1972 Governor election results

19 races · 19 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1972 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1972 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
ArkansasDale BumpersD488,892 votes · +329,715 over Len E. Blaylock
DelawareSherman W. TribbittD117,274 votes · +7,691 over Russell W. Peterson
IllinoisDan WalkerD2,371,303 votes · +77,494 over Richard B. Ogilvie
IndianaOtis BowenR1,203,903 votes · +303,414 over Matthew E. Welsh
IowaRobert D. RayR707,177 votes · +219,895 over Paul Franzenburg
KansasRobert DockingD571,256 votes · +229,816 over Morris Kay
LouisianaEdwin EdwardsD641,146 votes · +160,722 over Dave Treen
MissouriKit BondR1,029,451 votes · +196,700 over Edward L. Dowd
MontanaThomas Lee JudgeD172,523 votes · +26,292 over Ed Smith
New HampshireMeldrim ThomsonR133,702 votes · +7,595 over Roger J. Crowley
North CarolinaJames HolshouserR767,470 votes · +38,366 over Skipper Bowles
North DakotaArthur A. LinkD143,899 votes · +5,867 over Richard F. Larsen
Rhode IslandPhilip NoelD216,953 votes · +22,638 over Herbert DeSimone
South DakotaRichard F. KneipD185,012 votes · +61,847 over Carveth Thompson
TexasDolph BriscoeD1,633,493 votes · +99,507 over Henry Grover
UtahCal RamptonD331,998 votes · +187,549 over Nicholas L. Strike
VermontThomas P. SalmonD104,533 votes · +22,042 over Luther F. Hackett
WashingtonDaniel J. EvansR747,825 votes · +117,212 over Albert Rosellini
West VirginiaArch A. Moore Jr.R423,817 votes · +73,355 over Jay Rockefeller