United States gubernatorial elections, 2018 (Owen's version)

United States gubernatorial elections will be held on November 6, 2018 in 36 states and three territories. In addition, special elections may take place if other gubernatorial seats are vacated. These elections form part of the2018 United States elections. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all but three of the states took place in 2014. Governors in New Hampshire and Vermont serve two year terms, meaning that their most recent gubernatorial elections took place in 2016. Oregon, meanwhile, held a special election in 2016 to fill the unexpired term of John Kitzhaber following his resignation in February 2015; that election was won by the Democratic incumbent Kate Brown, who will serve the final 2 years of the term.
Many of the states holding gubernatorial elections have term limits which make some multi-term governors ineligible for re-election. Two Democratic governors are term-limited, while six incumbent Democratic governors are eligible for reelection. Among Republican governors, thirteen are term-limited, while eleven can seek re-election. One independent governor, Bill Walker of Alaska, is eligible for re-election.
== Results ==
State/territory	Incumbent 	Results 	Candidates
Alabama 	Kay Ivey (R) 	Incumbent retired, Republican hold	
* Jo Bonner (R)
** 61.0% ✓
* Craig Ford (D)
** 37.9%
* Other
** 1.1%
Alaska 	Bill Walker (I) 	Incumbent lost re-election,
Democratic gain	
* Mark Begich (D)
** 47.8% ✓
* Bill Walker (I)
** 34.2%
* Joe Miller (R)
** 17.0%
* Other
** 1.0%
Arizona 	Doug Ducey (R) 	Incumbent re-elected 	
* Doug Ducey (R)
** 49.2% ✓
* Greg Stanton (D)
** 47.8%
* Other
** 3.0%
Arkansas 	Asa Hutchinson (R) 	Incumbent re-elected 	
* Asa Hutchinson (R)
** 55.7% ✓
* Keith Ingram (D)
** 42.3%
* Other
** 2.0%
California 	(Jerry Brown) (D) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Democratic hold	
* Gavin Newsom (D)
** 60.2% ✓
* John Moorlach (R)
** 39.8%
Colorado 	(John Hickenlooper) (D)	Incumbent term-
limited, Democratic hold	
* Joe Garcia (D)
** 50.8% ✓
* Victor Mitchell (R)
** 44.5%
* Other
** 4.7%
Connecticut 	(Dan Malloy) (D) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Democratic hold	
* Ed Kennedy, Jr. (D)
** 58.1% ✓
* Mark D. Boughton (R)
** 40.6%
* Other
** 1.3%
Florida 	(Rick Scott) (R) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Democratic gain	
* Gwen Graham (D)
** 50.8% ✓
* Adam Putnam (R)
** 47.8%
* Other
** 1.4%
Georgia 	(Nathan Deal) (R) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Democratic gain	
* Sally Yates (D)
** 48.7% ✓
* Casey Cagle (R)
** 48.4%
* Other
** 2.9%
Hawaii 	David Ige (D) 	Incumbent re-elected 	
* David Ige (D)
** 71.3% ✓
* Elwin Ahu (R)
** 28.5%
* Other
** 0.2%
Idaho 	(Butch Otter) (R) 	Incumbent retired,
Republican hold	
* Brad Little (R)
** 56.2% ✓
* A.J. Balukoff (D)
** 39.1%
* Other
** 4.7%
Illinois 	Bruce Rauner (R) 	Incumbent lost re-election,
Democratic gain	
* Chris Kennedy (D)
** 51.9% ✓
* Bruce Rauner (R)
** 44.2%
* Other
** 3.9%
Iowa 	(Terry Branstad) (R) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Republican hold	
* Kim Reynolds (R)
** 51.3% ✓
* Nate Boulton (D)
** 45.1%
* Other
** 3.6%
Kansas 	(Sam Brownback) (R) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Republican hold	
* Jeff Colyer (R)
** 50.0% ✓
* James Thompson(D)
** 45.3%
* Other
** 4.7%
Maine 	(Paul LePage) (R) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Democratic gain	
* Chellie Pingree (D)
** 49.7% ✓
* Rick Bennett (R)
** 41.4%
* Terry Hayes (I)
** 6.2%
* Other
** 2.7%
Maryland 	Larry Hogan (R) 	Incumbent re-elected 	
* Larry Hogan (R)
** 50.2% ✓
* Brian Frosh (D)
** 48.0%
* Other
** 1.8%
Massachusetts 	Charlie Baker (R) 	Incumbent re-elected 	
* Charlie Baker (R)
** 53.7% ✓
* Setti Warren (D)
** 41.5%
* Other
** 4.8%
Michigan 	(Rick Snyder) (R) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Democratic gain	
* Gretchen Whitmer (D)
** 49.9% ✓
* Bill Schuette (R)
** 46.6%
* Other
** 3.5%
Minnesota 	(Mark Dayton) (D) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Democratic hold	
* Tim Walz (D)
** 51.4% ✓
* Kurt Daudt (R)
** 45.2%
* Other
** 3.4%
Nebraska 	Pete Ricketts (R) 	Incumbent re-elected 	
* Pete Ricketts (R)
** 54.1% ✓
* Chris Beutler (D)
** 40.2%
* Other
** 5.7%
Nevada 	(Brian Sandoval) (R) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Democratic gain	
* Ross Miller (D)
** 49.5% ✓
* Adam Laxalt (R)
** 45.1%
* Other
** 5.4%
New Hampshire 	Chris Sununu (R) 	Incumbent re-elected 	
* Chris Sununu (R)
** 50.7% ✓
* Joseph Foster (D)
** 47.0%
* Other
** 3.7%
New Mexico 	(Susana Martinez) (R) 	Incumbent term-
limited, Democratic gain	
* Michelle Lujan-Grisham (D)
** 51.8% ✓
* Steve Pearce (R)
** 42.9%
* Other
** 5.3%
New York 	Andrew Cuomo (D) 	 	
* Andrew Cuomo (D)
* Rob Astorino (R)
* Other
Ohio 	(John Kasich) (R) 	 	
* Mary Taylor (R)
* Betty Sutton (D)
* Other
Oklahoma 	(Mary Fallin) (R) 	 	
* Tom Lamb (R)
* Constance Johnson (D)
* Other
Oregon 	Kate Brown (D) 	 	
* Kate Brown (D)
* Bud Pierce (R)
* Other
Pennsylvania 	Tom Wolf (D) 	 	
* Tom Wolf (D)
* Scott Wagner (R)
* Other
Rhode Island 	Gina Raimondo (D) 	 	
* Gina Raimondo (D)
* Patricia Morgan (R)
* Other
South Carolina 	Henry McMaster (R) 	 	
* Henry McMaster (R)
* Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D)
* Other
South Dakota 	(Dennis Daugaard) (R) 	 	
* Kristi Noem (R)
* Billie Sutton (D)
* Other
Tennessee 	(Bill Haslam) (R) 	 	
* Marsha Blackburn (R)
* Karl Dean (D)
* Other
Texas 	Greg Abbott (R) 	 	
* Greg Abbott (R)
* Julian Castro (D)
* Other
Vermont 	Phil Scott (R) 	 	
* Phil Scott (R)
* Sue Minter (D)
* Other
Wisconsin 	Scott Walker (R) 	 	
* Scott Walker (R)
* Kathleen Vinehout (D)
* Other
Wyoming 	(Matt Mead) (R) 	 	
* Ed Murray (R)
* Ryan Rothfuss (D)
* Other
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