Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1868 · held
State gubernatorial races held in this election 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James E. English | Democratic | 50541 | 50.88% | Elected |
| Marshall Jewell | Republican | 48777 | 49.11% | — |
| Others | Other | 7 | 0.01% | — |
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Florida — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Reed | Republican | 14421 | 59.10% | Elected |
| George W. Scott | Democratic | 7731 | 31.68% | — |
| Samuel Walker | Radical Republican | 2251 | 9.22% | — |
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Illinois — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Palmer | Republican | 249912 | 55.57% | Elected |
| John R. Eden | Democratic | 199813 | 44.43% | — |
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Indiana — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Baker | Republican | 171523 | 50.14% | Elected |
| Thomas A. Hendricks | Democratic | 170602 | 49.87% | — |
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Kansas — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Harvey | Republican | 29795 | 68.22% | Elected |
| George Washington Glick | Democratic | 13881 | 31.78% | — |
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Louisiana — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry C. Warmoth | Republican | 64941 | 63.06% | Elected |
| James G. Taliaferro | Radical Republican | 38046 | 36.94% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Chamberlain | Republican | 75523 | 57.33% | Elected |
| Eben F. Pillsbury | Democratic | 56207 | 42.67% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Claflin | Republican | 132121 | 67.59% | Elected |
| John Quincy Adams II | Democratic | 63266 | 32.37% | — |
| Write-in | Write-in | 84 | 0.04% | — |
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Michigan — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry P. Baldwin | Republican | 128051 | 56.65% | Elected |
| John Moore | Democratic | 97290 | 43.04% | — |
| William H. Stewart | Labor Union | 690 | 0.31% | — |
| Scattering | 12 | 0.01% | — | |
| Imperfect | 3 | 0.00% | — |
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Mississippi — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin G. Humphreys | Conservative | 63321 | 53.42% | Elected |
| Beroth B. Eggleston | Republican | 55250 | 46.61% | — |
| Scattering | Others | 5 | 0.00% | — |
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Missouri — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph W. McClurg | Republican | 82090 | 56.67% | Elected |
| John S. Phelps | Democratic | 62778 | 43.33% | — |
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Nebraska — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Butler | Republican | 8567 | 57.43% | Elected |
| James R. Porter | Democratic | 6349 | 42.56% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Harriman | Republican | 39785 | 51.62% | Elected |
| John G. Sinclair | Democratic | 37262 | 48.34% | — |
| Scattering | 30 | 0.04% | — |
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New Jersey — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Fitz Randolph | Democratic | 83955 | 51.42% | Elected |
| John Insley Blair | Republican | 79333 | 48.58% | — |
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New York — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John T. Hoffman | Democratic | 439301 | 51.64% | Elected |
| John Augustus Griswold | Republican | 411355 | 48.36% | — |
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North Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Woods Holden | Republican | 92235 | 55.49% | Elected |
| Thomas Samuel Ashe | Conservative | 73600 | 44.28% | — |
| Daniel R. Goodloe | Independent | 310 | 0.19% | — |
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West Virginia — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William E. Stevenson | Republican | 26935 | 54.64% | Elected |
| Johnson N. Camden | Democratic | 22358 | 45.36% | — |
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Results: final · partial coverage · Separate state governor races
This entry covers governor elections held in the election 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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