2020 United States gubernatorial elections

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2020 United States gubernatorial elections
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13 governorships
11 states; 2 territories
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before2624
Seats after2723
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote10,698,6579,001,081
Percentage52.41%44.09%
Seats up74
Seats won83
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     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     Republican gain
     New Progressive hold     Nonpartisan politician

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 2020, in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2016, except in New Hampshire and Vermont where governors only serve two-year terms. These two states elected their current governors in 2018. Nine state governors ran for reelection and all nine won, [a] while Democrat Steve Bullock of Montana could not run again due to term limits and Republican Gary Herbert of Utah decided to retire at the end of his term. [1]

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In addition to state gubernatorial elections, the territories of American Samoa and Puerto Rico also held elections for their governors. Puerto Rican governor Wanda Vázquez Garced lost the New Progressive Party primary to Pedro Pierluisi, [2] while Lolo Matalasi Moliga of American Samoa could not run again due to term limits. [3]

The elections took place concurrently with the 2020 presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives and Senate, and numerous state and local elections. This round of gubernatorial elections marked the first time since West Virginia governor Jim Justice's party switch in mid-2017 that Republicans flipped any governorships held previously by Democrats, and the first round of gubernatorial elections since 2016 where Republicans made net gains, ending a streak of Democratic net gains that had occurred in prior elections during the presidency of Republican Donald Trump.

Pre-election composition

Montana was considered the most competitive race in this cycle and was rated a tossup by four of six major pundits. Incumbent Democratic governor Steve Bullock was term-limited, but his lieutenant governor, Mike Cooney, a longtime political figure in the state since 1977, was the Democratic nominee. The Republican nominee was Montana at-large congressman Greg Gianforte, who is a controversial figure because he was arrested for body-slamming a reporter the day of a 2017 special election.. [4] The Bullock administration had an approval rating of 52% and a disapproval of 31%, according to a poll by the Morning Consult, meaning Cooney's election chances were higher in the otherwise solidly Republican state. [5] North Carolina was the next most competitive race, as it is a Republican-leaning swing state with a Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, meaning that Cooper faced a tough reelection. Cooper won his 2016 election by a mere 10,277 votes, or 0.22%. [6] However, most forecasters gave the race a Democratic lean as Cooper had an approval rating of 59%. [7] Cooper had also lead most polls against his Republican challenger, Dan Forest, by an average of a 11-point lead, according to RealClearPolitics. [8]

Vermont and New Hampshire are both races that could have become competitive as they are Democratic states with Republican governors in a presidential year. However, Republican incumbents Phil Scott of Vermont and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire are ranked among the most popular governors in the United States, and both races were rated likely to be safe Republican. Both are viewed as centrists who attract Democratic and independent voters. Scott's challenger was David Zuckerman, the state's lieutenant governor, who ran on both the Democratic and Progressive nominations. Zuckerman had been endorsed by Vermont U.S. senator Bernie Sanders. Sununu was running against New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader Dan Feltes.

In Missouri, Republican incumbent Mike Parson assumed office after the resignation of Eric Greitens due to sexual harassment and violations of campaign finance laws, [9] and his lack of name recognition and unpopularity could have made his race against state auditor Nicole Galloway, Missouri's only Democratic statewide office holder, competitive, though most forecasters still rated the race as lean Republican due to Missouri's heavy Republican lean. West Virginia’s gubernatorial race was seen as safe for Republicans because the state heavily leans Republican, but some forecasts rated it as likely Republican due to corruption allegations against incumbent Jim Justice [10] [11] [12] that have led to rising unpopularity. Justice faced centrist Democrat Ben Salango, who was endorsed by U.S. senator Joe Manchin and multiple local unions. [13]

The gubernatorial races for John Carney in Delaware and Jay Inslee in Washington were seen as safe for Democrats, while the races for Eric Holcomb in Indiana, Doug Burgum in North Dakota, and Spencer Cox in Utah were seen as safe for Republicans.

Election predictions

Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked 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 assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat.

