2026 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections

For related races, see 2026 United States elections.

The 2026 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, in 31 states and three territories. The previous lieutenant gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2022, except in Vermont, where lieutenant governors serve two-year terms and elected their lieutenant governor in 2024. Twenty-four lieutenant governors run on the same ticket as the governor.

2026 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections

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10 lieutenant governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic
Democratic incumbent      Term-limited Democrat      Republican incumbent      Term-limited or retiring Republican      No election

There is one state with a Republican lieutenant governor which Kamala Harris won (Vermont), while there are no states with Democratic lieutenant governors which Donald Trump won.^[1]

Race summary

State	Lieutenant governor	Party	First elected	Last race	Status	Candidates
Alabama	Will Ainsworth	Republican	2018	83.7% R	Term-limited	▌Wes Allen (Republican)[2] ▌Patrick Bishop (Republican)[3] ▌George Childress (Republican)[4] ▌Dean Odle (Republican)[5] ▌Rick Pate (Republican)[6] ▌Nicole Wadsworth (Republican)[7]
Arkansas	Leslie Rutledge	Republican	2022	64.2% R	Incumbent running	▌Leslie Rutledge (Republican)[8]
California	Eleni Kounalakis	Democratic	2018	59.7% D	Term-limited	▌Josh Fryday (Democratic)[9] ▌Janelle Kellman (Democratic)[10] ▌Fiona Ma (Democratic)[11] ▌Michael Tubbs (Democratic)[11]
Georgia	Burt Jones	Republican	2022	51.4% R[12]	Incumbent retiring to run for governor[13]	▌David Clark (Republican)[14] ▌Steve Gooch (Republican)[15] ▌John F. Kennedy (Republican)[16] ▌Josh McLaurin (Democratic)[17] ▌Brenda Nelson-Porter (Republican)[14] ▌Takosha Swan (Republican)[18] ▌Blake Tillery (Republican)[19] ▌Jerry Timbs (Republican)[14]
Idaho	Scott Bedke	Republican	2022	64.4% R[20]	Incumbent's intent unknown	TBD
Nevada	Stavros Anthony	Republican	2022	49.4% R[21]	Incumbent running	▌Stavros Anthony (Republican)
Oklahoma	Matt Pinnell	Republican	2018	61.9% R[22]	Term-limited	▌Cindy Byrd (Republican)[23] ▌Victor Flores (Republican)[24] ▌Justin Humphrey (Republican)[25] ▌Darrell Weaver (Republican)[26] ▌Chris White (Republican)[26]
Rhode Island	Sabina Matos	Democratic	2021[a]	50.9% D[27]	Incumbent running	▌Cindy Coyne (Democratic)[28] ▌Sabina Matos (Democratic)[29] ▌Eric Ulis (Democratic)[30]
Texas	Dan Patrick	Republican	2014	53.8% R[31]	Incumbent running	▌Vikki Goodwin (Democratic)[32] ▌Dan Patrick (Republican)[33]
Vermont	John Rodgers	Republican	2024[b]	48.8% R[34]	Incumbent running	▌John Rodgers (Republican)[35]

Alabama

Main article: 2026 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

The Alabama Republican primary election is May 19, 2026. Two-term incumbent Republican Will Ainsworth is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Declared Republican candidates include Secretary of State Wes Allen, pastor Dean Odle, and Economic Developer Dr. Nicole J. Wadsworth.

Arkansas

One-term incumbent Republican Leslie Rutledge is seeking re-election.^[36]

California

Main article: 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Democrat Eleni Kounalakis is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Treasurer Fiona Ma, former state senator Steven Bradford, and former mayor Michael Tubbs have declared their intent to run as Democrats.^[11] Businessman and 2024 runner up for CA-39 David Serpa had initially announced his declared his intent to run as a Republican in February 2025, but withdrew from the race on May 27, 2025 to run for governor.^[37]

Georgia

Main article: 2026 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Republican Burt Jones was first elected in 2022 and was eligible to run for re-election. On July 8, 2025, he announced that he would run for governor in 2026 instead of seek reelection to a second term as lieutenant governor.^[13]

Idaho

Main article: 2026 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Republican Scott Bedke was first elected in 2022 and is eligible to run for re-election. He has not stated his intention for 2026, but may consider running for governor.^[38]

Nevada

One-term incumbent Republican Stavros Anthony was elected in 2022 with 49.41% of the vote. He is running for re-election.^[39]

Oklahoma

Main article: 2026 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Republican Matt Pinnell is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. State senator Darrell Weaver is running in the Republican primary.^[40]

Rhode Island

Main article: 2026 Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Democrat Sabina Matos was elected in 2022 with 51.2% of the vote. She is running for re-election.^[41][29]

Texas

Main article: 2026 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

Three-term incumbent Republican Dan Patrick is running for re-election.^[33] The Texas Constitution does not have term limits for any statewide office.

Vermont

One-term incumbent Republican John Rodgers was elected in 2024 with 48.76% of the vote. He is running for re-election.^[35]

Notes

1. Matos took office after her predecessor, Dan McKee, resigned. She was subsequently elected in 2022.
2. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, Rodgers was ultimately elected by the Vermont General Assembly on January 9, 2025.