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2018 United States gubernatorial elections
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.
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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 2023, this is the last time that Republicans won governorships in Arizona, Maryland, and Massachusetts, and the last time Democrats did so in Nevada.
Election predictions Edit
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 October 26, 2018[4] | IE November 1, 2018[5] | Sabato November 5, 2018[6] | RCP November 4, 2018[7] | Daily Kos November 5, 2018[8] | Fox News October 10, 2018[9][a] | Politico November 5, 2018[10] | 538[b] November 5, 2018[11] | Winner |
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| Alabama | R+14 | Kay Ivey (R) | 63.6% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Likely R ^ | Safe R | Safe R | Ivey (R) |
| Alaska | R+9 | Bill Walker (I) | 48.1% I | Lean R (flip) | Tilt R (flip) | Lean R (flip) | Tossup | Lean R (flip) | Tossup | Lean R (flip) | Lean R (flip) | Dunleavy (R) |
| Arizona | R+5 | Doug Ducey (R) | 53.4% R | Likely R | Likely R | Likely R | Likely R | Safe R | Likely R ^ | Likely R | Safe R | Ducey (R) |
| Arkansas | R+15 | Asa Hutchinson (R) | 55.4% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Likely R ^ | Safe R | Safe R | Hutchinson (R) |
| California | D+12 | Jerry Brown (D) (term-limited) | 60.0% D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D | Safe D | Likely D ^ | Safe D | Safe D | Newsom (D) |
| Colorado | D+1 | John Hickenlooper (D) (term-limited) | 48.4% D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Likely D | Polis (D) |
| Connecticut | D+6 | Dan Malloy (D) (retiring) | 50.9% D | Tossup | Lean D | Lean D | Tossup | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Likely D | Lamont (D) |
| Florida | R+2 | Rick Scott (R) (term-limited) | 48.2% R | Tossup | Tilt D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Lean D (flip) | DeSantis (R) |
| Georgia | R+5 | Nathan Deal (R) (term-limited) | 52.8% R | Tossup | Tilt R | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Lean R | Kemp (R) |
| Hawaii | D+18 | David Ige (D) | 49.0% D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D ^ | Safe D | Safe D | Ige (D) |
| Idaho | R+19 | Butch Otter (R) (retiring) | 53.5% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Likely R ^ | Safe R | Safe R | Little (R) |
| Illinois | D+7 | Bruce Rauner (R) | 50.3% R | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Pritzker (D) |
| Iowa | R+3 | Kim Reynolds (R) | 59.0% R | Tossup | Tilt D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Reynolds (R) |
| Kansas | R+13 | Jeff Colyer (R) (lost nomination) | 49.8% R | Tossup | Tossup | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Kelly (D) |
| Maine | D+3 | Paul LePage (R) (term-limited) | 48.2% R | Tossup | Tilt D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Likely D (flip) | Mills (D) |
| Maryland | D+12 | Larry Hogan (R) | 51.0% R | Likely R | Likely R | Likely R | Likely R | Likely R | Likely R ^ | Likely R | Safe R | Hogan (R) |
| Massachusetts | D+12 | Charlie Baker (R) | 48.5% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Likely R ^ | Safe R | Safe R | Baker (R) |
| Michigan | D+1 | Rick Snyder (R) (term-limited) | 50.9% R | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Whitmer (D) |
| Minnesota | D+1 | Mark Dayton (D) (retiring) | 50.1% D | Likely D | Likely D | Lean D | Lean D | Likely D | Lean D | Likely D | Likely D | Walz (D) |
| Nebraska | R+14 | Pete Ricketts (R) | 57.2% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Likely R ^ | Safe R | Safe R | Ricketts (R) |
| Nevada | D+1 | Brian Sandoval (R) (term-limited) | 70.6% R | Tossup | Tilt D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Sisolak (D) |
| New Hampshire | EVEN | Chris Sununu (R) | 48.8% R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Tossup | Likely R | Lean R | Lean R | Likely R | Sununu (R) |
| New Mexico | D+3 | Susana Martinez (R) (term-limited) | 57.3% R | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Lean D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Likely D (flip) | Grisham (D) |
| New York | D+12 | Andrew Cuomo (D) | 54.2% D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D ^ | Safe D | Safe D | Cuomo (D) |
| Ohio | R+3 | John Kasich (R) (term-limited) | 63.8% R | Tossup | Tossup | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | Tossup | DeWine (R) |
| Oklahoma | R+20 | Mary Fallin (R) (term-limited) | 55.8% R | Tossup | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Lean R | Likely R ^ | Lean R | Likely R | Stitt (R) |
| Oregon | D+5 | Kate Brown (D) | 50.9% D | Tossup | Tilt D | Lean D | Tossup | Lean D | Lean D | Lean D | Likely D | Brown (D) |
| Pennsylvania | EVEN | Tom Wolf (D) | 54.9% D | Likely D | Likely D | Safe D | Safe D | Safe D | Likely D ^ | Likely D | Safe D | Wolf (D) |
| Rhode Island | D+10 | Gina Raimondo (D) | 40.7% D | Lean D | Lean D | Likely D | Likely D | Lean D | Likely D ^ | Lean D | Safe D | Raimondo (D) |
| South Carolina | R+8 | Henry McMaster (R) | 55.9% R | Likely R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Likely R ^ | Likely R | Safe R | McMaster (R) |
| South Dakota | R+14 | Dennis Daugaard (R) (term-limited) | 70.5% R | Tossup | Tilt R | Lean R | Tossup | Lean R | Likely R ^ | Tossup | Lean R | Noem (R) |
| Tennessee | R+14 | Bill Haslam (R) (term-limited) | 70.3% R | Likely R | Safe R | Safe R | Likely R | Safe R | Likely R ^ | Likely R | Safe R | Lee (R) |
| Texas | R+8 | Greg Abbott (R) | 59.3% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Likely R ^ | Safe R | Safe R | Abbott (R) |
