Governor of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Helena Foulkes	Democratic	Governor of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Gregory Stevens	Democratic	Governor of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary

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South Carolina Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Pamela Evette	Republican	Governor of South Carolina	Candidacy Declared Primary
Josh Kimbrell	Republican	Governor of South Carolina	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nancy Mace	Republican	Governor of South Carolina	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ralph Norman	Republican	Governor of South Carolina	Candidacy Declared Primary
Alan Wilson	Republican	Governor of South Carolina	Candidacy Declared Primary
Justin Bennett	Democratic	Governor of South Carolina	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jermaine Johnson	Democratic	Governor of South Carolina	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mullins McLeod	Democratic	Governor of South Carolina	Candidacy Declared Primary
Thomas Ravenel	Republican	Governor of South Carolina	Withdrew Primary

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South Dakota Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Larry Rhoden Incumbent	Republican	Governor of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Toby Doeden	Republican	Governor of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jon Hansen	Republican	Governor of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dusty Johnson	Republican	Governor of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Arnold	Democratic	Governor of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Terry Gleason	Independent	Governor of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared General
Scott Morris	Independent	Governor of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared General
Allison Renville	Independent	Governor of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared General

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Tennessee Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Marsha Blackburn	Republican	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared Primary
Monty Fritts	Republican	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cito Pellegra	Republican	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Rose	Republican	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared Primary
Carnita Atwater	Democratic	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tim Cyr	Democratic	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jerri Green	Democratic	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared Primary
Adam Kurtz	Democratic	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared Primary
Stephen Maxwell	Independent	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared General
Lauren Pinkston	Independent	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared General
Manasa Reddy	Independent	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared General
Robert Vick	Independent	Governor of Tennessee	Candidacy Declared General

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Texas Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Greg Abbott Incumbent	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
R.F. Achgill	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Evelyn Brooks	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Pete Chambers	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Charles Crouch	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Arturo Espinosa	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Mark Goloby	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Kenneth Hyde	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Stephen Samuelson	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Ronnie Tullos	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Nathaniel Welch	Republican	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Patricia Abrego	Democratic	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Chris Bell	Democratic	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Bobby Cole	Democratic	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Carlton Hart	Democratic	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Gina Hinojosa	Democratic	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Jose Navarro Balbuena	Democratic	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Zach Vance	Democratic	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Angela Villescaz	Democratic	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Andrew White	Democratic	Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Jenn Mack Raphoon	Independent	Governor of Texas	Candidacy Declared General
Nick Pappas	Democratic	Governor of Texas	Withdrew Primary
Faizan Syed	Democratic	Governor of Texas	Withdrew Primary
Meagan Tehseldar	Democratic	Governor of Texas	Withdrew Primary

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Vermont Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Phil Scott Incumbent	Republican	Governor of Vermont	Candidacy Declared Primary
Esther Charlestin	Democratic	Governor of Vermont	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Virgin Islands Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands

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Wisconsin Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Andrew Manske	Republican	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tom Tiffany	Republican	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mandela Barnes	Democratic	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joel Brennan	Democratic	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Crowley	Democratic	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Francesca Hong	Democratic	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Missy Hughes	Democratic	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brett Hulsey	Democratic	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sara Rodriguez	Democratic	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Zachary Roper	Democratic	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kelda Roys	Democratic	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Oliver Carranza	Independent	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared General
Crystal Harper	Independent	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared General
David King	Independent	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared General
Mike Kohn	Independent	Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared General
Bill Berrien	Republican	Governor of Wisconsin	Withdrew Primary
Josh Schoemann	Republican	Governor of Wisconsin	Withdrew Primary
Ryan Strnad	Democratic	Governor of Wisconsin	Withdrew Primary

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Wyoming Governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Eric Barlow	Republican	Governor of Wyoming	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brent Bien	Republican	Governor of Wyoming	Candidacy Declared Primary
Megan Degenfelder	Republican	Governor of Wyoming	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joseph Kibler	Republican	Governor of Wyoming	Candidacy Declared Primary
Gabriel Green	Democratic	Governor of Wyoming	Candidacy Declared Primary

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There are31 lieutenant gubernatorial seats on the ballot in 2026.

In 46 states, thelieutenant governor is the second-highest executive office, behind thegovernor. Although the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor vary from state to state, lieutenant governors are responsible for filling vacancies in the office of governor. In many states, lieutenant governors often sit on boards or commissions, and they are often involved in the proceedings of the state Senate.

