Gubernatorial Elections, 1948-2013
Note: The winner of each election is in bold. A bold election year indicates an incumbent loss.
*Incumbent initially gained office by rules of succession. **Incumbent lost in primary
Year Incumbent Challenger(s) State 1948 Daniel E Garvey* Bruce Brockett Arizona
1948 None Sidney Sanders McMath Arkansas
1948 William L. Nous David Hamil Colorado
1948 James C. Shannon* Chester Bowles Connecticut
1948 None Elbert N. Carvel Delaware
1948 Melvin E. Thompsoni * ** Herman Talmadge Georgia
1948 Dwight H. Green Adlai Stevenson Illinois
1948 Robert D. Blue** William S. Beardsley Iowa
1948 Frank Carlson Randolph Carpenter Kansas
1948 None Earl Long Louisiana
1948 None Frederick Payne Maine
1948 Robert F. Bradford Paul A. Dever Massachusetts
1948 Kim Sigler Soapy Williams Michigan
1948 Luther W. Youngdahl Charles Halsted Minnesota
1948 Sam C. Ford John W. Bonner Montana
1948 Val Peterson Frank Sorrell Nebraska
1948 None Sherman Adams New Hampshire
1948 Thomas J. Mabry Manuel Lujan New Mexico
1948 Fred G. Aandahl Howard Henry North Dakota
1948 Thomas J. Herbert Frank J. Lausche Ohio
1948 John Hallii * ** Douglas McKay Oregon
1948 John Orlando Pastore Albert P. Ruerat Rhode Island
1948 George T. Mickelson Harold J. Volz South Dakota
1948 James N. McCord** Gordon Weaver Browning Tennessee
1948 Beauford Jester Alvin H. Lane Texas
1948 Herbert Brown Maw J. Bracken Lee Utah
1948 Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. Charles F. Ryan Vermont
1948 Monrad Charles Wallgreen Arthur Bernard Langlie Washington
1948 Oscar Rennebohm* Carl W. Thompson Wisconsin
1949 Alfred Eastlack Driscoll Elmer Wene New Jersey
1950 Daniel E. Garvey** Howard Pyle Arizona
1950 Sidney Sanders McMath
Arkansas
1950 Earl Warren James Roosevelt California
1950 Walter Walford Johnson* Dan Thornton Colorado
1950 Chester Bowles John Davis Lodge Connecticut
1950 Herman Talmadge
Georgia
1950 None Len Jordan Idaho
1950 William S. Beardsley Lester Gillette Iowa
1950 None Edward F. Arn Kansas
1950 Frederick Payne Earle Grant Maine
1950 William Preston Lane, Jr. Theodore McKeldin Maryland
1950 Paul A. Dever Arthur Coolidge Massachusetts
1950 Soapy Williams Harry Francis Kelly Michigan
1950 Luther W. Youngdahl Harry Herbert Peterson Minnesota
1950 Val Peterson Walter Raecke Nebraska
1950 Vail Montgomery Pittman Charles Hinton Russell Nevada
1950 Sherman Adams Robert Bingham New Hampshire
1950 None Edwin L. Mechem New Mexico
1950 Thomas E. Dewey Walter Lynch New York
1950 None Norman Burnsdale North Dakota
1950 Frank J. Lausche Don Ebright Ohio
1950 Douglas McKay Austin Fiegel Oregon
1950 None Dennis J. Roberts Rhode Island
1950 None Sigurd Anderson South Dakota
1950 Gordon Weaver Browning John Randolph Neal, Jr. Tennessee
1950 Allan Shivers* Ralph W. Currie Texas
1950 None Lee Earl Emerson Vermont
1950 None Walter J. Kohler Wisconsin
1950 None Frank A. Barrett Wyoming
1951 Lawrence W. Wetherby* Eugene Siler Kentucky
1952 Howard Pyle Joe Haldiman Arizona
1952 Sidney Sanders McMath Francis Adams Cherry Arkansas
1952 Dan Thornton John Metzger Colorado
1952 Elbert N. Carvel J. Caleb Boggs Delaware
1952 None Daniel T. McCarty Florida
1952 Noneiii William Stratton Illinois
1952 William S. Beardsley Herschel C. Loveless Iowa
1952 Edward F. Arn Charles Rooney Kansas
1952 None Robert F. Kennon Louisiana
1952 None Burton Cross Maine
1952 Paul A. Dever Christian Herter Massachusetts
1952 Soapy Williams Frederick Alger, Jr. Michigan
1952 C. Elmer Anderson* Orville L. Freeman Minnesota
1952 John W. Bonner J. Hugo Aronson Montana
1952 None Robert B. Crosby Nebraska
1952 None Hugh Gregg New Hampshire
1952 Edwin L. Mechem Everett Grantham New Mexico
1952 Norman Burnsdale Ole C. Johnson North Dakota
1952 Frank J. Lausche Charles P. Taft II Ohio
1952 Dennis J. Roberts Raoul Archambault, Jr. Rhode Island
1952 Sigul Anderson Sherman A. Iverson South Dakota
1952 Gordon Weaver Browning** Frank G. Clement Tennessee
1952 Allan Shivers
Texas
1952 J. Bracken Lee Earl J. Glade Utah
1952 Lee Earl Emerson Robert W. Larrow Vermont
1952 Arthur Bernard Langlie Hugh Burnton Mitchell Washington
1952 Walter J. Kohler William Proxmire Wisconsin
1953 None Robert B. Meyner New Jersey
1954 Howard Pyle Ernest W. McFarland Arizona
1954 Francis Adams Cherry** Orval E. Faubus Arkansas
1954 Goodwin J. Knight* Richard Perrin Graves California
1954 None Edwin Johnson Colorado
1954 John Davis Lodge Abraham A. Ribicoff Connecticut
1954 Charley Eugene Johnsiv * ** LeRoy Collins Florida
1954 None Marvin Griffin Georgia
1954 None Robert E. Smylie Idaho
1954 None Leo A. Hoegh Iowa
1954 None Fred Hall Kansas
1954 Burton Cross Edmund Muskie Maine
1954 Theodore McKeldin Curley Byrd Maryland
1954 Christian Herter Robert Murphy Massachusetts
1954 Soapy Williams Donald Leonard Michigan
1954 C. Elmer Anderson Orville L. Freeman Minnesota
1954 None Victor E. Anderson Nebraska
