| Election Name: | 2018 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | legislative |
| Seats For Election: | 39 governorships 36 states; 3 territories |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2017 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Next Election: | 2019 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 33 |
| Seats After1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 43,452,881[1] |
| Percentage1: | 48.28% |
| 1Data1: | 27 |
| 2Data1: | 20 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 16 |
| Seats After2: | 23 |
| Seat Change2: | 7 |
| Popular Vote2: | 46,253,757 |
| Percentage2: | 51.39% |
| 1Data2: | 9 |
| 2Data2: | 16 |
| Party4: | Independent (United States) |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 0 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 299,612 |
| Percentage4: | 0.33% |
| 1Data4: | 1 |
| 2Data4: | 0 |
| Map Size: | 320px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6, 2018, in 36 states and three territories. These elections formed part of the 2018 United States elections. Other coinciding elections were the 2018 United States Senate elections and the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections.
Many of the states holding gubernatorial elections have term limits which made some multi-term governors ineligible for re-election. Two Democratic governors were term-limited while six incumbent Democratic governors were eligible for re-election. Among Republican governors, twelve were term-limited while eleven could seek re-election. One independent governor was eligible for re-election.
Elections were held in 26 of the 33 states with Republican governors, nine of the 16 states with Democratic governors, one state (Alaska) with an independent governor, two territories (Guam and Northern Mariana Islands) with Republican governors, one territory (U.S. Virgin Islands) with an independent governor, and the District of Columbia with a Democratic mayor. Incumbent state governors running to be reelected included 14 Republicans, five Democrats, and one independent. Territorial incumbents running included one Republican and one independent. The incumbent Democratic mayor of Washington, D.C. also ran for re-election.
Democrats gained control of nine state and territorial governorships that had previously been held by Republicans and an independent. They picked up Republican-held open seats in the states of Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, and New Mexico, in addition to defeating Republican incumbents in Illinois and Wisconsin and not losing any seats of their own. Additionally, they won the Republican-controlled territory of Guam and the independent-controlled territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Republicans won the governorship of Alaska previously held by an independent.[2] Democrats also won the total popular vote for the year's gubernatorial elections for the second year in a row.
As of, this is the last time that Republicans won governorships in Arizona, Maryland, and Massachusetts, and the last time that Democrats won the gubernatorial office in Nevada.
Six women won election for the first time as Governor in 2018.
Several sites and individuals publish predictions of competitive seats. These predictions look at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assign ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat. Most election predictors use "tossup" to indicate that neither party has an advantage, "lean" to indicate that one party has a slight advantage, "likely" or "favored" to indicate that one party has a significant but not insurmountable advantage and "safe" or "solid" to indicate that one party has a near-certain chance of victory. Some predictions also include a "tilt" rating that indicates that one party has an advantage that is not quite as strong as the "lean" rating would indicate (except Fox News, where "likely" is the highest rating given). Governors whose names are in parentheses are not contesting the election.
| State | PVI | Incumbent[3] | Last race | Cook [4] | IE [5] | Sabato | RCP | Daily Kos | Fox News | Politico | 538 [6] | Winner | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | data-sort-value=14 | R+14 | (R) | data-sort-value=63.6 | 63.6% R | ^ | Ivey (R) | ||||||||||
| Alaska | data-sort-value=9 | R+9 | (I) | data-sort-value=0 | 48.1% I | Dunleavy (R) | |||||||||||
| Arizona | data-sort-value=5 | R+5 | (R) | data-sort-value=53.4 | 53.4% R | ^ | Ducey (R) | ||||||||||
| Arkansas | data-sort-value=15 | R+15 | (R) | data-sort-value=55.4 | 55.4% R | ^ | Hutchinson (R) | ||||||||||
| California | data-sort-value=-12 | D+12 | (D) | data-sort-value=-60.0 | 60.0% D | ^ | Newsom (D) | ||||||||||
| Colorado | data-sort-value=-1 | D+1 | (D) | data-sort-value=-48.4 | 48.4% D | Polis (D) | |||||||||||
| Connecticut | data-sort-value=-6 | D+6 | (D) | data-sort-value=-50.9 | 50.9% D | Lamont (D) | |||||||||||
| Florida | data-sort-value=2 | R+2 | (R) | data-sort-value=48.2 | 48.2% R | DeSantis (R) | |||||||||||
| Georgia | data-sort-value=5 | R+5 | (R) | data-sort-value=52.8 | 52.8% R | Kemp (R) | |||||||||||
| Hawaii | data-sort-value=-18 | D+18 | (D) | data-sort-value=-49.0 | 49.0% D | ^ | Ige (D) | ||||||||||
| Idaho | data-sort-value=19 | R+19 | (R) | data-sort-value=53.5 | 53.5% R | ^ | Little (R) | ||||||||||
| Illinois | data-sort-value=-7 | D+7 | (R) | data-sort-value=50.3 | 50.3% R | Pritzker (D) | |||||||||||
| Iowa | data-sort-value=3 | R+3 | (R) | data-sort-value=59.0 | 59.0% R | Reynolds (R) | |||||||||||
| Kansas | data-sort-value=13 | R+13 | (R) | data-sort-value=49.8 | 49.8% R | Kelly (D) | |||||||||||
| Maine | data-sort-value=-3 | D+3 | (R) | data-sort-value=48.2 | 48.2% R | Mills (D) | |||||||||||
| Maryland | data-sort-value=-12 | D+12 | (R) | data-sort-value=51.0 | 51.0% R | ^ | Hogan (R) | ||||||||||
| Massachusetts | data-sort-value=-12 | D+12 | (R) | data-sort-value=48.5 | 48.5% R | ^ | Baker (R) | ||||||||||
| Michigan | data-sort-value=-1 | D+1 | (R) | data-sort-value=50.9 | 50.9% R | Whitmer (D) | |||||||||||
| Minnesota | data-sort-value=-1 | D+1 | (D) | data-sort-value=-50.1 | 50.1% D | Walz (D) | |||||||||||
| Nebraska | data-sort-value=14 | R+14 | (R) | data-sort-value=57.2 | 57.2% R | ^ | Ricketts (R) | ||||||||||
