This briefing reflects reporting and polling available as of October 22, 2026. Candidates, endorsements and polling can change before Election Day on November 3, 2026. Why This Race Matters Republican Gov. Kay Ivey is term-limited, so Alabama is choosing a governor in an open race. The matchup is a rematch of the 2020 U.S. Senate … Read more
Why This Race Matters Alaska is choosing a new governor from a field of one Democrat and three Republicans, and the Democrat, former state Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, leads the public general election polling this briefing located. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is term-limited. A Kreiss-Tomkins win would make him the state’s first Democratic governor in nearly … Read more
The Senate battlefield has drawn most of the midterm attention, but control of the House, and a wave of open governor’s races, are being shaped by the same underlying dynamics: crowded primaries that left lasting bruises, redistricting fights actively redrawing the map, and, in Florida, an unusually public rivalry within the president’s own party. This … Read more
