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