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1942 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1942

No Majority

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

28

19

1

After

25

22

1

Net change:D −3·R +3·I ±0·33 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic25

Republican22

Independent1

Threshold:26 seats

D 25 – R 22 – I 1

No party holds majority

33 contests|D won 14|R won 18|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	SparksDEM	89.0%	69,048	McEniryREP	10.5%	8,171	D+78.4	↑ D+3.5
▶	Arizona	OsbornDEM	51.9%	45,431	OtherOTH	28.2%	24,671	D+31.9	↓ R+9.3
▶	Arkansas	AdkinsDEM	100.0%	98,871	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+9.2
▶	California	WarrenREP	57.1%	1,275,237	OlsonDEM	41.8%	932,995	R+15.3	↓ R+23.6
▶	Colorado	VivianREP	56.2%	193,501	BedfordDEM	43.4%	149,402	R+12.8	↓ R+0.7
▶	Connecticut	BaldwinREP	48.9%	281,362	HurleyDEM	44.4%	255,166	R+4.6	↓ R+4.6
▶	Georgia	ArnallDEM	96.3%	62,220	OtherOTH	3.7%	2,388	D+96.3	↑ D+1.0
▶	Idaho	BottolfsenREP	50.1%	72,260	ClarkDEM	49.9%	71,826	R+0.3	↑ D+15.1
▶	Iowa	HickenlooperREP	62.8%	438,547	KraschelDEM	37.0%	258,310	R+25.8	↓ R+18.8
▶	Kansas	SchoeppelREP	56.7%	287,895	BurkeDEM	41.8%	212,071	R+14.9	↓ R+8.0
▶	Maine	SewallREP	66.8%	118,047	LaneDEM	33.2%	58,558	R+33.7	↓ R+27.8
▶	Maryland	O'ConorDEM	52.2%	274,213	McKeldinREP	47.8%	251,271	D+4.4	↓ R+7.4
▶	Massachusetts	SaltonstallREP	54.1%	758,402	PutnamDEM	45.0%	630,265	R+9.1	↓ R+0.8
▶	Michigan	KellyREP	52.6%	645,335	WagonerDEM	46.7%	573,314	R+5.9	↓ R+0.1
▶	Minnesota	StassenREP	51.6%	409,800	OtherOTH	38.9%	309,277	R+42.1	↑ D+12.0
▶	Nebraska	GriswoldREP	74.8%	283,271	BryanDEM	25.2%	95,231	R+49.7	↓ R+53.1
▶	Nevada	CarvilleDEM	60.3%	24,505	TallmanREP	39.8%	16,164	D+20.5	↓ R+3.2
▶	New Hampshire	BloodREP	52.2%	83,766	NealDEM	47.8%	76,782	R+4.3	↑ D+9.9
▶	New Mexico	DempseyDEM	36.8%	39,952	OtherOTH	35.5%	38,554	D+9.0	↑ D+4.4
▶	New York	DeweyREP	52.1%	2,148,546	BennettDEM	36.4%	1,501,039	R+15.7	↓ R+8.7
▶	North Dakota	MosesDEM	57.6%	101,390	HagenREP	42.4%	74,577	D+15.2	↑ D+10.3
▶	Ohio	BrickerREP	43.1%	774,581	McSweeneyDEM	30.7%	550,852	R+12.4	↓ R+7.5
▶	Oklahoma	KerrDEM	51.9%	196,565	OtjenREP	47.6%	180,454	D+4.3	↓ R+36.5
▶	Oregon	SnellREP	77.9%	220,188	WallaceDEM	22.1%	62,561	R+55.8	↓ R+40.9
▶	Pennsylvania	MartinREP	53.7%	1,367,531	RossDEM	45.1%	1,149,897	R+8.5	↓ R+0.9
▶	Rhode Island	McGrathDEM	58.5%	139,407	McManusREP	41.5%	98,741	D+17.1	↑ D+29.1
▶	South Carolina	JohnstonDEM	100.0%	23,859	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	SharpeREP	61.5%	109,786	BicknellDEM	38.5%	68,706	R+23.0	↓ R+15.2
▶	Tennessee	CooperDEM	70.2%	120,148	FrazierREP	29.9%	51,120	D+40.3	↓ R+3.1
▶	Texas	StevensonDEM	100.0%	280,735	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+0.1
▶	Vermont	WillsREP	77.9%	44,804	PollardDEM	22.1%	12,708	R+55.8	↓ R+22.3
▶	Wisconsin	OtherOTH	51.3%	410,531	HeilREP	36.5%	291,945	R+24.2	↑ D+23.2
▶	Wyoming	HuntDEM	51.3%	39,599	SmithREP	48.7%	37,568	D+2.6	↑ D+22.2

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