Most election predictors use:

State PVI [14] Incumbent [15] Last
race		 Cook
Oct 23,
2020 [16] 		IE
Oct 28,
2020 [17] 		Sabato
Nov 2,
2020 [18] 		Politico
Nov 2,
2020 [19] 		Daily Kos
Oct 28,
2020 [20] 		RCP
Jul 29,
2020 [21] 		270towin
Oct 23,
2020 [22] 		Result
Delaware D+6 John Carney 58.3% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe DCarney
59.5% D
Indiana R+9 Eric Holcomb 51.4% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Likely R Safe R Safe R Safe RHolcomb
56.5% R
Missouri R+9 Mike Parson 51.1% R Lean R Lean R Lean R Lean R Likely R Lean R Lean RParson
57.1% R
Montana R+11 Steve Bullock
(term-limited)		50.2% D Tossup Tossup Lean R (flip)Lean R (flip)Lean R (flip)Tossup Tossup Gianforte
54.4% R (flip)
New Hampshire EVEN Chris Sununu 52.8% R Safe R Likely R Likely R Likely R Safe R Likely R Likely RSununu
65.1% R
North Carolina R+3 Roy Cooper 49.0% D Likely D Lean D Likely D Lean D Likely D Lean D Likely DCooper
51.5% D
North Dakota R+16 Doug Burgum 76.5% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe RBurgum
65.8% R
Utah R+20 Gary Herbert
(retiring)		66.7% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe R Safe RCox
63.0% R
Vermont D+15 Phil Scott 55.2% R Safe R Safe R Safe R Likely R Safe R Likely R Safe RScott
68.5% R
Washington D+7 Jay Inslee 54.2% D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe D Safe DInslee
56.6% D
West Virginia R+19 Jim Justice 49.1% D [b] Safe R Safe R Likely R Likely R Safe R Safe R Likely RJustice
63.5% R

Closest races

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

  1. Puerto Rico, 1.37%
  2. North Carolina, 4.51%

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

Summary

States

StateIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultCandidates
Delaware John Carney Democratic 2016 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY John Carney (Democratic) 59.5%
  • ▌Julianne Murray (Republican) 38.6%
  • ▌Kathy DeMatteis (Independent) 1.2%
Indiana Eric Holcomb Republican 2016 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri Mike Parson Republican2018 [c] Incumbent elected to full term.
Montana Steve Bullock Democratic 2012 Incumbent term-limited.
Republican gain.
New Hampshire Chris Sununu Republican 2016 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina Roy Cooper Democratic 2016 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Roy Cooper (Democratic) 51.5%
  • ▌ Dan Forest (Republican) 47.0%
  • ▌Steven J. DiFiore (Libertarian) 1.1%
North Dakota Doug Burgum Republican 2016 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Doug Burgum (Republican) 65.8%
  • ▌ Shelley Lenz (Democratic–NPL) 25.4%
  • ▌DuWayne Hendrickson (Libertarian) 3.9%
Utah Gary Herbert Republican2009 [d] Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Spencer Cox (Republican) 63.0%
  • ▌ Christopher Peterson (Democratic) 30.3%
  • ▌Daniel Cottam (Libertarian) 3.5%
  • ▌Gregory Duerden (Independent American) 1.8%
Vermont Phil Scott Republican 2016 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington Jay Inslee Democratic 2012 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green check.svgY Jay Inslee (Democratic) 56.6%
  • ▌Loren Culp (Republican) 43.1%
West Virginia Jim Justice Republican [e] 2016 Incumbent re-elected.

Territories

TerritoryIncumbentPartyFirst
elected		ResultCandidates
American Samoa Lolo Matalasi Moliga Democratic [f] 2012 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez Garced New Progressive [g] 2019 [h] Incumbent lost nomination.
New Progressive hold. [25]

Election dates

These were the election dates for the regularly scheduled general elections.

StateFiling deadline [28] Primary election [28] Primary run-off (if necessary) [28] General electionPoll closing (Eastern Time) [29]
Delaware July 14, 2020September 15, 2020N/ANovember 3, 20208:00pm
Indiana February 7, 2020June 2, 2020N/ANovember 3, 20206:00pm
Missouri March 31, 2020August 4, 2020N/ANovember 3, 20208:00pm
Montana March 9, 2020June 2, 2020N/ANovember 3, 202010:00pm
New Hampshire June 12, 2020September 8, 2020N/ANovember 3, 20208:00pm
North Carolina December 20, 2019March 3, 2020June 23, 2020November 3, 20207:30pm
North Dakota April 6, 2020June 9, 2020N/ANovember 3, 202010:00pm
Utah March 19, 2020June 30, 2020N/ANovember 3, 202010:00pm
Vermont May 28, 2020August 11, 2020N/ANovember 3, 20207:00pm
Washington May 15, 2020August 4, 2020N/ANovember 3, 202011:00pm
West Virginia January 25, 2020June 9, 2020N/ANovember 3, 20207:30pm
American Samoa September 1, 2020N/AN/ANovember 3, 20203:00am
Puerto Rico January 5, 2020August 16, 2020 [i] N/ANovember 3, 20204:00pm

