At present, there are 8 Democratic women governors, but four of them are not running for reelection, including Janet Mills of Maine, Laura Kelly of Kansas, Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan.
Those who are running for reelection in 2026 include Kathy Hochul of New York, Maura Healey of Massachusetts, Katie Hobbs of Arizona, and Tina Kotek of Oregon.
But there is a new group of Democratic women who are competing for Governors of their states.
These include
Katie Porter of California
Keisha Lance Bottoms of Georgia
Jocelyn Benson of Michigan
Deb Haaland of New Mexico
Amy Acton of Ohio
Hopefully, these women can have success in their states, and most challenging in Georgia and Ohio, which tend to be “Red”.