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1986 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1986

No Majority

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

33

16

After

25

24

Net change:D −8·R +8·35 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic25

Republican24

Threshold:26 seats

D 25 – R 24

No party holds majority

35 contests|D won 18|R won 17

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	HuntREP	56.5%	696,203	BaxleyDEM	43.5%	537,163	R+12.9	↓ R+31.5
▶	Arizona	MechamREP	39.7%	343,913	WarnerDEM	34.5%	298,986	R+5.2	↓ R+35.2
▶	Arkansas	ClintonDEM	63.9%	439,882	WhiteREP	36.1%	248,427	D+27.8	↑ D+18.4
▶	California	DeukmejianREP	60.5%	4,506,601	BradleyDEM	37.4%	2,781,714	R+23.2	↓ R+22.0
▶	Colorado	RomerDEM	58.2%	616,325	StricklandREP	41.0%	434,420	D+17.2	↓ R+16.8
▶	Connecticut	O'NeillDEM	57.9%	575,638	BelagaREP	41.1%	408,489	D+16.8	↑ D+9.4
▶	Florida	MartinezREP	54.6%	1,847,525	PajcicDEM	45.4%	1,538,620	R+9.1	↓ R+38.5
▶	Georgia	HarrisDEM	70.5%	828,465	DavisREP	29.5%	346,512	D+41.0	↑ D+15.4
▶	Hawaii	WaiheeDEM	52.0%	173,655	AndersonREP	48.0%	160,460	D+4.0	↓ R+15.1
▶	Idaho	AndrusDEM	49.9%	193,429	LeroyREP	49.0%	189,794	D+0.9	↓ R+0.3
▶	Illinois	ThompsonREP	52.7%	1,655,849	OtherOTH	40.7%	1,279,299	R+46.0	↓ R+45.9
▶	Iowa	BranstadREP	51.9%	472,712	JunkinsDEM	48.0%	436,987	R+3.9	↑ D+2.3
▶	Kansas	HaydenREP	51.9%	436,267	DockingDEM	48.1%	404,338	R+3.8	↓ R+12.5
▶	Maine	McKernanREP	39.9%	170,312	TierneyDEM	30.2%	128,744	R+9.7	↓ R+33.2
▶	Maryland	SchaeferDEM	82.4%	907,291	MooneyREP	17.6%	194,185	D+64.7	↑ D+40.8
▶	Massachusetts	DukakisDEM	68.8%	1,157,786	KariotisREP	31.2%	525,364	D+37.5	↑ D+14.7
▶	Michigan	BlanchardDEM	68.1%	1,632,138	LucasREP	31.4%	753,647	D+36.7	↑ D+30.4
▶	Minnesota	PerpichDEM	55.8%	790,138	LudemanREP	42.9%	606,755	D+12.9	↓ R+5.7
▶	Nebraska	OrrREP	52.9%	298,325	BoosalisDEM	47.0%	265,156	R+5.9	↓ R+7.2
▶	Nevada	BryanDEM	71.9%	187,268	CafferataREP	25.0%	65,081	D+46.9	↑ D+35.2
▶	New Hampshire	SununuREP	53.7%	134,824	McEachernDEM	46.3%	116,142	R+7.4	↓ R+2.8
▶	New Mexico	CarruthersREP	53.0%	209,455	PowellDEM	47.0%	185,378	R+6.1	↓ R+12.0
▶	New York	CuomoDEM	64.6%	2,775,229	O'RourkeREP	31.8%	1,363,810	D+32.9	↑ D+29.4
▶	Ohio	CelesteDEM	60.6%	1,858,372	RhodesREP	39.4%	1,207,264	D+21.2	↑ D+1.0
▶	Oklahoma	BellmonREP	47.5%	431,762	WaltersDEM	44.5%	405,295	R+2.9	↓ R+27.4
▶	Oregon	GoldschmidtDEM	51.9%	549,456	PaulusREP	47.9%	506,986	D+4.0	↑ D+29.5
▶	Pennsylvania	CaseyDEM	50.7%	1,717,484	ScrantonREP	48.4%	1,638,268	D+2.3	↑ D+5.1
▶	Rhode Island	DipreteREP	64.7%	208,822	SundlunDEM	32.4%	104,508	R+32.3	↓ R+82.0
▶	South Carolina	CampbellREP	51.0%	384,565	DanielDEM	47.9%	361,325	R+3.1	↓ R+42.7
▶	South Dakota	MickelsonREP	51.8%	152,543	HersethDEM	48.2%	141,898	R+3.6	↑ D+38.1
▶	Tennessee	McWherterDEM	54.3%	656,602	DunnREP	45.7%	553,449	D+8.5	↑ D+27.6
▶	Texas	ClementsREP	52.7%	1,813,779	WhiteDEM	46.0%	1,584,515	R+6.7	↓ R+13.9
▶	Vermont	KuninDEM	47.0%	92,379	SmithREP	38.2%	75,162	D+8.8	↑ D+19.8
▶	Wisconsin	ThompsonREP	52.7%	805,090	EarlDEM	46.2%	705,578	R+6.5	↓ R+21.3
▶	Wyoming	SullivanDEM	54.0%	88,879	SimpsonREP	46.0%	75,841	D+7.9	↓ R+18.4

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