2016 United States gubernatorial elections

2016 United States gubernatorial elections

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14 governorships 12 states; 2 territories [a] [b]
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 31 18 Seats after 33 16 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 9,688,153 9,288,363 Percentage 49.48% 47.44% Seats up 4 8 Seats won 6 6
Map of the results      Democratic hold     Democratic gain      Republican hold     Republican gain      New Progressive gain     Nonpartisan politician      No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 2016, in 12 states and two territories. The last regular gubernatorial elections for nine of the 12 states took place in 2012. The last gubernatorial elections for New Hampshire, Oregon, and Vermont took place in 2014, as Oregon held a special election due to the resignation of Governor John Kitzhaber, while the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont both serve two-year terms. The 2016 gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections, including the presidential election, Senate, and House elections.

The Republican Party won open Democrat-held governorships in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Missouri; and they also held their open seats in Indiana and North Dakota, increasing its total to 33. Democrats finished with 16 governorships, defeating incumbent Pat McCrory in North Carolina and holding open seats in Delaware and West Virginia, with one independent governor in Alaska accounting for the 50th gubernatorial seat.

However, Governor Jim Justice of West Virginia switched his party affiliation to Republican shortly after his inauguration, thereby increasing the number of Republican governors to 34, tying their record set in the 1921 United States gubernatorial elections. As of 2024, this is the last time that Democrats won gubernatorial elections in Montana and West Virginia.

Election predictions

Several sites and individuals publish predictions of competitive seats. These predictions look at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assign ratings to each state, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat.

Most election predictors use:

• "tossup": no advantage
• "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
• "lean": slight advantage
• "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage
• "safe" or "solid": near-certain chance of victory

State	PVI	Incumbent [1]	Last race	Cook Aug 12, 2016 [2]	IE Nov 3, 2016 [3]	Sabato Nov 7, 2016 [4]	RCP Nov 6, 2016 [5]	DKE Nov 8, 2016 [6]	Gov Nov 7, 2016 [7]	Result
Delaware	D+8	Jack Markell (term-limited)	69.3% D	Solid D	Solid D	Safe D	Safe D	Safe D	Safe D	Carney 58.3% D
Indiana	R+5	Mike Pence (withdrew)	49.6% R	Tossup	Tilt R	Lean D (flip)	Tossup	Tossup	Tossup	Holcomb 51.4% R
Missouri	R+5	Jay Nixon (term-limited)	54.6% D	Tossup	Tossup	Lean R (flip)	Tossup	Tossup	Tossup	Greitens 51.1% R (flip)
Montana	R+7	Steve Bullock	48.9% D	Lean D	Lean D	Lean D	Lean D	Lean D	Tossup	Bullock 50.3% D
New Hampshire	D+1	Maggie Hassan (retiring)	52.6% D	Tossup	Tossup	Lean D	Tossup	Tossup	Tossup	Sununu 48.8% R (flip)
North Carolina	R+3	Pat McCrory	54.7% R	Tossup	Tilt D (flip)	Lean D (flip)	Tossup	Tossup	Tossup	Cooper 49.0% D (flip)
North Dakota	R+10	Jack Dalrymple (retiring)	63.1% R	Solid R	Solid R	Safe R	Safe R	Safe R	Safe R	Burgum 76.5% R
Oregon (special)	D+5	Kate Brown	49.5% D	Likely D	Solid D	Safe D	Likely D	Safe D	Safe D	Brown 50.6% D
Utah	R+22	Gary Herbert	68.3% R	Solid R	Solid R	Safe R	Safe R	Safe R	Safe R	Herbert 66.7% R
Vermont	D+18	Peter Shumlin (retiring)	46.4% D	Tossup	Tilt R (flip)	Lean R (flip)	Tossup	Tossup	Tossup	Scott 52.9% R (flip)
Washington	D+5	Jay Inslee	51.4% D	Solid D	Solid D	Safe D	Lean D	Safe D	Likely D	Inslee 54.2% D
West Virginia	R+13	Earl Ray Tomblin (term-limited)	50.4% D	Tossup	Tilt D	Lean D	Lean R (flip)	Tossup	Tossup	Justice 49.1% D

