Leadership opinion polling for the 2026 Israeli legislative election

In the run up to the 2026 Israeli legislative election, scheduled to be held by 27 October 2026, various organisations are conducting opinion polling to gauge voter preferences for prime minister and other political figures in Israel during the term of the twenty-fifth Knesset. This article lists the results of such polls.

General preference Open question The following polls asked prime ministerial preferences as an open question without providing a list of options.

DatePolling firmPublisherNetanyahuGantzLapidBennettBen-GvirCohenEisenkotGolanLiebermanOtherNoneUndecided 26SF+NDChannel 1453––10––32–5––– 26SF+NDChannel 1453––11––34–3––– 26SF+NDChannel 1455––11––29–5––– 26SF+NDChannel 1451––11––34–4––– 26SF+NDChannel 1452––14––28–6––– 26SF+NDChannel 1450––16––32–2––– 26SF+NDChannel 1451––10––35–4––– 26SF+NDChannel 1453––8––33–6––– 26SF+NDChannel 1452––7––36–5––– 26SF+NDChannel 14551–6––35–3––– 26SF+NDChannel 14541–6––34–5––– 26SF+NDChannel 14541–8––34–3––– 26SF+NDChannel 14511–5––37–6––– 26SF+NDChannel 14521–4––37–6––– 26SF+NDChannel 14571–6––32–4––– 26SF+NDChannel 14531–10––31–5––– 26SF+NDChannel 14561–18––20–5––– 24SF+DPChannel 143428911–5––––13– 2023Viterbi CenterIsrael Democracy Institute15236.26.51.51.00.50.5–15.130.514 May 23SF+DPChannel 14433517––––––5–30 Apr 23SF+DPChannel 14423814–––––––6–16 Apr 23SF+DPChannel 14433717–––––––3–2 Apr 23SF+DPChannel 14473115–––––––7–28 Mar 23SF+DPChannel 14443217––––––––75 Mar 23SF+DPChannel 14482224––––––––6

Within opposition bloc DatesconductedPolling firmPublisherSamplesize Bennett Eisenkot Golan Lieberman Lapid GantzNone ofThemLead 2026Midgam R&CHaHadashot 125053350–12––517 2026LRI+P4AMaariv50125451011––920 2026Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12501364611710Midgam R&CHaHadashot 125053946877 2026Midgam R&CHaHadashot 125064542133KantarKan 1155318244674376Yossi TatikaZman Israel500314013114–2913 Jun 24LRI+P4AMaariv501–––28–68440

Young voters DatesconductedPolling firmPublisherMarginof errorSamplesize Netanyahu Ben-Gvir Lapid Gantz Lieberman Golan Bennett EisenkotNone ofThemDon'tKnowLead 26LRI+P4AMa'ariv± 5 pp40035631741979916

Specific pairs Netanyahu vs. Eisenkot DatePolling firmPublisherNetanyahuEisenkotNeitherUndecidedMaagar Mochot414613– 26SF+NDChannel 145446– 26KantarKan 11393826 26SF+NDChannel 145347– 26SF+NDChannel 145743– 26KantarKan 11363925 26LRI+P4AMaariv3850–12 26SF+NDChannel 145347–Maagar Mochot424315– 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123842137 26MP+TM+SN+AChannel 133546–19 26SF+NDChannel 145644– 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123542176 26KantarKan 11353829 26LRI+P4AMaariv3948–13 26SF+NDChannel 145446– 26MP+TM+SN+AChannel 133747–16 26Maagar Mochot404515– 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123443176 26SF+NDChannel 145446– 26KantarKan 11374023 26SF+NDChannel 145644– 26LRI+P4AMaariv3748–15 26Maagar Mochot414415– 26SF+NDChannel 145644– 26Midgam R&C HaHadashot 123444166 26KantarKan 11354124 26LRI+P4AMaariv3852–10 26MP+TM+SN+AChannel 133847–15 26Maagar MochotChannel 16404416– 26SF+NDChannel 145545– 26Midgam R&C HaHadashot 123438226 26KantarKan 11364123 26LRI+P4AMaariv3849–13 26MP+TM+SN+AChannel 133447–19 26Maagar MochotChannel 16404317– 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123540197 26KantarKan 11413425 26SF+NDChannel 145545– 26LRI+P4AMaariv3847–15 26MP+TM+SN+AChannel 13364618 26SF+NDChannel 145644– 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123737215 26KantarKan 11403624 26LRI+P4AMaariv3848–13 26MP+TM+SN+AChannel 13364717 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12383824 26Direct Pollsi24 News454411 26KantarKan 11393823 26LRI+P4AMaariv4046–14 26KantarKan 11363529 26Direct Pollsi24 News4447–9 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12344327 26KantarKan 11404119 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12363628 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12353827 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12393526 26LRI+P4AMaariv4244–14 26LRI+P4AMaariv4538–17 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 124331–– 25Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123631–– 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 122436319 24CF+MP+SNChannel 133245–23

