United States gubernatorial elections, 2018 (Owen's version)

United States gubernatorial elections will be held on November 6, 2018 in 36 states and three territories. In addition, special elections may take place if other gubernatorial seats are vacated. These elections form part of the2018 United States elections. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all but three of the states took place in 2014. Governors in New Hampshire and Vermont serve two year terms, meaning that their most recent gubernatorial elections took place in 2016. Oregon, meanwhile, held a special election in 2016 to fill the unexpired term of John Kitzhaber following his resignation in February 2015; that election was won by the Democratic incumbent Kate Brown, who will serve the final 2 years of the term.

Many of the states holding gubernatorial elections have term limits which make some multi-term governors ineligible for re-election. Two Democratic governors are term-limited, while six incumbent Democratic governors are eligible for reelection. Among Republican governors, thirteen are term-limited, while eleven can seek re-election. One independent governor, Bill Walker of Alaska, is eligible for re-election.