Race summary

States

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Delaware	Jack Markell	Democratic	2008	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold	▌Y John Carney (Democratic) 58.3% ▌ Colin Bonini (Republican) 39.2% ▌Andrew Groff (Green) 1.4% ▌Sean Louis Goward (Libertarian) 1.1%
Indiana	Mike Pence	Republican	2012	Incumbent renominated but withdrew. New governor elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Eric Holcomb (Republican) 51.4% ▌ John R. Gregg (Democratic) 45.4% ▌Rex Bell (Libertarian) 3.2%
Missouri	Jay Nixon	Democratic	2008	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain	▌Y Eric Greitens (Republican) 51.1% ▌ Chris Koster (Democratic) 45.6% ▌Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 1.5% ▌Don Fitz (Green) 0.75%
Montana	Steve Bullock	Democratic	2012	Incumbent re-lected.	▌Y Steve Bullock (Democratic) 50.3% ▌ Greg Gianforte (Republican) 46.4% ▌Ted Dunlap (Libertarian) 3.4%
New Hampshire	Maggie Hassan	Democratic	2012	Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican Gain.	▌Y Chris Sununu (Republican) 48.8% ▌ Colin Van Ostern (Democratic) 46.6% ▌Max Abramson (Libertarian) 4.3%
North Carolina	Pat McCrory	Republican	2012	Incumbent lost re-election. New governor elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Roy Cooper (Democratic) 49.0% ▌ Pat McCrory (Republican) 48.8% ▌Lon Cecil (Libertarian) 2.2%
North Dakota	Jack Dalrymple	Republican	2010 [c]	Incumbent retired. New governor elected.	▌Y Doug Burgum (Republican) 76.5% ▌ Marvin Nelson (Democratic–NPL) 19.4% ▌Marty Riske (Libertarian) 3.9%
Oregon	Kate Brown	Democratic	2015	Incumbent elected to finish term.	▌Y Kate Brown (Democratic) 50.6% ▌ Bud Pierce (Republican) 43.6% ▌James Foster (Libertarian) 2.3% ▌Aaron Donald Auer (Constitution) 1.0%
Utah	Gary Herbert	Republican	2009 [d]	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Gary Herbert (Republican) 66.7% ▌Mike Weinholtz (Democratic) 28.7% ▌Brian Kamerath (Libertarian) 3.1% ▌Superdell Schnaze (Independent American) 1.4%
Vermont	Peter Shumlin	Democratic	2010	Incumbent retired. New governor elected. Republican gain	▌Y Phil Scott (Republican) 52.9% ▌ Sue Minter (Democratic) 44.2% ▌Bill Lee (Independent) 2.8%
Washington	Jay Inslee	Democratic	2012	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jay Inslee (Democratic) 54.3% ▌ Bill Bryant (Republican) 45.5%
West Virginia	Earl Ray Tomblin	Democratic	2010 [e]	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold	▌Y Jim Justice (Democratic) 49.1% ▌Bill Cole (Republican) 42.3% ▌ Charlotte Pritt (Mountain) 5.9% ▌David Moran (Libertarian) 2.2% ▌Phil Hudok (Constitution) 0.6%

Territories

Territory	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
American Samoa	Lolo Matalasi Moliga	Democratic	2012	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Lolo Matalasi Moliga (Nonpartisan) 60.2% ▌ Faoa Aitofele Sunia (Nonpartisan) 35.8% ▌ Tuika Tuika (Nonpartisan) 4.0%
Puerto Rico	Alejandro García Padilla	Popular Democratic	2012	Incumbent retired. New governor elected. New Progressive gain.	▌Y Ricardo Rosselló (PNP) 41.8% ▌ David Bernier (PPD) 38.9% ▌ Alexandra Lúgaro (Ind) 11.1% ▌ Manuel Cidre (Ind) 5.7% ▌ María de Lourdes Santiago (PIP) 2.1%

Statistics

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 1%:

1. North Carolina, 0.22%

States where the margin of victory was between 1% and 5%:

1. New Hampshire, 2.27%
2. Puerto Rico, 2.93%
3. Montana, 3.90%

States where the margin of victory was between 5% and 10%:

1. Missouri, 5.57%
2. Indiana, 5.96%
3. West Virginia, 6.79%
4. Oregon, 7.17%
5. Vermont, 8.73%
6. Washington, 8.76%

Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats. Dark Blue denotes race won by New Progressives