1954 Charles Hinton Russell Vail Montgomery Pittman Nevada
1954 None Lane Dwinell New Hampshire
1954 None John F. Simms New Mexico
1954 None W. Averell Harriman New York
1954 Norman Burnsdale Cornelius Bymers North Dakota
1954 Frank J. Lausche James A. Rhodes Ohio
1954 Paul L. Patterson* Joseph Carson Oregon
1954 Dennis J. Roberts Dean J. Lewis Rhode Island
1954 None Joe Foss South Dakota
1954 Frank G. Clement John Randolph Neal, Jr. Tennessee
1954 Allan Shivers Tod R. Adams Texas
1954 None Joseph Blaine Johnson Vermont
1954 Walter J. Kohler William Proxmire Wisconsin
1954 Clifford Joy Rogersv * ** Milward L. Simpson Wyoming
1955 None Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler Kentucky
1956 Ernest W. McFarland Horace Griffen Arizona
1956 Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
1956 None Stephen McNichols Colorado
1956 J. Caleb Boggs J.H.T. McConnell Delaware
1956 LeRoy Collins William Washburne, Jr. Florida
1956 William Stratton Richard Austin Illinois
1956 Leo A. Hoegh Herschel C. Loveless Iowa
1956 Fred Hall** George Docking Kansas
1956 None Earl Long Louisiana
1956 Edmund Muskie W.A. Trafton Maine
1956 None Foster Furcolo Massachusetts
1956 Soapy Williams Albert Cobo Michigan
1956 Orville L. Freeman Ancher Nelsen Minnesota
1956 J. Hugo Aronson Arnold Olsen Montana
1956 Victor E. Anderson Frank Sorrell Nebraska
1956 Lane Dwinell John Shaw New Hampshire
1956 John F. Simms Edwin L. Mechem New Mexico
1956 Luther Hodges* Kyle Hayes North Carolina
1956 None John E. Davis North Dakota
1956 None C. William O'Neill Ohio
1956 Elmo Smithvi * Robert D. Holmes Oregon
1956 Dennis J. Roberts Christopher Del Sesto Rhode Island
1956 Joe Foss Ralph Herseth South Dakota
1956 None M. Price Daniel Texas
1956 J. Bracken Leevii ** George Dewey Clyde Utah
1956 Joseph Blaine Johnson E. Frank Branon Vermont
1956 None Albert Dean Rosellini Washington
1956 None Vernon W. Thomson Wisconsin
1957 Robert B. Meyner Malcolm S. Forbes, Sr. New Jersey
1958 None Paul Jones Fannin Arizona
1958 Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
1958 None Pat Brown California
1958 Stephen McNichols Palmer Burch Colorado
1958 Abraham A. Ribicoff Fred Zeller Connecticut
1958 None Ernest Vandiver Georgia
1958 Robert E. Smylie A.M. Derr Idaho
1958 Herschel C. Loveless William Murray Iowa
1958 George Docking Clyde Reed, Jr. Kansas
1958 None Clinton Clauson Maine
1958 None J. Millard Tawes Maryland
1958 Foster Furcolo Charles Gibbons Massachusetts
1958 Soapy Williams Paul Douglas Bagwell Michigan
1958 Orville L. Freeman George MacKinnon Minnesota
1958 Victor E. Anderson Ralph G. Brooks Nebraska
1958 Charles Hinton Russell Frank Grant Sawyer Nevada
1958 None Wesley Powell New Hampshire
1958 Edwin L. Mechem John Burroughs New Mexico
1958 W. Averell Harriman Nelson A. Rockefeller New York
1958 John E. Davis John F. Lord North Dakota
1958 C. William O'Neill Michael V. DiSalle Ohio
1958 Robert D. Holmes Mark Odom Hatfield Oregon
1958 Dennis J. Roberts Christopher Del Sesto Rhode Island
1958 None Ralph Herseth South Dakota
1958 None Buford Ellington Tennessee
1958 M. Price Daniel Edwin S. Mayer Texas
1958 None Robert Theodore Stafford Vermont
1958 Vernon W. Thomson Gaylord Anton Nelson Wisconsin
1958 Milward L. Simpson John J. Hickey Wyoming
1959 None William A. Egan Alaska
1959 William F. Quinn John A. Burns Hawaii
1959 None Bert Thomas Combs Kentucky
1960 Paul Jones Fannin Lee Ackerman Arizona
1960 Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
1960 None Elbert N. Carvel Delaware
1960 None Farris Bryant Florida
1960 William Stratton Otto Kerner, Jr. Illinois
1960 None Norman A. Erbe Iowa
1960 George Docking John Anderson Kansas
1960 None Jimmie Davis Louisiana
1960 John H. Reed* Frank Coffin Maine
1960 None John A. Volpe Massachusetts
1960 None John Swainson Michigan
1960 Orville L. Freeman Elmer L. Andersen Minnesota
1960 None Donald Grant Nutter Montana
1960 None Frank B. Morrison Nebraska
1960 Wesley Powell Bernard Boutin New Hampshire
1960 John Burroughs Edwin L. Mechem New Mexico
1960 None William L. Guy North Dakota
1960 Christopher Del Sesto John A. Notte, Jr. Rhode Island
1960 Ralph Herseth Archie Gubbrud South Dakota
1960 M. Price Daniel William Steger Texas
1960 George Dewey Clyde W. A. Barlocker Utah
1960 None Frank Ray Keyser, Jr. Vermont
1960 Albert Dean Roselini Lloyd J. Andrews Washington
1960 Gaylord Anton Nelson Philip G. Kuehn Wisconsin
1961 None Richard Joseph Hughes New Jersey
1962 William A. Egan Mike Stepovich Alaska
1962 Paul Jones Fannin Sam Goddard, Jr. Arizona
1962 Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
1962 Pat Brown Richard Nixon California
1962 Stephen McNichols John Arthur Love Colorado
1962 John N. Dempsey* John Alsop Connecticut
1962 None Carl E. Sanders Georgia
1962 William F. Quinn John A. Burns Hawaii
1962 Robert E. Smylie Vernon Smith Idaho
