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2018 governor election results

Results of all 36 governor races in 2018 (seats won: Republican 20, Democratic 16); 8 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Democratic 16
Alabama: Kay Ivey REP +19.1Alaska: Mike Dunleavy REP +7.0 gainArizona: Doug Ducey REP +14.2Arkansas: Asa Hutchinson REP +33.6California: Gavin Newsom DEM +23.9Colorado: Jared Polis DEM +10.6Connecticut: Edward Lamont DEM +3.7DelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: Ron DeSantis REP +0.4Georgia: Brian Kemp REP +1.4Hawaii: David Y. Ige DEM +28.4Idaho: Brad Little REP +21.6Illinois: J.B. Pritzker DEM +15.7 gainIndianaIowa: Kim Reynolds REP +2.7Kansas: Laura Kelly DEM +5.1 gainKentuckyLouisianaMaine: Janet T. Mills DEM +7.5 gainMaryland: Larry Hogan REP +11.9Massachusetts: Charles D. Baker REP +32.5Michigan: Gretchen Whitmer DEM +9.6 gainMinnesota: Tim Walz DEM +11.4MississippiMissouriMontanaNebraska: Pete Ricketts REP +18.0Nevada: Steve Sisolak DEM +4.1 gainNew Hampshire: Chris Sununu REP +7.0New JerseyNew Mexico: Michelle Lujan Grisham DEM +14.4 gainNew York: Andrew Cuomo DEM +24.0North CarolinaNorth DakotaOhio: Mike DeWine REP +3.7Oklahoma: Kevin Stitt REP +12.1Oregon: Kate Brown DEM +6.4Pennsylvania: Thomas W. Wolf DEM +17.1Rhode Island: Gina M. Raimondo DEM +15.5South Carolina: Henry McMaster REP +8.0South Dakota: Kristi Noem REP +3.4Tennessee: Bill Lee REP +21.0Texas: Greg Abbott REP +13.3UtahVermont: Phil Scott REP +14.7VirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsin: Tony Evers DEM +1.1 gainWyoming: Mark Gordon REP +39.2Vermont: Phil Scott REP +14.7New Hampshire: Chris Sununu REP +7.0Massachusetts: Charles D. Baker REP +32.5Rhode Island: Gina M. Raimondo DEM +15.5Connecticut: Edward Lamont DEM +3.7New JerseyDelawareMaryland: Larry Hogan REP +11.9District of Columbia
States with a race in 2018, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Alabama Kay Ivey Republican 19.1 Republican
Alaska Mike Dunleavy Republican 7.0 Independent flip
Arizona Doug Ducey Republican 14.2 Republican
Arkansas Asa Hutchinson Republican 33.6 Republican
California Gavin Newsom Democratic 23.9 Democratic
Colorado Jared Polis Democratic 10.6 Democratic
Connecticut Edward Lamont Democratic 3.7 Democratic
Florida Ron DeSantis Republican 0.4 Republican
Georgia Brian Kemp Republican 1.4 Republican
Hawaii David Y. Ige Democratic 28.4 Democratic
Idaho Brad Little Republican 21.6 Republican
Illinois J.B. Pritzker Democratic 15.7 Republican flip
Iowa Kim Reynolds Republican 2.7 Republican
Kansas Laura Kelly Democratic 5.1 Republican flip
Maine Janet T. Mills Democratic 7.5 Republican flip
Maryland Larry Hogan Republican 11.9 Republican
Massachusetts Charles D. Baker Republican 32.5 Republican
Michigan Gretchen Whitmer Democratic 9.6 Republican flip
Minnesota Tim Walz Democratic 11.4 Democratic
Nebraska Pete Ricketts Republican 18.0 Republican
Nevada Steve Sisolak Democratic 4.1 Republican flip
New Hampshire Chris Sununu Republican 7.0 Republican
New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham Democratic 14.4 Republican flip
New York Andrew Cuomo Democratic 24.0 Democratic
Ohio Mike DeWine Republican 3.7 Republican
Oklahoma Kevin Stitt Republican 12.1 Republican
Oregon Kate Brown Democratic 6.4 Democratic
Pennsylvania Thomas W. Wolf Democratic 17.1 Democratic
Rhode Island Gina M. Raimondo Democratic 15.5 Democratic
South Carolina Henry McMaster Republican 8.0 Republican
South Dakota Kristi Noem Republican 3.4 Republican
Tennessee Bill Lee Republican 21.0 Republican
Texas Greg Abbott Republican 13.3 Republican
Vermont Phil Scott Republican 14.7 Republican
Wisconsin Tony Evers Democratic 1.1 Republican flip
Wyoming Mark Gordon Republican 39.2 Republican

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