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1990 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1989 November 6, 1990 1991 →
← 1986 1994 →
38 governorships 36 states; 2 territories
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 29 21 Seats after 28 20 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 26,938,883 24,250,423 Percentage 49.86% 44.88% Seats up 20 16 Seats won 19 15   Third party Fourth party   Party A Connecticut Party Alaskan Independence Seats before 0 0 Seats after 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 460,576 75,721 Percentage 0.85% 0.14% Seats up 0 0 Seats won 1 1
Map of the results      Democratic gain     Republican gain      Democratic hold     Republican hold      Alaskan Independence gain     A Connecticut Party gain      No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6, 1990, in 36 states and two territories. Most elected in these elections would serve for a 4-year term, while those inNew Hampshire,Rhode Island, andVermont would serve for a 2-year term. The elections coincided with the mid-term elections for theUnited States Senate and theUnited States House of Representatives. Heading into the elections, there were 20 seats held byDemocrats and 16 held byRepublicans. By the end of the elections, 19 seats would be held by a Democrat, 15 would be held by a Republican, and two would be held by other parties.

Notably, in these elections, there were two people elected from athird party: formerAlaskan governor andSecretary of the Interior underPresident NixonWalter Joseph Hickel was elected governor as a part of theAlaskan Independence Party, and formerU.S. SenatorLowell Weicker ofConnecticut won onA Connecticut Party's ticket. In addition to Weicker, two other U.S. senators were elected governors that year, RepublicanPete Wilson ofCalifornia and DemocratLawton Chiles ofFlorida. The 1990 cycle saw six incumbent governors defeated. These were RepublicansMike Hayden ofKansas,Kay Orr ofNebraska,Bob Martinez ofFlorida andEdward DiPrete ofRhode Island, as well as DemocratsJames Blanchard ofMichigan andRudy Perpich ofMinnesota.

In 1988,Arizona voters approved arunoff-style election following the impeachment of governorEvan Mecham. Because no candidate received amajority (50%) of the vote in the November election, a run-off election occurred on February 26, 1991. This style of voting was later repealed in 1992.

As of 2026, this is the last time a Democrat was elected governor inIdaho orTexas, as well as the last time a third party won inConnecticut.

States where the margin of victory was under 1%:

1. Michigan, 0.7%
2. Nebraska, 0.7%

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

1. Illinois, 2.5%
2. Texas, 2.6%
3. Maine, 2.7%
4. Connecticut, 2.9%
5. Massachusetts, 3.3%
6. Minnesota, 3.3%
7. California, 3.4%
8. Alabama, 4.2%
9. Arizona, 4.8%

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. Oregon, 5.7%
2. Vermont, 5.8%
3. Kansas, 6.0%
4. Alaska, 8.0%
5. Georgia, 8.4%
6. New Mexico, 9.4%

1990 Alabama gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee H. Guy Hunt Paul Hubbert Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 633,519 582,106 Percentage 52.1% 47.9%

County results Hunt:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Hubbert:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election H. Guy Hunt Republican ElectedGovernor H. Guy Hunt Republican

The1990 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to select thegovernor of Alabama. The election saw incumbentRepublican governorGuy Hunt defeatDemocratPaul Hubbert, executive secretary of theAlabama Education Association. This marked the first time in history that a Republican won a second gubernatorial term in Alabama.

1990 Alaska gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Wally Hickel Tony Knowles Arliss Sturgulewski Party Independence Democratic Republican Running mate Jack Coghill Willie Hensley Jim Campbell Popular vote 75,721 60,201 50,991 Percentage 38.88% 30.91% 26.18%

Borough results House district results Hickel:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70% Knowles:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Sturgulewski:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Steve Cowper Democratic Elected Governor Wally Hickel Independence

The1990 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, for the open seat ofGovernor of Alaska. In 1989, incumbent governorSteve Cowper, a Democrat, had announced that he would not seek re-election for a second term.^[3]

In a rare third-party win in American politics, formerRepublican governorWally Hickel, running on the ticket of theAlaskan Independence Party, defeatedDemocratic candidateTony Knowles and Republican candidateArliss Sturgulewski.

