2016 United States gubernatorial elections information
2016 United States gubernatorial elections
← 2015
November 8, 2016
2017 →
14 governorships 12 states; 2 territories[a][b]
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Seats before
31
18
Seats after
33
16
Seat change
2
2
Popular vote
9,688,153
9,288,363
Percentage
49.48%
47.44%
Seats up
4
8
Seats won
6
6
Map of the results Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain New Progressive gain Nonpartisan politician No election
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 in 2012. The last gubernatorial elections for New Hampshire, Oregon, and Vermont took place in 2014, as Oregon held a special election due to the resignation of Governor John Kitzhaber, while the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont both serve two-year terms. The 2016 gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections, including the presidential election, Senate, and House elections.
The Republican Party won open Democrat-held governorships in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Missouri; and they also held their open seats in Indiana and North Dakota, increasing its total to 33. Democrats finished with 16 governorships, defeating incumbent Pat McCrory in North Carolina and holding open seats in Delaware and West Virginia, with one independent governor in Alaska accounting for the 50th gubernatorial seat.
However, Governor Jim 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 the 1921 United States gubernatorial elections. As of 2024, this is the last time that Democrats won gubernatorial elections in Montana and West Virginia.
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