| Vermont | D+15 | Phil Scott (R) | 52.9% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Likely R | Likely R | Likely R ^ | Lean R | Likely R | Scott (R) |
| Wisconsin | EVEN | Scott Walker (R) | 52.3% R | Tossup | Tossup | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Lean D (flip) | Tossup | Tossup | Evers (D) |
| Wyoming | R+25 | Matt Mead (R) (term-limited) | 58.3% R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Safe R | Likely R ^ | Safe R | Safe R | Gordon (R) |
^ Highest rating given
Race summary Edit
States Edit
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| Alabama | Kay Ivey | Republican | 2017[c] | Incumbent elected to full term. |
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| Alaska | Bill Walker | Independent | 2014 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican gain. |
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| Arizona | Doug Ducey | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas | Asa Hutchinson | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California | Jerry Brown | Democratic | 1974 1982 (retired) 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Colorado | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Connecticut | Dannel Malloy | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Florida | Rick Scott | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. |
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| Georgia | Nathan Deal | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. |
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| Hawaii | David Ige | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
| Idaho | Butch Otter | Republican | 2006 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican hold. |
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| Illinois | Bruce Rauner | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Iowa | Kim Reynolds | Republican | 2017[d] | Incumbent elected to full term. |
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| Kansas | Jeff Colyer | Republican | 2018[e] | Incumbent lost nomination to full term. New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Maine | Paul LePage | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Maryland | Larry Hogan | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts | Charlie Baker | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan | Rick Snyder | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Minnesota | Mark Dayton | DFL | 2010 | Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic–Farmer–Labor hold. |
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| Nebraska | Pete Ricketts | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Nevada | Brian Sandoval | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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| New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Mexico | Susana Martinez | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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| New York | Andrew Cuomo | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio | John Kasich | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. |
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| Oklahoma | Mary Fallin | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. |
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| Oregon | Kate Brown | Democratic | 2015[f] | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania | Tom Wolf | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Rhode Island | Gina Raimondo | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina | Henry McMaster | Republican | 2017[g] | Incumbent elected to full term. |
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| South Dakota | Dennis Daugaard | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. |
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| Tennessee | Bill Haslam | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. | |
| Texas | Greg Abbott | Republican | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Vermont | Phil Scott | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin | Scott Walker | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Wyoming | Matt Mead | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican hold. |
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Territories and federal district Edit
| Territory | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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| District of Columbia | Muriel Bowser | Democratic | 2014 | Incumbent re-elected.[82] |
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| Guam | Eddie Baza Calvo | Republican | 2010 | Incumbent term-limited.[83] New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Northern Mariana Islands | Ralph Torres | Republican | 2015[h] | Incumbent elected to full term. |
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| U.S. Virgin Islands | Kenneth Mapp | Independent | 2014 | Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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Closest races Edit
States where the margin of victory was under 1%:
- Florida, 0.4%
States where the margin of victory was under 5%:
- Wisconsin, 1.1%
- Georgia, 1.4%
- Iowa, 2.8%
- Connecticut, 3.2%
- South Dakota, 3.4%
- Ohio, 3.7%
- Nevada, 4.1%
States where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- Kansas, 5.0%
- Oregon, 6.4%
- Alaska, 7.0%
- New Hampshire, 7.0%
- Maine, 7.7%
- South Carolina, 8.1%
- U.S. Virgin Islands, 9.3%
- Michigan, 9.5%
Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats.
