2026 polls

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2026 polls, newest first
Field dates	Race	Pollster	Sample	Results
Oct 23 to Oct 29, 2026	Texas Governor	ActiVote	400 Likely voters	52%Greg AbbottIncumbent 48%Gina Hinojosa
Oct 28 to Oct 29, 2026	Florida Governor	InsiderAdvantage	1,200 Likely voters	49%Byron Donalds 45%David Jolly
Oct 28, 2026	Iowa Governor	co/efficient Partisan sponsor: Republican	1,020 Likely voters	50%Rob Sand 45%Zach Lahn
Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026	Kansas Governor	Emerson College	800 Likely voters	50%Ty Masterson 46%Cindy Holscher
Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026	Arizona Governor	Noble Predictive Insights	511 Likely voters	51%Katie HobbsIncumbent 45%Andy Biggs 1%Teri Ann Hourihan 0%Risa Lombardo
Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026	Nevada Governor	Noble Predictive Insights	487 Likely voters	47%Joe LombardoIncumbent 47%Aaron Ford 1%Danielle Ford
Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026	Texas Governor	Quantus Insights	1,221 Likely voters	51%Greg AbbottIncumbent 46%Gina Hinojosa 1%Pat Dixon
Oct 20 to Oct 27, 2026	Michigan Governor	CNN/SSRS	768 Likely voters	53%Jocelyn Benson 41%John James
Oct 20 to Oct 27, 2026	Texas Governor	CNN/SSRS	923 Likely voters	48%Greg AbbottIncumbent 46%Gina Hinojosa
Sep 20 to Oct 27, 2026	Michigan Governor	Guidant Polling and Strategy	800 Likely voters	50%Jocelyn Benson 45%John James
Oct 25 to Oct 27, 2026	Arizona Governor	Kreate Strategies Partisan sponsor: Republican	900 Likely voters	48%Katie HobbsIncumbent 43%Andy Biggs 1%Risa Lombardo 1%Teri Ann Hourihan
Oct 26 to Oct 27, 2026	Michigan Governor	Mitchell Research & Communications	636 Likely voters	49%Jocelyn Benson 44%John James
Oct 20 to Oct 26, 2026	Kansas Governor	CNN/SSRS	838 Likely voters	50%Ty Masterson 45%Cindy Holscher
Oct 20 to Oct 26, 2026	Maine Governor	CNN/SSRS	783 Likely voters	53%Hannah Pingree 39%Bobby Charles
Oct 22 to Oct 26, 2026	South Dakota Governor	Concord Public Opinion Partners Partisan sponsor: Democratic	448 Likely voters	48%Larry RhodenIncumbent 39%Dan Ahlers
Oct 21 to Oct 26, 2026	Ohio Governor	Suffolk University	500 Likely voters	48%Amy Acton 44%Vivek Ramaswamy 4%Don Kissick
Oct 22 to Oct 26, 2026	Kansas Governor	The Washington Post/George Mason University School of Policy and Government	801 Likely voters	51%Cindy Holscher 45%Ty Masterson
Oct 23 to Oct 25, 2026	Alaska Governor	Alaska Survey Research	1,068 Likely voters	53%Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins 47%Bernadette Wilson
Oct 20 to Oct 25, 2026	Nevada Governor	Hart Research Associates	950 Likely voters	49%Aaron Ford 45%Joe LombardoIncumbent
Oct 22 to Oct 25, 2026	Maine Governor	Marist University	Not stated Likely voters	44%Hannah Pingree 44%Bobby Charles 6%Rick Bennett
Oct 16 to Oct 25, 2026	South Carolina Governor	Targoz Market Research	895 Likely voters	51%Alan Wilson 41%Jermaine Johnson 1%Michael Addison 1%Walid Hakim
Oct 21 to Oct 25, 2026	Texas Governor	Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center	2,000 Likely voters	50%Greg AbbottIncumbent 47%Gina Hinojosa 2%Pat Dixon
Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026	California Governor	UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies	1,477 Likely voters	61%Xavier Becerra 34%Steve Hilton
Oct 22 to Oct 24, 2026	Alabama Governor	Blueprint Polling	695 Likely voters	48%Tommy Tuberville 45%Doug Jones
Oct 19 to Oct 24, 2026	California Governor	SurveyUSA	799 Likely voters	54%Xavier Becerra 32%Steve Hilton
Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026	Florida Governor	Echelon Insights	515 Likely voters	50%Byron Donalds 44%David Jolly 1%Scott Jewett
Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026	Georgia Governor	Echelon Insights	508 Likely voters	49%Keisha Lance Bottoms 48%Rick Jackson
Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026	Iowa Governor	Echelon Insights	403 Likely voters	50%Rob Sand 46%Zach Lahn
Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026	Maine Governor	Echelon Insights	413 Likely voters	51%Hannah Pingree 38%Bobby Charles 7%Rick Bennett
Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026	Nebraska Governor	Echelon Insights	407 Likely voters	47%Jim PillenIncumbent 40%Lynne Walz 7%Rick Beard 4%Brett Lindstrom
Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026	Ohio Governor	Echelon Insights	508 Likely voters	47%Vivek Ramaswamy 45%Amy Acton 4%Don Kissick
Oct 8 to Oct 23, 2026	Michigan Governor	Michigan State University Department of Political Science/Verasight	1,383 Likely voters	49%Jocelyn Benson 39%John James
Oct 19 to Oct 23, 2026	Wisconsin Governor	Wick Partisan sponsor: Republican	1,213 Likely voters	48%David Crowley 45%Tom Tiffany
Oct 2 to Oct 22, 2026	Illinois Governor	ActiVote	400 Likely voters	59%JB PritzkerIncumbent 41%Darren Bailey
Oct 19 to Oct 22, 2026	Michigan Governor	Glengariff Group, Inc.	600 Likely voters	51%Jocelyn Benson 45%John James
Oct 14 to Oct 22, 2026	Wisconsin Governor	Marquette University Law School	668 Likely voters	51%David Crowley 44%Tom Tiffany
Oct 1 to Oct 21, 2026	Pennsylvania Governor	ActiVote	400 Likely voters	62%Josh ShapiroIncumbent 39%Stacy Garrity
Oct 17 to Oct 21, 2026	Texas Governor	ActiVote	400 Likely voters	53%Greg AbbottIncumbent 48%Gina Hinojosa
Oct 19 to Oct 21, 2026	South Dakota Governor	Emerson College	803 Likely voters	56%Larry RhodenIncumbent 38%Dan Ahlers
Oct 13 to Oct 21, 2026	Texas Governor	YouGov	1,000 Registered voters	48%Greg AbbottIncumbent 46%Gina Hinojosa
Oct 6 to Oct 20, 2026	Georgia Governor	ActiVote	400 Likely voters	52%Rick Jackson 49%Keisha Lance Bottoms
Oct 16 to Oct 20, 2026	Maine Governor	Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research	1,514 Likely voters	49%Hannah Pingree 39%Bobby Charles 9%Rick Bennett
Oct 18 to Oct 20, 2026	Florida Governor	co/efficient Partisan sponsor: Republican	1,014 Likely voters	49%Byron Donalds 40%David Jolly
Oct 18 to Oct 20, 2026	Arizona Governor	GrayHouse	550 Likely voters	51%Katie HobbsIncumbent 45%Andy Biggs 2%Teri Ann Hourihan 0%Risa Lombardo
Oct 19 to Oct 20, 2026	New Hampshire Governor	Saint Anselm	1,672 Likely voters	50%Kelly AyotteIncumbent 42%Cinde Warmington
Oct 1 to Oct 20, 2026	Ohio Governor	VoteHub/Verasight	623 Likely voters	46%Amy Acton 45%Vivek Ramaswamy 2%Travis Kissick
Oct 1 to Oct 20, 2026	Texas Governor	VoteHub/Verasight	601 registered-voter responses; likely-voter model (effective n 509)	48%Greg AbbottIncumbent 46%Gina Hinojosa 1%Pat Dixon
Oct 1 to Oct 19, 2026	Florida Governor	ActiVote	400 Likely voters	52%Byron Donalds 48%David Jolly
Sep 27 to Oct 19, 2026	Ohio Governor	ActiVote	400 Likely voters	51%Vivek Ramaswamy 49%Amy Acton
Oct 15 to Oct 19, 2026	Ohio Governor	Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research	1,592 Likely voters	50%Amy Acton 48%Vivek Ramaswamy

Texas Governor
- 52%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 48%Gina Hinojosa
ActiVote · Oct 23 to Oct 29, 2026 · 400 likely voters
Florida Governor
- 49%Byron Donalds
- 45%David Jolly
InsiderAdvantage · Oct 28 to Oct 29, 2026 · 1,200 likely voters
Iowa Governor
- 50%Rob Sand
- 45%Zach Lahn
co/efficient · Oct 28, 2026 · 1,020 likely voters · Partisan sponsor: Republican