1990–91 Arizona gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 (first round) February 26, 1991 (runoff) 1994 →

Candidate Fife Symington Terry Goddard Party Republican Democratic First round 523,984 49.7% 519,691 49.2% Runoff 492,569 52.4% 448,168 47.6%

First round county results Runoff county results Symington:     50–60% Goddard:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Rose Mofford Democratic Elected Governor Fife Symington Republican

The1990–91 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, for the post ofGovernor of Arizona. Incumbent Democratic GovernorRose Mofford declined to run for a full term.RepublicanFife Symington defeated theDemocratic nominee andMayor of PhoenixTerry Goddard. Because no candidate received amajority of votes, arunoff election was held later on February 26, 1991, which Symington also won. This is the only election where Arizona used a runoff election.

Evan Mecham, a former governor who was removed from office in 1988 upon being convicted in his impeachment trial, unsuccessfully ran for another term. This would be the last gubernatorial election until 2018 when the victorious gubernatorial candidate in the state would be of the same party as the incumbent president.

1990 Arkansas gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Bill Clinton Sheffield Nelson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 400,386 295,925 Percentage 57.49% 42.49%

County results Clinton:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Nelson:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected Governor Bill Clinton Democratic

The1990 Arkansas gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. IncumbentDemocratic governorBill Clinton won re-election in a two-way race against Democrat turnedRepublicanSheffield Nelson with 57.5% of the vote.^[4][5] This was Clinton's fourth consecutive, and fifth overall, term asGovernor of Arkansas, as well as his final term (he was elected to the presidency in 1992).^[6][7]

1990 California gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Pete Wilson Dianne Feinstein Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,791,904 3,525,197 Percentage 49.25% 45.78%

County results Congressional district results Wilson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Feinstein:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election George Deukmejian Republican ElectedGovernor Pete Wilson Republican

The1990 California gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. TheRepublican candidate,SenatorPete Wilson, defeated theDemocratic candidate, formerSan Francisco mayorDianne Feinstein.

1990 Colorado gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Roy Romer John Andrews Party Democratic Republican Running mate Mike Callihan Lillian Bickel Popular vote 626,032 358,403 Percentage 61.89% 35.43%

County results Romer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Andrews:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Roy Romer Democratic Elected Governor Roy Romer Democratic

The1990 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. IncumbentDemocratRoy Romer defeatedRepublican nomineeJohn Andrews with 61.89% of the vote.

1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Lowell Weicker John G. Rowland Bruce Morrison Party A Connecticut Party Republican Democratic Running mate Eunice Groark Robert Jaekle Sandra Bender Popular vote 460,576 427,840 236,641 Percentage 40.4% 37.5% 20.7%

County results Municipality results Weicker:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Rowland:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Morrison:     30–40%     50–60%

Governor before election Bill O'Neill Democratic Elected Governor Lowell Weicker A Connecticut Party

The1990 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect thegovernor of Connecticut. It was a three-way race for a seat left open when GovernorWilliam A. O'Neill declined to run for re-election.A Connecticut Party nominee Lowell Weicker narrowly won the election, becoming the first candidate who was not a member of one of the twomajor parties to win a gubernatorial election sincethe 1974 election inMaine.^[8]

1990 Florida gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Lawton Chiles Bob Martinez Party Democratic Republican Running mate Buddy MacKay J. Allison DeFoor Popular vote 1,995,206 1,535,068 Percentage 56.51% 43.49%

County results Chiles:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Martinez:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Bob Martinez Republican ElectedGovernor Lawton Chiles Democratic

The1990 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. IncumbentRepublican governorBob Martinez ran for a second term in office, but was defeated byDemocratic challengerLawton Chiles, a former U.S. senator.

1990 Georgia gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Zell Miller Johnny Isakson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 766,662 645,625 Percentage 52.89% 44.54%

County results Miller:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Isakson:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Joe Frank Harris Democratic Elected Governor Zell Miller Democratic

The1990 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Lieutenant GovernorZell Miller ran for governor after incumbentJoe Frank Harris was term-limited, defeatingAndrew Young,Roy Barnes, andLester Maddox for the Democratic nomination, and defeatedJohnny Isakson, a member of theGeorgia House of Representatives.

