United States gubernatorial election 2018

Election Results Map: Gained Governor's Seat for Democrats Gained Governor's Seat for Democrats Gained Governor's Seat for Republicans Gained Governor's Seat for Republicans No election






The U.S. gubernatorial elections were held in 36 states on November 6, 2018, and governors were elected for three U.S. territories. They were part of the general midterm elections in 2018 , which also elected the House of Representatives, a third of the senators and other state officials, as well as many state parliaments.

initial situation

US state map before the election: Democratic governor running for re-election Democratic governor not running for election Republican governor running for re-election Republican governor not running for independent governor running for re-election No election







The last regular gubernatorial elections for all but three of the states took place in 2014. New Hampshire and Vermont governors only have two-year terms, with the last election being in 2016. In Oregon , the Secretary of State took office in 2015 following the resignation of the governor. It was confirmed in a special election in 2016. The next regular election took place there in 2018.

In some states, the term of office is limited to two or three terms, so two Democratic and 12 Republican governors could not run again. Six incumbent Democrats and eleven Republicans were eligible for re-election, as was the independent Alaska governor .

Elective governor posts

Country	Elected officials	Result of the last election	Candidates (after the primaries)	Remarks	Election winner	Result
Alabama	Kay Ivey (R)	63.6% r	Kay Ivey (R) Walter Maddox (D)	The incumbent runs again.	Kay Ivey (R)	59.5% r
Alaska	Bill Walker (I)	48.1% I.	Bill Walker (I) Mark Begich (D) Mike J. Dunleavy (R)	Incumbent has suspended the election campaign after the appropriate deadlines.	Mike J. Dunleavy (R)	51.4% r
Arizona	Doug Ducey (R)	53.4% ​​r	Doug Ducey (R) David Garcia (D)	Incumbent runs again.	Doug Ducey (R)	56.0% r
Arkansas	Asa Hutchinson (R)	55.4% r	Asa Hutchinson (R) Jared Henderson (D)	Incumbent runs again.	Asa Hutchinson (R)	65.3% r
California	Jerry Brown (D)	60.0% D.	Gavin Newsom (D) John Cox (R)	Incumbent may not run again.	Gavin Newsom (D)	61.9% D.
Colorado	John Hickenlooper (D)	48.4% D.	Jared Polis (D) Walker Stapleton (R)	Incumbent may not run again.	Jared Polis (D)	53.4% ​​D.
Connecticut	Dannel Malloy (D)	50.9% D.	Ned Lamont (D) Bob Stefanowski (R)	Incumbent does not run again.	Ned Lamont (D)	49.4% D.
Florida	Rick scott (r)	48.2% r	Ron DeSantis (R) Andrew Gillum (D)	Incumbent may not run again.	Ron DeSantis (R)	49.6% r
Georgia	Nathan deal (r)	52.8% r	Brian Kemp (R) Stacey Abrams (D)	Incumbent may not run again.	Brian Kemp (R)	50.2% r
Hawaii	David Ige (D)	49.0% D.	David Ige (D) Andria Tupola (R)	Incumbent runs again.	David Ige (D)	62.7% D.
Idaho	Butch Otter (R)	53.5% r	Brad Little (R) Paulette Jordan (D)	Incumbent does not run again.	Brad little (r)	59.8% r
Illinois	Bruce Rauner (R)	50.3% r	Bruce Rauner (R) JB Pritzker (D)	Incumbent runs again.	JB Pritzker (D)	54.2% D.
Iowa	Kim Reynolds (R)	59.0% r	Kim Reynolds (R) Fred Hubbell (D)	The incumbent runs again.	Kim Reynolds (R)	50.3% r
Kansas	Jeff Colyer (R)	49.8% r	Kris Kobach (R) Laura Kelly (D)	Incumbent was voted out in the area code.	Laura Kelly (D)	47.8% D.
Maine	Paul LePage (R)	48.2% r	Shawn Moody (R) Janet T. Mills (D)	Incumbent may not run again.	Janet T. Mills (D)	50.8% D.
Maryland	Larry Hogan (R)	51.0% r	Larry Hogan (R) Ben Jealous (D)	Incumbent runs again.	Larry Hogan (R)	55.3% r
Massachusetts	Charlie baker (r)	48.5% r	Charlie Baker (R) Jay Gonzalez (D)	Incumbent runs again.	Charlie baker (r)	66.9% r
