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Akashic 2025 governor elections — the most recent cycle
2025 governor margin by state A map of the United States with each state filled by its 2025 result — deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), and gold where an independent or third-party candidate carried the state. Alabama · — Alaska · — Arizona · — Colorado · — Florida · — Georgia · — Indiana · — Kansas · — Maine · — Massachusetts · — Minnesota · — New Jersey · D+14.4 North Carolina · — North Dakota · — Oklahoma · — Pennsylvania · — South Dakota · — Texas · — Wyoming · — Connecticut · — Missouri · — West Virginia · — Illinois · — New Mexico · — Arkansas · — California · — Delaware · — District of Columbia · — Hawaii · — Iowa · — Kentucky · — Maryland · — Michigan · — Mississippi · — Montana · — New Hampshire · — New York · — Ohio · — Oregon · — Tennessee · — Utah · — Virginia · D+15.4 Washington · — Wisconsin · — Nebraska · — South Carolina · — Idaho · — Nevada · — Vermont · — Louisiana · — Rhode Island · — VA + − ⤢
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The 50 governorships
Standing after 2025
Republicans hold 26 governorships to the Democrats’ 24.
26 = control of most statehouses
2024 presidential vote R+1.5
A net of 1 to the Democrats — 1 seat flipped.
States that elected a governor in 2025, each linking to its contest page. The panel carries the full 50-state standing; every cycle back to 1976 is below.
Blue and red show the Democratic-vs-Republican margin; gold marks a governorship an independent won.
All 2 results, 2025 The 50 governorships Each column is one cycle: Democratic minus Republican governorships after that year's races, 2017–2025 (the span of the composition series).
even split 2017: 16 D – 33 R · 1 ind. governorships 2018: 23 D – 27 R governorships 2019: 24 D – 26 R governorships 2020: 23 D – 27 R governorships 2021: 22 D – 28 R governorships 2022: 24 D – 26 R governorships 2023: 23 D – 27 R governorships 2024: 23 D – 27 R governorships 2025: 24 D – 26 R governorships 2017 2020 2025 More Democratic governors More Republican governors Column height is governorships above an even split; the axis is the control line. A cyan tick marks a cycle control changed hands.
The 50 governorships Cycle Split 2017 2017: 16 D – 33 R · 1 ind. governorships 2018 2018: 23 D – 27 R governorships 2019 2019: 24 D – 26 R governorships 2020 2020: 23 D – 27 R governorships 2021 2021: 22 D – 28 R governorships 2022 2022: 24 D – 26 R governorships 2023 2023: 23 D – 27 R governorships 2024 2024: 23 D – 27 R governorships 2025 2025: 24 D – 26 R governorships
2017 through 2025. Every cycle 50 cycles · 1976–2025
Statewide results cover every race 1976–2025; county-level detail renders from 2018 on. Odd-year races carry certified statewide results.
Source. MEDSL precinct returns (2018–2024) and official statewide canvasses — gubernatorial results · county returns where baked; certified statewide totals elsewhere. Real returns — nothing estimated.
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