Delaware

2020 Delaware gubernatorial election
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Nominee John Carney Julianne Murray
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote292,903190,312
Percentage59.5%38.6%
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County results
Carney:     50–60%     60–70%
Murray:     50–60%
Governor before election

John Carney
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Carney
Democratic

One-term incumbent Democrat John Carney ran for re-election to a second term. [31] [32] Primaries took place on September 15. Carney decisively defeated progressive community activist and environmentalist [33] David Lamar Williams, Jr. in the Democratic primary. [34] Multiple candidates ran in the Republican primary, including attorney Julianne Murray, Delaware state senator from the 16th district Colin Bonini, small business owner David Bosco, local Republican politician David Graham, Delaware state senator from the 21st district Bryant Richardson, and perennial candidate Scott Walker. Murray narrowly defeated Bonini with a plurality of the vote. Carney won reelection by a large margin.

Delaware Democratic primary [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Carney (incumbent) 101,142 84.77
Democratic David Lamar Williams, Jr.18,16915.23
Total votes119,311 100.00
Delaware Republican primary [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julianne Murray 22,819 41.15
Republican Colin Bonini 19,16134.56
Republican Bryant Richardson 4,2627.69
Republican Scott Walker3,9987.21
Republican David Bosco3,6606.60
Republican David Graham1,5472.79
Total votes55,447 100.00
Delaware general election [36] [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Carney (incumbent) 292,903 59.46% +1.12
Republican Julianne Murray190,31238.63%–0.55
Independent Party Kathy DeMatteis6,1501.25%N/A
Libertarian John Machurek3,2700.66%–0.43
Total votes492,635 100.00%
Democratic hold

Indiana

2020 Indiana gubernatorial election
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Nominee Eric Holcomb Woody Myers Donald Rainwater
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Running mate Suzanne Crouch Linda Lawson William Henry
Popular vote1,706,727968,094345,569
Percentage56.5%32.1%11.4%
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County results
Holcomb:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Myers:     50-60%
Governor before election

Eric Holcomb
Republican

Elected Governor

Eric Holcomb
Republican

One-term incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb ran for re-election in 2020 alongside his running mate Suzanne Crouch. Holcomb ran against the Democratic nominee, former Health Commissioner of Indiana Woody Myers, and his running mate Linda Lawson, the former Minority Leader of the Indiana House of Representatives. [38] Donald Rainwater, a U.S. Navy veteran, was the Libertarian nominee. [39] Primaries were held on June 2, although both Holcomb and Myers ran uncontested. Holcomb won the election in a landslide, though Libertarian Donald Rainwater's 11% of the vote was the highest percentage of vote for a third-party candidate in any of the 2020 gubernatorial race, and the highest any Libertarian candidate ever received in Indiana in a three-party race (The 2006 United States Senate election in Indiana saw the Libertarian candidate take 12.6% of the vote, but there was no Democratic candidate running). [40]

Indiana Republican primary [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eric Holcomb (incumbent) 524,495 100.00
Total votes524,495 100.00
Indiana Democratic primary [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Woody Myers 408,230 100.00
Total votes408,230 100.00
Indiana general election [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Eric Holcomb (incumbent) 1,706,727 56.51% +5.13
Democratic Woody Myers 968,09432.05%–13.37
Libertarian Donald Rainwater345,56911.44%+8.24
Total votes3,020,414 100.00%
Republican hold

Missouri

2020 Missouri gubernatorial election
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Nominee Mike Parson Nicole Galloway
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,720,2021,225,771
Percentage57.1%40.7%
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Preliminary County results
Parson:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Galloway:     50-60%     80–90%
Governor before election

Mike Parson
Republican

Elected Governor

Mike Parson
Republican

One-term incumbent Republican Mike Parson took office upon Eric Greitens' resignation due to threatening the dissemination of sexual images and campaign finance violations. [43] Parson ran for election to a full term in 2020 and easily won the Republican primary. State auditor Nicole Galloway, Missouri's only Democratic statewide office holder, won the Democratic primary, defeating pastor Eric Morrison, and multiple other candidates including Jimmie Matthews, Antoin Johnson, and Robin Quaethem. [44] Primaries took place on August 4. The Libertarian nominee was U.S. Air Force veteran Rik Combs, while Jerome Bauer was the Green Party nominee. [45] Both candidates ran uncontested in their respective primaries. Despite predictions that this election could be close and that Parson could underperform national Republicans in the state, Parson won handily.