1990 Hawaii gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee John D. Waiheʻe III Fred Hemmings Party Democratic Republican Running mate Ben Cayetano Billie Beamer Popular vote 203,491 131,310 Percentage 59.8% 38.6%

County results Waiheʻe:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election John D. Waiheʻe III Democratic Elected Governor John D. Waiheʻe III Democratic

The1990 Hawaii gubernatorial election wasHawaii's ninth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 6, 1990, and resulted in a victory for theDemocratic candidate,incumbentGovernorJohn D. Waiheʻe III over theRepublican candidate,State RepresentativeFred Hemmings. Waihee received more votes than Hemmings in everycounty in the state.^[9]

1990 Idaho gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Cecil Andrus Roger Fairchild Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 218,673 101,937 Percentage 68.2% 31.8%

County results Andrus:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Fairchild:     50–60%

Governor before election Cecil Andrus Democratic Elected Governor Cecil Andrus Democratic

The1990 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect theGovernor of the state ofIdaho.Cecil Andrus, theDemocratic incumbent, ran for an unprecedented fourth term.^[10]Roger Fairchild, a formerstate senate majority leader fromFruitland,^[11] won theRepublican nomination in May,^[12][13] but was easily defeated in November by the popular Andrus.^[14][15]

This was the sixth consecutive win for the Democrats, which started with Andrus' first victory twenty years earlier in1970.

1990 Illinois gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →
Turnout	54.00% 1.63pp
Nominee Jim Edgar Neil Hartigan Party Republican Democratic Running mate Bob Kustra Jim Burns Popular vote 1,653,126 1,569,217 Percentage 50.75% 48.17%
County results Township results Edgar:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Hartigan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election James R. Thompson Republican Elected Governor Jim Edgar Republican

The1990 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990 to elect thegovernor andlieutenant governor of Illinois. The incumbent GovernorJim Thompson chose to retire instead of seeking reelection to a fifth term. The Republican nominee, Secretary of StateJim Edgar, narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, Attorney GeneralNeil Hartigan, by about 80,000 votes out of the over 3.2 million cast (a margin of 2.58%).

This was the first open-seat gubernatorial election in Illinois since1952, which was 38 years previously. A competitive race, it had the narrowest margin of victory for a statewide election in Illinoisthat cycle and was one of the closest gubernatorial races in the nation that year. At the time, it was the costliest campaign in state history.^[16]

1990 Iowa gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 8, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Terry Branstad Donald Avenson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 591,852 379,372 Percentage 60.6% 38.9%

County results Branstad:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Avenson:     50–60%

Governor before election Terry Branstad Republican Elected Governor Terry Branstad Republican

The1990 Iowa gubernatorial election took place November 8, 1990. IncumbentRepublicanGovernor of IowaTerry Branstad ran for re-election to a third term as governor. On theDemocratic side, state representativeDonald Avenson won his party's nomination and both Branstad and Avenson moved on to the general election. Branstad won re-election to a third term as governor, defeating Avenson by a margin of over 20 points.

1990 Kansas gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Joan Finney Mike Hayden Christina Campbell-Cline Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 380,609 333,589 69,127 Percentage 48.6% 42.6% 8.8%

County results Finney:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Hayden:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Mike Hayden Republican Elected Governor Joan Finney Democratic

The1990 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican GovernorMike Hayden lost re-election to Democratic nomineeJoan Finney.^[17]

1990 Maine gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee John McKernan Joseph Brennan Andrew Adam Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 243,766 230,038 48,377 Percentage 46.7% 44.1% 9.3%

County results Municipality results McKernan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Brennan:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     30–40%     40–50%

Governor before election John McKernan Republican Elected Governor John McKernan Republican

The1990 Maine gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990 to elect thegovernor of Maine. IncumbentRepublican governorJohn McKernan won re-election to a second term, defeatingDemocratic nominee, former governorJoseph E. Brennan in a tight contest.Independent Andrew Adam took in 9.3% of the vote. Both Brennan and McKernan were unopposed in their respective primaries.

This was the last election until2010 that Maine elected a Republican governor. This was also the last Maine gubernatorial election until2022 in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president.

1990 Maryland gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →
Turnout	54.85%[18]
Nominee William Donald Schaefer William S. Shepard Party Democratic Republican Running mate Melvin Steinberg Lois Shepard Popular vote 664,015 446,980 Percentage 59.76% 40.23%
County results Schaefer:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Shepard:     50-60%     60-70%
Governor before election William Donald Schaefer Democratic Elected Governor William Donald Schaefer Democratic

The1990 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. IncumbentDemocratWilliam Donald Schaefer defeatedRepublican nominee William S. Shepard handily (59.76% to 40.23%).