1962 Norman A. Erbe Harold E. Hughes Iowa
1962 John Anderson Dale Saffels Kansas
1962 John H. Reed Maynard Dolloff Maine
1962 J. Millard Tawes Frank Small, Jr. Maryland
1962 John A. Volpe Endicott Peabody Massachusetts
1962 John Swainson George W. Romney Michigan
1962 Elmer L. Andersen Karl F. Rolvaag Minnesota
1962 Frank B. Morrison Frederick Andrew Seaton Nebraska
1962 Frank Grant Sawyer Oran Gragson Nevada
1962 Wesley Powell** John W. King New Hampshire
1962 Edwin L. Mechem Jack M. Campbell New Mexico
1962 Nelson A. Rockefeller Robert Morgenthau, Jr. New York
1962 William L. Guy Mark Andrews North Dakota
1962 Michael V. DiSalle James A. Rhodes Ohio
1962 Mark Odom Hatfield Robert Thornton Oregon
1962 John A. Notte, Jr. John Hubbard Chafee Rhode Island
1962 None Donald Stuart Russell South Carolina
1962 Archie Gubbrud Ralph Herseth South Dakota
1962 None Frank G. Clement Tennessee
1962 M. Price Daniel** John B. Connally Texas
1962 Frank Ray Keyser, Jr. Phillip H. Hoff Vermont
1962 None John W. Reynolds Wisconsin
1962 Jack R. Gage* Clifford Peter Hansen Wyoming
1963 None Edward Thompson Breathitt Kentucky
1964 None Sam Goddard, Jr. Arizona
1964 Orval E. Faubus
Arkansas
1964 None Charles L. Terry, Jr. Delaware
1964 None W. Haydon Burns Florida
1964 Otto Kerner, Jr. Charles Percy Illinois
1964 Harold E. Hughes Evan Hultman Iowa
1964 None William H. Avery Kansas
1964 None John McKeithen Louisiana
1964 Endicott Peabody** John A. Volpe Massachusetts
1964 George W. Romney Neil Staebler Michigan
1964 Tim M. Babcock* Roland Renne Montana
1964 Frank B. Morrison Dwight Burney Nebraska
1964 John W. King John Pillsbury New Hampshire
1964 Jack M. Campbell Merle Tucker New Mexico
1964 William L. Guy Donald Halcrow North Dakota
1964 John Hubbard Chafee Edward P. Gallogly Rhode Island
1964 None Nils A. Boe South Dakota
1964 John B. Connally Jack Crichton Texas
1964 None Cal Rampton Utah
1964 Phillip H. Hoff Ralph A. Foote Vermont
1964 Albert Dean Roselini Daniel Jackson Evans Washington
1964 John W. Reynolds Warren P. Knowles Wisconsin
1965 Richard Joseph Hughes Wayne Dumont, Jr. New Jersey
1966 William A. Egan Wally Hickel Alaska
1966 Samuel Goddard, Jr. John "Jack" R. Williams Arizona
1966 None Winthrop Rockefeller Arkansas
1966 Pat Brown Ronald Reagan California
1966 John Arthur Love Robert Knous Colorado
1966 John N. Dempsey E. Clayton Gengras Connecticut
1966 W. Haydon Burns** Claude Kirk Florida
1966 None Lester Maddox Georgia
1966 John A. Burns Randolph Crossley Hawaii
1966 Robert E. Smylie** Don Samuelson Idaho
1966 Harold E. Hughes William Murray Iowa
1966 William H. Avery Robert Docking Kansas
1966 John H. Reed Kenneth Curtis Maine
1966 None Spiro Agnew Maryland
1966 John A. Volpe Edward McCormack, Jr. Massachusetts
1966 George W. Romney Zolton Ferency Michigan
1966 Karl F. Rolvaag Harold LeVander Minnesota
1966 None Norbert Tiemann Nebraska
1966 Frank Grant Sawyer Paul D. Laxalt Nevada
1966 John W. King Hugh Gregg New Hampshire
1966 None David F. Cargo New Mexico
1966 Nelson A. Rockefeller Frank D. O'Connor New York
1966 James A. Rhodes Frazier Reams, Jr. Ohio
1966 None Dewey Follett Bartlett Oklahoma
1966 None Tom McCall Oregon
1966 John Hubbard Chafee Horace E. Hobbs Rhode Island
1966 Robert Evander McNair* Joseph O. Rogers, Jr. South Carolina
1966 Nils A. Boe Robert Chamberlin South Dakota
1966 None Buford Ellington Tennessee
1966 John B. Connally T. E. Kennerly Texas
1966 Phillip H. Hoff Richard A. Snelling Vermont
1966 Warren P. Knowles Patrick J. Lucey Wisconsin
1966 None Stanley K. Hathaway Wyoming
1967 None Louie B. Nunn Kentucky
1968 John "Jack" R. Williams Samuel Goddard, Jr. Arizona
1968 Winthrop Rockefeller Marion Crank Arkansas
1968 Charles L. Terry, Jr. Russell W. Peterson Delaware
1968 Samuel H. Shapiro* Richard B. Ogilvie Illinois
1968 None Robert D. Ray Iowa
1968 Robert Docking Rick Harman Kansas
1968 John McKeithen
Louisiana
1968 Warren E. Hearnes Lawrence Roos Missouri
1968 Tim M. Babcock Forrest H. Anderson Montana
1968 None Walter Peterson New Hampshire
1968 David F. Cargo Fabian Chavez, Jr. New Mexico
1968 William L. Guy Robert P. McCarney North Dakota
1968 John Hubbard Chafee Frank Licht Rhode Island
1968 None Frank L. Farrar South Dakota
1968 None Preston Smith Texas
1968 Cal Rampton Carl W. Buehner Utah
1968 None Deane Chandler Davis Vermont
1968 Daniel Jackson Evans John J. O'Connell Washington
1968 Warren P. Knowles Bronson Cutting La Follette Wisconsin
1969 None William T. Cahill New Jersey
1970 Albert Preston Brewer** George C. Wallace Alabama
1970 Keith Miller* William A. Egan Alaska
1970 Jack R. Williams Raul H. Castro Arizona
1970 Winthrop Rockefeller Dale Bumpers Arkansas
1970 Ronald Reagan Jesse M. Unruh California
1970 John Arthur Love Mark Hogan Colorado
1970 None Thomas J. Meskill Connecticut
1970 Claude Kirk Reubin Askew Florida
1970 None Jimmy Carter Georgia
