Republicans and Democrats split 2026 governor races across 36 states

Voters in 36 states cast ballots for governor in the 2026 midterm elections, choosing the leaders who will set policy on taxes, public services and education across most of the country. Results are arriving race by race, and the outcomes will shape which party controls the state houses for years to come.

The New York Post is running a live election tracker that lists the winners and losers in each gubernatorial contest. The primary source identifies the candidates in several key races, including the Alaska contest, where Republicans Dave Bronson, Treg Taylor and Bernadette Wilson were among the names on the ballot. In the tracker's format, the winning candidate in each race is marked in bold, so readers can see at a glance who has claimed each seat.

Because governorships are contested in such a large share of the states, the 2026 cycle carries weight beyond any single state line. A governor can sign or veto legislation, propose budgets and direct the executive branch, which means the results will affect state tax rates, the administration of elections and the delivery of public services. The midterm contests also come at a time when both parties are watching state-level outcomes as an indicator of voter sentiment heading into the next national cycle.

The Alaska field illustrates how crowded some of these races can be. Its listing in the tracker places several Republican candidates in a single contest, a reminder that the primary process in many states narrows the field before the general election ballot is set. Readers following the Alaska race will find the final tally in the tracker once counts are confirmed.

Election night coverage continues as counts are finalized in individual states, and some races may take longer to call than others, particularly where margins are narrow. Core Memo will update its reporting as official results are confirmed, with attention to which states changed hands and what the shifts mean for each state's policy direction over the coming term.

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