Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1996 · 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.
Delaware — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet C. Rzewnicki | Republican | 82654 | 30.50% | — |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | 188300 | 69.50% | Elected |
Sources & further reading
Indiana — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve W. Dillon | Libertarian | 35805 | 1.70% | — |
| Steve Goldsmith | Republican | 986982 | 46.78% | — |
| Frank L. O'Bannon | Democratic | 1087128 | 51.52% | Elected |
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Missouri — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Peacock | W | 7 | 0.00% | — |
| V. Marvalene Pankey | W | 10 | 0.00% | — |
| J. Mark Oglesby | Libertarian | 51432 | 2.40% | — |
| Margaret B. Kelly | Republican | 866268 | 40.43% | — |
| Mel Carnahan | Democratic | 1224801 | 57.17% | Elected |
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Montana — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Jacobson | Democratic | 84407 | 20.83% | — |
| Marc F. Racicot | Republican | 320768 | 79.17% | Elected |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 284175 | 57.17% | Elected |
| Ovide Lamontagne | Republican | 196321 | 39.50% | — |
| Scattering | 254 | 0.05% | — | |
| Fred Bramante | Independent | 10316 | 2.08% | — |
| Robert Kingsbury | Libertarian | 5974 | 1.20% | — |
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North Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deborah Reid | W | 143 | 0.01% | — |
| Julia S. Van Witt | NLP | 14792 | 0.58% | — |
| Scott D. Yost | Libertarian | 17559 | 0.68% | — |
| Robert C. Hayes | Republican | 1097053 | 42.75% | — |
| James B. Hunt | Democratic | 1436638 | 55.98% | Elected |
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North Dakota — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Thomas Schafer | Republican | 174937 | 66.19% | Elected |
| Lee A. Kaldor | Democratic | 89349 | 33.81% | — |
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Utah — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Leavitt | Republican | 503693 | 74.97% | Elected |
| Jim Bradley | Democratic | 156616 | 23.31% | — |
| Ken Larsen | IAP | 4741 | 0.71% | — |
| Dub Richards | Independent | 3845 | 0.57% | — |
| Robert C. Lesh | NLP | 2969 | 0.44% | — |
| Linda Metzger-Agin | W | 15 | 0.00% | — |
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write-in | 661 | 0.26% | — | |
| Neil Randall | Libertarian | 2916 | 1.15% | — |
| August St. John | Independent | 3201 | 1.26% | — |
| Bill Brunelle | NLP | 3342 | 1.31% | — |
| Dennis I. Lane | GRT | 3667 | 1.44% | — |
| Mary Alice Hebert | LBU | 4156 | 1.63% | — |
| John L. Gropper | Republican | 57161 | 22.45% | — |
| Howard Dean | Democratic | 179544 | 70.51% | Elected |
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Washington — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Craswell | Republican | 940538 | 42.04% | — |
| Gary Locke | Democratic | 1296492 | 57.96% | Elected |
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West Virginia — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Jean Pritt | Democratic | 287870 | 45.80% | — |
| Cecil Underwood | Republican | 324518 | 51.63% | Elected |
| Wallace D. Johnson | Libertarian | 16171 | 2.57% | — |
Sources & further reading
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.