Republican Party gubernatorial primaries, 2026

2026 Republican Party primary elections
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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. There are 36 gubernatorial seats on the ballot in 2026.

Of those 36 governor's offices, 18 are held by Democrats prior to the November 2026 elections, and 18 are held by Republicans.

On this page, you will find:

Election dates and results
List of Republican primary candidates by state

Click here for more on the Democratic gubernatorial primaries in 2026.
Click here for more on the gubernatorial general elections in 2026.

While this page includes links to pages on state executive elections in the U.S. Territories, it does not include the territories in its statistics.

Election dates[edit]

The following table details 2026 gubernatorial filing deadlines and primary dates in each state. The signature filing deadline is the date by which candidates must file nominating signatures with election officials in order to have their name placed on the ballot.

2026 Election Dates
State	Filing deadline	Primary election
Alabama	January 23	May 19
Alaska	June 1	August 18
Arizona	April 6	August 4
Arkansas	November 11	March 3
California	March 6	June 2
Colorado	March 18	June 30
Connecticut	June 9	August 11
Florida	June 12	August 18
Georgia	March 6	May 19
Hawaii	June 2	August 8
Idaho	February 27	May 19
Illinois	November 3	March 17
Iowa	March 13	June 2
Kansas	June 1	August 4
Maine	March 16	June 9
Maryland	February 24	June 23
Massachusetts	June 2	September 1
Michigan	April 21	August 4
Minnesota	June 2	August 11
Nebraska	February 17 (incumbent) March 2 (non-incumbent)	May 12
Nevada	March 13	June 9
New Hampshire	June 12	September 8
New Mexico	February 3	June 2
New York	April 6	June 23
Ohio	February 4	May 5
Oklahoma	April 3	June 16
Oregon	March 3 (incumbent) March 10 (non-incumbent)	May 19
Pennsylvania	March 10	May 19
Rhode Island	June 24	September 8
South Carolina	March 30	June 9
South Dakota	March 31	June 2
Tennessee	March 10	August 6
Texas	December 8	March 3
Vermont	May 28	August 11
Wisconsin	June 1	August 11
Wyoming	May 29	August 18

Seats up for election[edit]

There are 18 Republican and 18 Democratic seats up for election in 2026. The table and map below show which states are holding gubernatorial elections in 2026.

2026 Gubernatorial Races
State	Current Incumbent	Term-limited (Y/N)
Alabama	Kay Ivey	Y
Alaska	Mike Dunleavy	Y
Arizona	Katie Hobbs	N
Arkansas	Sarah Huckabee Sanders	N
California	Gavin Newsom	Y
Colorado	Jared Polis	Y
Connecticut	Ned Lamont	N
Florida	Ron DeSantis	Y
Georgia	Brian Kemp	Y
Hawaii	Joshua Green	N
Idaho	Brad Little	N
Illinois	J.B. Pritzker	N
Iowa	Kim Reynolds	N
Kansas	Laura Kelly	Y
Maine	Janet T. Mills	Y
Maryland	Wes Moore	N
Massachusetts	Maura Healey	N
Michigan	Gretchen Whitmer	Y
Minnesota	Tim Walz	N
Nebraska	Jim Pillen	N
Nevada	Joe Lombardo	N
New Hampshire	Kelly Ayotte	N
New Mexico	Michelle Lujan Grisham	Y
New York	Kathy Hochul	N
Ohio	Mike DeWine	Y
Oklahoma	Kevin Stitt	Y
Oregon	Tina Kotek	N
Pennsylvania	Josh Shapiro	N
Rhode Island	Daniel McKee	N
South Carolina	Henry McMaster	Y
South Dakota	Larry Rhoden	N
Tennessee	Bill Lee	Y
Texas	Greg Abbott	N
Vermont	Phil Scott	N
Wisconsin	Tony Evers	N
Wyoming	Mark Gordon	Y

By state[edit]

Note: Prior to filing deadlines, the following lists of potential and declared candidates are unofficial. They will be updated after each candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice a candidate who declared for election missing from the list or a candidate who withdrew still listed.

