11 of 11 governors, by age on Election Day, oldest first. Every column sorts. Each name opens the governor’s full record. How to read the table
Age Age on Election Day, November 7, 2028.
R+15, D+8, Even The state’s lean on the 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index, in points: R+15 votes 15 points more Republican than the nation, D+8 votes 8 points more Democratic. R+5 to R+9 is lean Republican; R+10 and up is solidly Republican.
$1.5M cash Cash on hand, $1.5 million, from the governor’s latest filing with the state. Governors report to their state, not the Federal Election Commission. $360K is $360,000.
Approval The share of registered voters who approve, from the latest published rating: Morning Consult, April 1 to June 30, 2026.
Can run in 2028 Whether the state’s term limit lets the governor be on the 2028 ballot. No term limit means the state sets none.
Open seat Open when the governor is term-limited or has said they will not run again. Approval: Morning Consult. Survey dates April 1 to June 30, 2026. Cash on hand: Greg Gianforte shows $0 per the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, closing report of his 2024 campaign. Reporting period ended March 5, 2026. Cash on hand is not reported for Mike Kehoe and Kelly Ayotte: no figure from a state filing is in the record yet.
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State lean: the 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index.
