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2020 governor election results

Results of all 11 governor races in 2020 (seats won: Republican 8, Democratic 3); 2 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Republican 8
  • Democratic 3
AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelaware: John C. Carney Jr. DEM +20.8District of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndiana: Eric Joseph Holcomb REP +24.5IowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouri: Mike Parson REP +16.4Montana: Greg Gianforte REP +12.9 gainNebraskaNevadaNew Hampshire: Chris Sununu REP +31.8New JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth Carolina: Roy A. Cooper DEM +4.5North Dakota: Doug Burgum REP +40.5OhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtah: Spencer J. Cox REP +32.6Vermont: Phil Scott REP +40.2VirginiaWashington: Jay Robert Inslee DEM +13.4West Virginia: Jim Justice REP +33.9 gainWisconsinWyomingVermont: Phil Scott REP +40.2New Hampshire: Chris Sununu REP +31.8MassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew JerseyDelaware: John C. Carney Jr. DEM +20.8MarylandDistrict of Columbia
States with a race in 2020, 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 20.8 Democratic
Indiana Eric Joseph Holcomb Republican 24.5 Republican
Missouri Mike Parson Republican 16.4 Republican
Montana Greg Gianforte Republican 12.9 Democratic flip
New Hampshire Chris Sununu Republican 31.8 Republican
North Carolina Roy A. Cooper Democratic 4.5 Democratic
North Dakota Doug Burgum Republican 40.5 Republican
Utah Spencer J. Cox Republican 32.6 Republican
Vermont Phil Scott Republican 40.2 Republican
Washington Jay Robert Inslee Democratic 13.4 Democratic
West Virginia Jim Justice Republican 33.9 Democratic flip

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