GOVERNOR    Margin of Victory in Races for Governor

*Seat changed parties.
 
 Nov. 8, 2022
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
*Four seats changed party - To Democratic: Maryland, Massachusetts, and Arizona.  To Republican: Nevada.

 
Nov. 2, 2021
25.01 +
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NJ 3.22
 VA 1.94*




*Virginia changed to Republican.



Sept. 14, 2021 California Recall
25.01 +
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CA 23.76











Nov. 3, 2020
25.01 +
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DE 20.83
WA 13.44
NC 4.51

MT 12.87*
 MO 15.70
 IN 24.46
 ND 30.46
NH 31.62
UT 33.09
WV 33.94
VT 41.13
*One seat changed party: Montana to Democratic.
Nov. 5, 2019 and Nov. 16 LA Runoff
25.01 +
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KY 0.35*
LA 2.66
MS 5.08



*Kentucky changed to Democratic.


 Nov. 6, 2018
25.01 +
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HI 28.97
 NY 24.41
CA 23.90		 RI 15.46
IL 15.70*
PA 17.07
 CO 10.62
MN 11.41
NM 14.40*
 KS 5.03*
OR 6.40
ME 7.71*
MI 9.56*
 WI 1.10*
CT 3.16
NV 4.08*
 FL 0.40
GA 1.39
IL 2.73
SD 3.41
OH 3.71
 AK 7.03*
NH 7.04
SC 8.04
 MD 11.84
OK 12.10
TX 13.31
AZ 14.16
VT 14.92
 NE 18.00
AL 19.07
 TN 21.01
ID 21.58
 MA 33.48
AR 33.56
WY 39.58
*Eight seats changed party - To Democratic: Illinois, New Mexico, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada.  To Republican: Alaska.
Nov. 7, 2017
25.01 +
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NJ 14.14*
 VA 8.93






*New Jersey changed to Democratic.

 
Nov. 8, 2016
25.01 +
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DE 19.16
WV 6.79
OR 7.17
WA 8.78
 NC 0.22*
MT 3.89
 NH 2.27*
 MO 5.57*
IN 5.96
VT 8.74*


UT 38.00
ND 57.13
*Four seats changed party - To Democratic: North Carolina.  To Republican: New Hampshire, Missouri and Vermont.
Plus In West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, elected as a Democrat, switched to Republican on Aug. 3, 2017.


Nov. 3, 2015 and Nov. 15 LA Runoff
25.01 +
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LA 12.23*


KY 8.70*


MS 34.13
*Louisiana changed to Democratic and Kentucky changed to Republican.
Nov, 4, 2014
25.01 +
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CA 19.94
 HI 12.38
NY 13.96
 MN 5.56
OR 5.76
PA 9.86*
 VT 1.26
CT 2.56
CO 3.34
RI 4.47
NH 4.95
 FL 1.08
MA 1.86*
MD 3.64*
KS 3.69
IL 3.92*
MI 4.07
ME 4.81
 WI 5.68
GA 7.86
 AZ 11.83
AR 13.94*
NM 14.45
SC 14.48
OK 14.80
ID 14.97
 NE 17.93
 TX 20.37
IA 21.72
 AL 27.32
OH 30.61
WY 32.14
SD 45.03
NV 46.70
TN 47.47

And Independent: AK 2.22*
*Six seats changed party - To Democratic: Pennsylvania.  To Republican: Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, and Massachusetts.  To Independent Alaska.
 Also note: In Hawaii, the incumbent Democratic governor lost in the primary, but the winner held the seat for the Democrats.

 
Nov. 5, 2013
25.01 +
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VA 2.52*


NJ 22.11

*Virginia changed to Democratic.
 

Nov. 6, 2012 
25.01 +
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DE 40.75
 VT 20.25
NH 12.09
MO 12.24
MT 1.56
WA 3.08
WV 4.84  
IN 2.93  

NC 11.39*

ND 28.78
UT 40.83
    *One seat changed party: North Carolina to Republican.
June 5, 2012 Wisconsin Recall
25.01 +
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WI 6.80





Nov. 2, 2010
25.01 +
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NY 29.26
AR 30.79
HI 17.10*
 CA 12.88*
MD 14.46
CO 14.67
 MA 6.42
NH 7.61
 		MN 0.42*
CT 0.56*
IL 0.85
OR 1.53
VT 1.79*
 		FL 1.15*
ME 1.71*
OH 2.00*
SC 4.46
 		WI 5.77*
NM 6.74*
PA 8.97*
IA 9.60*
 GA 10.05
NV 11.75
AZ 11.86
TX 12.67
 AL 15.71
MI 18.21*
 OK 20.90*
AK 21.38
SD 23.03
 		ID 26.25
KS 31.07*
TN 31.95*
UT 32.16
WY 42.74*
NE 47.80
And Independent: RI 2.53*
*Eighteen seats changed party - To Republican: Wyoming, Tennessee, Kansas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Iowa, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Ohio, Maine and Florida. 
To Democratic: Hawaii, California, Vermont, Connecticut, Minnesota.
To Independent: Rhode Island.
 Also note: In Nevada, the incumbent Republican governor lost in the primary, but the winner held the seat for the Republicans.


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