Delaware

2016 Delaware gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Carney Colin Bonini Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 248,404 166,852 Percentage 58.3% 39.2%

County results Carney:     40–50%     60–70% Bonini:     50–60%

Governor before election Jack Markell Democratic Elected Governor John Carney Democratic

Main article: 2016 Delaware gubernatorial election

See also: 2016 Delaware lieutenant gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Governor Jack Markell was term-limited in 2016. ^[8] Former Democratic Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, the son of Vice President Joe Biden, announced his intention to run and was seen as the front-runner in the Democratic primary and general election, but he died of brain cancer at the age of 46 on May 30, 2015. ^{[9] [10]} Representative John Carney, a former Lieutenant Governor of Delaware who also ran for governor in 2008, won the Democratic nomination. ^[11] State senator Colin Bonini won the Republican nomination.

Carney won the election, taking 58.3% of the vote compared to Bonini's 39.2%. ^[12]

Delaware Republican primary ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Colin Bonini	21,150	69.88
	Republican	Lacey Lafferty	9,115	30.12
Total votes			30,265	100.00

Delaware general election ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Carney	248,404	58.34
	Republican	Colin Bonini	166,852	39.18
	Green	Andrew Groff	5,951	1.39
	Libertarian	Sean Louis Goward	4,577	1.09
Total votes			425,784	100.00
	Democratic hold

Indiana

2016 Indiana gubernatorial election

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Nominee Eric Holcomb John R. Gregg Party Republican Democratic Running mate Suzanne Crouch Christina Hale Popular vote 1,397,396 1,235,503 Percentage 51.4% 45.4%

County results Holcomb:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Gregg:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Mike Pence Republican Elected Governor Eric Holcomb Republican

Main article: 2016 Indiana gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Governor Mike Pence announced his bid for re-election. Pence won in 2012 with 49.6% of the vote. Pence previously served as a U.S. Representative from 2001 to 2013 and was Chairman of the House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011. Pence had expressed interest in running for President of the United States in the 2016 presidential election, but declined. However, Pence withdrew his bid for a second term on July 15, 2016, to run for vice president as running mate to Donald Trump. ^{[15] [16]} Pence was replaced as the gubernatorial nominee by Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb.

The 2012 Democratic nominee, former State House Speaker John R. Gregg, won the Democratic nomination. ^[17] State Representative Karen Tallian and Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz both withdrew their candidacies. ^{[18] [19]} State Representative Terri Austin, South Bend Mayor Peter Buttigieg, former Lieutenant Governor Kathy Davis, Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight, Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski, and House Minority Leader Scott Pelath declined to run for governor. Potential Democratic candidates include former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana and former Secretary of State of Indiana Joe Hogsett, President and CEO of the Biocrossroads Initiative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2000 David Johnson, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott, Jr., physician, former Commissioner for the Indiana State Department of Health and candidate for Indiana's 7th congressional district in 2008, Woody Myers, former State Senate Minority Leader and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2012 Vi Simpson, U.S. Representative Pete Visclosky and former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel. ^{[20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]} Former Governor and Senator Evan Bayh had considered running, ^[20] but has since announced he is running for the U.S. Senate in 2016. ^[26]

Holcomb won election with 51.4% of the vote, while Gregg took 45.4%. ^[12]

Indiana Republican primary ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Pence (incumbent)	815,699	100.00
Total votes			815,699	100.00

Indiana Democratic primary ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John R. Gregg	547,375	100.00
Total votes			547,375	100.00

Indiana general election ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Holcomb	1,397,396	51.38
	Democratic	John R. Gregg	1,235,503	45.42
	Libertarian	Rex Bell	87,025	3.20
	Write-in		44	0.00
Total votes			2,719,968	100.00
	Republican hold

Missouri

2016 Missouri gubernatorial election

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Nominee Eric Greitens Chris Koster Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,433,397 1,277,360 Percentage 51.1% 45.6%

County Results Greitens:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Koster:     50–60%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election Jay Nixon Democratic Elected Governor Eric Greitens Republican

Main article: 2016 Missouri gubernatorial election

See also: 2016 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Governor Jay Nixon was term-limited in 2016. ^[29] U.S. Senator and 2004 gubernatorial nominee Claire McCaskill ^[30] and State Treasurer Clint Zweifel declined to run for governor. ^[31] On August 3, 2016, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster won the nomination with a dominating 79% of the primary vote. ^[32]

