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Governors Races, 2015-16                                              U.S. Senate  |  U.S. House  |  Governors 


                                                     this page updated November 17, 2016 

Balance before Nov. 8, 2016:  31 Republicans, 18 Democrats and 1 Independent.
12 seats at stake:  8 held by Democrats, 4 by Republicans.
4 retirements: 
2 Democrats,  2 Republicans.  (D: Hassan-NH, Shumlin-VT; R: Pence-IN, Dalrymple-ND)
3 term-limited:  3 Democrats.  (Markell-DE, Nixon-MO, Tomblin-WV)
Of 5 Governors seeking re-election in 2016, 4 succeeded.* (Bullock-MT, Brown-OR**, Inslee-WA; McCrory-NC, Herbert-UT)
8 new Governors elected
*: 3 Democrats, 5 Republicans 
(D: Carney-DE, Cooper-NC, Justice-WV; R-Holcomb-IN, Greitens-MO, Sununu-NH, Burgum-ND, Scott-VT) 
Balance after Nov. 8, 2016:  33 Republicans, 16 Democrats and 1 Independent.
*This does not include Puerto Rico and American Samoa

 **In Oregon, Sec. of State Kate Brown took office following the resignation of Gov. John Kitzhaber effective Feb. 18, 2015; a special election is to be held in Nov. 2016.
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2016
Only 12 governorships were at stake, eight held by Democrats and four by Republican.  Republicans managed to build on their already strong position, taking over governor's offices in three states (MO, NH and VT), while losing in just one (NC).  Of five incumbents seeking re-election only Gov. Pat McCrory (R-NC) was ousted.

Note: As of Nov. 17, Gov. McCrory has not conceded.


Primary
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN 
DE
Sept. 13
Jack Markell  ...term limited
John Carney   transition
Colin Bonini
Andrew Groff (G)
Sean Goward (L)
MO
Aug. 2
Jay Nixon  ...term limited
Chris Koster
Eric Greitens
Don Fitz (G)
Cisse Spragins (L)
Lester Turilli (I)
MT
June 7
Steve Bullock
Greg Gianforte
Ted Dunlap (L)
NH
Sept. 13
Maggie Hassan  ...running for U.S. Senate
Colin Van Ostern
Chris Sununu
Max Abramson (L)
OR
May 17
Kate Brown [to finish Kitzhaber term]
Bud Pierce
Aaron Auer (C)
Cliff Thomason (IP)
WA
Aug. 2
Jay Inslee
Bill Bryant
--
WV
May 10
Earl Ray Tomblin ...term limited
Jim Justice
Bill Cole
Phil Hudok (C)
David Moran (L)
several independents
VT
Aug. 9
Peter Shumlin  ...announced June 8, 2015 will not seek re-election
Sue Minter
Phil Scott
Bill "Spaceman" Lee (LU)


Primary
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN 
IN
May 3
John Gregg/Christina Hale
Mike Pence   ...named Trump's running mate on July 15; members of the Indiana Republican Party's central committee selected the nominee on July 26  Eric Holcomb/Suzanne Crouch
transition
Rex Bell/Karl Tatgenhorst (L)
NC
Mar. 15
Roy Cooper
Pat McCrory
Lon Cecil (L)
ND
June 14
Marvin Nelson/Joan Heckaman
Doug Burgum/Brent Sanford   transition
Jack Dalrymple  ...announced Aug. 24, 2015 will not seek re-election
Marty Riske/JoshuaVoytek (L)
UT
June 28
Mike Weinholtz
Gary Herbert
Brian Kamerath (L)

Also
PR
June 5
Alejandro García Padilla  ...not seeking re-election
PPD-David Bernier
PNP-Ricardo Rosselló
PIP-María de Lourdes Santiago
PPT-Rafael Bernabe
Indep.-Manuel Cidre
Indep.-Alexandra Lúgaro


AS

Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga




2015 Governors


Primary
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLICAN

KY
May 20
Steve Beshear  ...term limited
Jack Conway-Sannie Overly

Matt Bevin-Jenean Hampton

Drew Curtis-Heather Curtis (I)
MS
June 3
Robert Gray
Phil Bryant
LA
Nov. 3
genNov. 21

John Bel Edwards
Bobby Jindal ...term limited
David Vitter




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