2018 Gubernatorial Election Live Results

36 Governor Seats to be contested

Starting Projection: FiveThirtyEight Governor Forecast Change >>

Live Results shows all races that have been called.
Forecast takes the Live Results and adds in the Starting Projection for those elections yet to be decided. This will let you track how the Battle for Control is playing out. At the end, the Live Results and Forecast will be the same.

For live vote totals, click/tap a state or use the LIVE link in the table below the map.

Updated: Dec 22, 2024 7:17am

Democrats
Republicans
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RI
CT
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State Governors
Current 16 33 1
No Election 7 7 0
Decided 0 0 0
Total (Live) 7 7 0
Remaining 36
Safe
5
11
Likely
9
3
Leaning
0
3
Toss-up
5
Forecast 21 24 0
State Incumbent / Major Candidates  Party Forecast Actual LIVE
AK Bill Walker
AL Kay Ivey
AR Asa Hutchinson
AZ Doug Ducey
CA Jerry Brown
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
CO John Hickenlooper
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
CT Dannel Malloy
Incumbent not running for re-election in 2018.
FL Rick Scott
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
GA Nathan Deal
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
HI David Ige
IA Kim Reynolds
ID Butch Otter
Incumbent not running for re-election in 2018.
IL Bruce Rauner
KS Jeff Colyer
Incumbent defeated in primary for 2018 election.
MA Charlie Baker
MD Larry Hogan
ME Paul LePage
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
MI Rick Snyder
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
MN Mark Dayton
Incumbent not running for re-election in 2018.
NE Pete Ricketts
NH Chris Sununu
NM Susana Martinez
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
NV Brian Sandoval
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
NY Andrew Cuomo
OH John Kasich
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
OK Mary Fallin
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
OR Kate Brown
PA Tom Wolf
RI Gina Raimondo
SC Henry McMaster
SD Dennis Daugaard
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
TN Bill Haslam
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.
TX Greg Abbott
VT Phil Scott
WI Scott Walker
WY Matt Mead
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2018 due to term limits.