Former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Catherine Hanaway, businessman John Brunner, State Senator Bob Dixon, former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, and Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder ran for the Republican nomination. ^[33] State Representative Bart Korman and U.S. Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer ^{[34] [35] [36]} declined to run for governor. Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich had been a candidate for governor before he committed suicide in February 2015. ^[37] On August 3, 2016, Greitens won the nomination with 35% of the vote. ^[32]

Greitens won the election, taking 51.3% of the vote compared to Koster's 45.4%. ^[12]

Missouri Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chris Koster	256,272	78.75
	Democratic	Eric Morrison	31,474	9.67
	Democratic	Charles Wheeler	25,756	7.92
	Democratic	Leonard Steinman	11,911	3.66
Total votes			325,413	100.00

Missouri Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Greitens	236,481	34.56
	Republican	John Brunner	169,620	24.79
	Republican	Peter Kinder	141,629	20.70
	Republican	Catherine Hanaway	136,521	19.95
Total votes			684,251	100.00

Missouri general election ^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Greitens	1,433,397	51.14
	Democratic	Chris Koster	1,277,360	45.57
	Libertarian	Cisse Spragins	41,154	1.47
	Independent	Lester Benton Turilli Jr.	30,019	1.07
	Green	Don Fitz	21,088	0.75
	Write-in		28	0.00
Total votes			2,803,046	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Montana

2016 Montana gubernatorial election

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Nominee Steve Bullock Greg Gianforte Party Democratic Republican Running mate Mike Cooney Lesley Robinson Popular vote 255,933 236,115 Percentage 50.3% 46.4%

County results Bullock:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Gianforte:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election Steve Bullock Democratic Elected Governor Steve Bullock Democratic

Main article: 2016 Montana gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Governor Steve Bullock ran for re-election. Bullock was elected in 2012 with 48.9% of the vote. He previously served as Attorney General of Montana from 2009 to 2013.

Former Secretary of State Brad Johnson and businessman Mark Perea ran for the Republican nomination, ^[40] but were defeated by businessman Greg Gianforte. Montana Attorney General Tim Fox had been speculated as a potential candidate, but instead chose to run for re-election. ^[41]

Bullock won re-election, taking 50.2% of the vote. Gianforte won 46.4% of the vote. ^[12]

Montana Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Bullock (incumbent)	109,450	91.26
	Democratic	Bill McChesney	10,486	8.74
Total votes			119,936	100.00

Montana Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Gianforte	109,882	76.38
	Republican	Terry Nelson	33,987	23.62
Total votes			143,869	100.00

Montana general election ^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Bullock (incumbent)	255,933	50.25
	Republican	Greg Gianforte	236,115	46.35
	Libertarian	Ted Dunlap	17,312	3.40
Total votes			509,360	100.00
	Democratic hold

New Hampshire

2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Chris Sununu Colin Van Ostern Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 354,040 337,589 Percentage 48.8% 46.6%

County results Sununu:     40–50%     50–60% Van Ostern:     50–60%

Governor before election Maggie Hassan Democratic Elected Governor Chris Sununu Republican

Main article: 2016 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

Two-term Democratic incumbent Governor Maggie Hassan ran for the U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Kelly Ayotte, instead of running for a third term as governor. She won a second term in 2014 with 53% of the vote against Republican businessman Walt Havenstein. Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern defeated Deputy Secretary of State and Director of Securities Regulation Mark Connolly for the Democratic nomination.

Executive Councilor Chris Sununu, state representative and entrepreneur Frank Edelblut, and Jon Lavoie ran for the Republican nomination. ^[43] Sununu defeated his challengers for the Republican nomination.

