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2012 governor election results

Results of all 12 governor races in 2012 (seats won: Democratic 7, Republican 5); 1 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Democratic 7
  • Republican 5
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelaware: Jack Markell DEM +40.8District of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndiana: Mike Pence REP +2.9IowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouri: Jay Nixon DEM +12.2Montana: Steve Bullock DEM +1.6NebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: Maggie Hassan DEM +12.1New JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina: Pat McCrory REP +11.4 gainNorth Dakota: Jack Dalrymple REP +28.8OhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtah: Gary Richard Herbert REP +40.8Vermont: Peter Elliott Shumlin DEM +19.7VirginiaWashington: Jay Robert Inslee DEM +3.1West Virginia: Earl Ray Tomblin DEM +4.8Wisconsin: Scott Walker REP +6.8WyomingVermont: Peter Elliott Shumlin DEM +19.7New Hampshire: Maggie Hassan DEM +12.1MassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew JerseyDelaware: Jack Markell DEM +40.8MarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 2012, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Delaware Jack Markell Democratic 40.8 Democratic
Indiana Mike Pence Republican 2.9 Republican
Missouri Jay Nixon Democratic 12.2 Democratic
Montana Steve Bullock Democratic 1.6 Democratic
New Hampshire Maggie Hassan Democratic 12.1 Democratic
North Carolina Pat McCrory Republican 11.4 Democratic flip
North Dakota Jack Dalrymple Republican 28.8 Republican
Utah Gary Richard Herbert Republican 40.8 Republican
Vermont Peter Elliott Shumlin Democratic 19.7 Democratic
Washington Jay Robert Inslee Democratic 3.1 Democratic
West Virginia Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic 4.8 Democratic
Wisconsin special Scott Walker Republican 6.8 Republican

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