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2016 governor election results

Results of all 12 governor races in 2016 (seats won: Democratic 6, Republican 6); 4 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Republican 6
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelaware: John C. Carney Jr. DEM +19.2District of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndiana: Eric Joseph Holcomb REP +6.0IowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouri: Eric Greitens REP +5.6 gainMontana: Steve Bullock DEM +3.9NebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: Chris Sununu REP +2.3 gainNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina: Roy A. Cooper DEM +0.2 gainNorth Dakota: Doug Burgum REP +57.1OhioOklahomaOregon: Kate Brown DEM +7.2PennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtah: Gary Richard Herbert REP +38.0Vermont: Phil Scott REP +8.6 gainVirginiaWashington: Jay Robert Inslee DEM +8.8West Virginia: Jim Justice DEM +6.8WisconsinWyomingVermont: Phil Scott REP +8.6 gainNew Hampshire: Chris Sununu REP +2.3 gainMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew JerseyDelaware: John C. Carney Jr. DEM +19.2MarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 2016, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Delaware John C. Carney Jr. Democratic 19.2 Democratic
Indiana Eric Joseph Holcomb Republican 6.0 Republican
Missouri Eric Greitens Republican 5.6 Democratic flip
Montana Steve Bullock Democratic 3.9 Democratic
New Hampshire Chris Sununu Republican 2.3 Democratic flip
North Carolina Roy A. Cooper Democratic 0.2 Republican flip
North Dakota Doug Burgum Republican 57.1 Republican
Oregon special Kate Brown Democratic 7.2 Democratic
Utah Gary Richard Herbert Republican 38.0 Republican
Vermont Phil Scott Republican 8.6 Democratic flip
Washington Jay Robert Inslee Democratic 8.8 Democratic
West Virginia Jim Justice Democratic 6.8 Democratic

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