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Elections / 2025 · Governors

Democrats won the most governorships up in 2025.

2 governor's races on the ballot — Democrats won 2, Republicans 0. The map at right carries the full 50-state standing: 24 Democratic, 26 Republican. Each state below links to its candidate results.

2025 governor elections
2025 governor margin by stateA map of the United States with each state filled by its 2025 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state.Alabama · —Alaska · —Arizona · —Colorado · —Florida · —Georgia · —Indiana · —Kansas · —Maine · —Massachusetts · —Minnesota · —New Jersey · D+14.4North Carolina · —North Dakota · —Oklahoma · —Pennsylvania · —South Dakota · —Texas · —Wyoming · —Connecticut · —Missouri · —West Virginia · —Illinois · —New Mexico · —Arkansas · —California · —Delaware · —District of Columbia · —Hawaii · —Iowa · —Kentucky · —Maryland · —Michigan · —Mississippi · —Montana · —New Hampshire · —New York · —Ohio · —Oregon · —Tennessee · —Utah · —Virginia · D+15.4Washington · —Wisconsin · —Nebraska · —South Carolina · —Idaho · —Nevada · —Vermont · —Louisiana · —Rhode Island · —
The 50 governorships
Standing after 2025

Republicans hold 26 of the 50 governorships.

Before
After
26 = control of most statehouses
Democratic24
Republican26

A net of 1 to the Democrats — 1 seat flipped.

2025governor margin
D+60
R+60
States that elected a governor in 2025, each filled by its result. States without a race this cycle are faint.
Smaller states, enlarged
NJD+14.4
Odd-year cycle — statewide results (county-level precinct detail pending an odd-year MEDSL fetch). The panel shows the full 50-state standing after this cycle.
The races on the ballot
How the 2 seats up this cycle split — distinct from the 50-state standing on the map.
Democratic 22Republican 00
Results by state
Every row links to the state's full governor result with its county map.
StateWonGovernor-electMarginVotes
New JerseyDMikie Sherrill
+14.4%
3,334,359
VirginiaDAbigail Spanberger
+15.4%
3,426,443