Kansas Governor
- 50%Ty Masterson
- 46%Cindy Holscher
Emerson College · Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026 · 800 likely voters
Arizona Governor
- 51%Katie HobbsIncumbent
- 45%Andy Biggs
- 1%Teri Ann Hourihan
- 0%Risa Lombardo
Noble Predictive Insights · Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026 · 511 likely voters
Nevada Governor
- 47%Joe LombardoIncumbent
- 47%Aaron Ford
- 1%Danielle Ford
Noble Predictive Insights · Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026 · 487 likely voters
Texas Governor
- 51%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
- 1%Pat Dixon
Quantus Insights · Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026 · 1,221 likely voters
Michigan Governor
- 53%Jocelyn Benson
- 41%John James
CNN/SSRS · Oct 20 to Oct 27, 2026 · 768 likely voters
Texas Governor
- 48%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
CNN/SSRS · Oct 20 to Oct 27, 2026 · 923 likely voters
Michigan Governor
- 50%Jocelyn Benson
- 45%John James
Guidant Polling and Strategy · Sep 20 to Oct 27, 2026 · 800 likely voters
Arizona Governor
- 48%Katie HobbsIncumbent
- 43%Andy Biggs
- 1%Risa Lombardo
- 1%Teri Ann Hourihan
Kreate Strategies · Oct 25 to Oct 27, 2026 · 900 likely voters · Partisan sponsor: Republican
Michigan Governor
- 49%Jocelyn Benson
- 44%John James
Mitchell Research & Communications · Oct 26 to Oct 27, 2026 · 636 likely voters
Kansas Governor
- 50%Ty Masterson
- 45%Cindy Holscher
CNN/SSRS · Oct 20 to Oct 26, 2026 · 838 likely voters
Maine Governor
- 53%Hannah Pingree
- 39%Bobby Charles
CNN/SSRS · Oct 20 to Oct 26, 2026 · 783 likely voters
South Dakota Governor
- 48%Larry RhodenIncumbent
- 39%Dan Ahlers
Concord Public Opinion Partners · Oct 22 to Oct 26, 2026 · 448 likely voters · Partisan sponsor: Democratic
Ohio Governor
- 48%Amy Acton
- 44%Vivek Ramaswamy
- 4%Don Kissick
Suffolk University · Oct 21 to Oct 26, 2026 · 500 likely voters
Kansas Governor
- 51%Cindy Holscher
- 45%Ty Masterson
The Washington Post/George Mason University School of Policy and Government · Oct 22 to Oct 26, 2026 · 801 likely voters
Alaska Governor
- 53%Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
- 47%Bernadette Wilson
Alaska Survey Research · Oct 23 to Oct 25, 2026 · 1,068 likely voters
Nevada Governor
- 49%Aaron Ford
- 45%Joe LombardoIncumbent
Hart Research Associates · Oct 20 to Oct 25, 2026 · 950 likely voters
Maine Governor
- 44%Hannah Pingree
- 44%Bobby Charles
- 6%Rick Bennett
Marist University · Oct 22 to Oct 25, 2026 · sample not stated
South Carolina Governor
- 51%Alan Wilson
- 41%Jermaine Johnson
- 1%Michael Addison
- 1%Walid Hakim
Targoz Market Research · Oct 16 to Oct 25, 2026 · 895 likely voters
Texas Governor
- 50%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 47%Gina Hinojosa
- 2%Pat Dixon
Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Oct 21 to Oct 25, 2026 · 2,000 likely voters
California Governor
- 61%Xavier Becerra
- 34%Steve Hilton
UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies · Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026 · 1,477 likely voters
Alabama Governor
- 48%Tommy Tuberville
- 45%Doug Jones
Blueprint Polling · Oct 22 to Oct 24, 2026 · 695 likely voters
California Governor
- 54%Xavier Becerra
- 32%Steve Hilton
SurveyUSA · Oct 19 to Oct 24, 2026 · 799 likely voters
Florida Governor
- 50%Byron Donalds
- 44%David Jolly
- 1%Scott Jewett
Echelon Insights · Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026 · 515 likely voters
Georgia Governor
- 49%Keisha Lance Bottoms
- 48%Rick Jackson
