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.
Going into the election, there are 11 Republican lieutenant governors and 6 Democratic lieutenant governors in the United States. This class of lieutenant governors is made up of 8 Republicans and 2 Democrats. Republicans are defending one lieutenant governorship in a state that Kamala Harris won in 2024 (Vermont), while there are no states with Democratic lieutenant governors which Donald Trump won.
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 incumbent secretary of state Wes Allen, Cullman County deputy Patrick Bishop, community advocate George Childress, incumbent commissioner of agriculture and industries Rick Pate, physician Stewart Tankersley, economic developer Nicole Wadsworth, and former Alabama Republican Party chair John Wahl.
State representative Phillip Ensler and funeral company CEO Darryl Perryman are running in the Democratic primary.
One-term incumbent Republican Leslie Rutledge is seeking re-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. 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.
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 seeking reelection to a second term as lieutenant governor.
One-term incumbent Republican Scott Bedke was first elected in 2022. He is running for re-election.
One-term incumbent Republican Stavros Anthony was elected in 2022 with 49.41% of the vote. He is running for re-election. Assembly Majority Leader Sandra Jauregui is running in the Democratic primary.
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.
One-term incumbent Democrat Sabina Matos was elected in 2022 with 51.2% of the vote. She is running for re-election.
Three-term incumbent Republican Dan Patrick is running for re-election. The Texas Constitution does not have term limits for any statewide office.
One-term incumbent Republican John Rodgers was elected in 2024 with 48.76% of the vote. He is running for re-election. Former Democratic Lieutenant Governor Molly Gray will run against him.