Alabama[edit]

See also: Alabama gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Alaska[edit]

See also: Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 18 top-four primary)

Primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Tom Begich (Democratic Party)
Click Bishop (Republican Party)
David Bronson (Republican Party)
Matt Claman (Democratic Party)
Adam Crum (Republican Party)
Nancy Dahlstrom (Republican Party)
Edna DeVries (Republican Party)
Shelley Hughes (Republican Party)
James Parkin (Republican Party)
Treg Taylor (Republican Party)
Bernadette Wilson (Republican Party)

Arizona[edit]

See also: Arizona gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 4 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

Karrin Taylor Robson

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Arkansas[edit]

See also: Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Incumbent) ✔

California[edit]

See also: California gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 2 top-two primary)

Primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Ché Ahn (Republican Party)
Jesse Alberti (No party preference)
Xavier Becerra (Democratic Party)
Chad Bianco (Republican Party)
Ian Charles Calderon (Democratic Party)
Tony Fitzpatrick (No party preference)
Sharifah Hardie (Republican Party)
Lewis Herms (No party preference)
Steve Hilton (Republican Party)
Leonard Jackson (No party preference)
Brandon Jones (Republican Party)
Matt Mahan (Democratic Party)
Daniel Mercuri (Republican Party)
Katie Porter (Democratic Party)
Raji Rab (Democratic Party)
Jon Slavet (Republican Party)
George Slivka (Democratic Party)
Thomas Steyer (Democratic Party)
Eric Swalwell (Democratic Party)
Nicholas Thompson (Libertarian Party)
Tony Thurmond (Democratic Party)
Antonio Villaraigosa (Democratic Party)
Butch Ware (Green Party)
Betty Yee (Democratic Party)
Michael Younger (Democratic Party)
Leo Zacky (Republican Party)

Did not make the ballot:

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Colorado[edit]

See also: Colorado gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 30 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Connecticut[edit]

See also: Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 11 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

Jennifer Tooker

Florida[edit]

See also: Florida gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

Matt The Welder

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Georgia[edit]

See also: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Guam[edit]

See also: Guam gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 1 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Hawaii[edit]

See also: Hawaii gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 8 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Idaho[edit]

See also: Idaho gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

Jordan Chirat

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Illinois[edit]

See also: Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (March 17 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Did not make the ballot:

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Iowa[edit]

See also: Iowa gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 2 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Kansas[edit]

See also: Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 4 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Maine[edit]

See also: Maine gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 9 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

Maria Aguilo

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Maryland[edit]

See also: Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

Kurt Wedekind

Massachusetts[edit]

See also: Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 2026 (September 1 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

Aaron Packard

Michigan[edit]

See also: Michigan gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 4 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Minnesota[edit]

See also: Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 11 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Nebraska[edit]

See also: Nebraska gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 12 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Nevada[edit]

See also: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 9 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Joe Lombardo (Incumbent)
Matthew Winterhawk

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

New Hampshire[edit]

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2026 (September 8 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

New Mexico[edit]

See also: New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 2 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

Belinda Robertson

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

New York[edit]

See also: New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 23 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Bruce Blakeman

Did not make the ballot:

Elise Stefanik

Ohio[edit]

See also: Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 5 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Oklahoma[edit]

See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 16 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Oregon[edit]

See also: Oregon gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

David Burch

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Pennsylvania[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Stacy Garrity

Rhode Island[edit]

See also: Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2026 (September 8 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

South Carolina[edit]

See also: South Carolina gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 9 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

Thomas Ravenel

South Dakota[edit]

See also: South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 2 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Tennessee[edit]

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 6 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Texas[edit]

See also: Texas gubernatorial election, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Vermont[edit]

See also: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 11 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Phil Scott (Incumbent)

Wisconsin[edit]

See also: Wisconsin gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 11 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Did not make the ballot:

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Wyoming[edit]

See also: Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

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Republican Party gubernatorial primaries, 2026

Election dates[edit]

Seats up for election[edit]

By state[edit]

Alabama[edit]

Alaska[edit]

Arizona[edit]

Arkansas[edit]

California[edit]

Colorado[edit]

Connecticut[edit]

Florida[edit]

Georgia[edit]

Guam[edit]

Hawaii[edit]

Idaho[edit]

Illinois[edit]

Iowa[edit]

Kansas[edit]

Maine[edit]

Maryland[edit]

Massachusetts[edit]

Michigan[edit]

Minnesota[edit]

Nebraska[edit]

Nevada[edit]

New Hampshire[edit]

New Mexico[edit]

New York[edit]

Ohio[edit]

Oklahoma[edit]

Oregon[edit]

Pennsylvania[edit]

Rhode Island[edit]

South Carolina[edit]

South Dakota[edit]

Tennessee[edit]

Texas[edit]

Vermont[edit]

Wisconsin[edit]

Wyoming[edit]

Election coverage by office[edit]

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]