Alabama Edit
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County results Ivey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Maddox: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
Incumbent Kay Ivey took office upon Robert Bentley's resignation in April 2017.[89]
Ivey won election to a full term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kay Ivey (incumbent) | 330,743 | 56.10 | |
| Republican | Tommy Battle | 146,887 | 24.92 | |
| Republican | Scott Dawson | 79,302 | 13.45 | |
| Republican | Bill Hightower | 29,275 | 4.97 | |
| Republican | Michael McAllister | 3,326 | 0.56 | |
| Total votes | 589,533 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Walt Maddox | 154,559 | 54.60 | |
| Democratic | Sue Bell Cobb | 82,043 | 28.98 | |
| Democratic | James Fields | 22,635 | 8.00 | |
| Democratic | Anthony White | 9,677 | 3.42 | |
| Democratic | Doug Smith | 9,244 | 3.27 | |
| Democratic | Christopher Countryman | 4,923 | 1.74 | |
| Total votes | 283,081 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Kay Ivey (incumbent) | 1,022,457 | 59.46% | –4.10 | |
| Democratic | Walt Maddox | 694,495 | 40.39% | +4.15 | |
| Write-in | 2,637 | 0.15% | –0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 1,719,589 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Alaska Edit
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State house district results Dunleavy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Begich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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.[93]
Billy Tolein ran for governor on the Libertarian party ticket.
Dunleavy won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mark Begich | 33,451 | 85.24 | |
| Libertarian | William Toien | 5,790 | 14.75 | |
| Total votes | 39,241 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republican | Mike Dunleavy | 43,802 | 61.52 | |
| Republican | Mead Treadwell | 22,780 | 32.00 | |
| Republican | Michael Sheldon | 1,640 | 2.30 | |
| Republican | Merica Hlatu | 1,064 | 1.49 | |
| Republican | Thomas Gordon | 884 | 1.24 | |
| Republican | Gerald Heikes | 499 | 0.70 | |
| Republican | Darin Colbry | 416 | 0.58 | |
| Total votes | 71,195 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Mike Dunleavy | 145,631 | 51.44% | +5.56 | |
| Democratic | Mark Begich | 125,739 | 44.41% | N/A | |
| Independent | Bill Walker (incumbent, withdrawn) | 5,757 | 2.03% | –46.07 | |
| Libertarian | William Toien | 5,402 | 1.91% | –1.30 | |
| Write-in | 605 | 0.21% | –0.11 | ||
| Total votes | 283,134 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Independent | |||||
Arizona Edit
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County results Ducey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Garcia: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
One-term incumbent Doug Ducey sought re-election.
Professor David Garcia won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.[96]
Libertarian candidate for president in 2016 Kevin McCormick declared his candidacy.[97]
Ducey won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Doug Ducey (incumbent) | 463,672 | 70.73 | |
| Republican | Ken Bennett | 191,775 | 29.25 | |
| Write-in | 91 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 655,538 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratic | David Garcia | 255,555 | 50.56 | |
| Democratic | Steve Farley | 163,072 | 32.26 | |
| Democratic | Kelly Fryer | 86,810 | 17.17 | |
| Write-in | 44 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 505,481 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Doug Ducey (incumbent) | 1,330,863 | 56.00% | +2.56 | |
| Democratic | David Garcia | 994,341 | 41.84% | +0.22 | |
| Green | Angel Torres | 50,962 | 2.14% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 275 | 0.01% | –0.10 | ||
| Total votes | 2,376,441 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Arkansas Edit
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County results Hutchinson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Henderson: 40-50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
One-term incumbent Asa Hutchinson ran for re-election.
