Election results, 2026: State government trifectas

As of 2:16 PM ET on Nov. 4, trifecta status had been decided in 36 of the 46 states where at least one trifecta office was on the ballot: 16 Democratic trifectas, 14 Republican trifectas, and 6 divided governments. 10 remain undecided. 9 changed status (5 to Democratic trifectas, 0 to Republican trifectas, 4 to divided government).

There were 35 state government trifectas—21 Republican and 14 Democratic—on the ballot in 2026. A state government trifecta is when one political party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. There were 11 states with divided governments on the ballot. A divided government is where neither party holds trifecta control.

Heading into the 2026 elections, there were 23 Republican trifectas, 16 Democratic trifectas, and 11 divided governments where neither party held trifecta control.

On this page you will find:

• Trifectas on the ballot in 2026
• Latest calls
• Partisan balance of all trifectas
• Historical changes in trifecta status
• Analysis of state elections, 2026

Trifectas on the ballot in 2026

In 2026, there were 35 trifectas—21 Republican and 14 Democratic—and 11 divided governments on the ballot. The table below highlights the partisan balance of those trifectas before the election, and will be updated following the elections to reflect any changes in trifecta status.

The table below lists each trifecta office on the ballot in 2026.

State	Governor	Election in 2026	Upper chamber	Election in 2026	Lower chamber	Election in 2026
Alabama	Kay Ivey	Yes		Yes		Yes
Alaska	Mike Dunleavy	Yes		Yes		Yes
Arizona	Katie Hobbs	Yes		Yes		Yes
Arkansas	Sarah Huckabee Sanders	Yes		Yes		Yes
California	Gavin Newsom	Yes		Yes		Yes
Colorado	Jared Polis	Yes		Yes		Yes
Connecticut	Ned Lamont	Yes		Yes		Yes
Delaware	Matt Meyer	No		Yes		Yes
Florida	Ron DeSantis	Yes		Yes		Yes
Georgia	Brian Kemp	Yes		Yes		Yes
Hawaii	Joshua Green	Yes		Yes		Yes
Idaho	Brad Little	Yes		Yes		Yes
Illinois	JB Pritzker	Yes		Yes		Yes
Indiana	Mike Braun	No		Yes		Yes
Iowa	Kim Reynolds	Yes		Yes		Yes
Kansas	Laura Kelly	Yes		No		Yes
Kentucky	Andy Beshear	No		Yes		Yes
Maine	Janet T. Mills	Yes		Yes		Yes
Maryland	Wes Moore	Yes		Yes		Yes
Massachusetts	Maura Healey	Yes		Yes		Yes
Michigan	Gretchen Whitmer	Yes		Yes		Yes
Minnesota	Tim Walz	Yes		Yes		Yes
Missouri	Mike Kehoe	No		Yes		Yes
Montana	Greg Gianforte	No		Yes		Yes
Nebraska	Jim Pillen	Yes		Yes	N/A	N/A
Nevada	Joe Lombardo	Yes		Yes		Yes
New Hampshire	Kelly Ayotte	Yes		Yes		Yes
New Mexico	Michelle Lujan Grisham	Yes		No		Yes
New York	Kathy Hochul	Yes		Yes		Yes
North Carolina	Josh Stein	No		Yes		Yes
North Dakota	Kelly Armstrong	No		Yes		Yes
Ohio	Mike DeWine	Yes		Yes		Yes
Oklahoma	Kevin Stitt	Yes		Yes		Yes
Oregon	Tina Kotek	Yes		Yes		Yes
Pennsylvania	Josh Shapiro	Yes		Yes		Yes
Rhode Island	Daniel McKee	Yes		Yes		Yes
South Carolina	Henry McMaster	Yes		No		Yes
South Dakota	Larry Rhoden	Yes		Yes		Yes
Tennessee	Bill Lee	Yes		Yes		Yes
Texas	Greg Abbott	Yes		Yes		Yes
Utah	Spencer Cox	No		Yes		Yes
Vermont	Phil Scott	Yes		Yes		Yes
Washington	Bob Ferguson	No		Yes		Yes
West Virginia	Patrick Morrisey	No		Yes		Yes
Wisconsin	Tony Evers	Yes		Yes		Yes
Wyoming	Mark Gordon	Yes		Yes		Yes

The map below highlights states that held gubernatorial and state legislative elections by partisan control.

What we’re watching

Below are the trifecta storylines we’re watching in the 2026 elections. Check back on election night to see the outcome.