1970 John A. Burns Samuel King Hawaii
1970 Don Samuelson Cecil D. Andrus Idaho
1970 Robert D. Ray Robert Fulton Iowa
1970 Robert Docking Kent Frizzell Kansas
1970 Kenneth Curtis James S. Erwin Maine
1970 Marvin Mandel* Stanley Blair Maryland
1970 Francis W. Sargent* Kevin White Massachusetts
1970 William Milliken* Sander Levin Michigan
1970 None Wendell R. Anderson Minnesota
1970 Norbert Tiemann J. James Exon Nebraska
1970 None Mike O'Callaghan Nevada
1970 Walter Peterson Roger Crowley New Hampshire
1970 None Bruce King New Mexico
1970 Nelson A. Rockefeller Arthur Goldberg New York
1970 None John J. Gilligan Ohio
1970 Dewey Follett Bartlett David Hall Oklahoma
1970 Tom McCall Robert W. Straub Oregon
1970 None Milton Jerrold Shapp Pennsylvania
1970 Frank Licht Herbert F. DeSimone Rhode Island
1970 None John Carl West South Carolina
1970 Frank L. Farrar Richard Francis Kneip South Dakota
1970 None Winfield Dunn Tennessee
1970 Preston Smith Paul Eggers Texas
1970 Deane Chandler Davis Leo O'Brien, Jr. Vermont
1970 None Patrick J. Lucey Wisconsin
1970 Stanley K. Hathaway John J. Rooney Wyoming
1971 None Wendell H. Ford Kentucky
1972 Dale Bumpers Len E. Blaylock Arkansas
1972 Russell W. Peterson Sherman W. Tribbitt Delaware
1972 Richard B. Ogilvie Daniel Walker Illinois
1972 None Otis "Doc" Bowen Indiana
1972 Robert D. Day Paul Franzenburg Iowa
1972 Robert Docking Morris Kay Kansas
1972 None Edwin Edwards Louisiana
1972 None Kit Bond Missouri
1972 None Thomas L. Judge Montana
1972 Walter Peterson** Mel Thomson, Jr. New Hampshire
1972 None James Holshouser North Carolina
1972 None Arthur A. Link North Dakota
1972 None Philip W. Noel Rhode Island
1972 Richard Francis Kneip Carveth Thompson South Dakota
1972 Preston Smith** Dolph Briscoe Texas
1972 Cal Rampton Nicholas L. Strike Utah
1972 None Thomas P. Salmon Vermont
1972 Daniel Jackson Evans Albert Dean Rosellini Washington
1972 Arch Moore Jay Rockefeller IV West Virginia
1973 William Cahill** Brendan T. Byrne New Jersey
1974 George C. Wallace
Alabama
1974 William A. Egan Jay S. Hammond Alaska
1974 None Raul H. Castro Arizona
1974 None David Pryor Arkansas
1974 None Jerry Brown California
1974 John D. Vanderhoof* Dick Lamm Colorado
1974 None Ella T. Grasso Connecticut
1974 Reubin Askew Jerry Thomas Florida
1974 None George Busbee Georgia
1974 George Ariyoshi* Randolph Crossley Hawaii
1974 Cecil D. Andrus Jack Murphy Idaho
1974 Robert D. Day James Schaben Iowa
1974 None Robert F. Bennett Kansas
1974 None James B. Longley Maine
1974 Marvin Mandel Louise Gore Maryland
1974 Francis W. Sargent Michael Dukakis Massachusetts
1974 William Milliken Sander Levin Michigan
1974 Wendell R. Anderson John Johnson Minnesota
1974 J. James Exon Richard Marvel Nebraska
1974 Mike O'Callaghan Shirley Crumpler Nevada
1974 Mel Thomson, Jr. Richard Leonard New Hampshire
1974 None Jerry Apodaca New Mexico
1974 Malcolm Wilson* Hugh L. Carey New York
1974 John J. Gilligan James A. Rhodes Ohio
1974 David Hall** David Lyle Boren Oklahoma
1974 None Robert W. Straub Oregon
1974 Milton Jerrold Shapp Drew Lewis, Jr. Pennsylvania
1974 Philip W. Noel James Nugent Rhode Island
1974 Richard Francis Kneip John E. Olson South Dakota
1974 None Ray Blanton Tennessee
1974 Dolph Briscoe Jim Granberry Texas
1974 Thomas P. Salmon Walter "Peanut" Kennedy Vermont
1974 Patrick J. Lucey William D. Dyke Wisconsin
1974 None Ed Herschler Wyoming
1975 Julian Morton Caroll* Robert E. Gable Kentucky
1975 Edwin Edwards Robert Jones Louisiana
1976 David Pryor Leon Griffith Arkansas
1976 Sherman W. Tribbitt Pierre S. du Pont, IV Delaware
1976 Daniel Walker** James Thompson Illinois
1976 Otis "Doc" Bowen Larry Conrad Indiana
1976 Kit Bond Joseph P. Teasdale Missouri
1976 Thomas L. Judge Robert Woodahl Montana
1976 Mel Thomson, Jr. Harry Spanos New Hampshire
1976 None Jim Hunt, Jr. North Carolina
1976 Arthur A. Link Richard Elkin North Dakota
1976 None J. Joseph Garrahy Rhode Island
1976 None Scott M. Matheson, Sr. Utah
1976 None Richard A. Snelling Vermont
1976 None Dixy Lee Ray Washington
1976 None Jay Rockefeller IV West Virginia
1977 Brendan T. Byrne Raymond Bateman New Jersey
1978 None "Fob" James Alabama
1978 Jay S. Hammond
Alaska
1978 Bruce Edward Babbitt* Evan Mecham Arizona
1978 None Bill Clinton Arkansas
1978 Jerry Brown Evelle J. Younger California
1978 Dick Lamm Ted Strickland Colorado
1978 Ella T. Grasso Ronald Sarasin Connecticut
1978 None Bob Graham Florida
1978 George Busbee
Georgia
1978 George Ariyoshi John Leopold Hawaii
1978 John V. Evans* Allan Larsen Idaho
1978 James Thompson Michael Bakalis Illinois
1978 Robert D. Day Jerome Fitzgerald Iowa
1978 Robert F. Bennett John W. Carlin Kansas
1978 None*** Joseph E. Brennan Maine
1978 Noneviii Harry Roe Hughes Maryland
1978 Michael Dukakis** Edward J. King Massachusetts
1978 William Milliken William Fitzgerald, jr. Michigan
1978 Rudy Perpich* Al Quie Minnesota
