Gubernatorial Elections, 1948-2013 Note: the Winner of Each Election Is
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Gubernatorial Elections, 1948-2013 Note: The winner of each election is in bold. A bold election year indicates an incumbent loss. *Incumbent initially gained office by rules of succession. **Incumbent lost in primary Year Incumbent Challenger(s) State 1948 Daniel E Garvey* Bruce Brockett Arizona 1948 None Sidney Sanders McMath Arkansas 1948 William L. Nous David Hamil Colorado 1948 James C. Shannon* Chester Bowles Connecticut 1948 None Elbert N. Carvel Delaware 1948 Melvin E. Thompsoni * ** Herman Talmadge Georgia 1948 Dwight H. Green Adlai Stevenson Illinois 1948 Robert D. Blue** William S. Beardsley Iowa 1948 Frank Carlson Randolph Carpenter Kansas 1948 None Earl Long Louisiana 1948 None Frederick Payne Maine 1948 Robert F. Bradford Paul A. Dever Massachusetts 1948 Kim Sigler Soapy Williams Michigan 1948 Luther W. Youngdahl Charles Halsted Minnesota 1948 Sam C. Ford John W. Bonner Montana 1948 Val Peterson Frank Sorrell Nebraska 1948 None Sherman Adams New Hampshire 1948 Thomas J. Mabry Manuel Lujan New Mexico 1948 Fred G. Aandahl Howard Henry North Dakota 1948 Thomas J. Herbert Frank J. Lausche Ohio 1948 John Hallii * ** Douglas McKay Oregon 1948 John Orlando Pastore Albert P. Ruerat Rhode Island 1948 George T. Mickelson Harold J. Volz South Dakota 1948 James N. McCord** Gordon Weaver Browning Tennessee 1948 Beauford Jester Alvin H. Lane Texas 1948 Herbert Brown Maw J. Bracken Lee Utah 1948 Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. Charles F. Ryan Vermont 1948 Monrad Charles Wallgreen Arthur Bernard Langlie Washington 1948 Oscar Rennebohm* Carl W. Thompson Wisconsin 1949 Alfred Eastlack Driscoll Elmer Wene New Jersey 1950 Daniel E. Garvey** Howard Pyle Arizona 1950 Sidney Sanders McMath Arkansas 1950 Earl Warren James Roosevelt California 1950 Walter Walford Johnson* Dan Thornton Colorado 1950 Chester Bowles John Davis Lodge Connecticut 1950 Herman Talmadge Georgia 1950 None Len Jordan Idaho 1950 William S. Beardsley Lester Gillette Iowa 1950 None Edward F. Arn Kansas 1950 Frederick Payne Earle Grant Maine 1950 William Preston Lane, Jr. Theodore McKeldin Maryland 1950 Paul A. Dever Arthur Coolidge Massachusetts 1950 Soapy Williams Harry Francis Kelly Michigan 1950 Luther W. Youngdahl Harry Herbert Peterson Minnesota 1950 Val Peterson Walter Raecke Nebraska 1950 Vail Montgomery Pittman Charles Hinton Russell Nevada 1950 Sherman Adams Robert Bingham New Hampshire 1950 None Edwin L. Mechem New Mexico 1950 Thomas E. Dewey Walter Lynch New York 1950 None Norman Burnsdale North Dakota 1950 Frank J. Lausche Don Ebright Ohio 1950 Douglas McKay Austin Fiegel Oregon 1950 None Dennis J. Roberts Rhode Island 1950 None Sigurd Anderson South Dakota 1950 Gordon Weaver Browning John Randolph Neal, Jr. Tennessee 1950 Allan Shivers* Ralph W. Currie Texas 1950 None Lee Earl Emerson Vermont 1950 None Walter J. Kohler Wisconsin 1950 None Frank A. Barrett Wyoming 1951 Lawrence W. Wetherby* Eugene Siler Kentucky 1952 Howard Pyle Joe Haldiman Arizona 1952 Sidney Sanders McMath Francis Adams Cherry Arkansas 1952 Dan Thornton John Metzger Colorado 1952 Elbert N. Carvel J. Caleb Boggs Delaware 1952 None Daniel T. McCarty Florida 1952 Noneiii William Stratton Illinois 1952 William S. Beardsley Herschel C. Loveless Iowa 1952 Edward F. Arn Charles Rooney