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Nov. 8,
2022 Governor Races |
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After
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25D.
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20.01-25.0 |
15.01-20.0 |
10.01-15.0 |
5.01-10.0 |
0-5.0 |
0-5.0 |
5.01-10.0 |
10.01-15.0 |
15.01-20.0 |
20.01-25.0 |
25.01
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HI 26.32 MA 29.07* MD 32.41* |
CA 18.36 RI 19.06 CO 19.35 |
MI 10.53 IL 12.54 CT 12.63 ME 13.24 PA 14.77 |
NM 6.38 NY 6.40 MN 7.66 |
AZ 0.67* KS 2.21 WI 3.40 OR 3.42 |
NV 1.51* |
GA 7.53 |
TX 10.90 OK 13.66 |
NH 15.51 SC 17.37 IA 18.52 FL 19.40 |
NE 23.24 |
OH 25.03 AK 26.08 SD 26.81 AR 27.77 TN 32.00 AL 37.73 ID 40.32 VT 47.02 WY 58.25 |
*Seat changed
parties.
2022 GOVERNOR
RACE OVERVIEW [links/logos] Thirty-six seats were at stake. One week before Election Day, the Cook Political Report listed five seats as toss-ups—KS, NV, OR and WI held by the Democrats and AZ held by a Republican. Earlier in the year Cook listed seven seats as toss-ups, but MI, PA and GA moved into the "likely" category. More than half of the 2022 races were non-competitive; Cook listed 20 seats as solidly Democratic or Republican. There were eight open seats. Democrats were bullish on Maryland and Massachusetts, where popular Republican governors were not seeking re-election. Republican pick-up targets included Nevada and Kansas. Former President Donald Trump had a significant impact in Republican primary races, endorsing in 20 gubernatorial primaries (>). Some of the Trump endorsed candidates won their primaries but then fared poorly in the general election. Top issues in many governors races included inflation and the economy, education, crime and handling of the COVID pandemic. In a post-election memo, the Democratic Governors Association hailed the mid-term results as "the best showing for the president’s party for any midterm since 1986." Balance before Nov. 8, 2022: 27 Republicans, 23 Democrats. 36 seats at stake: 16 held by Democrats, 20 by Republicans. 8 open... 7 term limited: 3 Democrats, 4 Republicans. D: David Ige (HI), Kate Brown (OR), Tom Wolf (PA). R: Doug Ducey (AZ), Asa Hutchinson (AR), Larry Hogan (MD), Pete Ricketts (NE). 1 Retirement: 1 Republican. R: Charlie Baker (MA). 24 incumbent Governors seeking re-election. 0 incumbents defeated in primaries. 1 incumbent defeated in the general election: Republicans picked up 1. D: Steve Sisolak (NV). 3 open seats flipped: Democrats picked up all 3. D: Katie Hobbs (AZ), Wes Moore (MD), Maura Healey (MA). 9 new Governors elected: 6 Democrats, 3 Republicans. D: Katie Hobbs (AZ), Josh Green (HI), Wes Moore (MD), Maura Healey (MA), Tina Kotek (OR), Josh Shapiro (PA). R: Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AR), JIm Pillen (NE), Joe Lombardo (NV). Balance after Nov. 8, 2022: 25 Republicans, 25 Democrats. |
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