Jared Henderson, a former state executive director for Teach For America, won the Democratic nomination.[19]
Libertarian Mark West sought his party's nomination.[100][101]
Hutchinson won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Asa Hutchinson (incumbent) | 145,251 | 69.75 | |
| Republican | Jan Morgan | 63,009 | 30.25 | |
| Total votes | 208,260 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratic | Jared Henderson | 68,340 | 63.44 | |
| Democratic | Leticia Sanders | 39,382 | 36.56 | |
| Total votes | 107,722 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Asa Hutchinson (incumbent) | 582,406 | 65.33% | +9.89 | |
| Democratic | Jared Henderson | 283,218 | 31.77% | –9.72 | |
| Libertarian | Mark West | 25,885 | 2.90% | +0.98 | |
| Total votes | 891,509 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
California Edit
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County results Newsom: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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.[102]
The Democratic nominee was Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom.[21][103]
The Republican nominee was businessman John H. Cox.[23]
Libertarian candidates included transhumanist activist Zoltan Istvan.[104]
Newsom won election in a landslide, breaking the record for the largest number of votes received in a gubernatorial election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 2,343,792 | 34.15 | |
| Republican | John H. Cox | 1,766,488 | 25.74 | |
| Democratic | Antonio Villaraigosa | 926,394 | 13.50 | |
| Republican | Travis Allen | 658,798 | 9.60 | |
| Democratic | John Chiang | 655,920 | 9.56 | |
| Democratic | Delaine Eastin | 234,869 | 3.42 | |
| Democratic | Amanda Renteria | 93,446 | 1.36 | |
| Republican | Robert C. Newman II | 44,674 | 0.65 | |
| Democratic | Michael Shellenberger | 31,692 | 0.46 | |
| Republican | Peter Y. Liu | 27,336 | 0.40 | |
| Republican | Yvonne Girard | 21,840 | 0.32 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Gloria La Riva | 19,075 | 0.28 | |
| Democratic | J. Bribiesca | 18,586 | 0.27 | |
| Green | Josh Jones | 16,131 | 0.24 | |
| Libertarian | Zoltan Istvan | 14,462 | 0.21 | |
| Democratic | Albert C. Mezzetti | 12,026 | 0.18 | |
| Libertarian | Nickolas Wildstar | 11,566 | 0.17 | |
| Democratic | Robert D. Griffis | 11,103 | 0.16 | |
| Democratic | Akinyemi Agbede | 9,380 | 0.14 | |
| Democratic | Thomas J. Cares | 8,937 | 0.13 | |
| Green | Christopher N. Carlson | 7,302 | 0.11 | |
| Democratic | Klement Tinaj | 5,368 | 0.08 | |
| No party preference | Hakan Mikado | 5,346 | 0.08 | |
| No party preference | Johnny Wattenburg | 4,973 | 0.07 | |
| No party preference | Desmond Silveira | 4,633 | 0.07 | |
| No party preference | Shubham Goel | 4,020 | 0.06 | |
| No party preference | Jeffrey E. Taylor | 3,973 | 0.06 | |
| Write-in | 124 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 6,862,254 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Gavin Newsom | 7,721,410 | 61.95% | +1.98 | |
| Republican | John H. Cox | 4,742,825 | 38.05% | –1.98 | |
| Total votes | 12,464,235 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Colorado Edit
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County results Polis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Stapleton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Two-term Governor John Hickenlooper was term-limited, as Colorado does not allow governors to serve three consecutive terms.[107]
The Democratic nominee was U.S. Representative Jared Polis.[24]
The Republican nominee was Colorado State Treasurer Walker Stapleton.