Despite most pre-election polling suggesting a Democratic win, Sununu narrowly won election with 49% of the vote. Van Ostern won 46.7% and Libertarian Max Abramson won 4.3% of the vote. ^[12]

New Hampshire Democratic primary ^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Colin Van Ostern	37,696	51.99
	Democratic	Steve Marchand	18,338	25.29
	Democratic	Mark Connolly	14,840	20.47
	Democratic	Ian Freeman	1,069	1.47
	Democratic	Derek Dextraze	557	0.77
Total votes			72,500	100.00

New Hampshire Republican primary ^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Sununu	34,137	30.68
	Republican	Frank Edelblut	33,149	29.79
	Republican	Ted Gatsas	22,840	20.53
	Republican	Jeanie Forrester	19,716	17.72
	Republican	John Lavoie	1,429	1.28
Total votes			111,271	100.00

New Hampshire general election ^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Sununu	354,040	48.84
	Democratic	Colin Van Ostern	337,589	46.57
	Libertarian	Max Abramson	31,243	4.31
	Write-in		1,991	0.28
Total votes			724,863	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

North Carolina

2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Roy Cooper Pat McCrory Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,309,157 2,298,880 Percentage 49.0% 48.8%

County results Cooper:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% McCrory:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Pat McCrory Republican Elected Governor Roy Cooper Democratic

Main article: 2016 North Carolina gubernatorial election

See also: 2016 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Governor Pat McCrory ran for re-election. ^[46] McCrory was elected in 2012 with 54.7% of the vote. McCrory previously served as Mayor of Charlotte from 1995 to 2009.

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper ^[47] defeated former State Representative Kenneth Spaulding to win the Democratic nomination for governor. ^[48] James Protzman, a former Chapel Hill town council member, had declared his candidacy, but later withdrew from the race. ^{[48] [49]} United States Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx declined to run for governor.

After a dispute in results, Cooper won the election. Cooper won 49% of the vote, while McCrory won 48.9%. ^[12]

North Carolina Republican primary ^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat McCrory (incumbent)	869,114	81.76
	Republican	Robert Brawley	112,624	10.59
	Republican	Charles Moss	81,315	7.65
Total votes			1,063,053	100.00

North Carolina Democratic primary ^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roy Cooper	710,658	68.70
	Democratic	Kenneth Spaulding	323,774	31.30
Total votes			1,034,432	100.00

North Carolina general election ^[51]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roy Cooper	2,309,162	49.02
	Republican	Pat McCrory (incumbent)	2,298,881	48.80
	Libertarian	Lon Cecil	102,978	2.19
Total votes			4,711,021	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

North Dakota

2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election

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Nominee Doug Burgum Marvin Nelson Party Republican Democratic–NPL Running mate Brent Sanford Joan Heckaman Popular vote 259,863 65,855 Percentage 76.5% 19.4%

County results Burgum:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Nelson:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Jack Dalrymple Republican Elected Governor Doug Burgum Republican

Main article: 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Governor Jack Dalrymple declined to seek re-election. ^[52] Dalrymple was elected to his first full term with 63.1% of the vote in 2012, after first taking the seat in 2010 after John Hoeven resigned to become a U.S. Senator. Dalrymple was previously Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010.

Republican candidates included Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, ^[53] businessman Doug Burgum, ^[54] and State Representative and plastic surgeon Rick Becker. Burgum won the nomination.

Potential Democratic candidates included former Congressman Earl Pomeroy, state Senator George B. Sinner and state Senate Minority Leader Mac Schneider. ^[53] Former Agriculture Commissioner Sarah Vogel formed an exploratory a campaign but announced on Jan. 28, 2016 that she will not run for governor. Senator Heidi Heitkamp declined to run for governor. ^[55] State representative Marvin Nelson won his party's nomination.

Burgum won the election, taking 76.7% of the vote, while Nelson won 19.4%. ^[12]

North Dakota Republican primary ^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Burgum	68,042	59.47
	Republican	Wayne Stenehjem	44,158	38.59
	Republican	Paul Sorum	2,164	1.89
	Write-in		51	0.04
Total votes			114,415	100.00

North Dakota Democratic-NPL primary ^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Marvin Nelson	17,278	99.66
	Write-in		59	0.34
Total votes			17,337	100.00

North Dakota general election ^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Burgum	259,863	76.52
	Democratic–NPL	Marvin Nelson	65,855	19.39
	Libertarian	Marty Riske	13,230	3.90
	Write-in		653	0.19
Total votes			339,601	100.00
	Republican hold

Oregon (special)

2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election

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Nominee Kate Brown Bud Pierce Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 985,027 845,609 Percentage 50.6% 43.5%

County Results Brown:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Pierce:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Kate Brown Democratic Elected Governor Kate Brown Democratic

