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1960 United States gubernatorial elections

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United States gubernatorial elections were held on 8 November 1960, in 27 states. The elections were concurrent with the House elections, the Senate elections and the presidential election.

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1960 United States gubernatorial elections
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27 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 33 17[a][b]
Seats after 34 16
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Seats up 14 13
Seats won 15 12
1960 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1960 Illinois gubernatorial election1960 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1960 Iowa gubernatorial election1960 Arkansas gubernatorial election1960 Kansas gubernatorial election1960 Texas gubernatorial election1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election1960 Arizona gubernatorial election1960 Florida gubernatorial election1960 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1960 Michigan gubernatorial election1960 Nebraska gubernatorial election1960 South Dakota gubernatorial election1960 Minnesota gubernatorial election1960 Maine gubernatorial election1960 Delaware gubernatorial election1960 Indiana gubernatorial election1960 Missouri gubernatorial election1960 Montana gubernatorial election1960 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1960 North Carolina gubernatorial election1960 North Dakota gubernatorial election1960 Utah gubernatorial election1960 Vermont gubernatorial election1960 Washington gubernatorial election1960 West Virginia gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
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In Minnesota, this was the last election on a 2-year cycle, before switching to a 4-year term for governors.

Race summary

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State Governor Party First
elected		 Status Candidates
Arizona Paul Fannin Republican 1958 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Paul Fannin (Republican) 59.3%
  • ▌ Lee Ackerman (Democratic) 40.7%[1]
Arkansas Orval Faubus Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Orval Faubus (Democratic) 69.2%
  • ▌ Henry M. Britt (Republican) 30.8%[2]
Delaware J. Caleb Boggs Republican 1952 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic gain.
Florida LeRoy Collins Democratic 1954
(special)		 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
Illinois William Stratton Republican 1952 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Indiana Harold W. Handley Republican 1956 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic gain.
Iowa Herschel C. Loveless Democratic 1956 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Kansas George Docking Democratic 1956 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Maine
(special)		 John H. Reed Republican 1959[c] Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts Foster Furcolo Democratic 1954 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Michigan G. Mennen Williams Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Swainson (Democratic) 50.5%
  • ▌Paul Douglas Bagwell (Republican) 49.2%
  • ▌Robert Himmel Jr. (Socialist Workers) 0.10%
  • ▌Delmar D. Gibbons (Prohibition) 0.07%
  • ▌ F.J. Toohey (Tax Cut) 0.06%
  • ▌Theos A. Grove (Socialist Labor) 0.05%
  • ▌R. Roy Pursell (Ind. American) 0.04%[11]
Minnesota Orville Freeman Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Missouri James T. Blair Jr. Democratic 1956 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
Montana J. Hugo Aronson Republican 1952 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Nebraska Dwight Burney Republican 1960[d] Incumbent returned to lieutenant governorship.
Democratic gain.
New Hampshire Wesley Powell Republican 1958 Incumbent re-elected.
New Mexico John Burroughs Democratic 1958 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
North Carolina Luther H. Hodges Democratic 1954[e] Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
North Dakota John E. Davis Republican 1956 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Rhode Island Christopher Del Sesto Republican 1958 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
South Dakota Ralph Herseth Democratic 1958 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Texas Price Daniel Democratic 1956 Incumbent re-elected.
Utah George Dewey Clyde Republican 1956 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont Robert Stafford Republican 1958 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Washington Albert Rosellini Democratic 1956 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia Cecil H. Underwood Republican 1956 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic gain.
Wisconsin Gaylord Nelson Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected.
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Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

  1. New Mexico, 0.65%
  2. Indiana, 1.09%
  3. Michigan, 1.28%
  4. South Dakota, 1.46%
  5. Washington, 1.47%
  6. Minnesota, 1.48%
  7. Wisconsin, 3.11%
  8. Delaware, 3.46%
  9. Nebraska, 4.01%
  10. Indiana, 4.28%
  11. North Dakota, 4.96%

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Utah, 5.32%
  2. Maine, 5.34%
  3. Massachusetts, 5.72%
  4. West Virginia, 7.98%
  5. North Carolina, 8.98%

Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats.


See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    John H. Reed (R) succeeded Maine Governor Clinton Clauson (D) upon his death in December 1959.
  2. [b]
    Dwight Burney (R) succeeded Nebraska Governor Ralph G. Brooks (D) upon his death in September 1960.
  3. [c]
    Reed became governor in 1959 when predecessor (Clinton Clauson) died.
  4. [d]
    Burney became acting governor on September 9, 1960, after predecessor (Ralph G. Brooks) died.
  5. [e]
    Hodges became governor in 1954 when predecessor (William B. Umstead) died.

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