1976 United States gubernatorial elections information
1976 United States gubernatorial elections
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November 2, 1976
1977 →
15 governorships 14 states; 1 territory
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Seats before
36
13
Seats after
37
12
Seat change
1
1
Seats up
8
6
Seats won
9
5
Republican hold
Republican gain
Democratic hold
Democratic gain
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.
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