| Nevada | data-sort-value=-1 | D+1 | (R) | data-sort-value=70.6 | 70.6% R | Sisolak (D) | |||||||||||
| New Hampshire | data-sort-value=0 | EVEN | (R) | data-sort-value=48.8 | 48.8% R | Sununu (R) | |||||||||||
| New Mexico | data-sort-value=-3 | D+3 | (R) | data-sort-value=57.3 | 57.3% R | Grisham (D) | |||||||||||
| New York | data-sort-value=-12 | D+12 | (D) | data-sort-value=-54.2 | 54.2% D | ^ | Cuomo (D) | ||||||||||
| Ohio | data-sort-value=3 | R+3 | (R) | data-sort-value=63.8 | 63.8% R | DeWine (R) | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma | data-sort-value=20 | R+20 | (R) | data-sort-value=55.8 | 55.8% R | ^ | Stitt (R) | ||||||||||
| Oregon | data-sort-value=-5 | D+5 | (D) | data-sort-value=-50.9 | 50.9% D | Brown (D) | |||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | data-sort-value=0 | EVEN | (D) | data-sort-value=-54.9 | 54.9% D | ^ | Wolf (D) | ||||||||||
| Rhode Island | data-sort-value=-10 | D+10 | (D) | data-sort-value=-40.7 | 40.7% D | ^ | Raimondo (D) | ||||||||||
| South Carolina | data-sort-value=8 | R+8 | (R) | data-sort-value=55.9 | 55.9% R | ^ | McMaster (R) | ||||||||||
| South Dakota | data-sort-value=14 | R+14 | (R) | data-sort-value=70.5 | 70.5% R | ^ | Noem (R) | ||||||||||
| Tennessee | data-sort-value=14 | R+14 | (R) | data-sort-value=70.3 | 70.3% R | ^ | Lee (R) | ||||||||||
| Texas | data-sort-value=8 | R+8 | (R) | data-sort-value=59.3 | 59.3% R | ^ | Abbott (R) | ||||||||||
| Vermont | data-sort-value=-15 | D+15 | (R) | data-sort-value=52.9 | 52.9% R | ^ | Scott (R) | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | data-sort-value=0 | EVEN | (R) | data-sort-value=52.3 | 52.3% R | Evers (D) | |||||||||||
| Wyoming | data-sort-value=25 | R+25 | (R) | data-sort-value=58.3 | 58.3% R | ^ | Gordon (R) |
| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2017 | Incumbent elected to full term. | nowrap |
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| Alaska | 2014 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican gain. | nowrap |
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| Arizona | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Arkansas | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| California | 1974 1982 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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| Colorado | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap | |||||
| Connecticut | 2010 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic hold. | nowrap |
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| Florida | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Georgia | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Hawaii | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Idaho | 2006 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Illinois | 2014 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Iowa | 2017 | Incumbent elected to full term. | nowrap |
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| Kansas | 2018 | Incumbent lost nomination to full term. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Maine | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Maryland | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Massachusetts | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Michigan | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Minnesota | DFL | 2010 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic–Farmer–Labor hold. | nowrap |
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| Nebraska | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |||||
| Nevada | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| New Hampshire | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| New Mexico | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| New York | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Ohio | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Oklahoma | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Oregon | 2015 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Pennsylvania | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Rhode Island | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| South Carolina | 2017 | Incumbent elected to full term. | nowrap |
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| South Dakota | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Tennessee | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap | |||||
| Texas | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Vermont | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap |
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| Wisconsin | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Wyoming | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | nowrap |
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| Territory | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected.[70] | nowrap |
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| Guam | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited.[71] New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
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| Northern Mariana Islands | 2015 | Incumbent elected to full term. | nowrap |
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| U.S. Virgin Islands | 2014 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Democratic gain. | nowrap |
|
States where the margin of victory was under 1%:
States where the margin of victory was under 5%:
See main article: 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Alabama |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Alabama gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Image1: | Portrait-Governor-Kay-Ivey.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Kay Ivey |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,022,457 |
| Percentage1: | 59.5% |
| Nominee2: | Walt Maddox |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 694,495 |
| Percentage2: | 40.4% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Kay Ivey |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kay Ivey |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent Kay Ivey took office upon Robert Bentley's resignation in April 2017.[77]
Ivey won election to a full term.