1978 None Charles Thone Nebraska
1978 None Robert F List Nevada
1978 Mel Thomson, Jr. Hugh J. Gallen New Hampshire
1978 None Bruce King New Mexico
1978 Hugh L. Carey Perry Duryea, Jr. New York
1978 James A. Rhodes Richard F. Celeste Ohio
1978 None George Nigh Oklahoma
1978 Robert W. Straub Victor G. Atiyeh Oregon
1978 None Dick Thornburgh Pennsylvania
1978 J. Joseph Garrahy Lincoln C. Almond Rhode Island
1978 None Richard Wilson Riley South Carolina
1978 Noneix Bill Janklow South Dakota
1978 None Lamar Alexander Tennessee
1978 Dolph Briscoe** Bill Clements Texas
1978 Richard A. Snelling Edwin C. Granai Vermont
1978 Martin J. Schreiber* Lee Sherman Dreyfus Wisconsin
1978 Ed Herschler John C. Ostlund Wyoming
1979 None John Y. Brown Kentucky
1979 None Dave Treen Louisiana
1980 Bill Clinton Frank D. White Arkansas
1980 Pierre S. du Pont, IV William Gordy Delaware
1980 None Robert D. Orr Indiana
1980 Joseph P. Teasdale Kit Bond Missouri
1980 Thomas L. Judge** Ted Schwinden Montana
1980 Hugh J. Gallen Mel Thomson, Jr. New Hampshire
1980 Jim Hunt, Jr. I. Beverly Lake, Jr. North Carolina
1980 Arthur A. Link Allen I. Olson North Dakota
1980 J. Joseph Garrahy Buddy Cianci, Jr. Rhode Island
1980 Scott M. Matheson, Sr. Bob Wright Utah
1980 Richard A. Snelling M. Jerome Diamond Vermont
1980 Dixy Lee Ray** John Dennis Spellman Washington
1980 Jay Rockefeller IV Arch Moore West Virginia
1981 None Thomas H. Kean New Jersey
1982 None George C. Wallace Alabama
1982 None William Jennings Sheffield Alaska
1982 Bruce Edward Babbitt Leo Corbet Arizona
1982 Frank D. White Bill Clinton Arkansas
1982 None George Deukmejian California
1982 Dick Lamm John Fuhr Colorado
1982 William O'Neill* Lewis Rome Connecticut
1982 Bob Graham Skip Bafalis Florida
1982 None Joe Harris Georgia
1982 George Ariyoshi Frank Fasi Hawaii
1982 John V. Evans Phil Batt Idaho
1982 James Thompson Adlai Stevenson III Illinois
1982 None Terry Branstad Iowa
1982 John W. Carlin Sam Hardage Kansas
1982 Joseph E. Brennan Charles Cragen Maine
1982 Harry Roe Hughes Robert Pascal Maryland
1982 Edward J. King** Michael Dukakis Massachusetts
1982 None James Blanchard Michigan
1982 None Rudy Perpich Minnesota
1982 Charles Thone Bob Kerrey Nebraska
1982 Robert F. List Richard H. Bryan Nevada
1982 Hugh J. Gallen John J. Sununu New Hampshire
1982 None Toney Anaya New Mexico
1982 None Mario Cuomo New York
1982 None Richard F. Celeste Ohio
1982 George Nigh Tom Daxon Oklahoma
1982 Victor G. Atiyeh Ted Kulongoski Oregon
1982 Dick Thornburgh Allen Edward Ertel Pennsylvania
1982 J. Joseph Garrahy Vincent Marzullo Rhode Island
1982 Richard Wilson Riley William D. Workman, Jr. South Carolina
1982 Bill Janklow Mike O'Connor South Dakota
1982 Lamar Alexander Randy Tyree Tennessee
1982 Bill Clements Mark White Texas
1982 Richard A. Snelling Madeleine M. Kunin Vermont
1982 None Anthony S. Earl Wisconsin
1982 Ed Herschler Warren A. Morton Wyoming
1983 None Martha Layne Collins Kentucky
1983 Dave Treen Edwin Edwards Louisiana
1984 Bill Clinton
Arkansas
1984 None Michael N. Castle Delaware
1984 Robert D. Orr Wayne Townsend Indiana
1984 None John Ashcroft Missouri
1984 Ted Schwinden Pat Goodover Montana
1984 John H. Sununu Chris Spirou New Hampshire
1984 None Jim Martin North Carolina
1984 Allen I. Olson George A. Sinner North Dakota
1984 None Edward DiPrete Rhode Island
1984 None Norman H. Bangerter Utah
1984 None Madeleine M. Kunin Vermont
1984 John Dennis Spellman Booth Gardner Washington
1984 None Arch Moore West Virginia
1985 Thomas H. Kean Peter Shapiro New Jersey
1986 None Guy Hunt Alabama
1986 William Jennings Sheffield** Steve Cowper Alaska
1986 None Evan Mecham Arizona
1986 Bill Clinton
Arkansas
1986 George Deukmejian Tom Bradley California
1986 None Roy Romer Colorado
1986 William O'Neill Julie Belaga Connecticut
1986 None Bob Martinez Florida
1986 Joe Harris
Georgia
1986 None John D. Waihee III Hawaii
1986 None Cecil D. Andrus Idaho
1986 James Thompson Adlai Stevenson III Illinois
1986 Terry Branstad Lowell Junkins Iowa
1986 None Mike Hayden Kansas
1986 None John McKernan Maine
1986 None William Donald Schaefer Maryland
1986 Michael Dukakis George Kariotis Massachusetts
1986 James Blanchard William Lucas Michigan
1986 Rudy Perpich Cal Ludeman Minnesota
1986 None Kay Orr Nebraska
1986 Richard H. Bryan Patty Cafferata Nevada
1986 John H. Sununu Paul McEachern New Hampshire
1986 None Garrey E. Carruthers New Mexico
1986 Mario Cuomo Andrew O'Rourke New York
1986 Richard F. Celeste James A. Rhodes Ohio
1986 None Henry Louis Bellmon Oklahoma
1986 None Neil Goldschmidt Oregon
1986 None Robert P. Casey, Sr. Pennsylvania
1986 Edward DiPrete Bruce Sundlun Rhode Island
1986 None Carroll A. Campbell South Carolina
1986 None George Speaker Mickelson South Dakota
1986 None Ned McWherter Tennessee
1986 Mark White Bill Clements Texas
1986 Madeleine M. Kunin Peter P. Smith Vermont