Polis won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jared Polis | 282,725 | 44.46 | |
| Democratic | Cary Kennedy | 157,098 | 24.71 | |
| Democratic | Mike Johnston | 149,717 | 23.55 | |
| Democratic | Donna Lynne | 46,316 | 7.28 | |
| Total votes | 635,856 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republican | Walker Stapleton | 239,415 | 47.66 | |
| Republican | Victor Mitchell | 151,365 | 30.13 | |
| Republican | Greg Lopez | 66,330 | 13.20 | |
| Republican | Doug Robinson | 45,245 | 9.01 | |
| Total votes | 502,355 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jared Polis | 1,348,888 | 53.42% | +4.12 | |
| Republican | Walker Stapleton | 1,080,801 | 42.80% | –3.15 | |
| Libertarian | Scott Helker | 69,519 | 2.75% | +0.81 | |
| Unity | Bill Hammons | 25,854 | 1.02% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,525,062 | 100.00% | |||
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Two-term Governor Dan Malloy was eligible to seek re-election, but declined to do so.[110][111][112]
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.[113] Businessman David Stemerman became the third to do so on June 19, 2018.[114] Neither Stefanowski nor Stemerman participated in the statewide convention.[115] 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.[116]
Lamont won the election in a close race.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ned Lamont | 172,024 | 81.17 | |
| Democratic | Joe Ganim | 39,913 | 18.83 | |
| Total votes | 211,937 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bob Stefanowski | 42,119 | 29.41 | |
| Republican | Mark Boughton | 30,505 | 21.30 | |
| Republican | David Stemerman | 26,276 | 18.35 | |
| Republican | Tim Herbst | 25,144 | 17.56 | |
| Republican | Steve Obsitnik | 19,151 | 13.37 | |
| Total votes | 143,195 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Ned Lamont | 694,510 | 49.37% | –1.36 | |
| Republican | Bob Stefanowski | 650,138 | 46.21% | –1.95 | |
| Independent | Oz Griebel | 54,741 | 3.89% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Rod Hanscomb | 6,086 | 0.43% | N/A | |
| Constitution | Mark Greenstein | 1,254 | 0.09% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 74 | 0.01% | –0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 1,406,803 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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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.[118]
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum won the Democratic nomination.[119]
Randy Wiseman sought the Libertarian nomination.[120]
DeSantis narrowly won the election in a close race.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ron DeSantis | 913,679 | 56.47 | |
| Republican | Adam Putnam | 591,449 | 36.55 | |
| Republican | Bob White | 32,580 | 2.01 | |
| Republican | Timothy M. Devine | 21,320 | 1.32 | |
| Republican | Bob Langford | 19,771 | 1.22 | |
| Republican | Bruce Nathan | 14,487 | 0.90 | |
| Republican | Don Baldauf | 13,125 | 0.81 | |
| Republican | John J. Mercadante | 11,602 | 0.72 | |
| Total votes | 1,618,013 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Andrew Gillum | 517,417 | 34.29 | |
| Democratic | Gwen Graham | 472,735 | 31.33 | |
| Democratic | Philip Levine | 306,450 | 20.31 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Greene | 151,935 | 10.07 | |
| Democratic | Chris King | 37,464 | 2.48 | |
| Democratic | John Wetherbee | 14,355 | 0.95 | |
| Democratic | Alex Lundmark | 8,628 | 0.57 | |
| Total votes | 1,508,984 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Ron DeSantis | 4,076,186 | 49.59% | +1.45 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Gillum | 4,043,723 | 49.19% | +2.12 | |
| Reform | Darcy Richardson | 47,140 | 0.57% | N/A | |
| Independent | Kyle Gibson | 24,310 | 0.30% | N/A | |
| Independent | Ryan C. Foley | 14,630 | 0.18% | N/A | |
| Independent | Bruce Stanley | 14,505 | 0.18% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 67 | 0.00% | ±0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 8,220,561 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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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.[34]
Ted Metz, chair of the Libertarian Party of Georgia, ran unopposed in the Libertarian primary.[35]
Kemp won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Casey Cagle | 236,987 | 38.95 | |
| Republican | Brian Kemp | 155,189 | 25.51 | |
| Republican | Hunter Hill | 111,464 | 18.32 | |
| Republican | Clay Tippins | 74,182 | 12.19 | |
| Republican | Michael Williams | 29,619 | 4.87 | |
| Republican | Eddie Hayes | 939 | 0.15 | |
| Total votes | 608,380 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brian Kemp | 408,595 | 69.45 | |
| Republican | Casey Cagle | 179,712 | 30.55 | |
| Total votes | 588,307 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Stacey Abrams | 424,305 | 76.44 | |
| Democratic | Stacey Evans | 130,784 | 23.56 | |