See main article: 2018 Alaska gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Alaska gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Alaska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Alaska gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Alaska gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Image1: | Senator Mike Dunleavy.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Dunleavy |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Kevin Meyer |
| Popular Vote1: | 145,631 |
| Percentage1: | 51.4% |
| Nominee2: | Mark Begich |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Debra Call |
| Popular Vote2: | 125,739 |
| Percentage2: | 44.4% |
| Map Size: | 330px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bill Walker |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| After Election: | Mike Dunleavy |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
One-term incumbent Bill Walker ran for re-election as an independent but dropped out of the race on October 19 to endorse Mark Begich (several days after Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott resigned and several weeks before election day).
Former Alaska Senate member Mike Dunleavy won the Republican nomination.
Former U.S. Senator Mark Begich ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination.[78]
Billy Tolein ran for governor on the Libertarian party ticket.
Dunleavy won the election.
See main article: 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arizona |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Doug Ducey |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,330,863 |
| Percentage1: | 56.0% |
| Nominee2: | David Garcia |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 994,341 |
| Percentage2: | 41.8% |
| Map Size: | 210px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Doug Ducey |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Doug Ducey |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
One-term incumbent Doug Ducey sought re-election.
Professor David Garcia won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.[79]
Libertarian candidate for president in 2016 Kevin McCormick declared his candidacy.[80]
Ducey won re-election.
See main article: 2018 Arkansas gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Arkansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Image1: | File:Asa Hutchinson crop (3x4b).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Asa Hutchinson |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 582,406 |
| Percentage1: | 65.3% |
| Nominee2: | Jared Henderson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 283,218 |
| Percentage2: | 31.8% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Asa Hutchinson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Asa Hutchinson |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
One-term incumbent Asa Hutchinson ran for re-election.
Jared Henderson, a former state executive director for Teach For America, won the Democratic nomination.[14]
Libertarian Mark West sought his party's nomination.[81] [82]
Hutchinson won re-election.
See main article: 2018 California gubernatorial election.
See also: 2018 California lieutenant gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 California gubernatorial election |
| Country: | California |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 California gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2021 California gubernatorial recall election |
| Next Year: | 2021 (recall) |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Gavin Newsom |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,721,410 |
| Percentage1: | 61.9% |
| Nominee2: | John Cox |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,742,825 |
| Percentage2: | 38.1% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jerry Brown |
| Before Party: | California Democratic Party |
| After Election: | Gavin Newsom |
| After Party: | California Democratic Party |
Two-term consecutive, four-term non-consecutive Governor Jerry Brown was term-limited, as California governors are limited to lifetime service of two terms in office. Brown previously served as governor from 1975 to 1983; California law affects only terms served after 1990.[83]
The Democratic nominee was Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom.[84] [85]
The Republican nominee was businessman John H. Cox.[86]
Libertarian candidates included transhumanist activist Zoltan Istvan.[87]
Newsom won the election in a landslide, breaking the record for the largest number of votes received in a gubernatorial election.
See main article: 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Colorado |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Colorado gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Jared Polis |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Dianne Primavera |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,348,888 |
| Percentage1: | 53.4% |
| Nominee2: | Walker Stapleton |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Lang Sias |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,080,801 |
| Percentage2: | 42.8% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Hickenlooper |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jared Polis |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor John Hickenlooper was term-limited, as Colorado does not allow governors to serve three consecutive terms.[88]
The Democratic nominee was U.S. Representative Jared Polis.[17]
The Republican nominee was Colorado State Treasurer Walker Stapleton.
Polis won the election.
See main article: 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Ned Lamont |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Susan Bysiewicz |
| Popular Vote1: | 694,510 |
| Percentage1: | 49.4% |
| Nominee2: | Bob Stefanowski |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Joe Markley |
| Popular Vote2: | 650,138 |
| Percentage2: | 46.2% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Dannel Malloy |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ned Lamont |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor Dan Malloy was eligible to seek re-election, but declined to do so.[89] [90] [91]
The Democratic nominee was former selectman from Greenwich Ned Lamont.
Republicans endorsed Mark Boughton, mayor of Danbury, at the statewide nominating convention held on May 11 and 12, 2018, at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard. Candidates qualifying to primary at the convention were former First Selectman of Trumbull Tim Herbst and former candidate for Congress Steve Obsitnik. Failing to qualify at the convention to primary were Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, former secretary of state candidate Peter Lumaj, state representative Prasad Srinivasan, former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker and Stamford Director of Administration, Mike Handler.
Businessman Bob Stefanowski became the second candidate in the history of Connecticut to petition to be on the primary ballot on June 18, 2018, and the first for a gubernatorial race.[92] Businessman David Stemerman became the third to do so on June 19, 2018.[93] Neither Stefanowski nor Stemerman participated in the statewide convention.[94] Both Lauretti and Handler pledged to conduct a petition drive to get on the August 14, 2018, primary election ballot, but dropped out.
Micah Welintukonis, former vice chair of the Coventry Town Council ran as an independent.[95]
Lamont won the election in a close race.
