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The 2026 Race Index & Ratings Board

Every Senate, House and Governor race, scored two ways: Attention — how loud a race is right now across news, Wikipedia and Bluesky — and Vector — which way it leans and how firmly. Neither is a poll or a forecast. How they work →

579 races tracked575 with a Vector direction0 with a verified pollUpdated 2026-09-30 UTC
Balance of power

Governors: who holds it now

24 Democratic26 RepublicanControl takes 26. Most of the 50 governorships.

36 governorships on the 2026 ballot · not up: 6 D, 8 R

Make your map

Starting colors are each race's Vugol Vector direction, or its verified polling average where one exists. Experimental, not a forecast; toss-ups start blank. Click a race to switch it: Democrat → Republican → undecided.

D 235 undecidedR 22On the experimental Vector starting map: Democrats need 3 more, Republicans 4 more.

Current seats as of 2026-09-30. Sources: Ballotpedia: partisan composition of governors · Ballotpedia: gubernatorial elections, 2026

The ratings board

Governor races, from safe Democratic to safe Republican

D Anchored8
  1. MD GovernorAttention 70
  2. RI GovernorAttention 63
  3. CA GovernorAttention 56
  4. CO GovernorAttention 55
  5. CT GovernorAttention 55
  6. HI GovernorAttention 53
  7. MA GovernorAttention 36
  8. ME Governor—
D Held8
  1. NM GovernorAttention 70
  2. IL GovernorAttention 63
  3. PA GovernorAttention 59
  4. MN GovernorAttention 56
  5. GU GovernorAttention 56
  6. MI GovernorAttention 50
  7. OR GovernorAttention 48
  8. NY Governor—
D Tilting2
  1. WI GovernorAttention 61
  2. AZ GovernorAttention 60
Toss-up5
  1. NV GovernorAttention 67
  2. GA GovernorAttention 66
  3. TX GovernorAttention 55
  4. KS GovernorAttention 46
  5. NH GovernorAttention 46
R Tilting5
  1. FL GovernorAttention 60
  2. OH GovernorAttention 58
  3. SC GovernorAttention 56
  4. IA GovernorAttention 50
  5. VT Governor—
R Held4
  1. AK GovernorAttention 48
  2. OK GovernorAttention 48
  3. NE GovernorAttention 44
  4. SD GovernorAttention 26
R Anchored5
  1. AL GovernorAttention 58
  2. ID GovernorAttention 49
  3. AR GovernorAttention 47
  4. TN GovernorAttention 46
  5. WY GovernorAttention 32

2 races not yet rated — see them

Each race sits in its column by the polling average where one exists, Vugol Vector otherwise; loudest first. Click a column head to list just those races below.

Loudest first

Contested races & battlegrounds

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D · Anchored8D · Held8D · Tilting2Toss-up5R · Tilting5R · Held4R · Anchored5Unrated2✓ Verified poll on fileClear filters
NMGovernorD · HeldNew Mexico GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 70/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MDGovernorD · AnchoredMaryland GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 70/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NVGovernorToss-upNevada GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 67/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
GAGovernorToss-upGeorgia GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 66/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ILGovernorD · HeldIllinois GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 63/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
RIGovernorD · AnchoredRhode Island GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 63/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
WIGovernorD · TiltingWisconsin GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 61/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
AZGovernorD · TiltingArizona GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 60/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
PAGovernorD · HeldPennsylvania GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 59/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ALGovernorR · AnchoredAlabama GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 58/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
CAGovernorD · AnchoredCalifornia GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 56/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MNGovernorD · HeldMinnesota GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 56/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
GUGovernorD · HeldGU GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 56/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
TXGovernorToss-upTexas GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 55/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
COGovernorD · AnchoredColorado GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 55/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
CTGovernorD · AnchoredConnecticut GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 55/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
HIGovernorD · AnchoredHawaii GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 53/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MIGovernorD · HeldMichigan GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 50/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
IDGovernorR · AnchoredIdaho GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 49/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ORGovernorD · HeldOregon GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 48/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
ARGovernorR · AnchoredArkansas GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 47/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
TNGovernorR · AnchoredTennessee GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 46/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
KSGovernorToss-upKansas GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 46/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
VIGovernorUnratedVI GovernorStatewide raceNo poll availableNews attention 46/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NHGovernorToss-upNew Hampshire GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 46/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MAGovernorD · AnchoredMassachusetts GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 36/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MPGovernorUnratedMP GovernorStatewide raceNo poll availableNews attention 35/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
WYGovernorR · AnchoredWyoming GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention 32/100Details → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
MEGovernorD · AnchoredMaine GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll
NYGovernorD · HeldNew York GovernorStatewide raceModel ratingNews attention PendingDetails → · updated 2026-09-30 Reader poll