Missouri Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Parson (incumbent) 510,471 74.93
Republican Saundra McDowell84,19112.36
Republican Jim Neely 59,4518.73
Republican Raleigh Ritter27,1814.00
Total votes681,294 100.00
Missouri Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nicole Galloway 453,331 84.63
Democratic Eric Morrison32,2666.02
Democratic Jimmie Matthews20,4583.82
Democratic Antoin Johnson20,1693.76
Democratic Robin Quaethem9,4521.76
Total votes535,676 100.00
Missouri general election [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike Parson (incumbent) 1,720,202 57.11% +5.97
Democratic Nicole Galloway 1,225,77140.69%–4.88
Libertarian Rik Combs49,0671.63%+0.16
Green Jerome Bauer17,2340.57%–0.18
Write-in 130.00%±0.00
Total votes3,012,287 100.00%
Republican hold

Montana

2020 Montana gubernatorial election
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Nominee Greg Gianforte Mike Cooney
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Kristen Juras Casey Schreiner
Popular vote328,548250,860
Percentage54.4%41.6%
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County results
Gianforte:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Cooney:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Steve Bullock
Democratic

Elected Governor

Greg Gianforte
Republican

Two-term incumbent Democrat Steve Bullock was term-limited in 2020, making him the only incumbent governor in the United States (not counting U.S. territories) who was term-limited in this election year. This was therefore an open-seat election, and viewed as the most competitive gubernatorial election in the 2020 cycle. Primaries were held on June 2, with heavy competition in both. Bullock's lieutenant governor, Mike Cooney, a longtime local politician, was the Democratic nominee, defeating businesswoman and daughter of former U.S. representative Pat Williams, Whitney Williams, in the Democratic primary. [4] [47] [48] Cooney's running mate was Minority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives, Casey Schreiner. The Republican nominee was Montana's at-large congressman Greg Gianforte, who defeated Attorney General Tim Fox and state senator from the 6th district, Albert Olszewski. [4] [49] [50] [51] Gianforte's running mate was Kristen Juras, a businesswoman and attorney. [52] Gianforte was a controversial figure in the state, as he was arrested for body slamming a reporter the day of a 2017 special election. Despite predictions that this election would be close, Gianforte won by 12 points, making this the first time Montana has voted for a Republican for governor since 2000. This was the only gubernatorial seat to change parties in 2020.

Montana Democratic primary [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Cooney 81,527 54.86
Democratic Whitney Williams 67,06645.14
Total votes148,593 100.00
Montana Republican primary [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Gianforte 119,247 53.44
Republican Tim Fox 60,82327.26
Republican Albert Olszewski 43,06219.30
Total votes223,132 100.00
Montana general election [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Greg Gianforte 328,548 54.43% +8.08
Democratic Mike Cooney 250,86041.56%–8.69
Libertarian Lyman Bishop24,1794.01%+0.61
Total votes603,587 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

New Hampshire

2020 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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Nominee Chris Sununu Dan Feltes
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote516,609264,639
Percentage65.1%33.4%
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County results
Sununu:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election

Chris Sununu
Republican

Elected Governor

Chris Sununu
Republican

New Hampshire is one of two states, alongside Vermont, that has two-year terms for their governors instead of four-year terms, meaning they held their gubernatorial latest elections in 2018. In December 2019, two-term incumbent Republican Chris Sununu announced that he would run for a third two-year term in 2020, ending speculation he would choose to run for the U.S. Senate instead. Sununu easily defeated Franklin city counselor Karen Testerman in the Republican primary. [55] [56] In a hotly contested Democratic primary, Majority Leader of the New Hampshire Senate Dan Feltes narrowly defeated Andru Volinsky, a member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire from the 2nd district. [57] [58] [59] [60] The primaries took place on September 8. Despite national Democrats winning by large margins in the state's presidential, senate, and house races, Sununu won by a large margin based on his popularity with voters of both parties.

New Hampshire Republican primary [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris Sununu (incumbent) 130,703 89.67
Republican Karen Testerman13,5899.32
Republican Nobody1,2390.85
Write-in 2260.15
Total votes145,757 100.00
New Hampshire Democratic primary [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Feltes 72,318 50.90
Democratic Andru Volinsky 65,45546.06
Write-in 4,3213.04
Total votes142,094 100.00
New Hampshire general election [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Chris Sununu (incumbent) 516,609 65.12% +12.34
Democratic Dan Feltes 264,63933.36%–12.38
Libertarian Darryl W. Perry11,3291.43%±0.00
Write-in 6830.09%+0.04
Total votes793,260 100.00%
Republican hold

North Carolina

2020 North Carolina gubernatorial election
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Nominee Roy Cooper Dan Forest
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,834,7902,586,605
Percentage51.5%47.0%
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County results
Cooper:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80–90%
Forest:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Governor before election

