State executive official elections, 2026
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State executive offices up for election in 2026 include 36 gubernatorial seats, 31 lieutenant gubernatorial seats, 30 attorney general seats, and 26 secretary of state seats. Including down-ballot races, there are 299 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 748 executive seats spread across 13 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, and public service commissioner.
State executive offices up for election in 2025 included two gubernatorial seats, two lieutenant gubernatorial seats, and one attorney 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.
- On the ballotA list of elections and candidates on the ballot
- Trifectas and triplexesInformation on trifectas and triplexes
- Historical election dataA compilation of data related to state executive official elections
On the ballot
Click the tabs below to view information about the elections this year. In this section, you will find:
- A list of seats up for election
- A list of candidates running
- Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup Tool
There are 36 gubernatorial seats up for election in 2026.
Out of all top state executive offices, only the governor and attorney 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 by candidate, party and candidacy 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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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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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.
- 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 January 16, 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.
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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.
| Year | Total seats | Incumbents who sought re-election | % incumbents who sought re-election | Incumbents who were re-elected | % incumbents who were re-elected |
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| 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% |
Election coverage by office
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- Governors
- Secretary of state
- Attorney general
- Other state executives
- State legislatures
- State ballot measures
- Local ballot measures
- State judges
- Local judges
- Municipal government
- School boards
- Recalls
See also
- Past gubernatorial elections: 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016
- Past state executive elections: 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016
- Past election analysis: 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018
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 Ballotpedia defines 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.