See main article: 2018 Florida gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Florida |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Florida gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Ron DeSantis |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Jeanette Núñez |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,076,186 |
| Percentage1: | 49.6% |
| Nominee2: | Andrew Gillum |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Chris King |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,043,723 |
| Percentage2: | 49.2% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Rick Scott |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ron DeSantis |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor Rick Scott was term-limited, as Florida does not allow governors to serve three consecutive terms.
U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis won the Republican nomination.[96]
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum won the Democratic nomination.[97]
Randy Wiseman sought the Libertarian nomination.[98]
DeSantis narrowly won the election in a close race.
See main article: 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election.
See also: 2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Brian Kemp |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,978,408 |
| Percentage1: | 50.2% |
| Nominee2: | Stacey Abrams |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,923,685 |
| Percentage2: | 48.8% |
| Map Size: | 190px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Nathan Deal |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Brian Kemp |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor Nathan Deal was term-limited, as Georgia does not allow governors to serve three consecutive terms.
Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle and Secretary of State Brian Kemp won first and second place in the May 22 Republican primary; Cagle lost the runoff to Kemp on July 24, 2018.
State Representative Stacey Abrams garnered the Democratic nomination outright.[99]
Ted Metz, chair of the Libertarian Party of Georgia, ran unopposed in the Libertarian primary.[27]
Kemp won the election.
See main article: 2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Hawaii gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Hawaii |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Hawaii gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Hawaii gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | David Ige |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Josh Green |
| Popular Vote1: | 244,934 |
| Percentage1: | 62.7% |
| Nominee2: | Andria Tupola |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Marissa Kerns |
| Popular Vote2: | 131,719 |
| Percentage2: | 33.7% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | David Ige |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | David Ige |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
One-term Governor David Ige ran for re-election. Ige took office after defeating previous Governor Neil Abercrombie in the Democratic primary and then winning the general election. Ige was nominated again, after defeating a primary challenge by Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa.
The Republican nominee was state house minority leader Andria Tupola.
Ige won re-election.
See main article: 2018 Idaho gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Idaho gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Idaho |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Idaho gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Idaho gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Brad Little |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 361,661 |
| Percentage1: | 59.8% |
| Nominee2: | Paulette Jordan |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 231,081 |
| Percentage2: | 38.2% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Butch Otter |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Brad Little |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Three-term Governor Butch Otter was eligible to seek re-election, but did not do so.[100]
Lieutenant Governor Brad Little won the Republican nomination.[101]
Paulette Jordan, a former state representative, was nominated in the Democratic primary.[102]
Little won the election.
See main article: 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Nominee1: | J. B. Pritzker |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Juliana Stratton |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,479,746 |
| Percentage1: | 54.5% |
| Nominee2: | Bruce Rauner |
| Running Mate2: | Evelyn Sanguinetti |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,765,751 |
| Percentage2: | 38.8% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bruce Rauner |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | J. B. Pritzker |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
One-term incumbent Republican Bruce Rauner ran for re-election.[103] State Representative Jeanne Ives also ran for the Republican nomination, but lost narrowly to Rauner.[104]
On the Democratic side, Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools Bob Daiber,[105] former chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and member of the Kennedy family Chris Kennedy,[106] [107] State Representative Scott Drury,[108] State Senator Daniel Biss,[109] and venture capitalist J. B. Pritzker[34] all ran for the Democratic nomination. Pritzker, who is related to former United States Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, won the primary, and became one of the wealthiest governors in United States history upon election.
Libertarian candidate Kash Jackson was nominated at the state party convention on March 3.[110] He defeated Matt Scaro and Jon Stewart.[111]
Pritzker won the election in a landslide.
See main article: 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Iowa |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Iowa gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Iowa gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Kim Reynolds |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Adam Gregg |
| Popular Vote1: | 667,275 |
| Percentage1: | 50.3% |
| Nominee2: | Fred Hubbell |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Rita Hart |
| Popular Vote2: | 630,986 |
| Percentage2: | 47.5% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Kim Reynolds |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kim Reynolds |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Incumbent governor Kim Reynolds took office in 2017, upon the resignation of Terry Branstad, following his confirmation as ambassador to China.[112] Reynolds sought election to a full term in 2018.
Former gubernatorial aide John Norris, state Senator Nate Boulton, former state party chairwoman Andy McGuire, SEIU leader Cathy Glasson, attorney Jon Neiderbach, former Iowa City Mayor Ross Wilburn, and businessman Fred Hubbell sought the Democratic nomination, which Hubbell won.[113]
Jake Porter, who was the Libertarian nominee for secretary of state in 2010 and 2014, ran for the Libertarian nomination for governor.[114]
Reynolds won the election.
See main article: 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Kansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Laura Kelly |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Lynn Rogers |
| Popular Vote1: | 506,727 |
| Percentage1: | 48.0% |
| Nominee2: | Kris Kobach |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Wink Hartman |
| Popular Vote2: | 453,645 |
| Percentage2: | 43.0% |
| Nominee3: | Greg Orman |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Running Mate3: | John Doll |
| Popular Vote3: | 68,590 |
| Percentage3: | 6.5% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jeff Colyer |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Laura Kelly |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Jeff Colyer succeeded Sam Brownback in January 2018 after he was confirmed as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.
