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United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 2016, in 12 states and two territories. The last regular gubernatorial elections for nine of the 12 states took place in2012. The last gubernatorial elections for New Hampshire, Oregon, and Vermont took place in2014, as Oregon held a special election due to the resignation of GovernorJohn Kitzhaber, while the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont both serve two-year terms. The 2016 gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with several otherfederal, state, and local elections, including thepresidential election,Senate, andHouse elections.
TheRepublican Party won open Democrat-held governorships inVermont,New Hampshire, andMissouri; and they also held their open seats inIndiana andNorth Dakota, increasing its total to 33. Democrats finished with 16 governorships, defeating incumbentPat McCrory inNorth Carolina and holding open seats inDelaware andWest Virginia, with one independent governor in Alaska accounting for the 50th gubernatorial seat.
However, GovernorJim Justice of West Virginia switched his party affiliation to Republican shortly after his inauguration, thereby increasing the number of Republican governors to 34, tying their record set in the1921 United States gubernatorial elections. As of 2025, this is the last time that Democrats won gubernatorial elections in Montana and West Virginia.
Several sites and individuals publish predictions of competitive seats. These predictions look at factors such as the strength of theincumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state'sCook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assign ratings to each state, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat.
Most election predictors use:
| State | PVI | Incumbent[1] | Last race | Cook Aug 12, 2016[2] | IE Nov 3, 2016[3] | Sabato Nov 7, 2016[4] | RCP Nov 6, 2016[5] | DKE Nov 8, 2016[6] | Gov Nov 7, 2016[7] | Result |
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| Delaware | D+8 | Jack Markell(term-limited) | 69.3% D | Solid D | Solid D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Carney 58.3% D |
| Indiana | R+5 | Mike Pence(withdrew) | 49.6% R | Tossup | Tilt R | Lean D(flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Holcomb 51.4% R |
| Missouri | R+5 | Jay Nixon(term-limited) | 54.6% D | Tossup | Tossup | Lean R(flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Greitens 51.1% R(flip) |
| Montana | R+7 | Steve Bullock | 48.9% D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Tossup | Bullock 50.3% D |
| New Hampshire | D+1 | Maggie Hassan(retiring) | 52.6% D | Tossup | Tossup | Lean D | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Sununu 48.8% R(flip) |
| North Carolina | R+3 | Pat McCrory | 54.7% R | Tossup | Tilt D(flip) | Lean D(flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Cooper 49.0% D(flip) |
| North Dakota | R+10 | Jack Dalrymple(retiring) | 63.1% R | Solid R | Solid R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Burgum 76.5% R |
| Oregon(special) | D+5 | Kate Brown | 49.5% D | Likely D | Solid D | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Safe D | Brown 50.6% D |
| Utah | R+22 | Gary Herbert | 68.3% R | Solid R | Solid R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Herbert 66.7% R |
| Vermont | D+18 | Peter Shumlin(retiring) | 46.4% D | Tossup | Tilt R(flip) | Lean R(flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Scott 52.9% R(flip) |
| Washington | D+5 | Jay Inslee | 51.5% D | Solid D | Solid D | Safe D | Lean D | Safe D | Likely D | Inslee 54.2% D |
| West Virginia | R+13 | Earl Ray Tomblin(term-limited) | 50.4% D | Tossup | Tilt D | Lean D | Lean R(flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Justice 49.1% D |
| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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| Delaware | Jack Markell | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Democratic hold |
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| Indiana | Mike Pence | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent renominated but withdrew. New governorelected. Republican hold. |
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| Missouri | Jay Nixon | Democratic | 2008 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Republican gain |
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| Montana | Steve Bullock | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| New Hampshire | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbent retired. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| North Carolina | Pat McCrory | Republican | 2012 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governorelected. Democratic gain. |
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| North Dakota | Jack Dalrymple | Republican | 2010[c] | Incumbent retired. New governorelected. Republican hold. |
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| Oregon | Kate Brown | Democratic | 2015 | Incumbentelected to finish term. |
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| Utah | Gary Herbert | Republican | 2009[d] | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Vermont | Peter Shumlin | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent retired. New governorelected. Republican gain |
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| Washington | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| West Virginia | Earl Ray Tomblin | Democratic | 2010[e] | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Democratic hold |
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| American Samoa | Lolo Matalasi Moliga | Democratic | 2012 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Puerto Rico | Alejandro García Padilla | Popular Democratic | 2012 | Incumbent retired. New governorelected. New Progressive gain. |
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States where the margin of victory was between 5% and 10%:
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Two-term incumbentGovernorJack Markell was term-limited in 2016.[8] Former DemocraticDelaware Attorney GeneralBeau Biden, the son ofVice PresidentJoe Biden, announced his intention to run and was seen as the front-runner in the Democratic primary and general election, but he died of brain cancer at the age of 46 on May 30, 2015.[9][10] RepresentativeJohn Carney, a formerLieutenant Governor of Delaware who also ran for governorin 2008, won the Democratic nomination.[11] State senatorColin Bonini won the Republican nomination.
