Biggest governor landslides

The most lopsided races for governor across all 50 states, ranked by the winner’s margin over the runner-up.
Biggest governor landslides
#ElectionResultMargin
11940 TexasW. Lee O'Daniel def. George C. Hopkins+88.9 pts
21902 GeorgiaJoseph M. Terrell def. J. K. Hines+87.2 pts
31918 ArkansasCharles Hillman Brough def. Clay Fulks+86.9 pts
41913 VirginiaHenry Carter Stuart def. C. Campbell+86.7 pts
51936 TexasJames V Allred def. C.O. Harris+85.9 pts
61915 MississippiTheodore G. Bilbo def. J. T. Lester+85.2 pts
71946 CaliforniaEarl Warren def. Henry R. Schmidt+84.6 pts
81811 PennsylvaniaSimon Snyder def. William Tilghman+84.5 pts
91940 ArkansasHomer Adkins def. Harley C. Stump+83.1 pts
101896 South CarolinaWilliam Haselden Ellerbe def. Sampson Pope+82.5 pts
111950 AlabamaGordon Persons def. John S. Crowder+82.2 pts
121944 TexasCoke R. Stevenson def. B. J. Peasley+81.9 pts
131932 ArkansasJunius Marion Futrell def. James Livesay+81.5 pts
141908 GeorgiaJoseph Mackey Brown def. Yancy Carter+81.1 pts
151912 LouisianaLuther E. Hall def. John Michel+80.7 pts
161950 TexasAllan Shivers def. Ralph W. Currie+79.9 pts
171934 ArkansasJunius Marion Futrell def. G. C. Ledbetter+79.8 pts
181848 IllinoisAugustus C. French def. W. L. D. Morrison+79.5 pts
191954 TexasAllan Shivers def. Tod R. Adams+79.0 pts
201948 ArkansasSid McMath def. Charles R. Black+78.7 pts
211826 OhioAllen Trimble def. Alexander Campbell+78.7 pts
221942 AlabamaChauncey Sparks def. Hugh McEniry+78.4 pts
231904 LouisianaNewton C. Blanchard def. William J. Behan+78.1 pts
241938 ArkansasCarl E. Bailey def. Charles F. Cole+77.5 pts
251946 AlabamaJim Folsom def. Lyman Ward+77.3 pts

How this ranking is measured

Gubernatorial general elections ranked by the largest gap in vote share between the top two finishers. To keep the list to genuinely contested blowouts, we require a real second-place finisher (at least 5% of the vote), which sets aside uncontested races and any contest where the data is missing a major candidate.

Compiled by PolitiFinder · published June 14, 2026 · sources: Data & sources · data last verified July 5, 2026.