Governor election results, 1996–2024
Every governor race from 1996 to 2024: winners, vote shares, margins and seats that changed party, state by state.
| Election | Races | Seats won by party | Changed party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | Republican 8 Democratic 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | Republican 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 36 | Republican 18 Democratic 18 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | Democratic 1 Republican 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 11 | Republican 8 Democratic 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | Democratic 2 Republican 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 36 | Republican 20 Democratic 16 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | Democratic 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 12 | Democratic 6 Republican 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | Republican 2 Democratic 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 36 | Republican 24 Democratic 11 Independent 1 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | Republican 1 Democratic 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 12 | Democratic 7 Republican 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | Democratic 2 Republican 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 37 | Republican 23 Democratic 13 Independent 1 | 18 |
| 2009 | 2 | Republican 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 11 | Democratic 7 Republican 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | Republican 2 Democratic 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 36 | Democratic 20 Republican 16 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | Democratic 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | Democratic 6 Republican 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | Republican 3 Democratic 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 36 | Republican 22 Democratic 14 | 19 |
| 2001 | 2 | Democratic 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 11 | Democratic 8 Republican 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | Democratic 2 Republican 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 36 | Republican 23 Democratic 11 Independent 1 Reform 1 | 9 |
| 1997 | 2 | Republican 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | Democratic 7 Republican 4 | 2 |
Governor history by state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Election results: FiveThirtyEight election-results, compiled from official sources (each race links its own). Members and terms: congress-legislators (public domain).