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2018 Governor election results

36 races · 36 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 2018 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

2018 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
AlabamaKay IveyR1,022,457 votes · +327,962 over Walt Maddox
AlaskaMike DunleavyR145,631 votes · +19,892 over Mark Begich
ArizonaDoug DuceyR1,330,863 votes · +336,522 over David Garcia
ArkansasAsa HutchinsonR582,406 votes · +299,188 over Jared Henderson
CaliforniaGavin NewsomD7,721,410 votes · +2,978,585 over John H. Cox
ColoradoJared PolisD1,348,888 votes · +268,087 over Walker Stapleton
ConnecticutNed LamontD694,510 votes · +44,372 over Bob Stefanowski
FloridaRon DeSantisR4,076,186 votes · +32,463 over Andrew Gillum
GeorgiaBrian KempR1,978,408 votes · +54,723 over Stacey Abrams
HawaiiDavid IgeD244,934 votes · +113,215 over Andria Tupola
IdahoBrad LittleR361,661 votes · +130,580 over Paulette Jordan
IllinoisJB PritzkerD2,479,746 votes · +713,995 over Bruce Rauner
IowaKim ReynoldsR667,275 votes · +36,289 over Fred Hubbell
KansasLaura KellyD506,727 votes · +53,082 over Kris Kobach
MaineJanet MillsD320,962 votes · +48,651 over Shawn Moody
MarylandLarry HoganR1,275,644 votes · +273,005 over Ben Jealous
MassachusettsCharlie BakerR1,781,341 votes · +895,571 over Jay Gonzalez
MichiganGretchen WhitmerD2,266,193 votes · +406,659 over Bill Schuette
MinnesotaTim WalzD1,393,096 votes · +295,391 over Jeff Johnson
NebraskaPete RickettsR411,812 votes · +125,643 over Bob Krist
NevadaSteve SisolakD480,007 votes · +39,687 over Adam Laxalt
New HampshireChris SununuR302,764 votes · +40,405 over Molly Kelly
New MexicoMichelle Lujan GrishamD398,368 votes · +100,277 over Steve Pearce
New YorkAndrew CuomoD3,635,340 votes · +1,427,738 over Marc Molinaro
OhioMike DeWineR2,235,825 votes · +165,779 over Richard Cordray
OklahomaKevin StittR644,579 votes · +143,606 over Drew Edmondson
OregonKate BrownD934,498 votes · +119,510 over Knute Buehler
PennsylvaniaTom WolfD2,895,662 votes · +855,763 over Scott Wagner
Rhode IslandGina RaimondoD198,122 votes · +58,190 over Allan Fung
South CarolinaHenry D. McMasterR921,342 votes · +137,160 over James Smith
South DakotaKristi NoemR172,912 votes · +11,458 over Billie Sutton
TennesseeBill LeeR1,336,106 votes · +471,243 over Karl Dean
TexasGreg AbbottR4,656,196 votes · +1,109,581 over Lupe Valdez
VermontPhil ScottR151,261 votes · +40,926 over Christine Hallquist
WisconsinTony EversD1,324,307 votes · +29,227 over Scott Walker
WyomingMark GordonR136,412 votes · +80,447 over Mary Throne