Carney won the election, taking 58.3% of the vote compared to Bonini's 39.2%.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Colin Bonini | 21,150 | 69.88 | |
| Republican | Lacey Lafferty | 9,115 | 30.12 | |
| Total votes | 30,265 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratic | John Carney | 248,404 | 58.34 | |
| Republican | Colin Bonini | 166,852 | 39.18 | |
| Green | Andrew Groff | 5,951 | 1.39 | |
| Libertarian | Sean Louis Goward | 4,577 | 1.09 | |
| Total votes | 425,784 | 100.00 | ||
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One-term incumbentGovernorMike Pence announced his bid for re-election. Pence won in2012 with 49.6% of the vote. Pence previously served as a U.S. Representative from 2001 to 2013 and was Chairman of theHouse Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011. Pence hadexpressed interest in running forPresident of the United States in the2016 presidential election, but declined. However, Pence withdrew his bid for a second term on July 15, 2016, to run for vice president as running mate toDonald Trump.[15][16] Pence was replaced as the gubernatorial nominee by Lieutenant GovernorEric Holcomb.
The 2012 Democratic nominee, former State House SpeakerJohn R. Gregg, won the Democratic nomination.[17] State Representative Karen Tallian andIndiana Superintendent of Public InstructionGlenda Ritz both withdrew their candidacies.[18][19] State RepresentativeTerri Austin,South Bend MayorPeter Buttigieg, formerLieutenant GovernorKathy Davis,Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight,Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski, and House Minority LeaderScott Pelath declined to run for governor. Potential Democratic candidates include formerUnited States Attorney for theSouthern District of Indiana and formerSecretary of State of IndianaJoe Hogsett, President and CEO of the Biocrossroads Initiative and nominee for the U.S. Senatein 2000 David Johnson,Hammond MayorThomas McDermott, Jr., physician, former Commissioner for the Indiana State Department of Health and candidate forIndiana's 7th congressional district in2008, Woody Myers, formerState Senate Minority Leader and nominee forlieutenant governor in2012Vi Simpson, U.S. RepresentativePete Visclosky and formerEvansville MayorJonathan Weinzapfel.[20][21][22][23][24][25] Former Governor and SenatorEvan Bayh had considered running,[20] but has since announced he is running for theU.S. Senate in 2016.[26]
Holcomb won election with 51.4% of the vote, while Gregg took 45.4%.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mike Pence (incumbent) | 815,699 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 815,699 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratic | John R. Gregg | 547,375 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 547,375 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Eric Holcomb | 1,397,396 | 51.38 | |
| Democratic | John R. Gregg | 1,235,503 | 45.42 | |
| Libertarian | Rex Bell | 87,025 | 3.20 | |
| Write-in | 44 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 2,719,968 | 100.00 | ||
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Two-term incumbentGovernorJay Nixon was term-limited in 2016.[29] U.S. Senator and2004 gubernatorial nomineeClaire McCaskill[30] andState TreasurerClint Zweifel declined to run for governor.[31] On August 3, 2016,Missouri Attorney GeneralChris Koster won the nomination with a dominating 79% of the primary vote.[32]
FormerSpeaker of theMissouri House of RepresentativesCatherine Hanaway, businessman John Brunner, State SenatorBob Dixon, former Navy SEALEric Greitens, andLieutenant GovernorPeter Kinder ran for the Republican nomination.[33] State Representative Bart Korman and U.S. RepresentativeBlaine Luetkemeyer[34][35][36] declined to run for governor.Missouri State AuditorTom Schweich had been a candidate for governor before he committed suicide in February 2015.[37] On August 3, 2016, Greitens won the nomination with 35% of the vote.[32]
Greitens won the election, taking 51.3% of the vote compared to Koster's 45.4%.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Chris Koster | 256,272 | 78.75 | |
| Democratic | Eric Morrison | 31,474 | 9.67 | |
| Democratic | Charles Wheeler | 25,756 | 7.92 | |
| Democratic | Leonard Steinman | 11,911 | 3.66 | |
| Total votes | 325,413 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Eric Greitens | 236,481 | 34.56 | |
| Republican | John Brunner | 169,620 | 24.79 | |
| Republican | Peter Kinder | 141,629 | 20.70 | |
| Republican | Catherine Hanaway | 136,521 | 19.95 | |
| Total votes | 684,251 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Eric Greitens | 1,433,397 | 51.14 | |
| Democratic | Chris Koster | 1,277,360 | 45.57 | |
| Libertarian | Cisse Spragins | 41,154 | 1.47 | |
| Independent | Lester Benton Turilli Jr. | 30,019 | 1.07 | |
| Green | Don Fitz | 21,088 | 0.75 | |
| Write-in | 28 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 2,803,046 | 100.00 | ||
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One-term incumbentGovernorSteve Bullock ran for re-election. Bullock was elected in2012 with 48.9% of the vote. He previously served asAttorney General of Montana from 2009 to 2013.
