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2017 governor election results

Results of all 2 governor races in 2017 (seats won: Democratic 2); 1 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew Jersey: Philip Murphy DEM +14.1 gainNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginia: Ralph S. Northam DEM +8.9WashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingVermontNew HampshireMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew Jersey: Philip Murphy DEM +14.1 gainDelawareMarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 2017, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
New Jersey Philip Murphy Democratic 14.1 Republican flip
Virginia Ralph S. Northam Democratic 8.9 Democratic

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