Roy Cooper
Democratic

Elected Governor

Roy Cooper
Democratic

One-term incumbent Democrat Roy Cooper, who won his 2016 election by an extremely slim margin of only 10,281 votes, [64] ran for re-election in 2020. Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest was the Republican nominee. [65] Primaries were held on March 3, where Cooper defeated retired U.S. Army captain and perennial candidate Ernest T. Reeves in a landslide in the Democratic primary, [66] and Forest decisively defeated the North Carolina state representative from the 20th district, Holly Grange, in the Republican primary. [66] [67] Cooper won reelection as pundits predicted, though the margin was close. Cooper outperformed national Democrats in the state, who narrowly lost both the Presidential and Senate races.

North Carolina Democratic primary [68]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roy Cooper (incumbent) 1,128,829 87.19
Democratic Ernest T. Reeves165,80412.81
Total votes1,294,633 100.00
North Carolina Republican primary [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Forest 698,077 88.95
Republican Holly Grange 86,71411.05
Total votes784,791 100.00
North Carolina general election [70]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Roy Cooper (incumbent) 2,834,790 51.52% +2.50
Republican Dan Forest 2,586,60547.01%–1.79
Libertarian Steven J. DiFiore60,4491.10%–1.09
Constitution Al Pisano20,9340.38%N/A
Total votes5,502,778 100.00%
Democratic hold

North Dakota

2020 North Dakota gubernatorial election
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Nominee Doug Burgum Shelley Lenz
Party Republican Democratic–NPL
Running mate Brent Sanford Ben Vig
Popular vote235,47990,789
Percentage65.8%25.4%
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County results
Burgum:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Lenz:     50-60%     60-70%
Governor before election

Doug Burgum
Republican

Elected Governor

Doug Burgum
Republican

One-term incumbent Republican Doug Burgum ran for re-election in 2020. Brent Sanford, the incumbent lieutenant governor, remained his running mate. The Democratic nominee was veterinarian and former Killdeer school board member Shelly Lenz, whose running mate was Ben Vig, a former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 23rd district. Primaries were held on June 9, with Burgum winning by a landslide margin over U.S. Air Force veteran Michael Coachman and Lenz running uncontested. Burgum won reelection in a landslide.

North Dakota Republican primary [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Doug Burgum (incumbent) 93,737 89.60
Republican Michael Coachman10,57710.11
Write-in 3000.29
Total votes104,614 100.00
North Dakota Democratic-NPL primary [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic–NPL Shelley Lenz 33,386 99.45
Write-in 1860.55
Total votes33,572 100.00
North Dakota general election [72]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Doug Burgum (incumbent) 235,479 65.84% –10.68
Democratic–NPL Shelley Lenz 90,78925.38%+5.99
Libertarian DuWayne Hendrickson13,8533.87%–0.03
Write-in 17,5384.90%+4.71
Total votes357,659 100.00%
Republican hold

Utah

2020 Utah gubernatorial election
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Nominee Spencer Cox Christopher Peterson
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Deidre Henderson Karina Brown
Popular vote918,754442,754
Percentage63.0%30.4%
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County results
Cox:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Peterson:     40-50%     50-60%
Governor before election

Gary Herbert
Republican

Elected Governor

Spencer Cox
Republican

Two and a half-term incumbent Republican Gary Herbert was eligible for re-election in 2020, as Utah does not have gubernatorial term limits. However, he announced shortly after being re-elected in 2016 that he would not run for a third full term. [73] Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox defeated multiple other high-profile Republicans in the competitive Republican primary on June 30 including former governor Jon Huntsman Jr., Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives Greg Hughes, and former chairman of the Utah Republican Party Thomas Wright. Cox's running mate for lieutenant governor was Utah senator from the 7th district, Deidre Henderson. Meanwhile, University of Utah law professor Christopher Peterson won an overwhelming majority of delegates at the Utah Democratic Convention, immediately awarding him with the Democratic nomination alongside his running mate, community organizer Karina Brown. [74] [75] [76] During the general election campaign, an advertisement featuring Cox and Peterson together calling for unity went viral. [77] Cox won in a landslide, outperforming national Republicans in the state.

