2026 Midterms: Gubernatorial Elections, Another Front in the Power Struggle Between Donald Trump and the States
Thirty-six governors are to be elected, representing a pivotal battlefield that will determine which state leaders will either support or confront Donald Trump.
- Thirty-six gubernatorial seats are up for election, split evenly with eighteen held by Republicans and eighteen by Democrats.
- The gubernatorial races represent a crucial counterweight and front in the balance of power between Donald Trump and the states.
- Races such as the Kansas governorship highlight the national stakes and high-profile involvement of political figures like Donald Trump.
By Ségolène Forgar, San Francisco
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ANALYSIS - Thirty-six governors are to be elected on November 3. Americans will therefore not only choose those who pass laws in Washington, but will also select those who, tomorrow, will be able to support the president or stand up to him.
On October 19, in Park City, near Wichita, Donald Trump took the stage. Having come to support Republican Senator Roger Marshall, he also campaigned for Ty Masterson, who is running for the Kansas governor's mansion. His Democratic opponent, Cindy Holscher? The most radical candidate ever fielded in the state, according to him. He urged the crowd to "beat crazy Cindy Holscher." On Facebook, she responded that he could call her whatever names he liked: she is fighting for struggling Kansans.
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The scene illustrates the importance of an election often overshadowed by the battle for Congress. Republicans currently govern twenty-six states, Democrats twenty-four; each camp is putting eighteen seats on the line. "It is a truly defining moment in American democracy," highlights Romuald Sciora (1), director of the Political and Geostrategic Observatory of the United States at Iris.
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