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2003 governor election results

Results of all 4 governor races in 2003 (seats won: Republican 3, Democratic 1); 4 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Republican 3
  • Democratic 1
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCalifornia: Arnold Schwarzenegger REP +15.7 gainColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentucky: Ernest Lee Fletcher REP +10.1 gainLouisiana: Kathleen Babineaux Blanco DEM +3.9 gainMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippi: Haley Barbour REP +6.8 gainMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermontNew HampshireMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew JerseyDelawareMarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 2003, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
California special Arnold Schwarzenegger Republican 15.7 Democratic flip
Kentucky Ernest Lee Fletcher Republican 10.1 Democratic flip
Louisiana Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Runoff) Democratic 3.9 Republican flip
Mississippi Haley Barbour Republican 6.8 Democratic flip

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