Utah Republican primary [78]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Spencer Cox 176,012 36.60
Republican Jon Huntsman Jr. 165,08334.33
Republican Greg Hughes 101,50021.11
Republican Thomas Wright 38,2747.96
Total votes480,869 100.00
Utah general election [79]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Spencer Cox 918,754 62.98% –3.76
Democratic Christopher Peterson 442,75430.35%+1.61
Libertarian Daniel Cottam51,3933.52%+0.42
Independent American Gregory Duerden25,8101.77%+0.36
Write-in 20,1671.38%+1.37
Total votes1,458,878 100.00%
Republican hold

Vermont

2020 Vermont gubernatorial election
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Nominee Phil Scott David Zuckerman
Party Republican Progressive
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote248,41299,214
Percentage68.5%27.4%
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County results
Scott:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election

Phil Scott
Republican

Elected Governor

Phil Scott
Republican

Two-term incumbent Republican Phil Scott confirmed he was seeking a third term in 2020. However, he did not campaign due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the handling of which awarded Scott with a 75% approval rating in the summer. [80] Scott was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2018. Scott is a heavy critic of President Donald Trump, who holds a net negative 39% disapproval rating in Vermont. [81] He is one of the last remaining liberal Republican politicians with center-left political leanings, and remains an outlier in the otherwise staunchly Democratic state. [82] [83] Primary elections were held on August 11. Scott defeated multiple challengers in the Republican primary, the most prominent of which was lawyer and pastor John Klar. [84] Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman defeated former education secretary Rebecca Holcombe in the Democratic primary. [85] He also defeated Cris Ericson and Boots Wardinski in the Vermont Progressive Party primary, despite only being recognized as a write-in candidate. Zuckerman was endorsed by U.S. senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders, the most popular senator amongst his constituents in the country. [86] [87] Zuckerman chose to run under the Progressive Party ballot line in the general election, listing the Democratic Party as a secondary nomination, utilizing Vermont's electoral fusion system. Despite Vermont being one of the most heavily Democratic states in the nation with a partisan voting index of D+15, Scott won reelection in a landslide because of his widespread popularity and focus on local issues. Scott has also been praised for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Zuckerman had also made past comments perceived as being anti-vaccination. [88]

Vermont Republican primary [89]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Scott (incumbent) 42,275 72.67
Republican John Klar12,76221.94
Republican Emily Peyton9701.67
Republican Douglas Cavett9661.66
Republican Bernard Peters7721.33
Write-in 4260.73
Total votes58,171 100.00
Vermont Democratic primary [89]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Zuckerman 48,150 47.56
Democratic Rebecca Holcombe 37,59937.14
Democratic Patrick Winburn7,6627.57
Democratic Ralph Corbo1,2881.27
Write-in 6,5336.45
Total votes101,232 100.00
Vermont Progressive results [89]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive David Zuckerman (write-in) 273 32.62
Progressive Cris Ericson 25430.35
Progressive Boots Wardinski23928.55
Write-in 718.48
Total votes837 100.00
Vermont general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Phil Scott (incumbent) 248,412 68.49% +13.30
Progressive David Zuckerman 99,21427.35%–12.90
Independent Kevin Hoyt4,5761.26%N/A
Independent Emily Peyton3,5050.97%+0.31
Independent Erynn Hazlett Whitney1,7770.49%N/A
Independent Wayne Billado III1,4310.39%N/A
Independent Michael A. Devost1,1600.32%N/A
Independent Charly Dickerson1,0370.29%N/A
Write-in 1,5990.44%+0.03
Total votes362,711 100.00%
Republican hold

Washington

2020 Washington gubernatorial election
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Nominee Jay Inslee Loren Culp
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,294,2431,749,066
Percentage56.6%43.1%
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County results
Inslee:     40–50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Culp:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Governor before election

Jay Inslee
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jay Inslee
Democratic

Two-term incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee was eligible to run for re-election in 2020, as Washington does not have gubernatorial term limits. Inslee ran for re-election to a third term after dropping out of the Democratic presidential primaries on August 21, 2019. [90] [91] He faced police chief of the city of Republic, Washington, Loren Culp. [92] A top-two, jungle primary took place on August 4, meaning that all candidates appeared on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation and the top two (Inslee and Culp) advanced to the general election in November. Washington is one of two states in the country, alongside California and Louisiana (and Nebraska for statewide offices), that holds jungle primaries rather than conventional ones. [93] Inslee won both the primary and general elections in a landslide, becoming the first governor of Washington in decades to be elected to a third term. Culp refused to concede, citing false claims of election fraud. [94]