Former Secretary of State Brad Johnson and businessman Mark Perea ran for the Republican nomination,[40] but were defeated by businessmanGreg Gianforte.Montana Attorney GeneralTim Fox had been speculated as a potential candidate, but instead chose to run for re-election.[41]
Bullock won re-election, taking 50.2% of the vote. Gianforte won 46.4% of the vote.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Steve Bullock (incumbent) | 109,450 | 91.26 | |
| Democratic | Bill McChesney | 10,486 | 8.74 | |
| Total votes | 119,936 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Greg Gianforte | 109,882 | 76.38 | |
| Republican | Terry Nelson | 33,987 | 23.62 | |
| Total votes | 143,869 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Steve Bullock (incumbent) | 255,933 | 50.25 | |
| Republican | Greg Gianforte | 236,115 | 46.35 | |
| Libertarian | Ted Dunlap | 17,312 | 3.40 | |
| Total votes | 509,360 | 100.00 | ||
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Two-term Democratic incumbentGovernorMaggie Hassan ran for theU.S. Senate, narrowly defeating incumbent RepublicanKelly Ayotte, instead of running for a third term as governor. She won a second term in2014 with 53% of the vote against Republican businessmanWalt Havenstein.Executive CouncilorColin Van Ostern defeated Deputy Secretary of State and Director of Securities RegulationMark Connolly for the Democratic nomination.
Executive CouncilorChris Sununu, state representative and entrepreneurFrank Edelblut, and Jon Lavoie ran for the Republican nomination.[43] Sununu defeated his challengers for the Republican nomination.
Despite most pre-election polling suggesting a Democratic win, Sununu narrowly won election with 49% of the vote. Van Ostern won 46.7% and LibertarianMax Abramson won 4.3% of the vote.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Colin Van Ostern | 37,696 | 51.99 | |
| Democratic | Steve Marchand | 18,338 | 25.29 | |
| Democratic | Mark Connolly | 14,840 | 20.47 | |
| Democratic | Ian Freeman | 1,069 | 1.47 | |
| Democratic | Derek Dextraze | 557 | 0.77 | |
| Total votes | 72,500 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republican | Chris Sununu | 34,137 | 30.68 | |
| Republican | Frank Edelblut | 33,149 | 29.79 | |
| Republican | Ted Gatsas | 22,840 | 20.53 | |
| Republican | Jeanie Forrester | 19,716 | 17.72 | |
| Republican | John Lavoie | 1,429 | 1.28 | |
| Total votes | 111,271 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Chris Sununu | 354,040 | 48.84 | |
| Democratic | Colin Van Ostern | 337,589 | 46.57 | |
| Libertarian | Max Abramson | 31,243 | 4.31 | |
| Write-in | 1,991 | 0.28 | ||
| Total votes | 724,863 | 100.00 | ||
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One-term incumbentGovernorPat McCrory ran for re-election.[46] McCrory was elected in2012 with 54.7% of the vote. McCrory previously served asMayor of Charlotte from 1995 to 2009.
North Carolina Attorney GeneralRoy Cooper[47] defeated former State RepresentativeKenneth Spaulding to win the Democratic nomination for governor.[48] James Protzman, a formerChapel Hilltown council member, had declared his candidacy, but later withdrew from the race.[48][49]United States Secretary of TransportationAnthony Foxx declined to run for governor.
