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Governor Elections by State

50 states · every election for governor since 1789

Pick a state to see every election for governor there since 1789: the winners, the losers, and the full popular-vote totals. A career spans offices, so a governor who later became president, vice president, or senator (Clinton, G.W. Bush, Romney, Pence) shows one combined lifetime vote total on their profile.

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Alabama71Alaska17Arizona42Arkansas76California49Colorado58Connecticut142Delaware65Florida47Georgia77Hawaii17Idaho48Illinois53Indiana56Iowa74Kansas70Kentucky59Louisiana46Maine116Maryland94Massachusetts157Michigan81Minnesota68Mississippi54Missouri56Montana35Nebraska65Nevada41New Hampshire162New Jersey107New Mexico42New York68North Carolina104North Dakota55Ohio95Oklahoma30Oregon45Pennsylvania67Rhode Island154South Carolina50South Dakota56Tennessee86Texas72Utah34Vermont154Virginia44Washington35West Virginia45Wisconsin76Wyoming38