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STATE

Alabama Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Wes Allen	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Patrick Bishop	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
George Childress	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nicole Jones Wadsworth	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dean Odle	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rick Pate	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Stewart Tankersly	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Wahl	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Phillip Ensler	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Darryl D. Perryman	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
A.J. McCarron	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alabama	Withdrew Primary

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Alaska Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Josh Church	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1
Mike Shower	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Alaska	Candidacy Declared Round 1

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Arizona Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Lieutenant Governor of Arizona

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Arkansas Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Leslie Rutledge Incumbent	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas	On the Ballot General

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California Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
David Fennell	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brian Jones	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Gloria J. Romero	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Josh Fryday	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Janelle Kellman	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Fiona Ma	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Oliver Ma	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tim Myers	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike Schaefer	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Tubbs	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of California	Candidacy Declared Primary
Toni Atkins	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of California	Withdrew Primary
Steven Bradford	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of California	Withdrew Primary

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Colorado Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Lawrence Clark	American Constitution Party	Lieutenant Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General
Joshua Hampton	Unaffiliated	Lieutenant Governor of Colorado	Candidacy Declared General

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Connecticut Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Matthew Corey	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Florida Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Donald Atha	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Georgia Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
David Clark	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Greg Dolezal	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Steve Gooch	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Kennedy	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brenda Nelson-Porter	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Blake Tillery	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jerry Timbs	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Seth Clark	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Josh McLaurin	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Richard N. Wright	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Guam Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Lieutenant Governor of Guam

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Hawaii Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii

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Idaho Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Scott Bedke Incumbent	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Illinois Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Aaron Del Mar	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Carrie Mendoza	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Christina Neitzke-Troike	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Robert Renteria	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Christian Mitchell	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Rantch Isquith	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	Disqualified Primary
Danny Souri	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	Withdrew Primary
Geno Young	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	Withdrew Primary
Joseph Mosley	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois	Disqualified Primary

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Iowa Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Lieutenant Governor of Iowa

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Kansas Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
April McCoy	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Kansas	Withdrew Primary

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Maryland Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Brenda Thiam	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Maryland	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Massachusetts Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Kim Driscoll Incumbent	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared Primary
Anne Brensley	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Michigan Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Lieutenant Governor of Michigan

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Minnesota Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Phouthaivanh Wilkerson	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ryan Wilson	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Nebraska Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska

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Nevada Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
BridgieNix Scheiner	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Nevada	Candidacy Declared Primary

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New Mexico Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Aubrey Dunn	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
David M. Gallegos	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Manuel Lardizabal	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Maggie Toulouse Oliver	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Harold Pope Jr.	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Stephanie Garcia Richard	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico	Withdrew Primary

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New York Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Lieutenant Governor of New York

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Northern Mariana Islands Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands

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Ohio Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Kim Georgeton	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert McColley	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
Stuart Moats	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jalen Turner	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Pepper	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
James Mills	Libertarian	Lieutenant Governor of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Oklahoma Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Cindy Byrd	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Victor Flores	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brian Hill	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Justin Humphrey	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
T. W. Shannon	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Darrell Weaver	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Chris White	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kelly Forbes	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Candice Jay	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Pennsylvania Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Austin Davis Incumbent	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cris Dush	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania	Withdrew Primary

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Rhode Island Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Sabina Matos Incumbent	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Loughlin	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Susan R. Anderbois	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cynthia Armour Coyne	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Eric Ulis	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island	Withdrew Primary

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South Carolina Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Mike Reichenbach	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina	Candidacy Declared General
Pamela Evette Incumbent	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina	Withdrew General

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South Dakota Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Karla Lems	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared General

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Texas Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Dan Patrick Incumbent	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Perla Hopkins	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Timothy Mabry	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Esala Wueschner	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Vikki Goodwin	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Courtney Head	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Marcos Velez	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Kevin McCormick	Green	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	On the Ballot Convention
Mike Collier	Independent	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	Candidacy Declared General
Anthony Cristo	Libertarian	Lieutenant Governor of Texas	Candidacy Declared Convention

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Vermont Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
John Rodgers Incumbent	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont	Candidacy Declared Primary
Molly Gray	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ryan McLaren	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Zuckerman	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont	Withdrew Primary

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Virgin Islands Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands

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Wisconsin Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Will Martin	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cyril Sablich	Republican	Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sarah Godlewski	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary

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There are30 attorney general seats on the ballot in 2026.