Secretary of State Kris Kobach defeated Governor Colyer, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer, former state Senator Jim Barnett, and former state Representative Mark Hutton for the Republican nomination.[115]
The Democratic nominee was state Senator Laura Kelly.[115]
Businessman Greg Orman, who finished second in the 2014 U.S. Senate election in Kansas, ran as an Independent.[116]
Kelly won the election.
See main article: 2018 Maine gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maine |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Maine gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Janet Mills |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 320,962 |
| Percentage1: | 50.9% |
| Nominee2: | Shawn Moody |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 272,311 |
| Percentage2: | 43.2% |
| Nominee3: | Terry Hayes |
| Party3: | Independent (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 37,268 |
| Percentage3: | 5.9% |
| Map Size: | 140px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Paul LePage |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Janet Mills |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Two-term governor Paul LePage was term-limited, as Maine does not allow governors to serve three consecutive terms. LePage won re-election in a three-way race over Democrat Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler, in 2014. The primary election was June 12, and conducted with ranked choice voting, a system recently implemented and being used for the first time in the 2018 elections in Maine. It was not used in the general election due to an advisory opinion by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court calling its use in general elections for state offices unconstitutional.
Businessman and 2010 independent candidate for governor Shawn Moody won the Republican nomination.
The Democratic nominee was Attorney General Janet Mills.
Two independent candidates qualified for the ballot; State Treasurer Terry Hayes and businessman and newspaper columnist Alan Caron.
Mills won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | Transfer | Votes | % | |||||
| Democratic | Janet Mills | 41,735 | 33.09 | + 2,307 | 44,042 | 35.49 | + 5,903 | 49,945 | 40.77 | + 13,439 | 63,384 | 54.06 | |||
| Democratic | Adam Cote | 35,478 | 28.13 | + 2,065 | 37,543 | 30.25 | + 5,080 | 42,623 | 34.79 | + 11,243 | 53,866 | 45.94 | |||
| Democratic | Betsy Sweet | 20,767 | 16.46 | + 2,220 | 22,987 | 18.52 | + 6,957 | 29,944 | 24.44 | BGCOLOR=pink | - 29,944 | Eliminated | |||
| Democratic | Mark Eves | 17,887 | 14.18 | + 1,634 | 19,521 | 15.73 | BGCOLOR=pink | - 19,521 | Eliminated | ||||||
| Democratic | Mark Dion | 5,200 | 4.12 | BGCOLOR=pink | - 5,200 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Democratic | Diane Russell | 2,728 | 2.16 | BGCOLOR=pink | - 2,728 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Democratic | Donna Dion | 1,596 | 1.27 | BGCOLOR=pink | - 1,596 | Eliminated | |||||||||
| Write-ins | 748 | 0.59 | BGCOLOR=pink | - 748 | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Total votes | 132,250 | 100.00 | |||||||||||||
See main article: 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Larry Hogan |
| Image1: | File:Larry Hogan (2021) (cropped).jpg |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Boyd Rutherford |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,275,644 |
| Percentage1: | 55.4% |
| Nominee2: | Ben Jealous |
| Running Mate2: | Susan Turnbull |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,002,639 |
| Percentage2: | 43.5% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Larry Hogan |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Larry Hogan |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
One-term Republican incumbent Larry Hogan ran for re-election.
Former president of the NAACP Benjamin Jealous was the Democratic nominee.
Green Party candidate and entrepreneur Ian Schlakman sought his party's nomination.[117] Libertarian Shawn Quinn was nominated the LP's candidate by convention.[118]
Hogan won re-election.
See main article: 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Massachusetts |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Charlie Baker |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Karyn Polito |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,781,341 |
| Percentage1: | 66.6% |
| Nominee2: | Jay Gonzalez |
| Running Mate2: | Quentin Palfrey |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 885,770 |
| Percentage2: | 33.1% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charlie Baker |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Charlie Baker |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
One-term Republican incumbent Charlie Baker ran for re-election.
Former State Secretary of Administration and Finance Jay Gonzalez, environmentalist Bob Massie,[119] [120] and former Newton Mayor Setti Warren[121] have announced their candidacies for the Democratic nomination. Warren withdrew from the race, leaving only Gonzalez and Massie.[122]
Baker won re-election.
See main article: 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Michigan |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Gretchen Whitmer |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Garlin Gilchrist |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,266,139 |
| Percentage1: | 53.3% |
| Nominee2: | Bill Schuette |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Lisa Posthumus Lyons |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,859,534 |
| Percentage2: | 43.8% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Rick Snyder |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Gretchen Whitmer |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor Rick Snyder was term-limited, as Michigan does not allow governors to serve more than two terms.
Attorney General Bill Schuette, Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley, state Senator Patrick Colbeck, and physician Jim Hines were seeking the Republican nomination.[123]
Former state Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, former executive director of the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion Abdul El-Sayed, and businessman Shri Thanedar were seeking the Democratic nomination.[123]
Bill Gelineau[124] and John Tatar[124] were seeking the Libertarian nomination.
Whitmer won the election.