1986 Anthony S. Earl Tommy Thompson Wisconsin
1986 None Michael J. Sullivan Wyoming
1987 None Wallace G. Wilkinson Kentucky
1987 Edwin Edwardsx Buddy Roemer Louisiana
1988 Michael N. Castle Jacob Kreshtool Delaware
1988 None Evan Bayh Indiana
1988 John Ashcroft Betty Hearned Missouri
1988 None Stan Stephens Montana
1988 None Judd A. Gregg New Hampshire
1988 Jim Martin Robert B. Jordan, III North Carolina
1988 George A. Sinner Leon Mailberg North Dakota
1988 Edward DiPrete Bruce Sundlun Rhode Island
1988 Norman H. Bangerter Ted Wilson Utah
1988 Madeleine M. Kunin Michael Bernhardt Vermont
1988 Booth Gardner Bob Williams Washington
1988 Arch Moore Gaston Caperton West Virginia
1989 None Jim Florio New Jersey
1990 Guy Hunt Paul Hubbert Alabama
1990 None Walter J. Hickel Alaska
1990 None Fife Symington III Arizona
1990 Bill Clinton
Arkansas
1990 None Pete Wilson California
1990 Roy Romer John Andrews Colorado
1990 None Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. Connecticut
1990 Bob Martinez Lawton Chiles Florida
1990 None Zell Miller Georgia
1990 John D. Waihee III Fred Hemmings Hawaii
1990 Cecil D. Andrus Roger Fairchild Idaho
1990 None Jim Edgar Illinois
1990 Terry Branstad Donald Avenson Iowa
1990 Mike Hayden Joan Finney Kansas
1990 John McKernan Joesph E. Brennan Maine
1990 William Scahefer William Shepard Maryland
1990 None William Weld Massachusetts
1990 James Blanchard John Engler Michigan
1990 Rudy Perpich Arne Carlson Minnesota
1990 Kay Orr Ben Nelson Nebraska
1990 Bob Miller* Jim Gallaway Nevada
1990 Judd A. Gregg J. Joseph Grandmaison New Hampshire
1990 None Bruce King New Mexico
1990 Mario Cuomo Pierre Rinfret New York
1990 None George V. Voinovich Ohio
1990 None David Walters Oklahoma
1990 None Barbara Roberts Oregon
1990 Robert P. Casey, Sr. Barbara Hafer Pennsylvania
1990 Edward DiPrete Bruce Sundlun Rhode Island
1990 Caroll A. Campbell Theo Mitchell South Carolina
1990 George Speaker Mickelson Bob Samuelson South Dakota
1990 Ned McWherter Dwight Henry Tennessee
1990 None Ann Richards Texas
1990 None Richard A. Snelling Vermont
1990 Tommy Thompson Thomas Loftus Wisconsin
1990 Michael J. Sullivan Mary Mead Wyoming
1991 None Brereton Jones Kentucky
1991 Buddy Roemer** Edwin Edwards Louisiana
1991 Ray Mabus Kirk Fordice Mississippi
1992 None Thomas R. Carper Delaware
1992 Evan Bayh Linley Pearson Indiana
1992 None Mel Carnahan Missouri
1992 None Marc Racicot Montana
1992 None Steve Merrill New Hampshire
1992 None Jim Hunt, Jr. North Carolina
1992 None Ed Schafer North Dakota
1992 Bruce Sundlun Elizabeth A. Leonard Rhode Island
1992 None Michael O. Leavitt Utah
1992 Howard Dean* John McClaughry Vermont
1992 None Michael Edward Lowry Washington
1992 Gaston Caperton Cleve Benedict West Virginia
1993 Jim Florio Christine Todd Whitman New Jersey
1994 James Elisha Folsom, Jr. * "Fob" James Alabama
1994 None Tony Knowels Alaska
1994 Fife Symington III Eddie Basha Arizona
1994 Jim Guy Tucker* Sheffield Nelson Arkansas
1994 Pete Wilson Kathleen Brown California
1994 Roy Romer Bruce Benson Colorado
1994 None John G. Rowland Connecticut
1994 Lawton Chiles Jeb Bush Florida
1994 Zell Miller Guy Millner Georgia
1994 None Ben Cayetano Hawaii
1994 None Phil Batt Idaho
1994 Jim Edgar Dawn Clark Netsch Illinois
1994 Terry Branstad Bonnie Campbell Iowa
1994 None Bill Graves Kansas
1994 None Angus King Maine
1994 None Parris N. Glendening Maryland
1994 William Weld Mark Roosevelt Massachusetts
1994 John Engler Howard Eliot Wolpe, III Michigan
1994 Arne Carlson John J. Marty Minnesota
1994 Ben Nelson Gene Spence Nebraska
1994 Bob Miller Jim Gibbons Nevada
1994 Steve Merrill Wayne King New Hampshire
1994 Bruce King Gary Johnson New Mexico
1994 Mario Cuomo George Pataki New York
1994 George V. Voinovich Robert L. Burch, Jr. Ohio
1994 None Frank Keating Oklahoma
1994 None John Kitzhaber Oregon
1994 Nonexi Tom Ridge Pennsylvania
1994 Bruce Sundlun** Lincoln C. Almond Rhode Island
1994 None David Beasley South Carolina
1994 Walter Dale Miller* ** Bill Janklow South Dakota
1994 None Don Sundquist Tennessee
1994 Ann Richards George W. Bush Texas
1994 Howard Dean David F. Kelley Vermont
1994 Tommy Thompson Chuck Chvala Wisconsin
1994 None Jim Geringer Wyoming
1995 None Paul E. Patton Kentucky
1995 None Murphy J. Foster, Jr. Louisiana
1995 Kirk Fordice Dick Molpus Mississippi
1996 Thomas R. Carper Janet Rzewnicki Delaware
1996 None Frank O'Bannon Indiana
1996 Mel Carnahan Margaret Kelly Missouri
1996 Marc Racicot Judy Jacobson Montana
1996 None Jeanne Shaheen New Hampshire
1996 Jim Hunt, Jr. Robin Hayes North Carolina
1996 Ed Schafer Lee Kaldor North Dakota
1996 Michael O. Leavitt Jim Bradley Utah
1996 Howard Dean John Gropper Vermont
1996 None Gary Locke Washington
1996 None Cecil Underwood West Virginia
1997 Christine Todd Whitman James E. McGreevey New Jersey
1998 "Fob" James Don Siegelman Alabama
