What is at stake on November 3?

Governors: a different level of government.

A governor leads the state or territorial executive branch. The 2026 cycle includes 36 state governorships and three territorial governorships: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands. These offices can shape budgets, agencies, and state policy under their jurisdiction’s rules.

No presidential or Supreme Court office is elected this year. Governors have their own terms and election rules; they are not part of Congress.

Georgia and some territories may need a later runoff. Alaska’s ranked-choice counting and Vermont’s constitutional no-majority procedure are different processes. Each affected governor entry explains the rule.

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Filter by state or territory, office, or cycle type. “Special” means filling an unfinished term. A regular election can include an open seat, a retiring officeholder, or only one candidate; we do not infer competitiveness from this list.