See main article: 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Tim Walz |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Running Mate1: | Peggy Flanagan |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,393,096 |
| Percentage1: | 53.8% |
| Nominee2: | Jeff Johnson |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Running Mate2: | Donna Bergstrom |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,097,705 |
| Percentage2: | 42.4% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Mark Dayton |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Tim Walz |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Two-term Governor Mark Dayton was eligible to seek re-election, but did not do so.[125]
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee was U.S. Representative Tim Walz.[126] The Republican nominee was Hennepin County Commissioner and 2014 gubernatorial nominee Jeff Johnson.
Former Independence Party Governor Jesse Ventura expressed interest in running again, but ultimately declined.[127]
Walz won the election.
See main article: 2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Pete Ricketts |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Mike Foley |
| Popular Vote1: | 411,812 |
| Percentage1: | 59.0% |
| Nominee2: | Bob Krist |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Lynne Walz |
| Popular Vote2: | 286,169 |
| Percentage2: | 41.0% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Pete Ricketts |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Pete Ricketts |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
One-term incumbent Pete Ricketts ran for re-election. Former governor Dave Heineman considered a primary challenge to Ricketts.[128]
State Senator Bob Krist won the Democratic nomination. He intended to create a third party to run, but abandoned this plan.[129]
Ricketts won re-election.
See main article: 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Steve Sisolak |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 480,007 |
| Percentage1: | 49.4% |
| Nominee2: | Adam Laxalt |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 440,320 |
| Percentage2: | 45.3% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Brian Sandoval |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Steve Sisolak |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor Brian Sandoval was term-limited, as Nevada does not allow governors to serve more than two terms.
Attorney General Adam Laxalt and State Treasurer Dan Schwartz ran for the Republican nomination, which Laxalt won.[130]
Clark County Commissioners Steve Sisolak and Chris Giunchigliani sought the Democratic nomination, which Sisolak won.[131]
Sisolak won the election.
See main article: 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Hampshire |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Chris Sununu |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 302,764 |
| Percentage1: | 52.8% |
| Nominee2: | Molly Kelly |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 262,359 |
| Percentage2: | 45.8% |
| Map Size: | 130px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Chris Sununu |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Chris Sununu |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Chris Sununu, who was elected in 2016 by a margin of two percent, sought re-election.[132]
Former Portsmouth mayor and 2016 candidate Steve Marchand[133] and former state senator Molly Kelly[134] ran for the Democratic nomination. Kelly won the nomination.
Jilletta Jarvis sought the Libertarian nomination.[135]
Sununu won re-election.
See main article: 2018 New Mexico gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Howie Morales |
| Popular Vote1: | 398,368 |
| Percentage1: | 57.2% |
| Nominee2: | Steve Pearce |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Michelle Garcia Holmes |
| Popular Vote2: | 298,091 |
| Percentage2: | 42.8% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Susana Martinez |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor Susana Martinez was term-limited, as New Mexico does not allow governors to serve three consecutive terms.
U.S. Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham[136] faced U.S. Representative Steve Pearce in the general election.[56]
Lujan Grisham won the election.
See main article: 2018 New York gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 New York gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New York |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 New York gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 New York gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Turnout: | 48.0% |
| Image1: | File:Andrew Cuomo 2017 (1).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Andrew Cuomo |
| Running Mate1: | Kathy Hochul |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,635,340 |
| Percentage1: | 59.6% |
| Nominee2: | Marc Molinaro |
| Running Mate2: | Julie Killian |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,207,602 |
| Percentage2: | 36.2% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Andrew Cuomo |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Andrew Cuomo |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor Andrew Cuomo ran for re-election, as New York does not have gubernatorial term limits.[137]
Actress and activist Cynthia Nixon challenged Cuomo for the Democratic Party nomination, but did not win.[138]
Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro was the Republican nominee.
Libertarian Larry Sharpe was the first opponent to declare his candidacy in the race,[139] declaring his candidacy on July 12, 2017 – and won the Libertarian nomination for governor.[140]
Cuomo won re-election.
See main article: 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Mike DeWine |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Jon Husted |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,235,825 |
| Percentage1: | 50.4% |
| Nominee2: | Richard Cordray |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Betty Sutton |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,070,046 |
| Percentage2: | 46.7% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Kasich |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike DeWine |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor John Kasich was term-limited, as Ohio does not allow governors to serve three consecutive terms.
Attorney General Mike DeWine[141] [142] and Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor[143] ran for the Republican nomination, which DeWine won.
Former U.S. Representative and two-time presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, Ohio Attorney General and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Richard Cordray,[144] and state Senator Joe Schiavoni[145] ran for the Democratic nomination, which was won by Cordray.
Green Party nominee for State House in 2016 Constance Gadell-Newton declared her candidacy.[146]
Filmmaker and comedian Travis Irvine was the Libertarian Party's candidate for governor.[57]
DeWine won the election.
See main article: 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Oklahoma |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Oklahoma gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Kevin Stitt |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 644,579 |
| Percentage1: | 54.3% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Mary Fallin |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kevin Stitt |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Drew Edmondson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 500,973 |
| Percentage2: | 42.2% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
Two-term Governor Mary Fallin was term-limited as Oklahoma does not allow governors to serve more than two terms.