Echelon Insights · Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026 · 508 likely voters
Iowa Governor
- 50%Rob Sand
- 46%Zach Lahn
Echelon Insights · Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026 · 403 likely voters
Maine Governor
- 51%Hannah Pingree
- 38%Bobby Charles
- 7%Rick Bennett
Echelon Insights · Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026 · 413 likely voters
Nebraska Governor
- 47%Jim PillenIncumbent
- 40%Lynne Walz
- 7%Rick Beard
- 4%Brett Lindstrom
Echelon Insights · Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026 · 407 likely voters
Ohio Governor
- 47%Vivek Ramaswamy
- 45%Amy Acton
- 4%Don Kissick
Echelon Insights · Oct 16 to Oct 23, 2026 · 508 likely voters
Michigan Governor
- 49%Jocelyn Benson
- 39%John James
Michigan State University Department of Political Science/Verasight · Oct 8 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,383 likely voters
Wisconsin Governor
- 48%David Crowley
- 45%Tom Tiffany
Wick · Oct 19 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,213 likely voters · Partisan sponsor: Republican
Illinois Governor
- 59%JB PritzkerIncumbent
- 41%Darren Bailey
ActiVote · Oct 2 to Oct 22, 2026 · 400 likely voters
Michigan Governor
- 51%Jocelyn Benson
- 45%John James
Glengariff Group, Inc. · Oct 19 to Oct 22, 2026 · 600 likely voters
Wisconsin Governor
- 51%David Crowley
- 44%Tom Tiffany
Marquette University Law School · Oct 14 to Oct 22, 2026 · 668 likely voters
Pennsylvania Governor
- 62%Josh ShapiroIncumbent
- 39%Stacy Garrity
ActiVote · Oct 1 to Oct 21, 2026 · 400 likely voters
Texas Governor
- 53%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 48%Gina Hinojosa
ActiVote · Oct 17 to Oct 21, 2026 · 400 likely voters
South Dakota Governor
- 56%Larry RhodenIncumbent
- 38%Dan Ahlers
Emerson College · Oct 19 to Oct 21, 2026 · 803 likely voters
Texas Governor
- 48%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
YouGov · Oct 13 to Oct 21, 2026 · 1,000 registered voters
Georgia Governor
- 52%Rick Jackson
- 49%Keisha Lance Bottoms
ActiVote · Oct 6 to Oct 20, 2026 · 400 likely voters
Maine Governor
- 49%Hannah Pingree
- 39%Bobby Charles
- 9%Rick Bennett
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research · Oct 16 to Oct 20, 2026 · 1,514 likely voters
Florida Governor
- 49%Byron Donalds
- 40%David Jolly
co/efficient · Oct 18 to Oct 20, 2026 · 1,014 likely voters · Partisan sponsor: Republican
Arizona Governor
- 51%Katie HobbsIncumbent
- 45%Andy Biggs
- 2%Teri Ann Hourihan
- 0%Risa Lombardo
GrayHouse · Oct 18 to Oct 20, 2026 · 550 likely voters
New Hampshire Governor
- 50%Kelly AyotteIncumbent
- 42%Cinde Warmington
Saint Anselm · Oct 19 to Oct 20, 2026 · 1,672 likely voters
Ohio Governor
- 46%Amy Acton
- 45%Vivek Ramaswamy
- 2%Travis Kissick
VoteHub/Verasight · Oct 1 to Oct 20, 2026 · 623 likely voters
Texas Governor
- 48%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
- 1%Pat Dixon
VoteHub/Verasight · Oct 1 to Oct 20, 2026 · 601 registered-voter responses; likely-voter model (effective n 509)
Florida Governor
- 52%Byron Donalds
- 48%David Jolly
ActiVote · Oct 1 to Oct 19, 2026 · 400 likely voters
Ohio Governor
- 51%Vivek Ramaswamy
- 49%Amy Acton
ActiVote · Sep 27 to Oct 19, 2026 · 400 likely voters
Ohio Governor
- 50%Amy Acton
- 48%Vivek Ramaswamy
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research · Oct 15 to Oct 19, 2026 · 1,592 likely voters

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Polling data from VoteHub (https://votehub.com/polls/api/), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Records reformatted by Election Wrld.

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