As the state's chief legal officer, the attorney general is responsible for enforcing state law and advising the state government on legal matters. In many states, attorneys general play a large role in the law enforcement process.

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Alabama Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Pamela Casey	Republican	Attorney General of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jay Mitchell	Republican	Attorney General of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Katherine Robertson	Republican	Attorney General of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeffrey McLaughlin	Democratic	Attorney General of Alabama	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Arizona Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Kris Mayes Incumbent	Democratic	Attorney General of Arizona	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rodney Glassman	Republican	Attorney General of Arizona	Candidacy Declared Primary
Warren Petersen	Republican	Attorney General of Arizona	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Arkansas Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Tim Griffin Incumbent	Republican	Attorney General of Arkansas	On the Ballot General

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California Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Rob Bonta Incumbent	Democratic	Attorney General of California	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Colorado Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Michael Allen	Republican	Attorney General of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Conner Pennington	Republican	Attorney General of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Hetal Doshi	Democratic	Attorney General of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Dougherty	Democratic	Attorney General of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Crisanta Duran	Democratic	Attorney General of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jena Griswold	Democratic	Attorney General of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Seligman	Democratic	Attorney General of Colorado	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Connecticut Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Attorney General of Connecticut

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Delaware Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Kathy Jennings Incumbent	Democratic	Attorney General of Delaware	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Florida Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
James Uthmeier Incumbent	Republican	Attorney General of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Steven S. Leskovich	Republican	Attorney General of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jim Lewis	Democratic	Attorney General of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jose Javier Rodriguez	Democratic	Attorney General of Florida	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Georgia Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Bill Cowsert	Republican	Attorney General of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Brian Strickland	Republican	Attorney General of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tanya Miller	Democratic	Attorney General of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Trammell	Democratic	Attorney General of Georgia	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Guam Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Peter Santos	Nonpartisan	Attorney General of Guam	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Idaho Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Raúl Labrador Incumbent	Republican	Attorney General of Idaho	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Illinois Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Kwame Raoul Incumbent	Democratic	Attorney General of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Bob Fioretti	Republican	Attorney General of Illinois	On the Ballot Primary
Andy Williams Jr.	Republican	Attorney General of Illinois	On the Ballot (Write-in) Primary
JoAnne Guillemette	Republican	Attorney General of Illinois	Withdrew Primary

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Iowa Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Brenna Bird Incumbent	Republican	Attorney General of Iowa	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nate Willems	Democratic	Attorney General of Iowa	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Kansas Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Attorney General of Kansas

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Maryland Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Attorney General of Maryland

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Massachusetts Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Andrea Campbell Incumbent	Democratic	Attorney General of Massachusetts	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Michigan Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Matthew DePerno	Republican	Attorney General of Michigan	Candidacy Declared General
Kevin Kijewski	Republican	Attorney General of Michigan	Candidacy Declared General
Doug Lloyd	Republican	Attorney General of Michigan	Candidacy Declared General
Karen McDonald	Democratic	Attorney General of Michigan	Candidacy Declared General
Eli Savit	Democratic	Attorney General of Michigan	Candidacy Declared General
Mark Totten	Democratic	Attorney General of Michigan	Withdrew General

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Minnesota Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Keith Ellison Incumbent	Democratic	Attorney General of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ron Schutz	Republican	Attorney General of Minnesota	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Nebraska Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Mike Hilgers Incumbent	Republican	Attorney General of Nebraska	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Nevada Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Danny Tarkanian	Republican	Attorney General of Nevada	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nicole Cannizzaro	Democratic	Attorney General of Nevada	Candidacy Declared Primary
Zach Conine	Democratic	Attorney General of Nevada	Candidacy Declared Primary

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New Mexico Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Raul Torrez Incumbent	Democratic	Attorney General of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary
Samuel Kane	Republican	Attorney General of New Mexico	Candidacy Declared Primary

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New York Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Attorney General of New York

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North Dakota Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Attorney General of North Dakota

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Northern Mariana Islands Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Attorney General of the Northern Mariana Islands

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Ohio Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Keith Faber	Republican	Attorney General of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
Elliot Forhan	Democratic	Attorney General of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary
John Kulewicz	Democratic	Attorney General of Ohio	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Oklahoma Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Jon Echols	Republican	Attorney General of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeff Starling	Republican	Attorney General of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nick Coffey	Democratic	Attorney General of Oklahoma	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Rhode Island Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Kim Ahern	Democratic	Attorney General of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Keith Hoffmann	Democratic	Attorney General of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joseph Solomon Jr.	Democratic	Attorney General of Rhode Island	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Craven	Democratic	Attorney General of Rhode Island	Withdrew Primary

