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2009 governor election results

Results of all 2 governor races in 2009 (seats won: Republican 2); 2 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew Jersey: Chris Christie REP +3.6 gainNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginia: Robert Francis McDonnell REP +17.4 gainWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermontNew HampshireMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew Jersey: Chris Christie REP +3.6 gainDelawareMarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 2009, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
New Jersey Chris Christie Republican 3.6 Democratic flip
Virginia Robert Francis McDonnell Republican 17.4 Democratic flip

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