Midterm Election 2026

Latest 2026 Midterm Polls

Updated September 30, 2026. 42 public polls in 23 Senate and governor races ended in the 10 days through September 30, 2026. The closest: Maine Senate (InsiderAdvantage: Jackson 46, Collins 46); Georgia Governor (Big Data Poll: Bottoms 50, Jackson 50); Michigan Senate (co/efficient: El-Sayed 50, Rogers 50).

Senate and governor polls, last 10 days

End dateRacePollsterDem / IndRepMargin
September 28, 2026Vermont GovernorVermont PublicJanoo 34Scott 44R +10
September 27, 2026Texas SenateBig Data PollTalarico 47Paxton 45D +2
September 27, 2026Texas GovernorBig Data PollHinojosa 44Abbott 49R +5
September 27, 2026New Hampshire SenateTrafalgarPappas 47Sununu 41D +6
September 27, 2026Ohio GovernorMaristActon 50Ramaswamy 44D +6
September 27, 2026Ohio (special) SenateMaristBrown 51Husted 43D +8
September 27, 2026Ohio GovernorSuffolk/USA TodayActon 50Ramaswamy 41D +9
September 26, 2026Maine SenateInsiderAdvantageJackson 46Collins 46Tie
September 26, 2026Iowa SenateInsiderAdvantageTurek 47Hinson 46D +1
September 26, 2026South Carolina SenateTrafalgarAndrews 42Nordone 43R +1
September 25, 2026Alaska SenateTrafalgarPeltola 46Sullivan 47R +1
September 25, 2026Georgia GovernorInsiderAdvantageBottoms 46Jackson 48R +2
September 25, 2026Ohio (special) SenateRasmussenBrown 46Husted 43D +3
September 25, 2026Texas GovernorTPORHinojosa 46Abbott 50R +4
September 25, 2026Michigan SenateBig Data PollEl-Sayed 47Rogers 42D +5
September 25, 2026Texas SenateTPORTalarico 49Paxton 44D +5
September 25, 2026Georgia SenateInsiderAdvantageOssoff 50Collins 42D +8
September 25, 2026California GovernorPolitico/CitrinBecerra 54Hilton 36D +18
September 24, 2026Georgia GovernorBig Data PollBottoms 50Jackson 50Tie
September 24, 2026Ohio (special) SenateQuantus InsightsBrown 48Husted 47D +1
September 24, 2026Maine SenateNYT/SienaJackson 46Collins 49R +3
September 24, 2026Michigan SenateRasmussenEl-Sayed 47Rogers 44D +3
September 24, 2026Maine SenateUNHJackson 51Collins 47D +4
September 24, 2026Michigan SenateNYT/SienaEl-Sayed 49Rogers 44D +5
September 24, 2026New Hampshire SenateNYT/SienaPappas 50Sununu 45D +5
September 24, 2026Michigan GovernorNYT/SienaBenson 48James 43D +5
September 24, 2026North Carolina SenateHigh Point Univ.Cooper 50Whatley 42D +8
September 24, 2026Georgia SenateBig Data PollOssoff 55Collins 45D +10
September 24, 2026Florida (special) SenateStetson Univ.Nixon 40Moody 51R +11
September 24, 2026New Hampshire GovernorNYT/SienaWarmington 41Ayotte 52R +11
September 24, 2026Florida GovernorStetson Univ.Jolly 39Donalds 51R +12
September 24, 2026Maine GovernorNYT/SienaPingree 47Charles 34D +13
September 24, 2026Pennsylvania GovernorNYT/SienaShapiro 58Garrity 38D +20
September 23, 2026New York GovernorSienaHochul 50Blakeman 41D +9
September 22, 2026Michigan Senateco/efficientEl-Sayed 50Rogers 50Tie
September 22, 2026Texas SenateTSU/YouGovTalarico 47Paxton 46D +1
September 22, 2026Alaska SenateAlaska Survey ResearchPeltola 52Sullivan 48D +4
September 22, 2026Michigan SenateSuffolkEl-Sayed 47Rogers 40D +7
September 22, 2026Iowa SenateMaristTurek 50Hinson 42D +8
September 22, 2026Iowa GovernorMaristSand 54Lahn 42D +12
September 22, 2026Michigan GovernorSuffolkBenson 51James 34D +17
September 21, 2026Florida (special) SenateInsiderAdvantageNixon 42Moody 49R +7

Presidential approval polls, last 3 weeks

End datePollsterApproveDisapprove
September 27, 2026Quinnipiac ↗34%61%
September 25, 2026Angus Reid ↗34%61%
September 22, 2026Emerson College ↗39%58%
September 21, 2026Reuters/Ipsos ↗32%—
September 21, 2026Strength In Numbers/Verasight ↗33%63%
September 20, 2026American Research Group ↗29%68%
September 15, 2026NPR/PBS News/Marist ↗39%59%
September 14, 2026Reuters/Ipsos ↗35%—
September 14, 2026Fox News ↗39%61%

Generic congressional ballot polls, last 3 weeks

End datePollsterDemRepMargin
September 28, 2026Economist/YouGov ↗——D +16
September 27, 2026Quinnipiac ↗5139D +12
September 25, 2026Angus Reid ↗5640D +16
September 22, 2026Emerson College ↗5342D +11
September 21, 2026Economist/YouGov ↗——D +14
September 21, 2026Strength In Numbers/Verasight ↗5242D +10
September 15, 2026NPR/PBS News/Marist ↗5341D +12
September 14, 2026Fox News ↗5144D +7

Margins under about 4 points are within typical sampling error. Polls are snapshots, not predictions. Figures belong to the pollsters named. See our methodology.

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