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Governor
1980 Governor
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13 contests
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13 contests
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D won 6
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R won 7
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State ▲
Winner
W%
Votes
Runner-up
R-up%
Votes
Margin
Swing
▶
Arkansas
White
REP
51.9%
435,684
Clinton
DEM
48.1%
403,241
R+3.9
↓ R+70.4
▶
Delaware
Pont
REP
70.6%
159,004
Gordy
DEM
28.5%
64,217
R+42.1
↓ R+27.7
▶
Indiana
Orr
REP
57.7%
1,257,383
Hillenbrand
DEM
41.9%
913,116
R+15.8
↓ R+1.6
▶
Missouri
Bond
REP
52.6%
1,098,950
Teasdale
DEM
47.0%
981,884
R+5.6
↓ R+6.3
▶
Montana
Schwinden
DEM
55.4%
199,574
Ramirez
REP
44.6%
160,896
D+10.7
↓ R+14.4
▶
New Hampshire
Gallen
DEM
59.0%
226,436
Thomson
REP
40.7%
156,178
D+18.3
↑ D+33.6
▶
North Carolina
Hunt
DEM
61.9%
1,143,145
Lake
REP
37.4%
691,449
D+24.4
↓ R+6.6
▶
North Dakota
Olson
REP
53.6%
162,230
Link
DEM
46.4%
140,391
R+7.2
↓ R+12.3
▶
Rhode Island
Garrahy
DEM
73.7%
299,174
Cianci
REP
26.3%
106,729
D+47.4
↑ D+37.3
▶
Utah
Matheson
DEM
55.2%
330,974
Wright
REP
44.4%
266,578
D+10.7
↑ D+4.7
▶
Vermont
Snelling
REP
58.6%
123,229
Diamond
DEM
36.8%
77,363
R+21.8
↓ R+8.9
▶
Washington
Spellman
REP
56.7%
981,083
McDermott
DEM
43.3%
749,813
R+13.4
↓ R+22.1
▶
West Virginia
Rockefeller
DEM
54.1%
401,863
Moore
REP
45.4%
337,240
D+8.7
↓ R+23.6
← 1980 overview
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