1998 Tony Knowles John Lindauer Alaska
1998 Jane Dee Hull* Paul Johnston Arizona
1998 Mike Huckabee* Bill Bristow Arkansas
1998 None Gray Davis California
1998 None Bill Owens Colorado
1998 John G. Rowland Barbara Kennelly Connecticut
1998 None Jeb Bush Florida
1998 None Roy Barnes Georgia
1998 Ben Cayentano Linda Lingle Hawaii
1998 None Dirk Kempthorne Idaho
1998 None George Ryan Illinois
1998 None Tom Vilsack Iowa
1998 Bill Graves Tom Sawyer Kansas
1998 Angus King James B. Longley, Jr. Maine
1998 Parris N. Glendening Ellen Sauerbrey Maryland
1998 Paul Cellucci* Scott Harshbarger Massachusetts
1998 John Engler Geoffrey Fieger Michigan
1998 None Jesse Ventura Minnesota
1998 None Mike Johanns Nebraska
1998 None Kenny Guinn Nevada
1998 Jeanne Shaheen Jay Lucas New Hampshire
1998 Gary Johnson Martin Chavez New Mexico
1998 George Pataki Peter Vallone New York
1998 None Bob Taft II Ohio
1998 Frank Keating Laura Boyd Oklahoma
1998 John Kitzhaber Bill Sizemore Oregon
1998 Tom Ridge Ivan Itkin Pennsylvania
1998 Lincoln C. Almond Myrth York Rhode Island
1998 David Beasley Jim Hodges South Carolina
1998 Bill Janklow Bernie Hunhoff South Dakota
1998 Don Sundquist John Jay Hooker Tennessee
1998 George W. Bush Garry Mauro Texas
1998 Howard Dean Ruth Dwyer Vermont
1998 Tommy Thompson Ed Garvey Wisconsin
1998 Jim Gerringer John P. Vinich Wyoming
1999 Paul E. Patton Peppy Martin Kentucky
1999 Murphy J. Foster, Jr. William Jefferson Louisiana
1999 None Ronnie Musgrove Mississippi
2000 None Ruth Ann Minner Delaware
2000 Frank O'Bannon David McIntosh Indiana
2000 None Bob Holden Missouri
2000 None Judy Martz Montana
2000 Jeanne Shaheen Gordon Humphrey New Hampshire
2000 None Mike Easley North Carolina
2000 None John Hoeven North Dakota
2000 Michael O. Leavitt Bill Orton Utah
2000 Howard Dean Ruth Dwyer Vermont
2000 Gary Locke John Carlson Washington
2000 Cecil Underwood Bob Wise West Virginia
2001 None James E. McGreevey New Jersey
2002 Don Siegelman Bob Riley Alabama
2002 None Frank Murkowski Alaska
2002 None Janet Napolitano Arizona
2002 Mike Huckabee Jimmie Lou Fisher Arkansas
2002 Gray Davis Bill Simon California
2002 Bill Owens Rollie Heath Colorado
2002 John G. Rowland Bill Curry Connecticut
2002 Jeb Bush Bill McBride, Jr. Florida
2002 Roy Barnes Sonny Perdue Georgia
2002 None Linda Lingle Hawaii
2002 Dirk Kempthorne Jerry Brady Idaho
2002 None Rod Blagojevich Illinois
2002 Tom Vilsack Doug Gross Iowa
2002 None Kathleen Sebelius Kansas
2002 None John Baldacci Maine
2002 None Robert L. Ehrlich Maryland
2002 None Mitt Romney Massachusetts
2002 None Jennifer Granholm Michigan
2002 None Tim Pawlenty Minnesota
2002 Mike Johanns Stormy Dean Nebraska
2002 Kenny Guinn Joe Neal Nevada
2002 None Craig Benson New Hampshire
2002 None Bill Richardson New Mexico
2002 George Pataki Carl McCall New York
2002 Bob Taft II Tim Hagan Ohio
2002 None Brad Henry Oklahoma
2002 None Ted Kulongoski Oregon
2002 None Ed Rendell Pennsylvania
2002 None Don Carcieri Rhode Island
2002 Jim Hodges Mark Sanford South Carolina
2002 None Mike Rounds South Dakota
2002 None Phil Bredesen Tennessee
2002 Rick Perry* Tony Sanchez Texas
2002 None Jim Douglas Vermont
2002 Scott McCallum* Jim Doyle Wisconsin
2002 None Dave Freudenthal Wyoming
2003 None Ernie Fletcher Kentucky
2003 None Kathleen Blanco Louisiana
2003 Ronnie Musgrove Haley Barbour Mississippi
2004 Ruth Ann Minner Bill Lee Delaware
2004 Joe E. Kernan* Mitch Daniels Indiana
2004 Bob Holden** Matt Blunt Missouri
2004 None Brian Schweitzer Montana
2004 Craig Benson John Lynch New Hampshire
2004 Mike Easley Patrick Ballantine North Carolina
2004 John Hoeven Joe Satrom North Dakota
2004 Olene Walkerxii Jon Huntsman Utah
2004 Jim Douglas Peter Clavelle Vermont
2004 None Christine Gregoire Washington
2004 None Joe Manchin West Virginia
2005 None Jon S. Corzine New Jersey
2006 Bob Riley Lucy Baxley Alabama
2006 Fran Murkowski** Sarah Palin Alaska
2006 Janet Napolitano Len Munsil Arizona
2006 None Mike Beebe Arkansas
2006 Arnold Schwarzenegger Phil Angelides California
2006 None Bill Ritter Colorado
2006 Jodi Rell* John DeStefano, Jr. Connecticut
2006 None Charlie Crist Florida
2006 Sonny Perdue Mark Taylor Georgia
2006 Linda Lingle Randy Iwase Hawaii
2006 None C.L. "Butch" Otter Idaho
2006 Rod Blagojevich Judy Baar Topinka Illinois
2006 None Chet Culver Iowa
2006 Kathleen Sebelius Jim Barnett Kansas
2006 John Baldacci Chandler Woodcock Maine
2006 Robert L. Ehrlich Martin O'Malley Maryland
2006 None Deval Patrick Massachusetts
2006 Jennifer Granholm Dick Devos Michigan
2006 Tim Pawlenty Mike Hatch Minnesota
2006 Dave Heineman* David Hahn Nebraska
2006 None Jim Gibbons Nevada
2006 John Lynch Jim Coburn New Hampshire
2006 Bill Richardson John Dendahl New Mexico
2006 None Eliot Spitzer New York
2006 None Ted Strickland Ohio
2006 Brad Henry Ernest J. Istook, Jr. Oklahoma
2006 Ted Kulongoski Ron Saxton Oregon
