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1968 Governor election results

21 races · 21 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1968 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1968 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
ArizonaJack WilliamsR279,923 votes · +75,848 over Samuel Goddard
ArkansasWinthrop RockefellerR322,782 votes · +29,969 over Marion H. Crank
DelawareRussell W. PetersonR104,474 votes · +2,114 over Charles L. Terry Jr.
IllinoisRichard B. OgilvieR2,307,295 votes · +127,794 over Samuel H. Shapiro
IndianaEdgar WhitcombR1,080,271 votes · +114,455 over Robert L. Rock
IowaRobert D. RayR614,328 votes · +93,112 over Paul Franzenburg
KansasRobert DockingD447,269 votes · +36,596 over Rick Harman
MissouriWarren E. HearnesD1,072,805 votes · +381,008 over Lawrence K. Roos
MontanaForrest H. AndersonD150,481 votes · +34,049 over Tim Babcock
New HampshireWalter R. Peterson Jr.R149,902 votes · +14,524 over Emile R. Bussiere
New MexicoDavid CargoR160,140 votes · +2,910 over Fabian Chavez Jr.
North CarolinaRobert W. ScottD821,233 votes · +84,158 over Jim Gardner
North DakotaWilliam L. GuyD135,955 votes · +27,573 over Robert P. McCarney
Rhode IslandFrank LichtD195,766 votes · +7,808 over John H. Chafee
South DakotaFrank FarrarR159,646 votes · +42,386 over Robert Chamberlin
TexasPreston SmithD1,662,019 votes · +407,686 over Paul Eggers
UtahCal RamptonD289,283 votes · +157,554 over Carl W. Buehner
VermontDeane C. DavisR89,387 votes · +17,731 over John J. Daley
WashingtonDaniel J. EvansR692,378 votes · +132,116 over John J. O'Connell
West VirginiaArch A. Moore Jr.R378,315 votes · +12,785 over James M. Sprouse
WisconsinWarren P. KnowlesR893,463 votes · +102,363 over Bronson C. La Follette