Main article: 2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election

Governor John Kitzhaber, who won reelection in 2014 with 49.9% of the vote, announced his pending resignation on February 13, 2015, amid controversy surrounding his fiancée's consulting contracts and work within his administration. ^[58] Kate Brown, Oregon's Secretary of State, was sworn in as governor on February 18, 2015, upon Kitzhaber's resignation. In accordance with the Constitution of Oregon, a special election was held in 2016 for the remainder of the term to which Kitzhaber was elected in 2014. Brown ran against Republican Bud Pierce, an Oncologist from Salem. ^[59]

Brown won the election, taking 50.5% of the vote compared to Pierce's 43.8%. ^[12] In winning, Kate Brown became the first openly LGBTQ Governor elected in the United States. ^[60]

Oregon Democratic primary ^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kate Brown (incumbent)	494,890	83.03
	Democratic	Julian Bell	49,313	8.27
	Democratic	Dave Stauffer	16,108	2.70
	Democratic	Steve Johnson	13,363	2.24
	Democratic	Kevin M. Forsythe	10,147	1.70
	Democratic	Chet Chance	5,636	0.95
	Write-in		6,595	1.11
Total votes			596,052	100.00

Oregon Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bud Pierce	171,158	47.66
	Republican	Allen Alley	103,388	28.79
	Republican	Bruce Cuff	41,598	11.58
	Republican	Bob Niemeyer	35,669	9.93
	Republican	Bob Forthan	4,290	1.19
	Write-in		3,020	0.84
Total votes			359,123	100.00

Oregon general election ^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kate Brown (incumbent)	985,027	50.62
	Republican	Bud Pierce	845,609	43.45
	Independent Party (Oregon)	Cliff Thomason	47,481	2.44
	Libertarian	James Foster	45,191	2.32
	Constitution	Aaron Donald Auer	19,400	1.00
	Write-in		3,338	0.17
Total votes			1,946,046	100.00
	Democratic hold

Utah

2016 Utah gubernatorial election

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Nominee Gary Herbert Mike Weinholtz Party Republican Democratic Running mate Spencer Cox Kim Bowman Popular vote 750,850 323,349 Percentage 66.7% 28.7%

County Results Herbert:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Weinholtz:     40–50%

Governor before election Gary Herbert Republican Elected Governor Gary Herbert Republican

Main article: 2016 Utah gubernatorial election

Incumbent Governor Gary Herbert ran for re-election. ^[63] He was the Lieutenant Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009 and became governor after Jon Huntsman, Jr. resigned to become United States Ambassador to China. He won the seat in a 2010 special election and was elected to his first full term with 68.4% of the vote in 2012. Herbert defeated businessman Jonathan Johnson to win the nomination. ^[63]

Businessman Michael Weinholtz won the Democratic nomination. Former Congressman Jim Matheson declined to run. ^[64]

Herbert won re-election, taking 66.6% of the vote compared to Weinholtz's 28.9%. ^[12]

Utah Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Herbert (incumbent)	176,866	71.75
	Republican	Jonathan E. Johnson	69,663	28.25
Total votes			246,529	100.00

Utah general election ^[65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Herbert (incumbent)	750,850	66.74
	Democratic	Mike Weinholtz	323,349	28.74
	Libertarian	Brian Kamerath	34,827	3.10
	Independent American	Superdell Schanze	15,912	1.41
	Write-in		97	0.01
Total votes			1,125,035	100.00
	Republican hold

Vermont

2016 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Phil Scott Sue Minter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 166,817 139,253 Percentage 52.9% 44.2%

County results Scott:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Minter:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election Peter Shumlin Democratic Elected Governor Phil Scott Republican

Main article: 2016 Vermont gubernatorial election

Three-term incumbent Governor Peter Shumlin declined to seek re-election. ^[66] He was re-elected with 46.4% of the vote in 2014. As he did not receive a majority of the vote, the Vermont General Assembly was required to choose the winner. The Vermont Assembly chose Shumlin over Republican nominee Scott Milne by 110 votes to 69. ^[67]

Sue Minter defeated former state senator Matt Dunne for the Democratic nomination for governor. ^[68] House Speaker Shap Smith withdrew from the race. Former lieutenant governor Doug Racine declined to run for governor. ^{[69] [70]}

Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott won the Republican nomination. ^[68] Former state senator and former Vermont Auditor of Accounts Randy Brock and 2014 Republican nominee Scott Milne declined to run for governor. Former Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Dan Feliciano was a potential candidate. ^{[69] [70]}

Scott won the election, taking 52.9% compared to Minter's 44.2%. ^[12]

Vermont Democratic primary ^[71]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sue Minter	35,979	51.20
	Democratic	Matt Dunne	26,699	38.00
	Democratic	Peter W. Galbraith	6,616	9.40
	Democratic	Cris Ericson	538	0.80
	Democratic	H. Brooke Paige	387	0.60
	Write-in		579	1.84
Total votes			70,798	100.00

Vermont Republican primary ^[71]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Scott	27,669	60.50
	Republican	Bruce Lisman	18,055	39.50
	Write-in		48	0.22
Total votes			45,772	100.00

Vermont general election ^[72]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Scott	166,817	52.90
	Democratic	Sue Minter	139,253	44.17
	Liberty Union	Bill Lee	8,912	2.83
	Write-in		313	0.10
Total votes			315,295	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Washington

2016 Washington gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jay Inslee Bill Bryant Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,760,520 1,476,346 Percentage 54.2% 45.5%

County results Inslee:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Bryant:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Jay Inslee Democratic Elected Governor Jay Inslee Democratic

Main article: 2016 Washington gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Governor Jay Inslee ran for re-election. Inslee was elected in 2012 with 51.4% of the vote against Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna. Inslee previously served as a U.S. Representative from 1993 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2012. Seattle Port Commissioner Bill Bryant ^[73] advanced to the November general election. Potential Republican candidates include U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, State Senator Michael Baumgartner, and former State Representative Cathy Dahlquist. ^{[73] [74] [75]}

Inslee won re-election, taking 54.2% of the vote. Bryant won 45.5%. ^[76]

Washington blanket primary ^[77]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Inslee (incumbent)	687,412	49.30
	Republican	Bill Bryant	534,519	38.33
	Republican	Bill Hirt	48,382	3.47
	Democratic	Patrick O'Rourke	40,572	2.91
	Independent	Steve Rubenstein	22,582	1.62
	Democratic	James Robert Deal	14,623	1.05
	Democratic	Johnathan Dodds	14,152	1.01
	Republican	Goodspaceguy	13,191	0.95
	Socialist Workers	Mary Martin	10,374	0.74
	Independent	David Blomstrom	4,512	0.32
	Independent	Christian Joubert	4,103	0.29
Total votes			1,394,422	100.00

2016 Washington gubernatorial election ^[78]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jay Inslee (incumbent)	1,760,520	54.25%	+2.85%
	Republican	Bill Bryant	1,476,346	45.49%	−2.84%
	Write-in		8,416	0.26%	-0.02%
Total votes			3,245,282	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

West Virginia

2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jim Justice Bill Cole Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 350,408 301,987 Percentage 49.1% 42.3%   Nominee Charlotte Pritt Party Mountain Popular vote 42,068 Percentage 5.9%

County results Justice:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Cole:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic Elected Governor Jim Justice Democratic

Main article: 2016 West Virginia gubernatorial election

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin was term-limited in 2016. ^[79] Tomblin was first elected in a 2011 special election after Joe Manchin resigned after being elected to the United States Senate. Tomblin then won election to a full term in 2012.

Democratic candidates included former U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin, state Senator Jeff Kessler, and businessman Jim Justice. Former Senator Carte Goodwin, former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates Rick Thompson, West Virginia State Treasurer John Perdue, State Senator Mike Green and State Delegates Doug Reynolds, Doug Skaff and West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant declined to seek the nomination. On May 10, 2016, Justice won the Democratic primary and became the nominee. ^[80]

President of the Senate Bill Cole, college student and former candidate for Mayor of Pineville Andrew Utterback, and former Bramwell Police Chief and former Democratic candidate for House of Delegates Edwin Vanover ran for the Republican nomination. U.S. Representatives David McKinley and Evan Jenkins declined to run for governor. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey had been considered a potential Republican candidate, but instead chose to run for re-election. Potential Republican candidates included State Delegate Erikka Storch and Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton. ^[81] Cole won the Republican nomination.