Washington blanket primary [95]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Inslee (incumbent) 1,247,916 50.14
Republican Loren Culp 433,238 17.41
Republican Joshua Freed222,5338.94
Republican Tim Eyman 159,4956.41
Republican Raul Garcia135,0455.43
Republican Phil Fortunato 99,2653.99
Democratic Don L. Rivers25,6011.03
Trump RepublicanLeon Aaron Lawson23,0730.93
Green Liz Hallock21,5370.87
Democratic Cairo D'Almeida14,6570.59
Trump RepublicanAnton Sakharov13,9350.56
Pre2016 RepublicanNate Herzog11,3030.45
Democratic Gene Hart10,6050.43
Democratic Omari Tahir Garrett8,7510.35
Independent Ryan Ryals6,2640.25
Socialist Workers Henry Clay Dennison5,9700.24
Trump Republican Goodspaceguy 5,6460.23
Republican Richard L. Carpenter4,9620.20
Independent Elaina J. Gonzales4,7720.19
Republican Matthew Murray4,4890.18
Independent Thor Amundson3,6380.15
Republican Bill Hirt2,8540.11
Republican Martin L. Wheeler2,6860.11
Republican Ian Gonzales2,5370.10
New-LibertyJoshua Wolf2,3150.09
Independent Cregan M. Newhouse2,2910.09
Independent Brian R. Weed2,1780.09
StandupAmericaAlex Tsimerman1,7210.07
Republican Tylor Grow1,5090.06
Independent Dylan B. Nails1,4700.06
Independent Craig Campbell1,1780.05
American PatriotWilliam Miller1,1480.05
Independent Cameron M. Vessey7180.03
PropertarianistWinston Wilkes7020.03
Fifth RepublicDavid W. Blomstrom5190.02
Cascadia LabourDavid Voltz4800.02
Write-in 1,9380.08
Total votes2,488,959 100.00
Washington general election [96]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jay Inslee (incumbent) 2,294,243 56.56% +2.31
Republican Loren Culp1,749,06643.12%–2.37
Write-in 13,1450.32%+0.06
Total votes4,056,454 100.00%
Democratic hold

West Virginia

2020 West Virginia gubernatorial election
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Nominee Jim Justice Ben Salango
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote497,944237,024
Percentage63.5%30.2%
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County results
Justice:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Governor before election

Jim Justice
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Justice
Republican

One-term incumbent Republican Jim Justice ran for re-election in 2020. Justice was elected as a Democrat, but later switched to the Republican Party, making him the first Republican governor since Cecil H. Underwood, elected from 1997 until 2001. [97] Justice faced centrist Democrat Ben Salango, who was endorsed by U.S. senator Joe Manchin. Primaries were held on June 9, with Justice defeating former West Virginia secretary of commerce Woody Thrasher and former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from the 63rd district, Mike Folk, by a large margin. Meanwhile, Salango won by a slim margin in a hotly contested Democratic primary between Salango and community organizer Stephen Smith, [98] businessman Jody Murphy, [99] and Douglas Hughes.

Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, retired Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton, [97] and Secretary of State Mac Warner were mentioned as potential general election challengers, prior to Justice's decision to re-join the Republican Party.

Justice won reelection in a landslide.

West Virginia Republican primary [100]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Justice (incumbent) 133,586 62.60
Republican Woody Thrasher38,89118.20
Republican Michael Folk 27,25512.80
Republican Doug Six4,4132.13
Republican Brooke Lunsford3,8371.82
Republican Shelly Jean Fitzhugh2,8151.29
Republican Chuck Sheedy2,5391.16
Total votes213,336 100.00
West Virginia Democratic primary results [101]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ben Salango 73,099 38.78
Democratic Stephen Smith63,28133.57
Democratic Ron Stollings 25,32213.43
Democratic Jody Murphy17,6929.39
Democratic Douglas Hughes9,1004.83
Total votes188,494 100.00
West Virginia general election [102]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jim Justice (incumbent) 497,944 63.49% +21.19
Democratic Ben Salango237,02430.22%–18.87
Libertarian Erika Kolenich22,5272.87%+0.72
Write-in S. Marshall Wilson 15,1201.93%N/A
Mountain Daniel Lutz11,3091.44%–4.45
Write-in 3630.05%N/A
Total votes784,287 100.00%
Republican hold

Territories

American Samoa

2020 American Samoa gubernatorial election
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Nominee Lemanu Peleti Mauga Gaoteote Palaie Tofau
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Running mate Eleasalo Ale Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet
Popular vote7,1542,594
Percentage60.3%21.9%
 
NomineeIʻaulualo Faʻafetai Talia Nuanuaolefeagaiga Saoluaga T. Nua
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Running mateTapaʻau Dr. Dan Mageo Aga Tapumanaia Galu Satele Jr.
Popular vote1,461652
Percentage12.3%5.5%
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Results by voting district:
Lemanu Peleti Mauga:     40–45%     45–50%     50–55%     55–60%     60–65%     65–70%     70–75%
Gaoteote Palaie Tofau:     45–50%
Iʻaulualo Faʻafetai Talia:     60–65%
Governor before election