After adispute in results, Cooper won the election. Cooper won 49% of the vote, while McCrory won 48.9%.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Pat McCrory (incumbent) | 869,114 | 81.76 | |
| Republican | Robert Brawley | 112,624 | 10.59 | |
| Republican | Charles Moss | 81,315 | 7.65 | |
| Total votes | 1,063,053 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratic | Roy Cooper | 710,658 | 68.70 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Spaulding | 323,774 | 31.30 | |
| Total votes | 1,034,432 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Roy Cooper | 2,309,162 | 49.02 | |
| Republican | Pat McCrory (incumbent) | 2,298,881 | 48.80 | |
| Libertarian | Lon Cecil | 102,978 | 2.19 | |
| Total votes | 4,711,021 | 100.00 | ||
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One-term incumbentGovernorJack Dalrymple declined to seek re-election.[52] Dalrymple was elected to his first full term with 63.1% of the vote in2012, after first taking the seat in 2010 afterJohn Hoeven resigned to become a U.S. Senator. Dalrymple was previouslyLieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010.
Republican candidates included Attorney GeneralWayne Stenehjem,[53] businessmanDoug Burgum,[54] and State Representative and plastic surgeonRick Becker. Burgum won the nomination.
Potential Democratic candidates included former CongressmanEarl Pomeroy, state SenatorGeorge B. Sinner and state Senate Minority LeaderMac Schneider.[53] Former Agriculture CommissionerSarah Vogel formed an exploratory a campaign but announced on Jan. 28, 2016 that she will not run for governor. SenatorHeidi Heitkamp declined to run for governor.[55] State representativeMarvin Nelson won his party's nomination.
Burgum won the election, taking 76.7% of the vote, while Nelson won 19.4%.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug Burgum | 68,042 | 59.47 | |
| Republican | Wayne Stenehjem | 44,158 | 38.59 | |
| Republican | Paul Sorum | 2,164 | 1.89 | |
| Write-in | 51 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 114,415 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratic–NPL | Marvin Nelson | 17,278 | 99.66 | |
| Write-in | 59 | 0.34 | ||
| Total votes | 17,337 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug Burgum | 259,863 | 76.52 | |
| Democratic–NPL | Marvin Nelson | 65,855 | 19.39 | |
| Libertarian | Marty Riske | 13,230 | 3.90 | |
| Write-in | 653 | 0.19 | ||
| Total votes | 339,601 | 100.00 | ||
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GovernorJohn Kitzhaber, who won reelection in 2014 with 49.9% of the vote, announced his pending resignation on February 13, 2015, amid controversy surroundinghis fiancée's consulting contracts and work within his administration.[58]Kate Brown, Oregon's Secretary of State, was sworn in as governor on February 18, 2015, upon Kitzhaber's resignation. In accordance with theConstitution of Oregon, a special election was held in 2016 for the remainder of the term to which Kitzhaber was elected in2014. Brown ran against RepublicanBud Pierce, an Oncologist from Salem.[59]
Brown won the election, taking 50.5% of the vote compared to Pierce's 43.8%.[12] In winning, Kate Brown became the first openlyLGBTQ Governor elected in the United States.[60]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kate Brown (incumbent) | 494,890 | 83.03 | |
| Democratic | Julian Bell | 49,313 | 8.27 | |
| Democratic | Dave Stauffer | 16,108 | 2.70 | |
| Democratic | Steve Johnson | 13,363 | 2.24 | |
| Democratic | Kevin M. Forsythe | 10,147 | 1.70 | |
| Democratic | Chet Chance | 5,636 | 0.95 | |
| Write-in | 6,595 | 1.11 | ||
| Total votes | 596,052 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bud Pierce | 171,158 | 47.66 | |
| Republican | Allen Alley | 103,388 | 28.79 | |
| Republican | Bruce Cuff | 41,598 | 11.58 | |
| Republican | Bob Niemeyer | 35,669 | 9.93 | |
| Republican | Bob Forthan | 4,290 | 1.19 | |
| Write-in | 3,020 | 0.84 | ||
| Total votes | 359,123 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kate Brown (incumbent) | 985,027 | 50.62 | |
| Republican | Bud Pierce | 845,609 | 43.45 | |
| Independent Party (Oregon) | Cliff Thomason | 47,481 | 2.44 | |
| Libertarian | James Foster | 45,191 | 2.32 | |
| Constitution | Aaron Donald Auer | 19,400 | 1.00 | |
| Write-in | 3,338 | 0.17 | ||
| Total votes | 1,946,046 | 100.00 | ||