1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →
Turnout	75.85% 18.44[19]
Nominee Bill Weld John Silber Party Republican Democratic Running mate Paul Cellucci Marjorie Clapprood Popular vote 1,175,817 1,099,878 Percentage 50.19% 46.94%
County results Municipality results Weld:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Silber:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election Michael Dukakis Democratic Elected Governor Bill Weld Republican

The1990 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. IncumbentDemocratic governorMichael Dukakis, his party's nominee for president in1988, opted to not seek a fourth term.RepublicanBill Weld won the open seat, beatingDemocratJohn Silber to become the first Republican governor of Massachusetts elected since 1970. This was the first open-seat gubernatorial election in Massachusetts since1960.

1990 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee John Engler James Blanchard Party Republican Democratic Running mate Connie Binsfeld Olivia Maynard Popular vote 1,276,134 1,258,539 Percentage 49.8% 49.1%

County results Engler:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Blanchard:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election James Blanchard Democratic ElectedGovernor John Engler Republican

The1990 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect theGovernor andLieutenant Governor of the state ofMichigan.John Engler, a member of theRepublican Party andState Senate majority leader, was elected overDemocratic Party nominee, incumbent governorJames Blanchard, who was seeking his third term.

In what turned out to be one of the closest elections in recent Michigan history, Engler defeated Blanchard by less than 18,000 votes and a 0.7% margin. Engler's victory was considered a major upset and became infamous among pollsters. The finalDetroit News poll showed Engler trailing by 14 points, and the finalDetroit Free Press poll showed Engler behind by 4 points.^[20] A retrospective of the polling suggests theNews poll may have had questions that favored Blanchard and too heavily incorporated the opinions of registered voters rather than likely voters, and thus failed to correctly gauge turnout.^[21]

1990 Minnesota gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Arne Carlson (replacingJon Grunseth) Rudy Perpich Party Ind.-Republican Democratic (DFL) Running mate Joanell Dyrstad (replacing Sharon Clark) Marlene Johnson Popular vote 895,988 836,218 Percentage 50.11% 46.76%

County results Precinct results Carlson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Perpich:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election Rudy Perpich Democratic (DFL) Elected Governor Arne Carlson Ind.-Republican

The1990 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990.Independent-Republican Party AuditorArne Carlson defeated incumbentMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party GovernorRudy Perpich. This remains the last gubernatorial election in Minnesota to date in which an incumbent governor ran for reelection to a third consecutive term.

1990 Nebraska gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Ben Nelson Kay A. Orr Party Democratic Republican Running mate Maxine Moul Jack Maddux Popular vote 292,771 288,741 Percentage 49.91% 49.23%

County results Nelson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Orr:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Kay A. Orr Republican Elected Governor Ben Nelson Democratic

In the1990 Nebraska gubernatorial election,Democratic challengerBen Nelson narrowly defeated first-termRepublican incumbentKay Orr for the governorship of the state ofNebraska.

1990 Nevada gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) 1994 →

Nominee Bob Miller Jim Gallaway Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 207,878 95,789 Percentage 64.8% 29.9%

County results Miller:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Bob Miller Democratic ElectedGovernor Bob Miller Democratic

The1990 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the nextgovernor of Nevada, alongside an election to theUnited States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent two-term Democratic GovernorRichard Bryan resigned in 1989 after beingelected to the United States Senate and under the Nevada succession law, Democrat Lieutenant GovernorBob Miller became the next governor. Miller won in alandslide victory to a full term, defeating Republican nominee Jim Gallaway.

1990 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

← 1988 November 6, 1990 1992 →

Nominee Judd Gregg J. Joseph Grandmaison Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 177,773 101,923 Percentage 60.26% 34.55%

County results Gregg:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Grandmaison:     40–50%

Governor before election Judd Gregg Republican Elected Governor Judd Gregg Republican

The1990 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990.IncumbentGovernorJudd Gregg won reelection to a second term that would be his last, as he ran for and won election to theUnited States Senate in1992.

1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Bruce King Frank Bond Party Democratic Republican Running mate Casey Luna Mary L. Thompson Popular vote 224,564 185,692 Percentage 54.61% 45.15%

County results King:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Bond:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Garrey Carruthers Republican Elected Governor Bruce King Democratic

The1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, in order to elect theGovernor of New Mexico. Due toterm limits, incumbent RepublicanGarrey Carruthers was ineligible to seek a second term as governor.^[d] DemocratBruce King won his third and final term overall as governor, defeating Republican Frank Bond. King won the largest share of the vote out of his four gubernatorial campaigns. This is the most recent election in whichCatron County has voted for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

1990 New York gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Mario Cuomo Pierre Rinfret Herbert London Party Democratic Republican Conservative Alliance Liberal Running mate Stan Lundine Geff Yancey Anthony DiPerna Popular vote 2,157,087 865,948 827,614 Percentage 53.17% 21.35% 20.40%

County results Municipality results Cuomo:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Rinfret:     30–40%     40–50% London:     30–40%     40–50% Tie:     30–40%     40–50%

Governor before election Mario Cuomo Democratic Elected Governor Mario Cuomo Democratic

The1990 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect thegovernor andLieutenant Governor of New York.Democratic governorMario Cuomo won a third term in office, making him the first Democrat elected to three terms as Governor of New York sinceHerbert H. Lehman.

