1993 United States gubernatorial elections

1993 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1992 November 2, 1993 1994  →
3 governorships 2 states; 1 territory
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 31 [a] 17 Seats after 29 19 Seat change 2 2 Seats up 2 0 Seats won 0 2
Democratic gain     Republican gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1993, in two states and one territory, as well as other statewide offices and members of state legislatures. Both seats were originally held by Democrats, but they switched parties following the elections.

Election results

States

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey	James Florio	Democratic	1989	Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Republican gain. [1]	Y Christine Todd Whitman (Republican) 49.3% James Florio (Democratic) 48.3%
Virginia	Douglas Wilder	Democratic	1989	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. [2]	Y George Allen (Republican) 58.3% Mary Sue Terry (Democratic) 40.9%

Territory

Territory	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Northern Mariana Islands	Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero	Republican	1989	Incumbent retired. New governor elected. [3] Democratic gain.	Y Froilan Tenorio (Democratic) [ data missing ]

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

1. New Jersey, 1.0%

Notes

1. Jim Folsom, Jr. (D) succeeded Alabama governor H. Guy Hunt (R) following Hunt's resignation due to criminal indictments and conviction for theft, conspiracy, and ethics violations.

References

1. "1993 Gubernatorial General Election Results - New Jersey". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
2. "1993 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Virginia". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
3. "Northern Mariana Islands Governor Race - Nov 02, 1993". Our Campaigns. January 21, 2006.