| Election Name: | 1950 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1912 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1949 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 1949 |
| Next Election: | 1951 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 1951 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Seats For Election: | 33 governorships |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1950; September 11, 1950 (ME) |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 19 |
| Seats After1: | 25 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| 1Data1: | 16 |
| 2Data1: | 22 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 29 |
| Seats After2: | 23 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| 1Data2: | 17 |
| 2Data2: | 11 |
| Map Size: | 324px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1950, in 33 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 7, 1950. Elections took place on September 11 in Maine.
In Connecticut, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Gordon Persons (Democratic) 91.08% John S. Crowder (Republican) 8.92% [1] | ||
| Arizona | Democratic | Defeated in Democratic primary, Republican victory | John Howard Pyle (Republican) 50.77% Ana Frohmiller (Democratic) 49.23% [2] | ||
| Arkansas | Sid McMath | Democratic | Re-elected, 84.13% | Jefferson W. Speck (Republican) 15.87% [3] | |
| California | Earl Warren | Republican | Re-elected, 64.85% | James Roosevelt (Democratic) 35.14% Scattering 0.01% [4] | |
| Colorado | Democratic | Defeated, 47.22% | Daniel I. J. Thornton (Republican) 52.43% Louis K. Stephens (Socialist Labor) 0.34% [5] | ||
| Connecticut | Democratic | Defeated, 47.73% | John Davis Lodge (Republican) 49.66% Jasper McLevy (Socialist) 2.61% [6] | ||
| Georgia | Herman Talmadge | Democratic | Re-elected, 98.44% | Morgan Blake (Independent) 1.42% Scattering 0.14% [7] (Democratic primary results) Herman Talmadge 49.33% (295) Melvin E. Thompson 47.88% (115) C. O. Baker 1.76% Pat Avery 0.52% Mrs. J. W. Jenkins 0.51% [8] | |
| Idaho | Republican | Term-limited, Republican victory | Leonard B. Jordan (Republican) 52.56% Calvin E. Wright (Democratic) 47.44% [9] | ||
| Iowa | William S. Beardsley | Republican | Re-elected, 59.10% | Lester S. Gillette (Democratic) 40.50% W. Raymond Picken (Prohibition) 0.33% Howard H. Tyler (States Rights) 0.07% [10] | |
| Kansas | Republican | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victory | Edward F. Arn (Republican) 53.77% Kenneth Anderson (Democratic) 44.48% C. Floyd Hester (Prohibition) 1.52% W. W. Tamplin (Socialist) 0.22% [11] | ||
| Maine (held, September 11, 1950) | Frederick G. Payne | Republican | Re-elected, 60.46% | Earl S. Grant (Democratic) 39.10% Leland B. Currier (States Rights) 0.44% [12] | |
| Maryland | Democratic | Defeated, 42.72% | Theodore McKeldin (Republican) 57.28% [13] | ||
| Massachusetts | Paul A. Dever | Democratic | Re-elected, 56.26% | Arthur W. Coolidge (Republican) 43.14% Horace I. Hillis (Socialist Labor) 0.41% Mark R. Shaw (Prohibition) 0.20% [14] | |
| Michigan | G. Mennen Williams | Democratic | Re-elected, 49.76% | Harry Kelly (Republican) 49.70% Perry Hayden (Prohibition) 0.45% Theos A. Grove (Socialist Labor) 0.06% Howard Lerner (Socialist Workers) 0.03% [15] | |
| Minnesota | Luther Youngdahl | Republican | Re-elected, 60.75% | Harry H. Peterson (DFL) 38.28% Vernon G. Campbell (Industrial Government) 0.97% [16] | |
| Nebraska | Val Peterson | Republican | Re-elected, 54.94% | Walter R. Raecke (Democratic) 45.06% [17] | |
| Nevada | Democratic | Defeated, 42.36% | Charles H. Russell (Republican) 57.65% [18] | ||
| New Hampshire | Sherman Adams | Republican | Re-elected, 56.95% | Robert P. Bingham (Democratic) 43.01% Scattering 0.04% [19] | |
| New Mexico | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Edwin L. Mechem (Republican) 53.74% John E. Miles (Democratic) 46.26% [20] | ||
| New York | Thomas E. Dewey | Republican | Re-elected, 53.11% | Walter A. Lynch (Democratic) 42.32% John T. McManus (American Labor) 4.18% Michael Bartell (Socialist Workers) 0.25% Eric Hass (Socialist Labor) 0.14% [21] | |
| North Dakota | Republican | Retired to run for U.S. House, Republican victory | Norman Brunsdale (Republican) 66.29% Clyde G. Byerly (Democratic) 33.71% [22] | ||
| Ohio | Frank Lausche | Democratic | Re-elected, 52.62% | Don H. Ebright (Republican) 47.38% [23] | |
| Oklahoma | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Johnston Murray (Democratic) 51.11% Jo O. Ferguson (Republican) 48.61% Mildred Harrell (Independent) 0.27% [24] | ||
| Oregon | Douglas McKay | Republican | Re-elected, 66.05% | Austin F. Flegel (Democratic) 33.95% [25] | |
| Pennsylvania | Republican | Term-limited, Republican victory | John S. Fine (Republican) 50.74% Richardson Dilworth (Democratic) 48.31% Richard R. Blews (Prohibition) 0.35% Reginald B. Naugle (GIs Against Communism) 0.22% Thomas J. Fizpatrick (Progressive) 0.17% Robert Z. Wilson Mozer (Socialist) 0.14% George S. Taylor (Industrial Government (0.05%) [26] | ||
| Rhode Island | Democratic | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory | Dennis J. Roberts (Democratic) 59.34% Eugene J. Lachapelle (Republican) 40.66% [27] | ||
| South Carolina | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | James F. Byrnes (Democratic) 100.00% [28] (Democratic primary results) James F. Byrnes 71.63% Lester L. Bates 18.23% Thomas H. Pope 8.55% Marcus A. Stone 1.59% [29] | ||
| South Dakota | Republican | Term-limited, Republican victory | Sigurd Anderson (Republican) 60.89% Joe Robbie (Democratic) 39.11% [30] | ||
| Tennessee | Gordon Browning | Democratic | Re-elected, 78.09% | John Randolph Neal Jr. (Good Government and Clean Elections) 21.91% [31] | |
| Texas | Allan Shivers | Democratic | Re-elected, 89.93% | Ralph W. Currie (Republican) 10.07% [32] | |
| Vermont | Republican | Retired to run for U.S. House, Republican victory | Lee E. Emerson (Republican) 74.48% J. Edward Moran (Democratic) 25.50% Scattering 0.02% [33] | ||
| Wisconsin | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | Walter J. Kohler Jr. (Republican) 53.21% Carl W. Thompson (Democratic) 46.16% Michael Essin (People's Progressive) 0.33% William O. Hart (Socialist) 0.30% Scattering 0.01% [34] | ||
| Wyoming | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | Frank A. Barrett (Republican) 56.15% John J. McIntyre (Democratic) 43.85% [35] |