1990 Ohio gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee George Voinovich Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,938,103 1,539,416 Percentage 55.7% 44.3%

County results Township results Voinovich:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Celebrezze:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Dick Celeste Democratic Elected Governor George Voinovich Republican

The1990 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. IncumbentDemocraticgovernorDick Celeste was unable to run for a third consecutive term due to term limits. Formermayor of ClevelandGeorge Voinovich, who also ran for theUnited States Senate in1988, was uncontested for theRepublican nomination, whileOhio Attorney GeneralAnthony J. Celebrezze Jr. emerged from theDemocratic primary. In the end, Voinovich was able to defeat Celebrezze by a fairly wide margin, winning his first term in office.

1990 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee David Walters Bill Price Thomas Ledgerwood Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 523,196 297,584 90,534 Percentage 57.4% 32.7% 9.9%

County results Walters:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Price:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election Henry Bellmon Republican Elected Governor David Walters Democratic

The1990 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect thegovernor of Oklahoma.Democratic businessmanDavid Walters won the election easily despite his lack of political experience.^[17]

1990 Oregon gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 7, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Barbara Roberts David Frohnmayer Al Mobley Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 508,749 444,646 144,062 Percentage 45.7% 40.0% 13.0%

County results Roberts:     40–50%     50–60% Frohnmayer:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election Neil Goldschmidt Democratic Elected Governor Barbara Roberts Democratic

The1990 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1990. Democratic nomineeBarbara Roberts defeated RepublicanDavid B. Frohnmayer and Independent Al Mobley to win the election.

1990 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) 1994 →

Nominee Bob Casey Barbara Hafer Party Democratic Republican Running mate Mark Singel Harold Mowery Popular vote 2,065,244 987,516 Percentage 67.63% 32.34%

County results Congressional district results Municipality results Casey:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Hafer:     40-50%     50–60%     60-70%     80-90% Tie:     40-50%     50%     No data

Governor before election Robert P. Casey Democratic Elected Governor Robert P. Casey Democratic

The1990 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. IncumbentDemocratic governorRobert P. Casey easily defeatedRepublicanBarbara Hafer. Governor Casey defeated Hafer by a margin of 35.29%, and carried 66 out of 67 Pennsylvania counties.

1990 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1988 November 6, 1990 1992 →

Nominee Bruce Sundlun Edward D. DiPrete Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 264,411 92,177 Percentage 74.2% 25.8%

County results Municipality results Sundlun:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election Edward D. DiPrete Republican Elected Governor Bruce Sundlun Democratic

The1990 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990.Democratic nomineeBruce Sundlun defeated incumbentRepublicanEdward D. DiPrete with 74.15% of the vote.

1990 South Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Carroll Campbell Theo Mitchell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 528,831 212,048 Percentage 69.5% 27.8%

County results Campbell:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Mitchell:     50–60%

Governor before election Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Republican Elected Governor Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Republican

The1990 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990 to select thegovernor of the state ofSouth Carolina. GovernorCarroll A. Campbell Jr., the popularRepublican incumbent, handily defeatedDemocratTheo Mitchell to become only the second governor at the time elected to a second consecutive four-year term.

1990 South Dakota gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) 1994 →
Turnout	61.07% (voting eligible)[22]
Nominee George Mickelson Bob Samuelson Party Republican Democratic Running mate Walter Dale Miller Shirley Halleen Popular vote 151,198 105,525 Percentage 58.9% 41.1%
County results Mickelson:     50–60%     60–70% Samuelson:     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election George Mickelson Republican Elected Governor George Mickelson Republican

The1990 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect agovernor of South Dakota.Republican governorGeorge S. Mickelson was re-elected, defeatingDemocratic nominee Bob L. Samuelson. Mickelson died in a plane crash near Zwingle, Iowa on April 19, 1993.^[23]

1990 Tennessee gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) 1994 →

Nominee Ned McWherter Dwight Henry Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 479,990 288,904 Percentage 60.83% 36.61%

County results McWherter:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Henry:     40–50%     50–60% Tie:     40–50%

Governor before election Ned McWherter Democratic Elected Governor Ned McWherter Democratic

The1990 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect thegovernor of Tennessee. IncumbentDemocratic governorNed McWherter was re-elected, defeating hisRepublican opponentDwight Henry, a one term member of theTennessee House of Representatives. McWherter received 60.8% of the vote.