Netanyahu vs. Bennett DatePolling firmPublisherNetanyahuBennettNeitherUndecided 26KantarKan 11423325 26KantarKan 11373231 26LRI+P4AMaariv4045–15 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 124037194 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123835236 26KantarKan 11373231 26LRI+P4AMaariv3943–15 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123635236 26KantarKan 11373627 26LRI+P4AMaariv4045–15 26Midgam R&C HaHadashot 123739195 26KantarKan 11363727 26LRI+P4AMaariv4145–14 26MP+TM+SN+AChannel 134243–15 26Midgam R&C HaHadashot 123534274 26KantarKan 11373528 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123537225 26KantarKan 11413128 26LRI+P4AMaariv4043–17 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123837214 26KantarKan 11403129 26LRI+P4AMaariv3944–17 26MP+TM+SN+AChannel 13404515 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12403426 26Direct Pollsi24 News473716 26KantarKan 1139313026LRI+P4AMaariv4245–13 26KantarKan 11363235 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12373528 26KantarKan 11413326 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12373329 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12383131 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12403327 26LRI+P4AMaariv4146–1317 Apr 26LRI+P4AMaariv4341–1619 Mar 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1244282444 Jun 25Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12343920–17 Feb 25Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123737––28 Oct 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12383523429 Sep 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1235382079 Sep 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12323922722 Aug 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12313925510–11 Jul 24LRI+P4AMaariv354817–9 Jul 24Timor Groupi24 News284131–28 Jun 24LRI+P4AMaariv3648––24 Jun 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12293927521 Jun 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12283631529 May 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12343229511 Jan 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123031––18 Dec 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1229333267 Jul 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1239253630 Apr 23CF+MP+SNChannel 134340–17

Netanyahu vs. Lieberman

DatePolling firmPublisherNetanyahuLiebermanNeitherUndecided 26LRI+P4AMaariv4138–21 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 124027285 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123725326 26LRI+P4AMaariv4239–19 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123627316 26LRI+P4AMaariv3740–23 26Midgam R&C HaHadashot 123528325 26LRI+P4AMaariv4239–19 26Midgam R&C HaHadashot 123524365 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123824344 26LRI+P4AMaariv4238–20 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123827305 26LRI+P4AMaariv4339–18 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12392546 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12382537 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12362440 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1241223717 Apr 26LRI+P4AMaariv4829–2319 Mar 26Midgam R&CHaHadashot 124517––9 Jul 24Timor Groupi24 News302446–28 Jun 24LRI+P4AMaariv3934–2713 Jun 24LRI+P4AMaariv3735–2829 May 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123619414