Kansas 1952 None Robert F. Kennon Louisiana 1952 None Burton Cross Maine 1952 Paul A. Dever Christian Herter Massachusetts 1952 Soapy Williams Frederick Alger, Jr. Michigan 1952 C. Elmer Anderson* Orville L. Freeman Minnesota 1952 John W. Bonner J. Hugo Aronson Montana 1952 None Robert B. Crosby Nebraska 1952 None Hugh Gregg New Hampshire 1952 Edwin L. Mechem Everett Grantham New Mexico 1952 Norman Burnsdale Ole C. Johnson North Dakota 1952 Frank J. Lausche Charles P. Taft II Ohio 1952 Dennis J. Roberts Raoul Archambault, Jr. Rhode Island 1952 Sigul Anderson Sherman A. Iverson South Dakota 1952 Gordon Weaver Browning** Frank G. Clement Tennessee 1952 Allan Shivers Texas 1952 J. Bracken Lee Earl J. Glade Utah 1952 Lee Earl Emerson Robert W. Larrow Vermont 1952 Arthur Bernard Langlie Hugh Burnton Mitchell Washington 1952 Walter J. Kohler William Proxmire Wisconsin 1953 None Robert B. Meyner New Jersey 1954 Howard Pyle Ernest W. McFarland Arizona 1954 Francis Adams Cherry** Orval E. Faubus Arkansas 1954 Goodwin J. Knight* Richard Perrin Graves California 1954 None Edwin Johnson Colorado 1954 John Davis Lodge Abraham A. Ribicoff Connecticut 1954 Charley Eugene Johnsiv * ** LeRoy Collins Florida 1954 None Marvin Griffin Georgia 1954 None Robert E. Smylie Idaho 1954 None Leo A. Hoegh Iowa 1954 None Fred Hall Kansas 1954 Burton Cross Edmund Muskie Maine 1954 Theodore McKeldin Curley Byrd Maryland 1954 Christian Herter Robert Murphy Massachusetts 1954 Soapy Williams Donald Leonard Michigan 1954 C. Elmer Anderson Orville L. Freeman Minnesota 1954 None Victor E. Anderson Nebraska 1954 Charles Hinton Russell Vail Montgomery Pittman Nevada 1954 None Lane Dwinell New Hampshire 1954 None John F. Simms New Mexico 1954 None W. Averell Harriman New York 1954 Norman Burnsdale Cornelius Bymers North Dakota 1954 Frank J. Lausche James A. Rhodes Ohio 1954 Paul L. Patterson* Joseph Carson Oregon 1954 Dennis J. Roberts Dean J. Lewis Rhode Island 1954 None Joe Foss South Dakota 1954 Frank G. Clement John Randolph Neal, Jr. Tennessee 1954 Allan Shivers Tod R. Adams Texas 1954 None Joseph Blaine Johnson Vermont 1954 Walter J. Kohler William Proxmire Wisconsin 1954 Clifford Joy Rogersv * ** Milward L. Simpson Wyoming Albert Benjamin "Happy" 1955 None Chandler Kentucky 1956 Ernest W. McFarland Horace Griffen Arizona 1956 Orval E. Faubus Arkansas 1956 None Stephen McNichols Colorado 1956 J. Caleb Boggs J.H.T. McConnell Delaware 1956 LeRoy Collins William Washburne, Jr. Florida 1956 William Stratton Richard Austin Illinois 1956 Leo A. Hoegh Herschel C. Loveless Iowa 1956 Fred Hall** George Docking Kansas 1956 None Earl Long Louisiana 1956 Edmund Muskie W.A. Trafton Maine 1956 None Foster Furcolo Massachusetts 1956 Soapy Williams Albert Cobo Michigan 1956 Orville L. Freeman Ancher Nelsen Minnesota 1956 J. Hugo Aronson Arnold Olsen Montana 1956 Victor E. Anderson Frank Sorrell Nebraska 1956 Lane Dwinell John Shaw New Hampshire 1956 John F. Simms Edwin L. Mechem New Mexico 1956 Luther Hodges* Kyle Hayes North Carolina 1956 None John E. Davis North Dakota 1956 None C. William O'Neill Ohio 1956 Elmo Smithvi * Robert D. Holmes Oregon 1956 Dennis J. Roberts Christopher Del Sesto Rhode Island 1956 Joe Foss Ralph Herseth South Dakota 1956 None M. Price Daniel Texas 1956 J. Bracken Leevii ** George Dewey Clyde Utah 1956 Joseph Blaine Johnson E. Frank Branon Vermont 1956 None Albert Dean Rosellini Washington 