• Will either party exceed its previous high for state government trifectas? Between 1992 and 2026, the most trifectas were 18 for Democrats (1993) and 26 for Republicans (2018).
  • As of November 4, 2026, at 5:20 PM ET, there were 19 Democratic trifectas as a result of the elections. This was the highest number of trifectas for the party since 1992. Trifecta status in nine states was undetermined as of this writing.
• How many state government trifecta changes will there be after the 2026 elections? Between 2010 and 2025, the most in one year was 23 in 2010.

Latest calls

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Partisan balance of all trifectas

Heading into the 2026 election, there were 23 Republican trifectas, 16 Democratic trifectas, and 11 divided governments where neither party held trifecta control. The table below highlights the trifecta status of all 50 states before and after the 2026 elections.

The map below highlights each state by trifecta status before and after the 2026 elections. Click the blue links above the color key to switch the view between pre-election and post-election partisan control.

Historical changes in trifecta status

The following chart displays how many trifectas each party held between 1992 and 2026. Because newly-elected officeholders are not sworn in until December of the election year or January of the following year, changes in trifecta status as a result of general elections are reflected in the following year’s numbers.

The table below shows the changes in trifectas each year since 1992.

The chart below shows the change in number of trifectas of each party from the previous year.
Click [show] on the table below to see each change in state trifectas from 2010 to 2026.

Analysis of state elections, 2026

See also: Ballotpedia’s Election Analysis Hub, 2026

State legislative elections

See also: State legislative elections, 2026

In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers altogether. Across 46 states, 88 of those chambers are holding regular legislative elections in 2026. The general election for state legislative races was held on November 3, 2026.

States are also holding special state legislative elections in 2026 to fill vacant seats. Click here for more.

In the U.S. Territories, five legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections in 2026. Elections were held for the American Samoa House of Representatives, the Guam Legislature, the Northern Mariana Islands Senate and House of Representatives, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature.

Two state legislative chambers, the Michigan and Minnesota state Houses, changed party control following the 2024 general election. Republicans won control of the Michigan House from Democrats, and secured a tie in the Minnesota House.

There were elections for the members of 85 of the nation’s 99 legislative chambers in 2024, representing 5,807 of the country’s 7,386 state legislative seats (79%).

As of November 4th, 2026, Republicans controlled 54.63% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 44.21%. Republicans held a majority in 57 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 39 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. One chamber (Minnesota House of Representatives) was split evenly between both parties.

Partisan balance of all 7,386 state legislative seats
Legislative chamber			Other	Vacant
State senates	840	1,114	6	13
State houses	2,425	2,921	22	45
Total:	3,265	4,035	28	58

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State executive elections

See also: State executive official elections, 2026

State executive offices up for election in 2026 included 36 gubernatorial seats, 31 lieutenant gubernatorial seats, 30 attorney general seats, and 26 secretary of state seats. Including down-ballot races, there were 296 state executive offices up for election across 43 states in 2026.^[1]

Heading into the 2026 elections, the partisan balance of state executive officials nationally was as follows:

• 24 Democratic governors and 26 Republican governors
• 20 Democratic lieutenant governors, 24 Republican lieutenant governors, and one vacancy
• 22 Democratic attorneys general, 27 Republican attorneys general, one nonpartisan attorney general
• 22 Democratic secretaries of state 25 Republican secretaries of state

State executives act in many capacities according to the powers granted to them by their state constitutions. They are also charged with implementing and enforcing laws made by state legislatures. There are 748 executive seats spread across 13 distinct types of offices in the United States.^[2] Of the 13 executive offices, only seven exist in all 50 states: governor, attorney general, superintendent of schools, insurance commissioner, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, and public service commissioner.

State executive offices up for election in 2025 included two gubernatorial seats, two lieutenant gubernatorial seats, and one attorney general seat. Including down-ballot races, there were eight state executive seats up for election across four states in 2025.^[3]

State executive offices up for election in 2024 included 11 gubernatorial seats, nine lieutenant gubernatorial seats, 10 attorney general seats, and seven secretary of state seats. Including down-ballot races, there were 167 state executive seats up for election across 30 states in 2024.

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State judicial elections

See also: State judicial elections, 2026

A total of 313 appellate court seats were up for election in 2026. The seats included:

• 63 supreme court seats
• 250 intermediate appellate court seats

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See also

• Election results, 2026
• Election results, 2026: Governors
• Election results, 2026: State executive officials
• State legislative elections, 2026
• State government triplexes

Footnotes