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South Carolina Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Attorney General of South Carolina

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South Dakota Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Austin Hoffman	Republican	Attorney General of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared General
Lance Russell	Republican	Attorney General of South Dakota	Candidacy Declared General

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Texas Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Joan Huffman	Republican	Attorney General of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Mayes Middleton	Republican	Attorney General of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Aaron Reitz	Republican	Attorney General of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Chip Roy	Republican	Attorney General of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Tony Box	Democratic	Attorney General of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Joe Jaworski	Democratic	Attorney General of Texas	On the Ballot Primary
Nathan Johnson	Democratic	Attorney General of Texas	On the Ballot Primary

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Vermont Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Charity Clark Incumbent	Democratic	Attorney General of Vermont	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Wisconsin Attorney general Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Josh Kaul Incumbent	Democratic	Attorney General of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary
Eric Toney	Republican	Attorney General of Wisconsin	Candidacy Declared Primary

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There are26 secretary of state seats on the ballot in 2026.

Although the duties and powers of the secretary of state vary from state to state, a common responsibility is management and oversight of elections and voter rolls, which are assigned to the secretary of state in 41 states. Other common responsibilities include registration of businesses, maintenance of state records, and certification of official documents.

The table below contains a list of all candidates for secretary of state in 2026. The table is fully searchable bycandidate, party andcandidacy status. Depending on the size of your screen, you'll either see a menu to the left of the table or an arrow at the top right corner, which you can use to select a state.

STATE

Alabama Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Caroleene Dobson	Republican	Alabama Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Christian Horn	Republican	Alabama Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Glenda Jackson	Republican	Alabama Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Wayne Rogers	Democratic	Alabama Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andrew Sorrell	Republican	Alabama Secretary of State	Withdrew Primary

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Arizona Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Adrian Fontes Incumbent	Democratic	Arizona Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Alexander Kolodin	Republican	Arizona Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Arkansas Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Kim Hammer	Republican	Arkansas Secretary of State	On the Ballot Primary
Cathy Hardin Harrison	Republican	Arkansas Secretary of State	On the Ballot Primary
Bryan Norris	Republican	Arkansas Secretary of State	On the Ballot Primary
Kelly Grappe	Democratic	Arkansas Secretary of State	On the Ballot General

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California Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		California Secretary of State

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Colorado Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
James McKinzie	Republican	Colorado Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cory Parella	Republican	Colorado Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ross Taraborelli	Republican	Colorado Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
James Wiley	Republican	Colorado Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Celeste Landry	Colorado Forward Party	Colorado Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General
Jessie Danielson	Democratic	Colorado Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Amanda Gonzalez	Democratic	Colorado Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Melissa Richards	Unaffiliated	Colorado Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General

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Connecticut Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Stephanie Thomas Incumbent	Democratic	Connecticut Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Peter Lumaj	Republican	Connecticut Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Georgia Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Tim Fleming	Republican	Georgia Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kelvin King	Republican	Georgia Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Gabriel Sterling	Republican	Georgia Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Dana Barrett	Democratic	Georgia Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Adrian Consonery Jr.	Democratic	Georgia Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Penny Brown Reynolds	Democratic	Georgia Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Idaho Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Phil McGrane Incumbent	Republican	Idaho Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Illinois Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Alexi Giannoulias Incumbent	Democratic	Illinois Secretary of State	On the Ballot Primary
Walter Adamczyk	Republican	Illinois Secretary of State	On the Ballot Primary
Diane Harris	Republican	Illinois Secretary of State	On the Ballot Primary

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Indiana Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Beau Bayh	Democratic	Indiana Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Convention
Blythe Potter	Democratic	Indiana Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Convention

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Iowa Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Ryan Peterman	Democratic	Iowa Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Kansas Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Pat Proctor	Republican	Kansas Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ken Rahjes	Republican	Kansas Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jennifer Day	Democratic	Kansas Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sam Lane	Democratic	Kansas Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Massachusetts Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
William Galvin Incumbent	Democratic	Massachusetts Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Michigan Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Anthony Forlini	Republican	Michigan Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General
Timothy Smith	Republican	Michigan Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General
Barbara Byrum	Democratic	Michigan Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General
Aghogho Edevbie	Democratic	Michigan Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General
Garlin Gilchrist II	Democratic	Michigan Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General
Adam Hollier	Democratic	Michigan Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General
Suzanna Shkreli	Democratic	Michigan Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General