2006 Ed Rendell Lynn Swann Pennsylvania
2006 Don Carcieri Charles Fogarty Rhode Island
2006 Mark Sanford Tommy Moore South Carolina
2006 Mike Rounds Jack Billion South Dakota
2006 Phil Bredesen James Bryson Tennessee
2006 Rick Perry Chris Bell Texas
2006 Jim Douglas Scudder Parker Vermont
2006 Jim Doyle Mark Green Wisconsin
2006 Dave Freudenthal Ray Hunkins Wyoming
2007 Ernie Fletcher Steve Beshear Kentucky
2007 None Bobby Jindal Louisiana
2007 Haley Barbour John Arthur Eaves, Jr. Mississippi
2008 None Jack Markell Delaware
2008 Mitch Daniels Jill Long Thompson Indiana
2008 None Jay Nixon Missouri
2008 Brian Schweitzer Roy Brown Montana
2008 John Lynch Joe Kenney New Hampshire
2008 None Beverly Perdue North Carolina
2008 John Hoeven Tim Mathern North Dakota
2008 Jon Huntsman Bob Springmeyer Utah
2008 Jim Douglas Anthony Pollina (I), Gaye Symington Vermont
2008 Christine Gregoire Dino Rossi Washington
2008 Joe Manchin Russ Weeks, Jr. West Virginia
2009 Jon S. Corzine Chris Christie New Jersey
2010 None Robert J. Bentley Alabama
2010 Sean Parnell* Ethan Berkowitz Alaska
2010 Jan Brewer* Terry Goddard Arizona
2010 Mike Beebe Jim Keet Arkansas
2010 None Jerry Brown California
2010 None John Hickenlooper Colorado
2010 None Dan Malloy Connecticut
2010 None Rick Scott Florida
2010 None Nathan Deal Georgia
2010 None Neil Abercrombie Hawaii
2010 Butch Otter Keith Allred Idaho
2010 Pat Quinn* Bill Brady Illinois
2010 Chet Culver Terry Branstad Iowa
2010 None Sam Brownback Kansas
2010 None Paul LePage Maine
2010 Martin O'Malley Robert L. Ehrlich Maryland
2010 Deval Patrick Charles Baker, Jr. Massachusetts
2010 None Rick Snyder Michigan
2010 None Mark Dayton Minnesota
2010 Dave Heineman Mike Meister Nebraska
2010 Jim Gibbons** Brian Sandoval Nevada
2010 John Lynch John Stephen New Hampshire
2010 None Susana Martinez New Mexico
2010 Nonexiii Andrew Cuomo New York
2010 Ted Strickland John Kasich Ohio
2010 None Mary Fallin Oklahoma
2010 None John Kitzhaber Oregon
2010 None Tom Corbett Pennsylvania
2010 None Lincoln Chafee Rhode Island
2010 None Nikki Haley South Carolina
2010 None Dennis Daugaard South Dakota
2010 None Bill Haslam Tennessee
2010 Rick Perry Bill White Texas
2010 Gary Herbertxiv * Peter Corroon Utah
2010 None Peter Shumlin Vermont
2010 None Scott Walker Wisconsin
2010 None Matthew H. Mead Wyoming
2011 Steve Beshear David Williams Kentucky
2011 Bobby Jindal Tara Hollis Louisiana
2011 None Phil Bryant Mississippi
2011 Earl Ray Tomblinxv * Bill Maloney West Virginia
2012 Jack Markell Jeffrey Cragg Delaware
2012 None Mike Pence Indiana
2012 Jay Nixon Dave Spence Missouri
2012 None Steve Bullock Montana
2012 None Maggie Hassan New Hampshire
2012 None Pat McCrory North Carolina
2012 Jack Dalrymple* Ryan Taylor North Dakota
2012 Gary Herbert Peter Cooke Utah
2012 Peter Shumlin Randy Brock Vermont
2012 None Jay Inslee Washington
2012 Earl Ray Tomblin Bill Maloney West Virginia
2013 Chris Christie Barbara Buono New Jersey
1948-52 No Incumbents
Florida
1948-64 No Incumbents
Missouri
1948-66 No Incumbents
Alabama
1948-66 No Incumbents
Oklahoma
1948-66 No Incumbents
South Carolina
1948-68 No Incumbents
West Virginia
1948-70 No Incumbents
Pennsylvania
1948-72 No Incumbents
Indiana
1948-87 No incumbents
Mississippi
1948-present No Incumbentsxvi
Virginia i Special Election. ii Special Election due to death of Gov. Earl Snell. Hall, who had succeeded to governor, lost in the special primary.
iii Incumbent Gov. Adlai Stevenson won the Democratic primary, but dropped out of the gubernatorial race to run
for President. iv Special Election.
v Note that sources differ as to whether Gov. Rogers ran for a full term in 1954.
vi Special Election due to the death of Gov. Paul Patterson. Smith succeeded Patterson in January 1956 and lost the
special election in November. vii
After losing the Republican primary, Lee ran as an Independent in the general election, losing again. viii
Blair Lee was "Acting Governor" while running for Governor (and losing in the Democratic primary) in 1978. ix Harvey Wollman lost the Democratic primary in June 1978 before succeeding to the governorship in July 1978.
x Edwards was entitled to a run-off but withdrew after the primary/first round of voting.
xi Mark Singel, who lost this election, was Acting Governor for 6 months in 1993 while Gov. Casey underwent
surgery. Casey had resumed his role as Governor at the time of the 1994 election. xii
The Republican Party chose (at its Convention) not to put Gov. Walker on the Primary ballot. xiii
David Paterson, who completed Eliot Spitzer's term, was initially a candidate for re-election in 2010. He withdrew from the race on Feb. 26, 2010. xiv
Special Election to complete Gov. Huntsman's term. xv
Special Election to complete Gov. Manchin's term. xvi
Incumbents are not permitted to run for successive terms under the Virginia State Constitution.