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| United States gubernatorial elections, 2018 | ||||
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| 39 governorships
36 states; 3 territories | ||||
| November 6, 2018 | ||||
| First party | Second party | Third party | ||
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| Leader | Bill Haslam | Jay Inslee | Bill Walker | |
| Party | Republican | Democratic | Independant | |
| Leader's seat | Tennessee | Washington | Alaska | |
| Last election | 33 | 16 | 1 | |
| Seats won | 25 | 23 | 0 | |
| Seat change | -6 | +7 | -1 | |
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6, 2018, in 36 states and three territories.
As part of the 2018 Democratic fervor, and the prelude to the Second Progressive Era, Democrats dominated in the elections, swiping 7 Republican seats. Republicans were able to do some damage control however, by picking up the only independent governorship in Alaska.
The elections also solidified 2018's reputation as the Year of the Woman, as four of the nineteen new Governors were female.
Results[]
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Republican gain Republican hold Democratic gain Democratic hold Independent gain Independent hold
Winning candidate in bold
| State | Incumbent | Party | Result | Candidates |
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| Alabama | Kay Ivey | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | Walt Maddox (Democratic) |
| Alaska | Bill Walker | Independent | Incumbent retired, Republican gain | Mike Dunleavy (Republican)
Mark Begich (Democratic) |
| Arizona | Doug Ducey | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | David Garcia (Democratic) |
| Arkansas | Asa Hutchinson | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | Jared Henderson (Democratic) |
| California | Jerry Brown | Democratic | Incumbent term-limited, Democratic hold | Gavin Newsom (Democratic) John H. Cox (Republican) |
| Colorado | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | Incumbent term-limited, Democratic hold | Jared Polis (Democratic)
Walker Stapleton (Republican) |
| Connecticut | Dan Malloy | Democratic | Incumbent retired, Republican gain | Ned Lamont (Democratic)
Bob Stefanowski (Republican) |
| Florida | Rick Scott | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Republican hold | Ron DeSantis (Republican)
Andrew Gillum (Democratic) |
| Georgia | Nathan Deal | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Republican hold | Brian Kemp (Republican)
Stacey Abrams (Democratic) |
| Hawaii | David Ige | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, Democratic hold | Andria Tupola (Republican) |
| Idaho | Butch Otter | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Republican hold | Brad Little (Republican) Paulette Jordan (Democratic) |
| Illinois | Bruce Rauner | Republican | Incumbent defeated, Democratic gain | J.B Pritzker (Democratic)
Kash Jackson (Libertarian) |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | Fred Hubbell (Democratic) |
| Kansas | Jeff Coyler | Republican | Incumbent primaried, Democratic gain | Laura Kelly (Democratic)
Kris Kobach (Republican) |
| Maine | Paul LaPage | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Democratic gain | Janet Mills (Democratic)
Shawn Moody (Republican) |
| Maryland | Larry Hogan | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | Ben Jealous (Republican) |
| Massachusetts | Charlie Baker | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | Jay Gonzalez (Democratic) |
| Michigan | Rick Snyder | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Democratic gain | Gretchen Whitmer (Democratic)
Bill Schuette (Republican) |
| Minnesota | Mark Dayton | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | Incumbent retired, DFL hold | Tim Walz (Democratic)
Jeff Johnson (Republican) |
| Nebraska | Pete Ricketts | Republican | Incumbent re-elected | Bob Krist (Democratic) |
| Nevada | Brain Sandoval | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Democratic gain | Steve Sisolak (Democratic)
Adam Laxalt (Republican) |
| New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | Steve Marchand (Democratic) Jilette Jarvis (Libertarian) |
| New Mexico | Susana Martinez | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Democratic gain | Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)
Steve Pearce (Republican) |
| New York | Andrew Cuomo | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, Democratic hold | Marcus Molinaro (Republican)
Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) |
| Ohio | John Kasich | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Republican hold | Mike DeWine (Republican)
Rich Cordray (Democratic) |
| Oklahoma | Mary Fallin | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Republican hold | Kevin Stitt (Republican)
Drew Edmondson (Democratic) |
| Oregon | Kate Brown | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, Democratic hold | Knute Buehler (Republican) |
| Pennsylvania | Tom Wolff | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, Democratic hold | Scott Wagner (Republican) |
| Rhode Island | Gina Raimondo | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected, Democratic hold | Allan Fung (Republican) |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | James Smith (Democratic) |
| South Dakota | Dennis Daugaard | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Republican hold | Kristi Noem (Republican) Billie Sutton (Democratic) |
| Tennessee | Bill Haslam | Republican | Incumbent retired, Republican hold | Bill Lee (Republican)
Karl Dean (Democratic) |
| Texas | Greg Abbott | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | Lupe Valdez (Democratic) |
| Vermont | Phil Scott | Republican | Incumbent re-elected, Republican hold | Christine Hallquist (Democratic) |
| Wisconsin | Scott Walker | Republican | Incumbent defeated, Democratic gain | Tony Evers (Democratic) |
| Wyoming | Matt Mead | Republican | Incumbent term-limited, Republican hold | Mark Gordon (Republican) Mary Throne (Democratic) |