| Total votes | 555,089 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Brian Kemp | 1,978,408 | 50.22% | –2.52 | |
| Democratic | Stacey Abrams | 1,923,685 | 48.83% | +3.95 | |
| Libertarian | Ted Metz | 37,235 | 0.95% | –1.41 | |
| Write-in | 81 | 0.00% | –0.02 | ||
| Total votes | 3,939,409 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David Ige (incumbent) | 124,572 | 51.37 | |
| Democratic | Colleen Hanabusa | 107,631 | 44.38 | |
| Democratic | Ernest Caravalho | 5,662 | 2.33 | |
| Democratic | Wendell Ka'ehu'ae'a | 2,298 | 0.95 | |
| Democratic | Richard Kim | 1,576 | 0.65 | |
| Democratic | Van Tanabe | 775 | 0.32 | |
| Total votes | 242,514 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Andria Tupola | 17,297 | 55.52 | |
| Republican | John Carroll | 10,974 | 35.22 | |
| Republican | Ray L'Heureux | 2,885 | 9.26 | |
| Total votes | 31,156 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | David Ige (incumbent) | 244,934 | 62.67% | +13.22 | |
| Republican | Andria Tupola | 131,719 | 33.70% | –3.38 | |
| Green | Jim Brewer | 10,123 | 2.59% | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Terrence Teruya | 4,067 | 1.04% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 390,843 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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Three-term Governor Butch Otter was eligible to seek re-election, but did not do so.[129]
Lieutenant Governor Brad Little won the Republican nomination.[130]
Paulette Jordan, a former state representative, was nominated in the Democratic primary.[131]
Little won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Brad Little | 72,518 | 37.29 | |
| Republican | Raúl Labrador | 63,460 | 32.64 | |
| Republican | Tommy Ahlquist | 50,977 | 26.22 | |
| Republican | Lisa Marie | 3,390 | 1.74 | |
| Republican | Steve Pankey | 2,701 | 1.39 | |
| Republican | Harley Brown | 874 | 0.45 | |
| Republican | Dalton Cannady | 528 | 0.27 | |
| Total votes | 194,448 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Paulette Jordan | 38,483 | 58.44 | |
| Democratic | A.J. Balukoff | 26,403 | 40.09 | |
| Democratic | Peter Dill | 964 | 1.47 | |
| Total votes | 65,850 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Brad Little | 361,661 | 59.76% | +6.24 | |
| Democratic | Paulette Jordan | 231,081 | 38.19% | –0.36 | |
| Libertarian | Bev Boeck | 6,551 | 1.08% | –2.99 | |
| Constitution | Walter L. Bayes | 5,787 | 0.96% | –0.23 | |
| Write-in | 51 | 0.00% | –0.02 | ||
| Total votes | 605,131 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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One-term incumbent Republican Bruce Rauner ran for re-election.[132] State Representative Jeanne Ives also ran for the Republican nomination, but lost narrowly to Rauner.[133]
On the Democratic side, Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools Bob Daiber,[134] former chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and member of the Kennedy family Chris Kennedy,[135][136] State Representative Scott Drury,[137] State Senator Daniel Biss,[138] and venture capitalist J. B. Pritzker[42] 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.[139] He defeated Matt Scaro and Jon Stewart.[140]
Pritzker won the election in a landslide.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bruce Rauner (incumbent) | 372,124 | 51.53 | |
| Republican | Jeanne Ives | 350,038 | 48.47 | |
| Total votes | 744,248 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | J. B. Pritzker | 597,756 | 45.13 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Biss | 353,625 | 26.70 | |
| Democratic | Chris Kennedy | 322,730 | 24.37 | |
| Democratic | Tio Hardiman | 21,075 | 1.59 | |
| Democratic | Bob Daiber | 15,009 | 1.13 | |
| Democratic | Robert Marshall | 14,353 | 1.08 | |
| Total votes | 1,324,548 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | J. B. Pritzker | 2,479,746 | 54.53% | +8.18 | |
| Republican | Bruce Rauner (incumbent) | 1,765,751 | 38.83% | –11.44 | |
| Conservative | Sam McCann | 192,527 | 4.23% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Kash Jackson | 109,518 | 2.40% | –0.95 | |
| Write-in | 115 | 0.01% | –0.02 | ||
| Total votes | 4,547,657 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
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Incumbent Governor Kim Reynolds took office in 2017, upon the resignation of Terry Branstad, following his confirmation as ambassador to China.[143] 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.[144]
Jake Porter, who was the Libertarian nominee for secretary of state in 2010 and 2014, ran for the Libertarian nomination for governor.[48]
Reynolds won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kim Reynolds (incumbent) | 94,118 | 98.63 | |
| Write-in | 1,307 | 1.37 | ||
| Total votes | 95,425 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Fred Hubbell | 99,245 | 55.41 | |
| Democratic | Cathy Glasson | 36,815 | 20.55 | |
