2021 United States gubernatorial elections information
2021 United States gubernatorial elections
← 2020
November 2, 2021 September 14 (California recall)
2022 →
3 governorships (including a recall election in California)
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Seats before
27
23
Seats after
28
22
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
2,918,691[a]
2,939,475[a]
Percentage
49.43%[a]
49.79%[a]
Seats up
0
3
Seats won
1
2
Map of the results Democratic hold Republican gain No election
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 2021, in two states, New Jersey and Virginia, and a recall election was held in California on September 14. These elections form part of the 2021 United States elections. The last gubernatorial elections for New Jersey and Virginia were in 2017, and the last regular gubernatorial election for California was in 2018. Going into the elections, all three seats were held by Democrats.
In Virginia, term-limited incumbent Ralph Northam was succeeded by Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin. In New Jersey, incumbent Phil Murphy won re-election. In California, an unsuccessful special election to recall incumbent Gavin Newsom was held on September 14, 2021.[1][2]
Despite failing to flip the state, Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli had actually swung the state of New Jersey slightly more Republican from the 2020 presidential election than fellow Republican Glenn Youngkin did in the election in Virginia, where he managed to flip the seat. This was the first time since 1981, that every gubernatorial election in this cycle was won by single digits.
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^Kounalakis, Eleni (July 1, 2021). "Lieutenant Governor Kounalakis Declares Special Election". Office of the Lieutenant Governor of California. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
^Korte, Lara (July 1, 2021). "Gavin Newsom recall election date set: California voters to cast ballots in September". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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