On this episode of Editors Roundtable, Amy, Erin and Matthew discuss all things governors. We just released our initial 2026 governors race rating and they dive into it. They discuss the surprisingly large numbers of congressmen who end up running for governor and they speculate on which governors could end up running for president. They also talk about which states will see the most action and drama with seats turning over and interesting races to watch.
PLUS: we have a special quiz for you! Do you know which 10 sitting governors - as of 2023 - were once members of Congress? Don't google it. Send us your answers and if you are the first to get it right, we'll send you some Cook Political Report swag. Email us your answer at:support @ cookpolitical.com.
Note: We say 11 in the podcast recording but there are actually 10
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