Netanyahu vs. Gantz

DatePolling firmPublisherNetanyahuGantzNeitherUndecided4 Jun 25Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123723––17 Mar 25SF+DPChannel 14471736–17 Feb 25Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123727––12 Dec 24SF+DPChannel 14522127–28 Nov 24SF+DPChannel 14452629–19 Nov 24SF+DPChannel 14492130–6 Nov 24SF+DPChannel 14472726–28 Oct 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12392729527 Oct 24SF+DPChannel 14502327–29 Sep 24SF+DPChannel 14522523–29 Sep 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12382931526 Sep 24SF+DPChannel 14452629–19 Sep 24SF+DPChannel 14482725–9 Sep 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12342831722 Aug 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12323033515 Aug 24SF+DPChannel 14453223–8 Aug 24SF+DPChannel 14482923–31 JulLRI+P4AMaariv3941–1910–11 JulLRI+P4AMaariv3843–199 JulTimor Groupi24 News273142–28 Jun 24LRI+P4AMaariv3844–1825 Jun 24SF+DPChannel 14443323–24 Jun 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12313429621 Jun 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12323233320 Jun 24SF+DPChannel 14393625–19 Jun 24LRI+P4AMaariv3542–2313 Jun 24LRI+P4AMaariv3541–2410 Jun 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12313232510 Jun 24SF+DPChannel 14473122–10 Jun 24MM+SNChannel 133645–1910 Jun 24KantarKan 113038––5–6 Jun 24LRI+P4AMaariv3442–242 Jun 24KantarKan 11303832–30 May 24SF+DPChannel 14443323–29–30 May 24LRI+P4AMaariv3741–2229 May 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12363030416 May 24SF+DPChannel 14433423–15–16 May 24LRI+P4AMaariv3545–2010 May 24LRI+P4AMaariv3447–199 May 24SF+DPChannel 14463321–1–2 May 24LRI+P4AMaariv3347–2030 Apr 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12303634–26 Apr 24LRI+P4AMaariv3645–1917–18 Apr 24LRI+P4AMaariv3742–2114 Apr 24SF+DPChannel 14423622–10–11 Apr 24LRI+P4AMaariv3547–227 Apr 24SF+DPChannel 14413227–31 Mar 24SF+DPChannel 14433918–27–28 Mar 24LRI+P4AMaariv3845–1720–21 Mar 24LRI+P4AMaariv3444–2213–14 Mar 24LRI+P4AMaariv3447–1913 Mar 24SF+DPChannel 14473716–12 Mar 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1229412376–7 Mar 24LRI+P4AMaariv3448–1728–29 Feb 24LRI+P4AMaariv3350––21–22 Feb 24LRI+P4AMaariv3248–2014–15 Feb 24LRI+P4AMaariv3247–2111 Feb 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1227432287–8 Feb 24LRI+P4AMaariv3248–2031 Jan–1 Feb 24LRI+P4AMaariv3249–1930 Jan 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12234129724–25 Jan 24LRI+P4AMaariv3252–1821 Jan 24CF+MP+SNChannel 133048–2217–18 Jan 24LRI+P4AMaariv3150–1911 Jan 24Midgam R&CHaHadashot 122942––10–11 Jan 24LRI+P4AMaariv2951–207 Jan 24KantarKan 112546––6 Jan 24SF+DPChannel 14404020–3–4 Jan 24LRI+P4AMaariv3448––28 Dec 23CF+MP+SNChannel 133152–1727–28 Dec 23LRI+P4AMaariv3249–2020–21 Dec 23LRI+P4AMaariv3446–2018 Dec 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12274522613–14 Dec 23LRI+P4AMaariv3151–186–7 Dec 23LRI+P4AMaariv3151–181 Dec 23LRI+P4AMaariv3049–2122–23 Nov 23LRI+P4AMaariv2752–2116 Nov 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12254125915–16 Nov 23LRI+P4AMaariv2950–218–9 Nov 23LRI+P4AMaariv2652–221–2 Nov 23LRI+P4AMaariv2749–2425–26 Oct 23LRI+P4AMaariv2849–2318–19 Oct 23LRI+P4AMaariv2848–2411–12 Oct 23LRI+P4AMaariv2948–2327–28 Sep 23LRI+P4AMaariv4441–1526 Sep 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12373522626 Sep 23KantarKan 11393922–14 Sep 23SF+DPChannel 14434215–10 Sep 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1236392146 Sep 23SF+DPChannel 14444412–31 Aug 23SF+DPChannel 14414811–25 Aug 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1234392254 Aug 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12373921325 Jul 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12383822224 Jul 23SF+DPChannel 14454510–21 Jul 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12363423713 Jul 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12363721613 Jul 23SF+DPChannel 14484012–9 Jul 23KantarKan 113543–227 Jul 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1239342729 Jun 23SF+DPChannel 1449438–25 Jun 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12353921515 Jun 23Panels PoliticsMaariv3747–1615 Jun 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12363724315 Jun 23SF+DPChannel 14384715–9 Jun 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123637–278 Jun 23SF+DPChannel 1444479–7–8 Jun 23Panels PoliticsMaariv3845––31 May–1 Jun 23Panels PoliticsMaariv3943–1830 May 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12343624618 May 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12393618617–18 May 23Panels PoliticsMaariv384220–14 May 23KantarKan 11404119–14 May 23SF+DPChannel 14444610–14 May 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12383718712 May 23Panels PoliticsMaariv3841–217 May 23CF+MP+SNChannel 133745–187 May 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 1231412874–5 May 23Panels PoliticsMaariv3341–2630 Apr 23CF+MP+SNChannel 133449–1730 Apr 23KantarKan 11334324–30 Apr 23SF+DPChannel 14424810–28 Apr 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12353722616 Apr 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12343922516 Apr 23SF+DPChannel 1443498–13 Apr 23Panels PoliticsMaariv3744–199 Apr 23CF+MP+SNChannel 133451–152 Apr 23SF+DPChannel 1448448–31 Mar 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 12313825627 Mar 23KantarKan 11303733–3 Mar 23Midgam R&CHaHadashot 123726325

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