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1996 governor election results

Results of all 11 governor races in 1996 (seats won: Democratic 7, Republican 4); 2 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Democratic 7
  • Republican 4
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelaware: Thomas R. Carper DEM +39.0District of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndiana: Frank L. O'Bannon DEM +4.8IowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouri: Mel Carnahan DEM +16.7Montana: Marc F. Racicot REP +58.3NebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: Jeanne Shaheen DEM +17.7 gainNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina: James B. Hunt DEM +13.2North Dakota: Edward Thomas Schafer REP +32.4OhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtah: Michael Leavitt REP +51.7Vermont: Howard Dean DEM +48.1VirginiaWashington: Gary Locke DEM +15.9West Virginia: Cecil Underwood REP +5.8 gainWisconsinWyomingVermont: Howard Dean DEM +48.1New Hampshire: Jeanne Shaheen DEM +17.7 gainMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew JerseyDelaware: Thomas R. Carper DEM +39.0MarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 1996, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Delaware Thomas R. Carper Democratic 39.0 Democratic
Indiana Frank L. O'Bannon Democratic 4.8 Democratic
Missouri Mel Carnahan Democratic 16.7 Democratic
Montana Marc F. Racicot Republican 58.3 Republican
New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 17.7 Republican flip
North Carolina James B. Hunt Democratic 13.2 Democratic
North Dakota Edward Thomas Schafer Republican 32.4 Republican
Utah Michael Leavitt Republican 51.7 Republican
Vermont Howard Dean Democratic 48.1 Democratic
Washington Gary Locke Democratic 15.9 Democratic
West Virginia Cecil Underwood Republican 5.8 Democratic flip

Source: FiveThirtyEight election-results; each race page links the official source it was compiled from.