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IncumbentGovernorGary Herbert ran for re-election.[63] He was theLieutenant Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009 and became governor afterJon Huntsman, Jr. resigned to becomeUnited States Ambassador to China. He won the seat in a2010 special election and was elected to his first full term with 68.4% of the vote in2012. Herbert defeated businessman Jonathan Johnson to win the nomination.[63]
Businessman Michael Weinholtz won the Democratic nomination. Former CongressmanJim Matheson declined to run.[64]
Herbert won re-election, taking 66.6% of the vote compared to Weinholtz's 28.9%.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Gary Herbert (incumbent) | 176,866 | 71.75 | |
| Republican | Jonathan E. Johnson | 69,663 | 28.25 | |
| Total votes | 246,529 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Gary Herbert (incumbent) | 750,850 | 66.74 | |
| Democratic | Mike Weinholtz | 323,349 | 28.74 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Kamerath | 34,827 | 3.10 | |
| Independent American | Superdell Schanze | 15,912 | 1.41 | |
| Write-in | 97 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 1,125,035 | 100.00 | ||
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Three-term incumbentGovernorPeter Shumlin declined to seek re-election.[66] He was re-elected with 46.4% of the vote in2014. As he did not receive a majority of the vote, theVermont General Assembly was required to choose the winner. The Vermont Assembly chose Shumlin over Republican nomineeScott Milne by 110 votes to 69.[67]
Sue Minter defeated former state senatorMatt Dunne for the Democratic nomination for governor.[68] House SpeakerShap Smith withdrew from the race. Former lieutenant governorDoug Racine declined to run for governor.[69][70]
Lieutenant GovernorPhil Scott won the Republican nomination.[68] Former state senator and formerVermont Auditor of AccountsRandy Brock and 2014 Republican nomineeScott Milne declined to run for governor. Former Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Dan Feliciano was a potential candidate.[69][70]
Scott won the election, taking 52.9% compared to Minter's 44.2%.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Sue Minter | 35,979 | 51.20 | |
| Democratic | Matt Dunne | 26,699 | 38.00 | |
| Democratic | Peter W. Galbraith | 6,616 | 9.40 | |
| Democratic | Cris Ericson | 538 | 0.80 | |
| Democratic | H. Brooke Paige | 387 | 0.60 | |
| Write-in | 579 | 1.84 | ||
| Total votes | 70,798 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republican | Phil Scott | 27,669 | 60.50 | |
| Republican | Bruce Lisman | 18,055 | 39.50 | |
| Write-in | 48 | 0.22 | ||
| Total votes | 45,772 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republican | Phil Scott | 166,817 | 52.90 | |
| Democratic | Sue Minter | 139,253 | 44.17 | |
| Liberty Union | Bill Lee | 8,912 | 2.83 | |
| Write-in | 313 | 0.10 | ||
| Total votes | 315,295 | 100.00 | ||
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One-term incumbentGovernorJay Inslee ran for re-election. Inslee was elected in2012 with 51.4% of the vote againstRepublicanAttorney GeneralRob McKenna. Inslee previously served as a U.S. Representative from 1993 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2012.Seattle Port Commissioner Bill Bryant[73] advanced to the November general election. Potential Republican candidates include U.S. RepresentativesJaime Herrera Beutler andCathy McMorris Rodgers, State SenatorMichael Baumgartner, and former State RepresentativeCathy Dahlquist.[73][74][75]
Inslee won re-election, taking 54.2% of the vote. Bryant won 45.5%.[76]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 687,412 | 49.30 | |
| Republican | Bill Bryant | 534,519 | 38.33 | |
| Republican | Bill Hirt | 48,382 | 3.47 | |
| Democratic | Patrick O'Rourke | 40,572 | 2.91 | |
| Independent | Steve Rubenstein | 22,582 | 1.62 | |
| Democratic | James Robert Deal | 14,623 | 1.05 | |
| Democratic | Johnathan Dodds | 14,152 | 1.01 | |
| Republican | Goodspaceguy | 13,191 | 0.95 | |
| Socialist Workers | Mary Martin | 10,374 | 0.74 | |
| Independent | David Blomstrom | 4,512 | 0.32 | |
| Independent | Christian Joubert | 4,103 | 0.29 | |
| Total votes | 1,394,422 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 1,760,520 | 54.25% | +2.71% | |
| Republican | Bill Bryant | 1,476,346 | 45.49% | −2.97% | |
| Write-in | 8,416 | 0.26% | N/A | ||
| Total votes | 3,245,282 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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GovernorEarl Ray Tomblin was term-limited in 2016.[78] Tomblin was first elected in a2011 special election afterJoe Manchin resigned after beingelected to theUnited States Senate. Tomblin then won election to a full term in2012.