Justice won the election, taking 49.1% of the vote. Cole won 42.3%, while Charlotte Pritt of the Mountain Party won 5.9% of the vote. ^[12] Just months after assuming office, Justice switched to the Republican Party. ^[82]

West Virginia Democratic primary ^[83]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Justice	132,704	51.39
	Democratic	Booth Goodwin	65,416	25.32
	Democratic	Jeff Kessler	60,230	23.31
Total votes			258,350	100.00

West Virginia Republican primary ^[83]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Cole	161,127	100.00
Total votes			161,127	100.00

West Virginia general election ^[84]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Justice	350,408	49.09
	Republican	Bill Cole	301,987	42.30
	Mountain	Charlotte Pritt	42,068	5.89
	Libertarian	David Moran	15,354	2.15
	Constitution	Phil Hudok	4,041	0.57
Total votes			713,858	100.00
	Democratic hold

Territories

Puerto Rico

2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ricardo Rosselló David Bernier Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Alliance Democratic Democratic Popular vote 655,626 610,956 Percentage 41.8% 38.9%   Nominee Alexandra Lúgaro Manuel Cidre Party Independent Independent Popular vote 174,529 89,890 Percentage 11.1% 5.7%

Municipality map

Governor before election Alejandro García Padilla Popular Democratic Elected Governor Ricardo Rosselló New Progressive

Main article: 2016 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Governor Alejandro García Padilla was eligible to run for re-election, but chose to retire. ^[85] García Padilla is a member of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP). ^[86]

David Bernier, former Secretary of State of Puerto Rico and former President of the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee, won the PDP nomination for governor. ^[87]

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Pedro Pierluisi, who is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). ^[88] and activist and political commentator Ricky Rosselló sought the PNP nomination for governor, and Rosselló won the nomination.

Rosselló won the election.

Puerto Rico New Progressive primary ^[89]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Progressive	Ricardo Rosselló	236,524	51.09
	New Progressive	Pedro Pierluisi	226,449	48.91
Total votes			462,973	100.00

Puerto Rico general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Progressive	Ricardo Rosselló	660,510	41.80
	Popular Democratic	David Bernier	614,190	38.87
	Independent	Alexandra Lúgaro	175,831	11.13
	Independent	Manuel Cidre	90,494	5.73
	Independence	María de Lourdes Santiago	33,729	2.13
	Worker's People Party of Puerto Rico	Rafael Bernabe Riefkohl	5,430	0.34
Total votes			1,589,991	100.00
	New Progressive gain from Popular Democratic
	Democratic hold

American Samoa

2016 American Samoa gubernatorial election

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Nominee Lolo Matalasi Moliga Faoa Aitofele Sunia Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Running mate Lemanu Peleti Mauga Larry Sanitoa Popular vote 7,235 4,305 Percentage 60.2% 35.8%

Results by voting district: Lolo Matalasi Moliga :     50–55%     55–60%     60–65%     65–70%     70–75%     75–80% Faoa Aitofele Sunia:     55–60%

Governor before election Lolo Matalasi Moliga Democratic Elected Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga Democratic

Main article: 2016 American Samoa gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Governor Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga ran for re-election. ^[90] Moliga was elected in 2012 with 52.9% of the vote in the second round, after taking 33.5% of the vote in the first round. American Samoa requires a second round of voting if no candidate takes a majority of the vote in the first round.

Moliga won re-election.

American Samoa general election ^[91]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Lolo Matalasi Moliga (incumbent)	7,235	60.17
	Nonpartisan	Faoa Aitofele Sunia	4,305	35.80
	Nonpartisan	Tuika Tuika	484	4.03
Total votes			12,024	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2016 United States elections
  • 2016 United States presidential election
  • 2016 United States Senate elections
  • 2016 United States House of Representatives elections

Notes

1. Including a special election in Oregon
2. Alaska's governorship was held by an independent, so the number of seats held by Democrats and Republicans added up to only 49.
3. Dalrymple took office after his predecessor (John Hoeven) resigned.
4. Herbert took office after his predecessor (Jon Huntsman Jr.) resigned. He was subsequently elected in the 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election.
5. Tomblin took office after his predecessor (Joe Manchin) resigned. He was subsequently elected in the 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election.

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