| Democratic | John Norris | 20,498 | 11.44 | |
| Democratic | Andy McGuire | 9,404 | 5.25 | |
| Democratic | Nate Boulton | 9,082 | 5.07 | |
| Democratic | Ross Wilburn | 3,880 | 2.17 | |
| Write-in | 200 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 179,124 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Kim Reynolds (incumbent) | 667,275 | 50.26% | –8.73 | |
| Democratic | Fred Hubbell | 630,986 | 47.53% | +10.26 | |
| Libertarian | Jake Porter | 21,426 | 1.61% | –0.19 | |
| Independent | Gary Siegwarth | 7,463 | 0.56% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 488 | 0.04% | –0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 1,327,638 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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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.[147]
The Democratic nominee was state Senator Laura Kelly.[147]
Businessman Greg Orman, who finished second in the 2014 U.S. Senate election in Kansas, ran as an Independent.[148]
Kelly won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kris Kobach | 128,838 | 40.62 | |
| Republican | Jeff Colyer (incumbent) | 128,488 | 40.51 | |
| Republican | Jim Barnett | 27,993 | 8.83 | |
| Republican | Ken Selzer | 24,807 | 7.82 | |
| Republican | Patrick Kucera | 3,212 | 1.01 | |
| Republican | Tyler Ruzich | 2,276 | 0.72 | |
| Republican | Joseph Tutera Jr. | 1,559 | 0.49 | |
| Total votes | 317,173 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Laura Kelly | 78,746 | 51.5 | |
| Democratic | Carl Brewer | 30,693 | 20.1 | |
| Democratic | Josh Svaty | 26,722 | 17.5 | |
| Democratic | Arden Andersen | 12,845 | 8.4 | |
| Democratic | Jack Bergeson | 3,850 | 2.5 | |
| Total votes | 152,856 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Laura Kelly | 506,727 | 48.01% | +1.88 | |
| Republican | Kris Kobach | 453,645 | 42.98% | –6.84 | |
| Independent | Greg Orman | 68,590 | 6.50% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Caldwell | 20,020 | 1.90% | –2.15 | |
| Independent | Rick Kloos | 6,584 | 0.62% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,055,566 | 100.00% | |||
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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 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Shawn Moody | 53,436 | 52.60 | |
| Republican | Garrett Mason | 21,571 | 21.23 | |
| Republican | Mary Mayhew | 14,034 | 13.82 | |
| Republican | Blank ballots | 7,203 | 7.09 | |
| Republican | Ken Fredette | 5,341 | 5.26 | |
| Total votes | 101,585 | 100.00 | ||
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| 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 | - 29,944 | Eliminated | ||||
| Democratic | Mark Eves | 17,887 | 14.18 | + 1,634 | 19,521 | 15.73 | - 19,521 | Eliminated | |||||||
| Democratic | Mark Dion | 5,200 | 4.12 | - 5,200 | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Democratic | Diane Russell | 2,728 | 2.16 | - 2,728 | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Democratic | Donna Dion | 1,596 | 1.27 | - 1,596 | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Write-ins | 748 | 0.59 | - 748 | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Total votes | 132,250 | 100.00 | |||||||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Janet Mills | 320,962 | 50.89% | +7.52 | |
| Republican | Shawn Moody | 272,311 | 43.18% | –5.01 | |
| Independent | Terry Hayes | 37,268 | 5.91% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 126 | 0.02% | +0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 630,667 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
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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.[153] Libertarian Shawn Quinn was nominated the LP's candidate by convention.[154]
Hogan won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Larry Hogan (incumbent) | 210,935 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 210,935 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ben Jealous | 231,895 | 39.59 | |
| Democratic | Rushern Baker | 171,696 | 29.31 | |
| Democratic | Jim Shea | 48,647 | 8.31 | |
| Democratic | Krish O'Mara Vignarajah | 48,041 | 8.20 | |
| Democratic | Richard Madaleno | 34,184 | 5.84 | |
| Democratic | Valerie Ervin | 18,851 | 3.22 | |
| Democratic | Alec Ross | 13,780 | 2.35 | |
| Democratic | Ralph Jaffe | 9,405 | 1.61 | |
| Democratic | James Jones | 9,188 | 1.57 | |
| Total votes | 585,687 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Larry Hogan (incumbent) | 1,275,644 | 55.35% | +4.32 | |
| Democratic | Ben Jealous | 1,002,639 | 43.51% | –3.74 | |
| Libertarian | Shawn Quinn | 13,241 | 0.57% | –0.89 | |
| Green | Ian Schlakman | 11,175 | 0.48% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 1,813 | 0.08% | –0.18 | ||
| Total votes | 2,304,512 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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One-term Republican incumbent Charlie Baker ran for re-election.
