2022 Governor Elections
Democrats Sweep Governor Races
33 governorships contested. 5 states changed hands.
24D
Majority26R
24
Democratic Governors
26
Republican Governors
33
Races Contested
Even
Closest: New Mexico
Republican Majority5 Flipped
Democrats gained 1 governorship in 2022, with 34 governorships contested. The national total moved from 23D-27R to 24D-26R. AZ, MA, MD flipped to Democrats; NM, MN flipped to Republicans.
Before:23D-27R
After:24D-26R
5 flipped
5 Seats Flipped
Flipped to Democratic (3)
Flipped to Republican (2)
All Races
NM
Even
D vs R
AZ
D+0.5
Hobbs vs Lake
KS
D+2.2
Kelly vs Schmidt
OR
D+3.4
Kotek vs Drazan
WI
D+3.4
Evers vs Michels
NY
D+6.4
Hochul vs Zeldin
GA
R+7.5
Abrams vs Kemp
MI
D+10.8
Whitmer vs Dixon
TX
R+10.9
O'Rourke vs Abbott
CT
D+11.4
Lamont vs Stefanowski
IL
D+12.4
Pritzker vs Bailey
ME
D+13.1
Mills vs LePage
OK
R+13.7
Hofmeister vs Stitt
PA
D+14.8
Shapiro vs Mastriano
NH
R+15.5
Sherman vs Sununu
SC
R+17.4
Cunningham vs McMaster
CA
D+18.4
Newsom vs Dahle
IA
R+18.5
Dejear vs Reynolds
RI
D+19.1
McKee vs Kalus
FL
R+19.3
Crist vs DeSantis
CO
D+19.4
Polis vs Ganahl
NE
R+23.4
Blood vs Pillen
OH
R+25.0
Whaley vs DeWine
HI
D+26.3
Green vs Aiona
SD
R+27.6
Smith vs Noem
AR
R+27.8
Jones vs Sanders
MA
D+28.9
Healey vs Diehl
MD
D+32.4
Moore vs Cox
AL
R+37.5
Flowers vs Ivey
ID
R+40.2
Heidt vs Little
MN
R+44.6
D vs Jensen
VT
R+69.3
Holcombe vs Scott
WY
R+72.5
D vs Gordon