1931 United States gubernatorial elections

1931 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1930 November 3, 1931; April 19, 1932 (LA) 1932  →
4 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 25 21 Seats after 27 19 Seat change 2 2 Seats up 2 2 Seats won 4 0
Democratic gain     Democratic hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1931, in four states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years. It would abandon this practice in 1949.

Race summary

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kentucky	Flem D. Sampson	Republican	1927	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain.	Y Ruby Laffoon (Democratic) 54.28% William B. Harrison (Republican) 45.43% John J. Thobe (Socialist) 0.14% Herman Horning (Socialist Labor) 0.14% [1]
Louisiana	Alvin Olin King	Democratic	1932 [a]	Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y Oscar K. Allen (Democratic) 99.95% Scattering 0.05% [2]
Mississippi	Theodore G. Bilbo	Democratic	1915 1919 (term-limited) 1927	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y Martin S. Conner (Democratic) Unopposed [3]
New Jersey	Morgan Foster Larson	Republican	1928	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain.	Y A. Harry Moore (Democratic) 57.82% David Baird Jr. (Republican) 39.74% Edmund R. Halsey (Independent) 1.06% Owen M. Bruner (National Prohibition) 0.64% Herman F. Niessner (Socialist) 0.41% John J. Ballam (Communist) 0.14% John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) 0.12% John A. Kelly (Taxpayers) 0.08% [4]

References

1. "KY Governor, 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
2. "LA Governor, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
3. "MS Governor, 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
4. "NJ Governor, 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

Notes

1. King took office after his predecessor (Huey Long) resigned.