2018 Governor Elections
35 governorships contested • 7 flipped • Closest: Florida (R+0.4)
24D
26R
35Races
7Flipped
R Majority24D
Majority26R
Democrats gained 7 governorships in 2018, with 36 governorships contested. The national total moved from 17D-33R to 24D-26R. WI, NV, KS, ME, MI, NM, IL flipped to Democrats.
Before:17D-33R
After:24D-26R
7 flipped
7 Seats Flipped
Historical Context
| State | 2014 Gov | 2016 Pres | 2020 Pres | 2018 Gov | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | R+27.3 | R+28.1 | R+25.5 | R+19.1 | D+8.3 |
| Arizona | R+11.8 | R+3.5 | D+0.3 | R+14.2 | R+2.3 |
| Arkansas | R+13.9 | R+27.8 | R+27.6 | R+33.6 | R+19.6 |
| California | D+19.9 | D+30.0 | D+29.1 | D+23.9 | D+4.0 |
| Colorado | D+3.3 | D+4.9 | D+13.5 | D+10.6 | D+7.3 |
| Connecticut | D+2.6 | D+13.6 | D+20.1 | D+3.1 | D+0.6 |
| Florida | R+1.1 | R+1.2 | R+3.4 | R+0.4 | D+0.7 |
| Georgia | R+7.9 | R+5.1 | D+0.3 | R+1.4 | D+6.5 |
| Hawaii | D+12.4 | D+32.2 | D+29.5 | D+29.0 | D+16.6 |
| Idaho | R+15.0 | R+31.8 | R+30.8 | R+21.6 | R+6.6 |
| Illinois | R+3.9 | D+16.9 | D+16.9 | D+15.7 | D+19.6 |
| Iowa | R+21.7 | R+9.3 | R+8.2 | R+2.7 | D+19.0 |
| Kansas | R+3.7 | R+20.4 | R+14.7 | D+5.1 | D+8.8 |
| Maine | R+4.9 | D+2.7 | D+8.6 | D+7.5 | D+12.3 |
| Maryland | R+3.8 | D+26.9 | D+33.2 | R+11.8 | R+8.1 |
| Massachusetts | R+1.9 | D+26.8 | D+33.2 | R+33.5 | R+31.6 |
| Michigan | R+4.1 | R+0.2 | D+2.8 | D+9.6 | D+13.6 |
| Minnesota | D+5.6 | D+1.5 | D+7.1 | D+11.4 | D+5.9 |
| Nebraska | R+17.9 | R+25.1 | R+19.1 | R+18.0 | R+0.1 |
| Nevada | R+46.7 | D+2.4 | D+2.4 | D+4.1 | D+50.8 |
| New Hampshire | D+5.0 | D+0.4 | D+7.3 | R+7.0 | R+12.0 |
| New Mexico | R+14.4 | D+8.2 | D+10.8 | D+14.4 | D+28.9 |
| New York | D+13.9 | D+22.5 | D+23.1 | D+23.4 | D+9.5 |
| Ohio | R+30.6 | R+8.0 | R+8.0 | R+3.7 | D+26.9 |
| Oklahoma | R+14.8 | R+36.4 | R+33.1 | R+12.1 | D+2.7 |
| Oregon | D+5.8 | D+11.0 | D+16.1 | D+6.4 | D+0.6 |
| Pennsylvania | D+9.9 | R+0.7 | D+1.2 | D+17.1 | D+7.2 |
| Rhode Island | D+4.5 | D+15.4 | D+20.6 | D+15.5 | D+11.0 |
| South Carolina | R+14.5 | R+14.3 | R+11.7 | R+8.0 | D+6.5 |
| South Dakota | R+45.9 | R+29.8 | R+26.2 | R+3.5 | D+42.5 |
| Tennessee | R+47.5 | R+26.0 | R+23.2 | R+21.0 | D+26.5 |
| Texas | R+20.4 | R+9.0 | R+5.6 | R+13.3 | D+7.1 |
| Vermont | D+1.3 | D+26.4 | D+35.4 | R+14.9 | R+16.2 |
| Wisconsin | R+5.7 | R+0.8 | D+0.6 | D+1.1 | D+6.8 |
| Wyoming | R+32.1 | R+46.3 | R+43.4 | R+39.6 | R+7.4 |
All Races
FL
R+0.4
Gillum vs DeSantis
WI
D+1.1
Evers vs Walker
GA
R+1.4
Abrams vs Kemp
IA
R+2.7
Hubbell vs Reynolds
CT
D+3.1
Lamont vs Stefanowski
SD
R+3.5
Sutton vs Noem
OH
R+3.7
Cordray vs DeWine
NV
D+4.1
Sisolak vs Laxalt
KS
D+5.1
Kelly vs Kobach
OR
D+6.4
Brown vs Buehler
NH
R+7.0
Kelly vs Sununu
ME
D+7.5
Mills vs Moody
SC
R+8.0
Smith vs McMaster
MI
D+9.6
Whitmer vs Schuette
CO
D+10.6
Polis vs Stapleton
MN
D+11.4
Walz vs Johnson
MD
R+11.8
Jealous vs Hogan
OK
R+12.1
Edmondson vs Stitt
TX
R+13.3
Valdez vs Abbott
AZ
R+14.2
Garcia vs Ducey
NM
D+14.4
Grisham vs Pearce
VT
R+14.9
Hallquist vs Scott
RI
D+15.5
Raimondo vs Fung
IL
D+15.7
Pritzker vs Rauner
PA
D+17.1
Wolf vs Wagner
NE
R+18.0
Krist vs Ricketts
AL
R+19.1
Maddox vs Ivey
TN
R+21.0
Dean vs Lee
ID
R+21.6
Jordan vs Little
NY
D+23.4
Cuomo vs Molinaro
CA
D+23.9
Newsom vs Cox
HI
D+29.0
Ige vs Tupola
MA
R+33.5
Gonzalez vs Baker
AR
R+33.6
Henderson vs Hutchinson
WY
R+39.6
Throne vs Gordon