Businessman Kevin Stitt advanced to a runoff in the Republican primary, eventually winning.
With only one opponent in the primary, former Attorney General Drew Edmondson won the Democratic nomination outright.
The Libertarian nominee was Chris Powell.[147]
Stitt won the general election.
See main article: 2018 Oregon gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Oregon gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 (special) |
| Next Election: | 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Kate Brown |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 934,498 |
| Percentage1: | 50.1% |
| Nominee2: | Knute Buehler |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 814,988 |
| Percentage2: | 43.7% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Kate Brown |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kate Brown |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Kate Brown became governor of Oregon in February 2015 following the resignation of John Kitzhaber. In accordance with Oregon law, a special election was held in 2016, which Brown won.[148] She ran for a full term and won the primary.[149]
State Representative Knute Buehler won the Republican nomination.[150]
Brown won election to a full term.
See main article: 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Nominee1: | Tom Wolf |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | John Fetterman |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,895,662 |
| Percentage1: | 57.8% |
| Nominee2: | Scott Wagner |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Jeff Bartos |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,039,899 |
| Percentage2: | 40.7% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Tom Wolf |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tom Wolf |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
One-term Governor Tom Wolf was eligible for re-election and was unopposed in the primary.
State Senator Scott Wagner won the Republican nomination.[151]
Ken Krawchuk ran as a Libertarian.[152]
Wolf won re-election.
See main article: 2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Rhode Island |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Gina Raimondo |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 198,122 |
| Percentage1: | 52.6% |
| Nominee2: | Allan Fung |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 139,932 |
| Percentage2: | 37.2% |
| Map Size: | 130px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Gina Raimondo |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Gina Raimondo |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
First-term Governor Gina Raimondo ran for re-election.
Raimondo won re-election.
See main article: 2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Henry McMaster |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Pamela Evette |
| Popular Vote1: | 921,342 |
| Percentage1: | 54.0% |
| Nominee2: | James Smith |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Mandy Powers Norrell |
| Popular Vote2: | 784,182 |
| Percentage2: | 45.9% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Henry McMaster |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Henry McMaster |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Henry McMaster succeeded Nikki Haley in January 2017 after she was confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.[153] McMaster is seeking election to a full term in 2018.
No candidate won a majority in the June 12 Republican primary. Hence, the top two finishers, McMaster and John Warren, competed in a runoff, which McMaster won.
State Representative James E. Smith Jr. won the Democratic primary outright.[154]
McMaster won election to a full term.
See main article: 2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | South Dakota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Kristi Noem |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Larry Rhoden |
| Popular Vote1: | 172,912 |
| Percentage1: | 51.0% |
| Nominee2: | Billie Sutton |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Michelle Lavallee |
| Popular Vote2: | 161,454 |
| Percentage2: | 47.6% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Dennis Daugaard |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Kristi Noem |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor Dennis Daugaard was term-limited, as South Dakota does not allow governors to serve three consecutive terms.
U.S. Representative Kristi Noem and Billie Sutton, the minority leader of the South Dakota Senate, won the Republican and Democratic nominations, respectively.
Noem won the election.
See main article: 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Tennessee |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Turnout: | 54.46% [155] 20.49 pp |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Image1: | File:TN Governor Bill Lee 2019 May.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bill Lee |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,336,106 |
| Percentage1: | 59.6% |
| Nominee2: | Karl Dean |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 864,863 |
| Percentage2: | 38.6% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bill Haslam |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bill Lee |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor Bill Haslam was term-limited, as Tennessee does not allow governors to serve three consecutive terms.
Businessman Bill Lee defeated former Haslam administration official Randy Boyd, U.S. Representative Diane Black, and speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Beth Harwell for the Republican nomination.
Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean defeated House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh for the Democratic nomination.[156]
Bill Lee won the election in a landslide.
See main article: 2018 Texas gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Turnout: | 53.01% (of registered voters) 19.31pp 42.07% (of voting age population)[157] |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Greg Abbott |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,656,196 |
| Percentage1: | 55.8% |
| Nominee2: | Lupe Valdez |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,546,615 |
| Percentage2: | 42.5% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Greg Abbott |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Greg Abbott |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
One-term incumbent Greg Abbott ran for re-election.
Lupe Valdez, Dallas County sheriff, announced her bid on December 6, 2017, and, after a runoff primary with Andrew White, entrepreneur and son of Governor Mark White, won the Democratic nomination.
Both Kathie Glass[158] and Kory Watkins[159] sought the Libertarian nomination.
Abbott won re-election.
See main article: 2018 Vermont gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Vermont |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 Vermont gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Phil Scott |
| Party1: | Vermont Republican Party |
| Percentage1: | 54.4% |
| Popular Vote1: | 151,261 |
| Nominee2: | Christine Hallquist |
| Party2: | Vermont Democratic Party |
| Percentage2: | 39.7% |
| Popular Vote2: | 110,335 |
| Map Size: | 125px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Phil Scott |
| Before Party: | Vermont Republican Party |
| After Election: | Phil Scott |
| After Party: | Vermont Republican Party |
As the governor of Vermont can serve a two-year term, Phil Scott, who was elected in 2016, ran for re-election. He was nominated in the primary.