Lolo Matalasi Moliga
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Lemanu Peleti Mauga
Nonpartisan

Two-term incumbent governor Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga was term-limited in 2020. Running to replace him were Lieutenant Governor Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga, American Samoa Senate President Gaoteote Palaie Tofau, territorial Senator Nua Sao, and executive director of the American Samoa Government Employees' Retirement Fund Iʻaulualo Faʻafetai Talia. Although individuals can and do affiliate with political parties, elections are held on a non-partisan basis with candidates running without party labels and no party primaries. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected on a shared ticket. The Mauga–Ale ticket won the election with more than 60% of the vote. [103]

American Samoa general election [103]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Lemanu Peleti Mauga 7,154 60.31
Nonpartisan Gaoteote Palaie Tofau 2,59421.87
Nonpartisan Iʻaulualo Faʻafetai Talia1,46112.32
Nonpartisan Nuanuaolefeagaiga Saoluaga T. Nua 6525.50
Total votes11,861 100.00
Democratic hold

Puerto Rico

2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election
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Nominee Pedro Pierluisi Carlos Delgado Altieri Alexandra Lúgaro
Party New Progressive Popular Democratic Citizens' Victory
Alliance Democratic Independent
Popular vote406,830389,896175,583
Percentage32.9%31.6%14.2%
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Nominee Juan Dalmau César Vázquez MuñizEliezer Molina
Party Puerto Rican Independence Party Project Dignity Independent
Popular vote169,51685,2118,485
Percentage13.7%6.9%0.6%
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Results by municipality
Governor before election

Wanda Vázquez
New Progressive Party

Elected Governor

Pedro Pierluisi
New Progressive Party

Incumbent governor Wanda Vázquez Garced of the New Progressive Party and the Republican Party, who became governor after Pedro Pierluisi's succession of Ricardo Rosselló was declared unconstitutional, [104] was defeated in the New Progressive primary by Pierluisi in her bid to win a full term. He faced Isabela mayor Carlos Delgado Altieri, who won the Popular Democratic Party primary, as well as Senator Juan Dalmau of the Puerto Rican Independence Party, Alexandra Lúgaro of Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana, César Vázquez of Proyecto Dignidad, and independent candidate Eliezer Molina. [26] Pierluisi won the election by a very slim margin.

New Progressive primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Progressive Pedro Pierluisi 162,345 57.67
New Progressive Wanda Vázquez Garced (incumbent)119,18442.33
Total votes281,529 100.00
Popular Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Popular Democratic Carlos Delgado Altieri 128,638 62.97
Popular Democratic Eduardo Bhatia 48,56323.77
Popular Democratic Carmen Yulín Cruz 27,06813.25
Total votes204,269 100.00
Puerto Rico general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Progressive Pedro Pierluisi 406,830 32.93% –8.87
Popular Democratic Carlos Delgado Altieri 389,89631.56%–7.31
Citizens' Victory Alexandra Lúgaro 175,58314.21%+3.08
Independence Juan Dalmau 169,51613.72%+11.59
Project Dignity César Vázquez85,2116.90%N/A
Independent Eliezer Molina8,4850.68%N/A
Write-in 2,5130.20%N/A
Total votes1,238,034 100.00%
New Progressive hold

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Mike Parson of Missouri, who took office in 2018 after the resignation of Eric Greitens, was elected to his first full term.
  2. ↑ Governor Jim Justice was originally elected as a Democrat before switching back to a Republican in 2017. Justice ran for re-election as a Republican. [23]
  3. ↑ Parson took office after his predecessor (Eric Greitens) resigned.
  4. ↑ Herbert took office after his predecessor (Jon Huntsman Jr.) resigned. He was subsequently elected in the 2010 Utah gubernatorial special election.
  5. ↑ Justice was originally elected as a Democrat in 2016 and changed parties to Republican in 2017. [23]
  6. ↑ The governor of American Samoa is elected on a non-partisan basis, although individuals do affiliate with national parties, in Moliga and Mauga's cases with the Democratic Party and in Sao's case with the Republican Party.
  7. ↑ Wanda Vázquez affiliates with the Republican Party on the national level; Pedro Pierluisi affiliates with the Democratic Party on the national level. [24]
  8. ↑ Vázquez Garced took office after her predecessor (Ricardo Rosselló) resigned.
  9. ↑ Because of a lack of ballots at about half of Puerto Rico's 110 voting locations, the August 9 primaries were suspended until August 16. [30]

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