1990 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →

Nominee Ann Richards Clayton Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,925,670 1,826,431 Percentage 49.5% 46.9%

County results Richards:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Williams:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Bill Clements Republican ElectedGovernor Ann Richards Democratic

The1990 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect thegovernor of Texas. IncumbentRepublican governorBill Clements did not run for re-election, so the election pittedDemocratAnn Richards againstRepublicanClayton Williams. Richards narrowly defeated Williams on Election Day, winning 49.5% of the vote to Williams' 46.9%.

1990 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Richard Snelling Peter Welch Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 109,540 97,321 Percentage 51.8% 46.0%

County results Municipality results Snelling:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Welch:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

Governor before election Madeleine Kunin Democratic Elected Governor Richard Snelling Republican

The1990 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic GovernorMadeleine Kunin did not seek re-election. FormerGovernor RepublicanRichard Snelling defeated Democratic former State Senate President pro temporePeter Welch in the general election. This would be the last Republican victory in a Vermont gubernatorial election until2002.

1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

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Nominee Tommy Thompson Thomas A. Loftus Party Republican Democratic Running mate Scott McCallum Joseph Czarnezki Popular vote 802,321 576,280 Percentage 58.15% 41.77%

County results Precinct results Thompson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Loftus:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:

Governor before election Tommy G. Thompson Republican Elected Governor Tommy G. Thompson Republican

The1990 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. IncumbentRepublican governorTommy Thompson won the election with 58% of the vote, winning a second term as Governor of Wisconsin. The primary elections were held on September 11, 1990.

1990 Wyoming gubernatorial election

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Turnout	71.99% Registered 2.00% 35.30% of Total Population 0.22%
Nominee Mike Sullivan Mary Mead Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 104,638 55,471 Percentage 65.35% 34.65%
County results Sullivan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Mead:     50–60%
Governor before election Mike Sullivan Democratic Elected Governor Mike Sullivan Democratic

The1990 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic GovernorMike Sullivan ran for re-election. In the general election, he faced Republican nomineeMary Mead, a businesswoman and the daughter of former U.S. Senator and GovernorClifford Hansen.

1990 United States gubernatorial elections

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Turnout	26.8%
Nominee Sharon Pratt Dixon Maurice Turner Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 92,504 18,653 Percentage 86.1% 11.5%
Results by ward Dixon:     80–90%     >90%
Mayor before election Marion Barry Democratic Elected mayor Sharon Pratt Dixon Democratic

On November 6, 1990,Washington, D.C., held anelection for its mayor, with Democratic candidateSharon Pratt Dixon defeating Republican Maurice Turner.

Sharon Pratt Dixon announced at the1988 Democratic National Convention that she would challengeincumbent mayorMarion Barry in the 1990 election. Pratt was the only candidate to have officially announced her plans to run for mayor when Barry was arrested on drug charges and dropped out of the race in early 1990. Shortly thereafter, the race was joined by longtime councilmembersJohn Ray,Charlene Drew Jarvis andDavid Clarke. Pratt criticized her three main opponents, referring to them as the "three blind mice" who "saw nothing, said nothing and did nothing as the city rapidly decayed." She was the only candidate who called on Barry to resign from office, and ran specifically as an outsider to his political machine with the campaign slogan of "Clean House."

Following a series of televised debates during the last few weeks of the campaign, Pratt received the endorsement ofThe Washington Post.^[24] The day the endorsement appeared, her poll numbers skyrocketed, with many political observers attributing the rise specifically to thePost's backing.^[25] On the eve of the election, polls showed CouncilmemberJohn Ray holding the lead, but Pratt gaining ground fast and a large margin of undecided voters remaining.^[26] However, even with the smallest campaign staff and least money, Pratt won theelection, defeating second-place Ray by 10%.^[27] As Washington is a heavily Democratic city, Dixon's victory over Republican former police chief Maurice T. Turner, Jr., in the November 6 general election wasa foregone conclusion.

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