Former Vermont Electric Cooperative CEO Christine Hallquist was the Democratic nominee. She was the first transgender woman to be nominated for governor by a major party.
Incumbent lieutenant governor David Zuckerman declined to run as a Progressive in the election and instead ran for re-election to that position.
Scott won re-election.
See main article: 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Wisconsin |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Turnout: | 61.2% |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Tony Evers |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Mandela Barnes |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,324,307 |
| Percentage1: | 49.5% |
| Nominee2: | Scott Walker |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Rebecca Kleefisch |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,295,080 |
| Percentage2: | 48.4% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Scott Walker |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tony Evers |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Two-term incumbent Scott Walker was eligible for re-election, as Wisconsin does not have gubernatorial term limits.
State schools superintendent Tony Evers won the Democratic nomination.[160]
2016 Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate Phil Anderson ran as a Libertarian.[161]
Michael White was the candidate for the Green Party.
Evers won the election.
See main article: 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Wyoming |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee1: | Mark Gordon |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 136,412 |
| Percentage1: | 67.1% |
| Nominee2: | Mary Throne |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 55,965 |
| Percentage2: | 27.3% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Matt Mead |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mark Gordon |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Two-term Governor Matt Mead was term-limited as Wyoming limits governors to serving for eight years in a sixteen-year period.
The Republican nominee was State Treasurer Mark Gordon.
Former state House Minority leader Mary Throne won the Democratic nomination.[162]
Mark Gordon won the election in a landslide.
See main article: 2018 Washington, D.C., mayoral election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Washington, D.C., mayoral election |
| Country: | Washington, D.C. |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Washington, D.C., mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Washington, D.C., mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Image1: | File:Muriel Bowser official photo (1).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Muriel Bowser |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 171,608 |
| Percentage1: | 76.4% |
| Nominee2: | Ann Wilcox |
| Party2: | D.C. Statehood Green Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,950 |
| Percentage2: | 9.3% |
| Image3: | File:Dustin Canter 2017 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee3: | Dustin Canter |
| Party3: | Independent (US) |
| Popular Vote3: | 15,478 |
| Percentage3: | 6.9% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Muriel Bowser |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Muriel Bowser |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
One term incumbent Muriel Bowser ran for re-election with little competition in the primary. She was the Democratic nominee.
Ann Wilcox, a former Board of Education member, won the nomination of the D.C. Statehood Green Party. Dustin Canter, an entrepreneur and fitness businessman, ran as an independent.
Bowser won re-election.
See main article: 2018 Guamanian gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Guamanian gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Guam |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Guamanian gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Guamanian gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | Tuesday, November 6, 2018 |
| Nominee2: | Ray Tenorio |
| Running Mate2: | Tony Ada |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,419 |
| Percentage2: | 26.4% |
| Nominee1: | Lourdes Guerrero |
| Running Mate1: | Josh Tenorio |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,081 |
| Percentage1: | 50.7% |
| Nominee3: | Frank Aguon Jr. |
| Running Mate3: | Alicia Limtiaco |
| Party3: | Write-in |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,161 |
| Percentage3: | 22.9% |
| Map Size: | 175px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Eddie Baza Calvo |
| Before Party: | Republican |
| After Election: | Lou Leon Guerrero |
| After Party: | Democratic |
The incumbent two-term governor Eddie Baza Calvo was term-limited, after his recent re-election win in 2014, as Guam does not allow governors to serve more than two consecutive terms.
Republican Lt. Governor Ray Tenorio officially declared his bid to succeed Eddie Calvo as the next governor of Guam. Tenorio won the Republican nomination without opposition.
The Democratic nominee was former Territorial Senator Lou Leon Guerrero, who defeated three other politicians in the August 24 primary.
Guerrero won election.
See main article: 2018 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | November 13, 2018[163] |
| Nominee1: | Ralph Torres |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Arnold Palacios |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,053 |
| Percentage1: | 62.16% |
| Nominee2: | Juan Babauta |
| Party2: | Independent (United States) |
| Running Mate2: | Rita Sablan |
| Popular Vote2: | 4,293 |
| Percentage2: | 37.84% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Ralph Torres |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ralph Torres |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 200px |
Incumbent governor Ralph Torres, who took office upon Eloy Inos's death in December 2015, sought election to a full term.[72] Former governor Juan Babauta also sought the governorship, running as an independent.[74]
Torres won election to a full term.
See main article: 2018 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election.
| Election Name: | 2018 Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Country: | United States Virgin Islands |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2022 United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Election Date: | (general) (runoff) |
| 1Blank: | First round |
| 2Blank: | Runoff |
| Candidate1: | Albert Bryan |
| Running Mate1: | Tregenza Roach |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Data1: | 9,711 38.1% |
| 2Data1: | 11,796 54.5% |
| Candidate2: | Kenneth Mapp |
| Running Mate2: | Osbert Potter |
| Party2: | Independent (United States) |
| 1Data2: | 8,529 33.4% |
| 2Data2: | 9,766 45.1% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Kenneth Mapp |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| After Election: | Albert Bryan |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Albert Bryan (the Democratic nominee) won the runoff election on November 20, 2018, defeating Independent incumbent Kenneth Mapp.