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1876–2024
Elections / 2004 · Governors

Democrats won the most governorships up in 2004.

11 governor's races on the ballot — Democrats won 6, 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.
StateWonGovernor-electMarginPres. 2004Votes
DelawareDRuth Ann Minner
+5.1%
D+7.6352,556
IndianaRMitch Daniels
−7.7%
R+20.72,416,812
MissouriRMatt Blunt
−2.9%
R+7.22,683,861
MontanaDBrian Schweitzer
+4.4%
R+20.5430,329
New HampshireDJohn Lynch
+2.1%
D+1.4666,280
North CarolinaDMike Easley
+12.7%
R+12.43,434,175
North DakotaRJohn Hoeven
−43.9%
R+27.4305,680
UtahRJon Huntsman Jr.
−16.3%
R+45.5911,549
VermontRJim Douglas
−20.8%
D+20.1298,867
WashingtonDChristine Gregoire
+0.0%
D+7.22,746,589
West VirginiaDJoe Manchin
+29.5%
R+12.9725,889