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2004 governor election results

Results of all 11 governor races in 2004 (seats won: Democratic 6, Republican 5); 4 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Democratic 6
  • Republican 5
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelaware: Ruth Minner DEM +5.1District of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndiana: Mitchell Daniels, Jr. REP +7.7 gainIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouri: Matt Blunt REP +3.0 gainMontana: Brian Schweitzer DEM +4.4 gainNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: John Lynch DEM +2.2 gainNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina: Mike Easley DEM +12.7North Dakota: John Hoeven REP +43.9OhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtah: Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. REP +16.4Vermont: Jim Douglas REP +20.8VirginiaWashington: Christine Gregoire DEM +0.0West Virginia: Joe Manchin, III DEM +29.5WisconsinWyomingVermont: Jim Douglas REP +20.8New Hampshire: John Lynch DEM +2.2 gainMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew JerseyDelaware: Ruth Minner DEM +5.1MarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 2004, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Delaware Ruth Minner Democratic 5.1 Democratic
Indiana Mitchell Daniels, Jr. Republican 7.7 Democratic flip
Missouri Matt Blunt Republican 3.0 Democratic flip
Montana Brian Schweitzer Democratic 4.4 Republican flip
New Hampshire John Lynch Democratic 2.2 Republican flip
North Carolina Mike Easley Democratic 12.7 Democratic
North Dakota John Hoeven Republican 43.9 Republican
Utah Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. Republican 16.4 Republican
Vermont Jim Douglas Republican 20.8 Republican
Washington Christine Gregoire Democratic 0.0 Democratic
West Virginia Joe Manchin, III Democratic 29.5 Democratic

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