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Minnesota Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Steve Simon Incumbent	Democratic	Minnesota Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tad Jude	Republican	Minnesota Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Wendy Phillips	Republican	Minnesota Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Nebraska Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Bob Evnen Incumbent	Republican	Nebraska Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Nevada Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Nevada Secretary of State

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New Mexico Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Ramona Goolsby	Republican	New Mexico Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Katharine Clark	Democratic	New Mexico Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sonya Lee Smith	Democratic	New Mexico Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Amanda Lopez Askin	Democratic	New Mexico Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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North Dakota Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		North Dakota Secretary of State

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Ohio Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Robert Sprague	Republican	Ohio Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Marcell Strbich	Republican	Ohio Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Bryan Hambley	Democratic	Ohio Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Allison Russo	Democratic	Ohio Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tom Pruss	Libertarian	Ohio Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Rhode Island Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Rhode Island Secretary of State

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South Carolina Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		South Carolina Secretary of State

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South Dakota Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Monae Johnson Incumbent	Republican	South Dakota Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General
Heather Baxter	Republican	South Dakota Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General
Terrence Davis	Democratic	South Dakota Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General

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Vermont Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Sarah Copeland Hanzas Incumbent	Democratic	Vermont Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary

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Wisconsin Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
Sarah Godlewski Incumbent	Democratic	Wisconsin Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nathan Pollnow	Republican	Wisconsin Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cindy Werner	Republican	Wisconsin Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Collin McNamara	Democratic	Wisconsin Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Lorenzo Southall	Democratic	Wisconsin Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
JoCasta Zamarripa	Democratic	Wisconsin Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared Primary
Pete Karas	Green	Wisconsin Secretary of State	Candidacy Declared General

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Wyoming Secretary of state Candidates - 2026
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Wyoming Secretary of State

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There are 177 down-ballot state executive seats up for election in 2026.

Treasurer

Auditor

Comptroller

Education officials

Commissioners

Other officials

U.S. Virgin Islands (board of elections)

Trifectas and triplexes

Trifectas and triplexes are terms used to describe party control of state political offices. Click the tabs below to view the current status of trifectas and triplexes across the country.

Trifectas

Triplexes

See also:State government trifectas

State government trifecta is a term to describe single-party government, when one political party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature.

As of February 15, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 16 Democratic trifectas, and 11 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

Incumbency

From 2011 to 2025, 57.9% of incumbents sought re-election. Of the incumbents who sought re-election during that period, 82% were successful. The first chart below shows the number of incumbents who sought election each year compared to the number of seats up for election. The second chart shows the number of incumbents who were re-elected compared to the number of incumbents who ran for re-election.

The table below is organized by year and includes the total number of offices up for election, the number and percentage of incumbents who sought re-election, and the number and percentage of incumbents who won another term.

State executive incumbents who sought re-election, 2011-2025
Year	Total seats	Incumbents who sought re-election	% incumbents who sought re-election	Incumbents who were re-elected	% incumbents who were re-elected
2025	8	4	50%	1	25%
2024	167	87	52.1%	74	85.1%
2023	36	19	52.8%	17	89.5%
2022	305	209	68.5%	183	87.6%
2021	7	3	42.9%	2	66.7%
2020	166	106	63.9%	91	85.8%
2019	36	21	58.3%	20	95.2%
2018	298	184	61.7%	149	81%
2017	8	3	37.5%	2	66.7%
2016	93	51	54.8%	40	78.4%
2015	25	16	64%	15	93.8%
2014	226	152	67.3%	139	91.4%
2013	6	3	50%	3	100%
2012	94	67	71.3%	59	88.1%
2011	26	19	73.1%	18	94.7%
Total	1,501	944	57.9%	813	82%

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Footnotes

↑Ballotpedia describes the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state as top-ballot state executive offices. Down-ballot state executive offices that exist in all 50 states include superintendent of schools, insurance commissioner, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, and public service commissioner. Examples of other down-ballot state executive offices include treasurer, auditor, and comptroller.
↑There are 13 state executive offices as Ballotpediadefines the term, however, there are other executive offices that Ballotpedia does not cover in some states.
↑Ballotpedia describes the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state as top-ballot state executive offices. Down-ballot state executive offices that exist in all 50 states include superintendent of schools, insurance commissioner, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, and public service commissioner. Examples of other down-ballot state executive offices include treasurer, auditor, and comptroller.