2018 United States gubernatorial elections

The 2018 United States gubernatorial elections were a series of elections occurring in 36 states, as well as 3 territories. The Democrats made substantial gains, the and Independents made a net loss of one (the only Independent governor, who came from Alaska, lost his reelection bid to a Republican).

Elections occurred in the following states:
 California
 Oregon
 Nevada
 Idaho
 Arizona
 New Mexico
 Wyoming
 Texas
 Colorado
 Kansas 
 South Dakota
 Oklahoma
 Nebraska
 Iowa
 Illinois
 Minnesota
 Wisconsin
 Michigan
 Ohio
 Pennsylvania
 Arkansas
 Tennessee
 Alabama
 South Carolina
 Maryland
 Georgia
 Florida
 Connecticut
 Rhode Island
 New York
 New Hampshire
 Massachusetts
 Vermont
 Maine
 Alaska
 Hawaii

In the following states, Democrats had held the seat, but in this election lost to Republicans:

None

In the following states, Democrats had held the seat, but in this election lost to Independents:

None

In the following states, Republicans had held the seat, but in this election lost to Democrats:

 Wisconsin
 Michigan
 Illinois
 Nevada
 New Mexico
 Kansas
 Maine

In the following states, Republicans had held the seat, but in this election lost to Independents:

None

In the following states, Independents had held the seat, but in this election lost to Republicans:

 Alaska

In the following states, Independents had held the seat, but in this election lost to Democrats:

None

In the following states, Republicans had held the seat, and continued to hold it following this election:

 Texas
 Arizona
 Idaho
 Wyoming
 South Dakota
 Nebraska
 Oklahoma
 Arkansas
 Iowa
 Maryland
 Tennessee
 Alabama
 South Carolina
 Georgia
 Massachusetts
 Vermont
 New Hampshire
 Ohio

In the following states, Independents had held the seats, and continued to hold them following this election:

None

In the following states, Democrats had held the seats, and continued to hold them following this election:

 California
 Oregon
 Minnesota
 Pennsylvania
 Connecticut
 New York
 Rhode Island

Category:2018 elections in the United States
Category:Gubernatorial elections in the United States