Tools · 2026 general election · November 3, 2026
Make your own 2026 governor map
Pick a party in each of the 36 governor races on the 2026 ballot.
This is your map, not a forecast. GovGalaxy makes no picks; every candidate and party label comes from the state's official candidate list.
Your map adds up to
- Not picked yet: 36 of 36 races
14 states don't elect a governor in 2026. You can still color them, but they aren't counted.
0 of 36 races picked.
Start from:
Tap a state to step through solid Democratic, solid Republican, independent where one is on the ballot, tossup, and no pick. Pick a brush to paint lean (light shade) or tilt (stripes).
Pick a state
Tap any state on the map to see its candidates here, and to set lean, tilt or tossup.
Share your map
Your picks are saved in the link. Anyone who opens it sees the same map, and can change it to make their own.
About this map
- Candidates and party labels are copied from each state's official candidate list, the same lists as the state Ballot pages and the candidates page. Open a state in the panel to see its source.
- “Who holds each office today” fills each state with the governor's party from the state's official sources. A party with no candidate on that state's ballot is left unpicked.
- Each state's own label shows in the panel. For the count, labels are grouped: Democratic, Republican, independent or no party, Libertarian, Green and other parties.
- Your picks are kept only in the link. Nothing is saved on GovGalaxy or sent anywhere.
- Full color is a solid pick, a light shade is lean, stripes are tilt, and purple is a tossup. Each state picked for a party also shows its letter. Red and blue appear only on this tool, where they show your picks; GovGalaxy's own pages never color parties.