Democratic candidates included former U.S. AttorneyBooth Goodwin, state SenatorJeff Kessler, and businessmanJim Justice. Former SenatorCarte Goodwin, formerSpeaker of theWest Virginia House of DelegatesRick Thompson, West VirginiaState TreasurerJohn Perdue, State SenatorMike Green and State DelegatesDoug Reynolds,Doug Skaff andWest Virginia Secretary of StateNatalie Tennant declined to seek the nomination. On May 10, 2016, Justice won the Democratic primary and became the nominee.[79]
President of the SenateBill Cole, college student and former candidate for Mayor ofPineville Andrew Utterback, and formerBramwell Police Chief and former Democratic candidate for House of Delegates Edwin Vanover ran for the Republican nomination. U.S. RepresentativesDavid McKinley andEvan Jenkins declined to run for governor.West Virginia Attorney GeneralPatrick Morrisey had been considered a potential Republican candidate, but instead chose to run for re-election. Potential Republican candidates included State DelegateErikka Storch and Olympic gymnastMary Lou Retton.[80] Cole won the Republican nomination.
Justice won the election, taking 49.1% of the vote. Cole won 42.3%, whileCharlotte Pritt of theMountain Party won 5.9% of the vote.[12] Just months after assuming office, Justice switched to the Republican Party.[81]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jim Justice | 132,704 | 51.39 | |
| Democratic | Booth Goodwin | 65,416 | 25.32 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Kessler | 60,230 | 23.31 | |
| Total votes | 258,350 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bill Cole | 161,127 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 161,127 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jim Justice | 350,408 | 49.09 | |
| Republican | Bill Cole | 301,987 | 42.30 | |
| Mountain | Charlotte Pritt | 42,068 | 5.89 | |
| Libertarian | David Moran | 15,354 | 2.15 | |
| Constitution | Phil Hudok | 4,041 | 0.57 | |
| Total votes | 713,858 | 100.00 | ||
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One-term incumbentGovernorAlejandro García Padilla was eligible to run for re-election, but chose to retire.[84] García Padilla is a member of thePopular Democratic Party (PDP).[85]
David Bernier, formerSecretary of State of Puerto Rico and former President of thePuerto Rico Olympic Committee, won the PDP nomination for governor.[86]
Resident Commissioner of Puerto RicoPedro Pierluisi, who is affiliated with theNew Progressive Party (PNP).[87] and activist and political commentatorRicky Rosselló sought the PNP nomination for governor, and Rosselló won the nomination.
Rosselló won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| New Progressive | Ricardo Rosselló | 236,524 | 51.09 | |
| New Progressive | Pedro Pierluisi | 226,449 | 48.91 | |
| Total votes | 462,973 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| New Progressive | Ricardo Rosselló | 660,510 | 41.80 | |
| Popular Democratic | David Bernier | 614,190 | 38.87 | |
| Independent | Alexandra Lúgaro | 175,831 | 11.13 | |
| Independent | Manuel Cidre | 90,494 | 5.73 | |
| Independence | María de Lourdes Santiago | 33,729 | 2.13 | |
| Worker's People Party of Puerto Rico | Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl | 5,430 | 0.34 | |
| Total votes | 1,589,991 | 100.00 | ||
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One-term incumbentGovernorLolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga ran for re-election.[89] Moliga was elected in2012 with 52.9% of the vote in the second round, after taking 33.5% of the vote in the first round. American Samoa requires a second round of voting if no candidate takes a majority of the vote in the first round.
Moliga won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Lolo Matalasi Moliga (incumbent) | 7,235 | 60.17 | |
| Nonpartisan | Faoa Aitofele Sunia | 4,305 | 35.80 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tuika Tuika | 484 | 4.03 | |
| Total votes | 12,024 | 100.00 | ||
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