1956 None Vernon W. Thomson Wisconsin 1957 Robert B. Meyner Malcolm S. Forbes, Sr. New Jersey 1958 None Paul Jones Fannin Arizona 1958 Orval E. Faubus Arkansas 1958 None Pat Brown California 1958 Stephen McNichols Palmer Burch Colorado 1958 Abraham A. Ribicoff Fred Zeller Connecticut 1958 None Ernest Vandiver Georgia 1958 Robert E. Smylie A.M. Derr Idaho 1958 Herschel C. Loveless William Murray Iowa 1958 George Docking Clyde Reed, Jr. Kansas 1958 None Clinton Clauson Maine 1958 None J. Millard Tawes Maryland 1958 Foster Furcolo Charles Gibbons Massachusetts 1958 Soapy Williams Paul Douglas Bagwell Michigan 1958 Orville L. Freeman George MacKinnon Minnesota 1958 Victor E. Anderson Ralph G. Brooks Nebraska 1958 Charles Hinton Russell Frank Grant Sawyer Nevada 1958 None Wesley Powell New Hampshire 1958 Edwin L. Mechem John Burroughs New Mexico 1958 W. Averell Harriman Nelson A. Rockefeller New York 1958 John E. Davis John F. Lord North Dakota 1958 C. William O'Neill Michael V. DiSalle Ohio 1958 Robert D. Holmes Mark Odom Hatfield Oregon 1958 Dennis J. Roberts Christopher Del Sesto Rhode Island 1958 None Ralph Herseth South Dakota 1958 None Buford Ellington Tennessee 1958 M. Price Daniel Edwin S. Mayer Texas 1958 None Robert Theodore Stafford Vermont 1958 Vernon W. Thomson Gaylord Anton Nelson Wisconsin 1958 Milward L. Simpson John J. Hickey Wyoming 1959 None William A. Egan Alaska 1959 William F. Quinn John A. Burns Hawaii 1959 None Bert Thomas Combs Kentucky 1960 Paul Jones Fannin Lee Ackerman Arizona 1960 Orval E. Faubus Arkansas 1960 None Elbert N. Carvel Delaware 1960 None Farris Bryant Florida 1960 William Stratton Otto Kerner, Jr. Illinois 1960 None Norman A. Erbe Iowa 1960 George Docking John Anderson Kansas 1960 None Jimmie Davis Louisiana 1960 John H. Reed* Frank Coffin Maine 1960 None John A. Volpe Massachusetts 1960 None John Swainson Michigan 1960 Orville L. Freeman Elmer L. Andersen Minnesota 1960 None Donald Grant Nutter Montana 1960 None Frank B. Morrison Nebraska 1960 Wesley Powell Bernard Boutin New Hampshire 1960 John Burroughs Edwin L. Mechem New Mexico 1960 None William L. Guy North Dakota 1960 Christopher Del Sesto John A. Notte, Jr. Rhode Island 1960 Ralph Herseth Archie Gubbrud South Dakota 1960 M. Price Daniel William Steger Texas 1960 George Dewey Clyde W. A. Barlocker Utah 1960 None Frank Ray Keyser, Jr. Vermont 1960 Albert Dean Roselini Lloyd J. Andrews Washington 1960 Gaylord Anton Nelson Philip G. Kuehn Wisconsin 1961 None Richard Joseph Hughes New Jersey 1962 William A. Egan Mike Stepovich Alaska 1962 Paul Jones Fannin Sam Goddard, Jr. Arizona 1962 Orval E. Faubus Arkansas 1962 Pat Brown Richard Nixon California 1962 Stephen McNichols John Arthur Love Colorado 1962 John N. Dempsey* John Alsop Connecticut 1962 None Carl E. Sanders Georgia 1962 William F. Quinn John A. Burns Hawaii 1962 Robert E. Smylie Vernon Smith Idaho 1962 Norman A. Erbe Harold E. Hughes Iowa 1962 John Anderson Dale Saffels Kansas 1962 John H. Reed Maynard Dolloff Maine 1962 J. Millard Tawes Frank Small, Jr. Maryland 1962 John A. Volpe Endicott Peabody Massachusetts 1962 John Swainson George W. Romney Michigan 1962 Elmer L. Andersen Karl F. Rolvaag Minnesota 1962 Frank B. Morrison Frederick Andrew Seaton Nebraska 1962 Frank Grant Sawyer Oran Gragson Nevada 1962 Wesley Powell** John W. King New Hampshire 1962 Edwin L. Mechem Jack M. Campbell New Mexico 1962 Nelson A.