US Elections

Governors' Races in Nevada, Georgia, Wisconsin Set 2026 Battleground Map

With 36 governorships on the ballot in November 2026, competitive races in states Trump carried in 2024 will serve as early indicators of voter sentiment toward the White House and both parties...

The Congressional Times · July 4, 2026

Thirty-six states will hold gubernatorial elections in November 2026, according to The Hill's July 2026 analysis of state election schedules, placing a significant share of the nation's executive offices before voters in a midterm environment. Among those contests, races in Nevada, Georgia, and Wisconsin have drawn particular attention from election analysts as states where statewide results could reflect broader national conditions.

All three states were carried by President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, according to certified state electoral vote tallies filed with the National Archives. Gubernatorial results in these states have historically diverged from presidential outcomes: Wisconsin, for example, has reelected Democratic Governor Tony Evers twice despite voting Republican in presidential contests in 2016 and 2024, per the Wisconsin Elections Commission's certified results.

Two additional Midwestern states were identified by The Hill as competitive, though specific states were not named in the available reporting. The full list of competitive seats and candidate filings for each state would be reflected in each state's Secretary of State candidate filing records, which become publicly available upon the close of filing deadlines — dates that vary by state and are tracked by Ballotpedia's state election calendar.

No campaign finance data specific to these 2026 gubernatorial races was available in FEC filings as of the publication date of July 4, 2026, as gubernatorial races are regulated by individual state campaign finance authorities, not the Federal Election Commission. Contribution totals and candidate fundraising figures for each race would be disclosed in state-level campaign finance reports filed with the relevant state ethics or elections commissions.

What remains unknown: candidate fields in several states have not finalized, and primary election dates differ across jurisdictions. The document that would answer which candidates have qualified for each ballot is each state's official candidate filing report, available through the respective Secretary of State's office.

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