Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1866 · held
State gubernatorial races held in this midterm year. Each governor is elected separately; there is no combined national percentage.
State races and results map
Each race has its own denominator. Missing counts are blank. The interactive map uses modern state outlines as navigation references.
Connecticut — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Roswell Hawley | Republican | 43974 | 50.30% | Elected |
| James E. English | Democratic | 43433 | 49.69% | — |
| Others | Other | 10 | 0.01% | — |
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Delaware — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gove Saulsbury (inc.) | Democratic | 9810 | 53.29% | Elected |
| James Riddle | Republican | 8598 | 46.71% | — |
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Kansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel J. Crawford | Republican | 19370 | 70.38% | Elected |
| James L. McDowell | National Union | 8152 | 29.62% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Chamberlain | Republican | 69636 | 62.41% | Elected |
| Eben F. Pilsbury | Democratic | 41942 | 37.59% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Bullock | Republican | 91980 | 77.46% | Elected |
| Theodore Sweetser | Democratic | 26671 | 22.46% | — |
| Write-in | Write-in | 100 | 0.08% | — |
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Michigan — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry H. Crapo (inc.) | Republican | 96746 | 58.81% | Elected |
| Alpheus S. Williams | Democratic | 67708 | 41.16% | — |
| Imperfect | 29 | 0.02% | — | |
| Scattering | 12 | 0.01% | — |
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Nevada — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry G. Blasdel | Republican | 5125 | 55.53% | Elected |
| John D. Winters | Democratic | 4105 | 44.47% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Smyth | Republican | 35137 | 53.53% | Elected |
| John G. Sinclair | Democratic | 30481 | 46.44% | — |
| Scattering | 18 | 0.03% | — |
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New York — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben Fenton | Republican | 366315 | 50.96% | Elected |
| John T. Hoffman | Conservative Union | 352526 | 49.04% | — |
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North Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Worth | Nonpartisan | 34250 | 76.10% | Elected |
| Alfred Dockery | Nonpartisan | 10759 | 23.90% | — |
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Oregon — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Lemuel Woods | Republican | 10316 | 50.68% | Elected |
| James K. Kelly | Democratic | 10039 | 49.32% | — |
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Pennsylvania — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John W. Geary | Republican | 307274 | 51.44% | Elected |
| Hiester Clymer | Democratic | 290096 | 48.56% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose Burnside | Republican | 8197 | 73.36% | Elected |
| Lyman Pierce | Democratic | 2816 | 25.20% | — |
| Scattering | 160 | 1.44% | — |
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Texas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James W. Throckmorton | Democratic | 48631 | 80.10% | Elected |
| Elisha M. Pease | Republican | 12051 | 19.90% | — |
| Write-in | Write-in | 6 | 0.00% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dillingham | Republican | 34117 | 75.10% | Elected |
| Charles N. Davenport | Democratic | 11292 | 24.90% | — |
| Scattering | N/A | 3 | — | — |
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West Virginia — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur I. Boreman | Republican | 23802 | 58.11% | Elected |
| Benjamin H. Smith | Democratic | 17158 | 41.89% | — |
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Results: final · partial coverage · Separate state governor races
This entry covers governor elections held in the midterm year, including available special contests, not off-year elections or every sitting governor. Candidate-specific ideology is used where sourced; election-era party ideology is the fallback. Historical indirect selections and unavailable counts are identified separately. Source summaries may omit minor candidates; blank values do not mean zero votes.
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