1949 United States gubernatorial elections

1949 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1948 November 8, 1949 1950  →
2 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 29 19 [a] Seats after 29 19 Seat change Seats up 1 1 Seats won 1 1
Democratic hold      Republican hold

The 1949 United States gubernatorial elections were held on 8 November 1949, in two states. In New Jersey, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 3-year term.

Race summary

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey	Alfred E. Driscoll	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Alfred E. Driscoll (Republican) 51.54% Elmer H. Wene (Democratic) 47.13% James Imbrie (Progressive) 0.63% John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) 0.38% Edson R. Leach (Prohibition) 0.32% [1]
Virginia	William M. Tuck	Democratic	1945	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y John S. Battle (Democratic) 70.43% Walter Johnson (Republican) 27.44% Clarke T. Robb (Social Democrat) 2.12% [2]

Notes

1. Arthur G. Crane (R) succeeded Wyoming Governor Lester C. Hunt (D), who took a seat in the U.S. Senate in January 1949.

References

1. "NJ Governor, 1949". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
2. "VA Governor, 1949". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 24, 2019.