1999 United States gubernatorial elections

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1999 United States gubernatorial elections
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  1998 October 23 and November 2, 1999 2000  

3 governorships
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before3117
Seats after3018
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Seats up21
Seats won12

1999 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg
Map of the results
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     Democratic gain     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held in three states in October and November 1999. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 2. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on October 23 and did not need to hold a runoff.

Contents

The Democratic Party had a net gain of one seat, picking up an open seat in Mississippi. As of 2025, this is the last time a Democrat was elected governor of Mississippi.

Election results

StateIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
Kentucky Paul E. Patton Democratic 1995 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana Mike Foster Republican 1995 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi Kirk Fordice Republican 1991 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic gain.

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

  1. Mississippi, 1.1%

See also

References

  1. "1999 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Kentucky". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  2. "1999 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Louisiana". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  3. "1999 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Mississippi". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. Retrieved March 3, 2025.