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1976 United States gubernatorial elections
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
36 governorships
13 governorships
Seats before
36
13
Seats after
37
12
Seat change
1
1
Democratic holds
Democratic pickups
Republican holds
Republican pickups
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1976 in 14 states and one territory. Democrats achieved a net gain of one in these elections. This coincided with the House , Senate elections and the presidential election .
This was the last year in which Illinois held a gubernatorial election on the same year as the presidential election. The state of Illinois moved its gubernatorial election date to midterm congressional election years. As a result, the governor elected this year, served a term of only two years.
Election results
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
State
Incumbent
Party
Status
Opposing candidates
Arkansas [ 1]
David Pryor
Democratic
Re-elected, 83.24%
Leon Griffith (Republican) 16.74%
Delaware [ 2]
Sherman W. Tribbitt
Democratic
Defeated, 42.46%
Pete du Pont (Republican) 56.86% George Cripps (American ) 0.55% Harry Connor (Prohibition ) 0.13%
Illinois [ 3]
Dan Walker
Democratic
Defeated in Primary,[ 4] Republican victory
James R. Thompson (Republican) 64.68% Michael Howlett (Democratic) 34.71% Ishmael Flory (Communist ) 0.22%
Indiana [ 5]
Otis Bowen
Republican
Re-elected, 56.85%
Larry Conrad (Democratic) 42.63%Daniel P. Talbot (American) 0.45%Samuel L. Washington (U.S. Labor) 0.08%
Missouri [ 6]
Kit Bond
Republican
Defeated, 49.55%
Joseph P. Teasdale (Democratic) 50.23% Leon Striler (Nonpartisan) 0.22%
Montana [ 7]
Thomas Lee Judge
Democratic
Re-elected, 61.7%
Robert Woodahl (Republican) 36.58% Charley Mahoney (Independent ) 1.72%
New Hampshire [ 8]
Meldrim Thomson Jr.
Republican
Re-elected, 57.66%
Harry Spanos (Democratic) 42.32%
North Carolina [ 9]
James Holshouser
Republican
Term-limited, Democratic victory
Jim Hunt (Democratic) 64.99% David Flaherty (Republican) 33.9% Herbert F. "Chub" Seawell Jr. (American) 0.82% Arlan Andrews (Libertarian ) 0.29%
North Dakota [ 10]
Arthur A. Link
Democratic
Re-elected, 51.58%
Richard Elkin (Republican) 46.53% Martin Vaaler (American) 1.89%
Rhode Island [ 11]
Philip Noel
Democratic
Retired, Democratic victory
J. Joseph Garrahy (Democratic) 54.82% James Taft (Republican) 44.71% John C. Swift (Independent) 0.32%
Utah [ 12]
Cal Rampton
Democratic
Retired, Democratic victory
Scott M. Matheson (Democratic) 52.02% Vernon B. Romney (Republican) 45.96% L. S. Brown (American) 1.33% Betty Bates (Concerned Citizens ) 0.69%
Vermont [ 13]
Thomas P. Salmon
Democratic
Retired, Republican victory
Richard A. Snelling (Republican) 53.39% Stella Hackel (Democratic) 40.48% Bernie Sanders (Liberty Union ) 6.09%
Washington [ 14]
Daniel J. Evans
Republican
Retired, Democratic victory
Dixy Lee Ray (Democratic) 53.14% John Spellman (Republican) 44.43% Art Manning (American) 0.8% Red Kelly (OWL Party ) 0.8% Henry Killman (Socialist Labor ) 0.27%
West Virginia [ 15]
Arch A. Moore Jr.
Republican
Term-limited, Democratic victory
Jay Rockefeller (Democratic) 66.15% Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) 33.82%
See also
References
^ "AR Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "DE Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "IL Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "IL Governor- D Primary Race - Mar 16, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "IN Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "MO Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "MT Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "NH Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "NC Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "ND Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "RI Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "UT Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "VT Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .
^ "WA Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2020-04-23 .
^ "WV Governor Race - Nov 02, 1976" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2017-12-19 .