2022 Governor Elections
33 governorships contested • 3 flipped • Closest: New Mexico (Even)
25D
25R
33Races
3Flipped
25D
25R
Democrats gained 3 governorships in 2022, with 34 governorships contested. The national total moved from 22D-28R to 25D-25R. AZ, MA, MD flipped to Democrats.
Before:22D-28R
After:25D-25R
3 flipped
3 Seats Flipped
Flipped to Democratic (3)
Historical Context
| State | 2018 Gov | 2016 Pres | 2020 Pres | 2022 Gov | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | R+19.1 | R+28.1 | R+25.5 | R+37.5 | R+18.5 |
| Arizona | R+14.2 | R+3.5 | D+0.3 | D+0.5 | D+14.6 |
| Arkansas | R+33.6 | R+27.8 | R+27.6 | R+27.8 | D+5.8 |
| California | D+23.9 | D+30.0 | D+29.1 | D+18.4 | R+5.5 |
| Colorado | D+10.6 | D+4.9 | D+13.5 | D+19.4 | D+8.7 |
| Connecticut | D+3.1 | D+13.6 | D+20.1 | D+11.4 | D+8.2 |
| Florida | R+0.4 | R+1.2 | R+3.4 | R+19.3 | R+18.9 |
| Georgia | R+1.4 | R+5.1 | D+0.3 | R+7.5 | R+6.2 |
| Hawaii | D+29.0 | D+32.2 | D+29.5 | D+26.3 | R+2.6 |
| Idaho | R+21.6 | R+31.8 | R+30.8 | R+40.2 | R+18.6 |
| Illinois | D+15.7 | D+16.9 | D+16.9 | D+12.4 | R+3.3 |
| Iowa | R+2.7 | R+9.3 | R+8.2 | R+18.5 | R+15.8 |
| Kansas | D+5.1 | R+20.4 | R+14.7 | D+2.2 | R+2.9 |
| Maine | D+7.5 | D+2.7 | D+8.6 | D+13.1 | D+5.6 |
| Maryland | R+11.8 | D+26.9 | D+33.2 | D+32.4 | D+44.3 |
| Massachusetts | R+33.5 | D+26.8 | D+33.2 | D+28.9 | D+62.3 |
| Michigan | D+9.6 | R+0.2 | D+2.8 | D+10.8 | D+1.3 |
| Minnesota | D+11.4 | D+1.5 | D+7.1 | R+44.6 | R+56.0 |
| Nebraska | R+18.0 | R+25.1 | R+19.1 | R+23.4 | R+5.4 |
| New Hampshire | R+7.0 | D+0.4 | D+7.3 | R+15.5 | R+8.5 |
| New Mexico | D+14.4 | D+8.2 | D+10.8 | Even | R+14.4 |
| New York | D+23.4 | D+22.5 | D+23.1 | D+6.4 | R+17.0 |
| Ohio | R+3.7 | R+8.0 | R+8.0 | R+25.0 | R+21.3 |
| Oklahoma | R+12.1 | R+36.4 | R+33.1 | R+13.7 | R+1.6 |
| Oregon | D+6.4 | D+11.0 | D+16.1 | D+3.4 | R+3.0 |
| Pennsylvania | D+17.1 | R+0.7 | D+1.2 | D+14.8 | R+2.3 |
| Rhode Island | D+15.5 | D+15.4 | D+20.6 | D+19.1 | D+3.6 |
| South Carolina | R+8.0 | R+14.3 | R+11.7 | R+17.4 | R+9.3 |
| South Dakota | R+3.5 | R+29.8 | R+26.2 | R+27.6 | R+24.1 |
| Texas | R+13.3 | R+9.0 | R+5.6 | R+10.9 | D+2.4 |
| Vermont | R+14.9 | D+26.4 | D+35.4 | R+69.3 | R+54.4 |
| Wisconsin | D+1.1 | R+0.8 | D+0.6 | D+3.4 | D+2.3 |
| Wyoming | R+39.6 | R+46.3 | R+43.4 | R+72.5 | R+32.9 |
All Races
NM
Even
D vs R
AZ
D+0.5
Hobbs vs Lake
KS
D+2.2
Kelly vs Schmidt
OR
D+3.4
Kotek vs Drazan
WI
D+3.4
Evers vs Michels
NY
D+6.4
Hochul vs Zeldin
GA
R+7.5
Abrams vs Kemp
MI
D+10.8
Whitmer vs Dixon
TX
R+10.9
O'Rourke vs Abbott
CT
D+11.4
Lamont vs Stefanowski
IL
D+12.4
Pritzker vs Bailey
ME
D+13.1
Mills vs LePage
OK
R+13.7
Hofmeister vs Stitt
PA
D+14.8
Shapiro vs Mastriano
NH
R+15.5
Sherman vs Sununu
SC
R+17.4
Cunningham vs McMaster
CA
D+18.4
Newsom vs Dahle
IA
R+18.5
Dejear vs Reynolds
RI
D+19.1
McKee vs Kalus
FL
R+19.3
Crist vs DeSantis
CO
D+19.4
Polis vs Ganahl
NE
R+23.4
Blood vs Pillen
OH
R+25.0
Whaley vs DeWine
HI
D+26.3
Green vs Aiona
SD
R+27.6
Smith vs Noem
AR
R+27.8
Jones vs Sanders
MA
D+28.9
Healey vs Diehl
MD
D+32.4
Moore vs Cox
AL
R+37.5
Flowers vs Ivey
ID
R+40.2
Heidt vs Little
MN
R+44.6
D vs Jensen
VT
R+69.3
Holcombe vs Scott
WY
R+72.5
D vs Gordon