1948 United States gubernatorial elections information
1948 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1947
November 2, 1948; September 13, 1948 (ME)
1949 →
33 governorships[a]
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Seats before
24
24
Seats after
30
18
Seat change
6
6
Seats up
14
19
Seats won
20
13
Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain No election
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1948, in 33 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 2, 1948. Elections took place on September 13 in Maine.
This was the last time Connecticut elected its governors to 2-year terms, switching to 4-year terms from the 1950 election.
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