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  <total>50</total>
  <last_updated>2026-01-16T00:00:00+00:00</last_updated>
  <generated_at>2026-05-05T20:28:15+00:00</generated_at>
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      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
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      <date>2026-01-16T00:00:00+00:00</date>
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      <district>NJ</district>
      <state>nj</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
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      <date>2026-01-02T00:00:00+00:00</date>
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      <incumbent_name>Sherrill</incumbent_name>
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        <name>Democrat</name>
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      <note></note>
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      <district>VA</district>
      <state>va</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
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      <date>2026-01-02T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Not Up This Cycle</rating>
      <rating_numeric nil="true"/>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Spanberger</incumbent_name>
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        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <note></note>
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      <district>AZ</district>
      <state>az</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Toss-up</rating>
      <rating_numeric>5</rating_numeric>
      <shift>right</shift>
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      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Hobbs</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
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      <district>GA</district>
      <state>ga</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Tilt Republican</rating>
      <rating_numeric>7</rating_numeric>
      <shift>right</shift>
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      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Kemp</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Republican</name>
        <slug>republican</slug>
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      <open>true</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
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      <district>IA</district>
      <state>ia</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Likely Republican</rating>
      <rating_numeric>9</rating_numeric>
      <shift>right</shift>
      <previous_rating>Battleground Republican</previous_rating>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Reynolds</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Republican</name>
        <slug>republican</slug>
      </party>
      <open>true</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
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      <district>KS</district>
      <state>ks</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Toss-up</rating>
      <rating_numeric>5</rating_numeric>
      <shift>right</shift>
      <previous_rating>Battleground Democrat</previous_rating>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Kelly</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>true</open>
      <special>false</special>
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      <note></note>
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      <district>ME</district>
      <state>me</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Likely Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>1</rating_numeric>
      <shift>left</shift>
      <previous_rating>Battleground Democrat</previous_rating>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Mills</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>true</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
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      <district>MI</district>
      <state>mi</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Toss-up</rating>
      <rating_numeric>5</rating_numeric>
      <shift>right</shift>
      <previous_rating>Battleground Democrat</previous_rating>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Whitmer</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>true</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
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      <district>NV</district>
      <state>nv</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Tilt Republican</rating>
      <rating_numeric>7</rating_numeric>
      <shift>right</shift>
      <previous_rating>Battleground Republican</previous_rating>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Lombardo</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Republican</name>
        <slug>republican</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>NM</district>
      <state>nm</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Likely Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>1</rating_numeric>
      <shift>left</shift>
      <previous_rating>Battleground Democrat</previous_rating>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Lujan Grisham</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
      </party>
      <open>true</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>NY</district>
      <state>ny</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Likely Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>1</rating_numeric>
      <shift>left</shift>
      <previous_rating>Battleground Democrat</previous_rating>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Hochul</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
      </party>
      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>PA</district>
      <state>pa</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Likely Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>1</rating_numeric>
      <shift>left</shift>
      <previous_rating>Battleground Democrat</previous_rating>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Shapiro</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
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    <item>
      <district>WI</district>
      <state>wi</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-08-28T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Toss-up</rating>
      <rating_numeric>5</rating_numeric>
      <shift>right</shift>
      <previous_rating>Battleground Democrat</previous_rating>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Evers</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
      </party>
      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>AL</district>
      <state>al</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Republican</rating>
      <rating_numeric>10</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Ivey</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Republican</name>
        <slug>republican</slug>
      </party>
      <open>true</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>AK</district>
      <state>ak</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Republican</rating>
      <rating_numeric>10</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Dunleavy</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Republican</name>
        <slug>republican</slug>
      </party>
      <open>true</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>AR</district>
      <state>ar</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Republican</rating>
      <rating_numeric>10</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Huckabee Sanders</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Republican</name>
        <slug>republican</slug>
      </party>
      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>CA</district>
      <state>ca</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>0</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Newsom</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
      </party>
      <open>true</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>CO</district>
      <state>co</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>0</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Polis</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>true</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>CT</district>
      <state>ct</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>0</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Lamont</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
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      <district>DE</district>
      <state>de</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Not Up This Cycle</rating>
      <rating_numeric nil="true"/>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Hall-Long</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
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      <district>FL</district>
      <state>fl</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Republican</rating>
      <rating_numeric>10</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>DeSantis</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Republican</name>
        <slug>republican</slug>
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      <open>true</open>
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      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
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      <district>HI</district>
      <state>hi</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>0</rating_numeric>
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      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
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      <incumbent_name>Green</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
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      <district>ID</district>
      <state>id</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Republican</rating>
      <rating_numeric>10</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
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      <incumbent_name>Little</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Republican</name>
        <slug>republican</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>IL</district>
      <state>il</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>0</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Pritzker</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>IN</district>
      <state>in</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Not Up This Cycle</rating>
      <rating_numeric nil="true"/>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Braun</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Republican</name>
        <slug>republican</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <district>MD</district>
      <state>md</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>0</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Moore</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
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      <district>MA</district>
      <state>ma</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Democrat</rating>
      <rating_numeric>0</rating_numeric>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
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      <incumbent_name>Healey</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Democrat</name>
        <slug>democrat</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
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      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
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      <district>MO</district>
      <state>mo</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Not Up This Cycle</rating>
      <rating_numeric nil="true"/>
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      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Kehoe</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
        <name>Republican</name>
        <slug>republican</slug>
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      <open>false</open>
      <special>false</special>
      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
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      <district>MT</district>
      <state>mt</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Not Up This Cycle</rating>
      <rating_numeric nil="true"/>
      <shift nil="true"/>
      <previous_rating nil="true"/>
      <flipped>false</flipped>
      <incumbent_name>Gianforte</incumbent_name>
      <incumbent/>
      <party>
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      <open>false</open>
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      <electoral_votes nil="true"/>
      <note></note>
    </item>
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      <district>NE</district>
      <state>ne</state>
      <election_year>2026</election_year>
      <office>Governor</office>
      <office_slug>governor</office_slug>
      <date>2025-02-06T00:00:00+00:00</date>
      <rating>Solid Republican</rating>
      <rating_numeric>10</rating_numeric>
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