Former State Secretary of Administration and Finance Jay Gonzalez,[59] environmentalist Bob Massie,[157][158] and former Newton Mayor Setti Warren[159] have announced their candidacies for the Democratic nomination. Warren withdrew from the race, leaving only Gonzalez and Massie.[160]
Baker won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Charlie Baker (incumbent) | 174,126 | 63.78 | |
| Republican | Scott Lively | 98,421 | 36.05 | |
| Write-in | 464 | 0.17 | ||
| Total votes | 273,011 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratic | Jay Gonzalez | 348,434 | 63.17 | |
| Democratic | Bob Massie | 192,404 | 34.88 | |
| Write-in | 10,742 | 1.95 | ||
| Total votes | 551,580 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Charlie Baker (incumbent) | 1,781,341 | 66.60% | +18.21 | |
| Democratic | Jay Gonzalez | 885,770 | 33.12% | –13.42 | |
| Write-in | 7,504 | 0.28% | +0.19 | ||
| Total votes | 2,674,615 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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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.[164]
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.[164]
Bill Gelineau[165] and John Tatar[165] were seeking the Libertarian nomination.
Whitmer won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bill Schuette | 501,959 | 50.73 | |
| Republican | Brian Calley | 249,185 | 25.18 | |
| Republican | Patrick Colbeck | 129,646 | 13.10 | |
| Republican | Jim Hines | 108,735 | 10.99 | |
| Total votes | 989,525 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer | 588,436 | 52.01 | |
| Democratic | Abdul El-Sayed | 342,179 | 30.24 | |
| Democratic | Shri Thanedar | 200,645 | 17.73 | |
| Total votes | 1,131,447 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Gretchen Whitmer | 2,266,193 | 53.31% | +6.45 | |
| Republican | Bill Schuette | 1,859,534 | 43.75% | –7.17 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Gelineau | 56,606 | 1.33% | +0.20 | |
| Constitution | Todd Schleiger | 29,219 | 0.69% | +0.08 | |
| Green | Jennifer Kurland | 28,799 | 0.68% | +0.21 | |
| Natural Law | Keith Butkovich | 10,202 | 0.24% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 32 | 0.00% | ±0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 4,250,585 | 100.00% | |||
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Walz: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Tie: 40–50% Johnson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Two-term Governor Mark Dayton was eligible to seek re-election, but did not do so.[168]
The Democratic-Farmer-Labor nominee was U.S. Representative Tim Walz.[169] 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.[170]
Walz won the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 242,832 | 41.60 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Erin Murphy | 186,969 | 32.03 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Lori Swanson | 143,517 | 24.59 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Holden | 6,398 | 1.10 | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Olé Savior | 4,019 | 0.69 | |
| Total votes | 583,735 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jeff Johnson | 168,841 | 52.61 | |
| Republican | Tim Pawlenty | 140,743 | 43.86 | |
| Republican | Mathew Kruse | 11,330 | 3.53 | |
| Total votes | 320,914 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 1,393,096 | 53.84% | +3.77 | |
| Republican | Jeff Johnson | 1,097,705 | 42.43% | –2.08 | |
| Grassroots—LC | Chris Wright | 68,667 | 2.65% | +1.07 | |
| Libertarian | Josh Welter | 26,735 | 1.03% | +0.11 | |
| Write-in | 1,084 | 0.04% | ±0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 2,587,287 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | |||||
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County results Ricketts: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Krist: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
One-term incumbent Pete Ricketts ran for re-election. Former Governor Dave Heineman considered a primary challenge to Ricketts.[172]
State Senator Bob Krist won the Democratic nomination. He intended to create a third party to run, but abandoned this plan.[173]
Ricketts won re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Pete Ricketts (incumbent) | 138,292 | 81.42 | |
| Republican | Krystal Gabel | 31,568 | 18.58 | |
| Total votes | 169,860 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bob Krist | 54,992 | 59.81 | |
| Democratic | Vanessa Gayle Ward | 26,478 | 28.80 | |
| Democratic | Tyler Davis | 10,472 | 11.39 | |
| Total votes | 91,942 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Pete Ricketts (incumbent) | 411,812 | 59.00% | +1.85 | |
| Democratic | Bob Krist | 286,169 | 41.00% | +1.77 | |
| Total votes | 697,981 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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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.[175]
Clark County Commissioners Steve Sisolak and Chris Giunchigliani sought the Democratic nomination, which Sisolak won.[176]
Sisolak won election.
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