Elections / 1976 · Governors
Democrats won the most governorships up in 1976.
14 governor's races on the ballot — Democrats won 9, Republicans 5. Each state below links to its candidate results.
Results by state
Every row links to the state's full governor result with its county map.
| State | Won | Governor-elect | Margin | Pres. 1976 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | D | David Pryor | D+30.0 | 726,799 | |
| Delaware | R | Pete du Pont | D+5.4 | 228,011 | |
| Illinois | R | Jim Thompson | R+2.0 | 4,610,653 | |
| Indiana | R | Otis Bowen | R+7.6 | 2,163,798 | |
| Missouri | D | Joseph Teasdale | D+3.6 | 1,929,294 | |
| Montana | D | Thomas Lee Judge | R+7.4 | 311,268 | |
| New Hampshire | R | Meldrim Thomson Jr. | R+11.3 | 342,604 | |
| North Carolina | D | Jim Hunt | D+11.0 | 1,645,395 | |
| North Dakota | D | Arthur A. Link | R+5.9 | 291,630 | |
| Rhode Island | D | J. Joseph Garrahy | D+11.3 | 396,815 | |
| Utah | D | Scott M. Matheson | R+28.8 | 528,733 | |
| Vermont | R | Richard Snelling | R+11.2 | 185,847 | |
| Washington | D | Dixy Lee Ray | R+3.9 | 1,508,836 | |
| West Virginia | D | Jay Rockefeller | D+16.1 | 749,081 |