1995 United States gubernatorial elections

1995 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1994 October 21, November 7 and 18, 1995 1996  →
3 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 30 19 Seats after 31 18 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 1 2 Seats won 2 1
Republican gain     Republican hold      Democratic hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 1995, in three states. Prior to the elections, Democrats held two seats and Republicans one. With the Republican gain of the open seat in Louisiana, Republicans held two seats and Democrats one following the elections.

Election results

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kentucky	Brereton Jones	Democratic	1991	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y Paul E. Patton (Democratic) 50.9% Larry Forgy (Republican) 48.7% [1]
Louisiana	Edwin Edwards	Democratic	1972 1979 (term-limited) 1983 1987 (withdrew) 1991	Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican gain.	Y Mike Foster (Republican) 63.5% Cleo Fields (Democratic) 36.5% [2]
Mississippi	Kirk Fordice	Republican	1991	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Kirk Fordice (Republican) 55.6% Dick Molpus (Democratic) 44.4% [3]

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

1. Kentucky, 2.2%

See also

• 1995 United States elections
  • 1995 United States House of Representatives elections

References

1. Leip, David. "1995 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Kentucky". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
2. Leip, David. "1995 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Louisiana". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
3. Leip, David. "1995 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Mississippi". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 1, 2025.