Elections / 2016 · Governors
Republicans won the most governorships up in 2016.
11 governor's races on the ballot — Democrats won 5, Republicans 6. 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. 2016 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | D | John Carney | D+11.4 | 415,256 | |
| Indiana | R | Eric Holcomb | R+19.0 | 2,632,899 | |
| Missouri | R | Eric Greitens | R+18.5 | 2,710,757 | |
| Montana | D | Steve Bullock | R+20.2 | 492,048 | |
| New Hampshire | R | Chris Sununu | D+0.4 | 691,629 | |
| North Carolina | D | Roy Cooper | R+3.7 | 4,608,037 | |
| North Dakota | R | Doug Burgum | R+35.7 | 325,718 | |
| Utah | R | Gary Herbert | R+17.9 | 1,074,199 | |
| Vermont | R | Phil Scott | D+26.4 | 306,070 | |
| Washington | D | Jay Inslee | D+15.7 | 3,236,866 | |
| West Virginia | D | Jim Justice | R+41.7 | 694,463 |