Michigan	Rick Snyder (R)	50.9% r	Bill Schuette (R) Gretchen Whitmer (D)	Incumbent may not run again.	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	53.3% D.
Minnesota	Mark Dayton (D)	50.1% D.	Tim Walz (D) Jeff Johnson (D)	Incumbent does not run again.	Tim Walz (D)	53.8% D.
Nebraska	Pete Ricketts (R)	57.2% r	Pete Ricketts (R) Bob Krist (D)	Incumbent runs again.	Pete Ricketts (R)	59.2% r
Nevada	Brian Sandoval (R)	70.6% r	Adam Laxalt (R) Steve Sisolak (D)	Incumbent may not run again.	Steve Sisolak (D)	49.4% D.
New Hampshire	Chris Sununu (R)	48.8% r	Chris Sununu (R) Molly Kelly (D)	Incumbent runs again.	Chris Sununu (R)	52.8% r
New Mexico	Susana Martinez (R)	57.3% r	Steve Pearce (R) Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)	The incumbent may not run again.	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)	57.2% D.
new York	Andrew Cuomo (D)	54.2% D.	Andrew Cuomo (D) Marcus Molinaro (R)	Incumbent runs again.	Andrew Cuomo (D)	57.9% D.
Ohio	John Kasich (R)	63.8% r	Mike DeWine (R) Richard Cordray (D)	Incumbent may not run again.	Mike DeWine (R)	50.7% r
Oklahoma	Mary fallin (r)	55.8% r	Kevin Stitt (R) Drew Edmondson (D)	The incumbent may not run again.	Kevin Stitt	54.3% r
Oregon	Kate Brown (D)	50.9% D.	Kate Brown (D) Knute Buehler (R)	The incumbent runs again.	Kate Brown (D)	50.1% D.
Pennsylvania	Tom Wolf (D)	54.9% D.	Tom Wolf (D) Scott Wagner (R)	Incumbent runs again.	Tom Wolf (D)	57.6% D.
Rhode Island	Gina Raimondo (D)	40.7% D.	Gina Raimondo (D) Allan Fung (R)	The incumbent runs again.	Gina Raimondo (D)	52.6% D.
South carolina	Henry McMaster (R)	55.9% r	Henry McMaster (R) James Smith (D)	Incumbent runs again.	Henry McMaster (R)	54.0% r
South Dakota	Dennis Daugaard (R)	70.5% r	Kristi Noem (R) Billie Sutton (D)	Incumbent may not run again.	Kristi Noem (R)	51.0% r
Tennessee	Bill Haslam (R)	70.3% r	Bill Lee (R) Karl Dean (D)	Incumbent may not run again.	Bill Lee (R)	59.6% r
Texas	Greg Abbott (R)	59.3% r	Greg Abbott (R) Lupe Valdez (D)	Incumbent runs again.	Greg Abbott (R)	55.8% r
Vermont	Phil Scott (R)	52.9% r	Phil Scott (R) Christine Hallquist (D)	Incumbent runs again.	Phil Scott (R)	54.4% r
Wisconsin	Scott Walker (R)	52.3% r	Scott Walker (R) Tony Evers (D)	Incumbent runs again.	Tony Evers (D)	49.6% D.
Wyoming	Matt Mead (R)	58.3% r	Mark Gordon (R) Mary Throne (D)	Incumbent may not run again.	Mark Gordon (R)	66.5% r

Eligible governors of the outer areas

Three governors are elected on the outskirts of the United States . The incumbent in Guam cannot run again due to the time limit. The incumbent on the Northern Mariana Islands, Ralph Torres , took office in 2015 following the death of elected governor Eloy Inos .

Outdoor area	Elected officials	Result of the last election	Candidates (after the primaries)	Remarks
Guam	Eddie Calvo (R)	63.9%		Incumbent is not allowed to run for office
American Virgin Islands	Kenneth Mapp (I)	46.6 / 63.9 (runoff)
Northern Mariana Islands	Ralph Torres (R)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bill Walker , the independent governor of Alaska , suspended his election campaign, but remained on the ballot.
2. ^ Democratic Party gubernatorial primaries, 2018 - Ballotpedia . ( ballotpedia.org [accessed May 12, 2018]).
3. ^ Republican Party gubernatorial primaries, 2018 - Ballotpedia . ( ballotpedia.org [accessed May 12, 2018]).
4. ^ Governor Election Results: Democrats Retake Several States . ( nytimes.com [accessed January 10, 2019]).
5. ↑ 48 US Code § 1422 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor; term of office; qualifications; powers and duties; annual report to Congress . Law.cornell.edu. Retrieved August 25, 2017.