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1997 governor election results

Results of all 2 governor races in 1997 (seats won: Republican 2). Winners, margins and every candidate.

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AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew Jersey: Christie Whitman REP +1.1New MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginia: James S. Gilmore III REP +13.3WashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermontNew HampshireMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew Jersey: Christie Whitman REP +1.1DelawareMarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 1997, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
New Jersey Christie Whitman Republican 1.1 Republican
Virginia James S. Gilmore III Republican 13.3 Republican

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