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1892 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1892

No Majority

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

25

17

2

After

25

14

5

Net change:D ±0·R −3·I +3·30 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic25

Republican14

Independent5

Threshold:26 seats

D 25 – R 14 – I 5

No party holds majority

30 contests|D won 16|R won 9|Other 5

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	JonesDEM	52.2%	126,954	OtherOTH	47.8%	116,074	D+52.2	↓ R+3.1
▶	Arkansas	FishbackDEM	57.7%	90,115	WhippleREP	21.5%	33,634	D+36.2	↓ R+17.9
▶	Colorado	OtherOTH	48.6%	45,106	HelmREP	41.8%	38,806	R+32.2	↓ R+21.0
▶	Connecticut	MorrisDEM	50.3%	82,787	MerwinREP	46.6%	76,745	D+3.7	↑ D+2.8
▶	Florida	MitchellDEM	100.0%	32,064	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+79.3
▶	Georgia	NorthenDEM	66.7%	136,543	OtherOTH	33.3%	68,093	D+66.7	—
▶	Idaho	McConnellREP	41.8%	7,653	BurkeDEM	34.9%	6,395	R+6.9	—
▶	Illinois	AltgeldDEM	48.7%	425,498	FiferREP	46.1%	402,666	D+2.6	↑ D+4.3
▶	Indiana	MatthewsDEM	47.5%	260,601	ChaseREP	46.2%	253,625	D+1.3	↑ D+1.7
▶	Kansas	OtherOTH	51.3%	166,626	SmithREP	48.7%	157,972	R+48.7	↓ R+26.5
▶	Louisiana	OtherOTH	57.0%	101,608	McEneryDEM	26.4%	47,046	D+9.8	↓ R+35.1
▶	Maine	CleavesREP	52.1%	67,900	JohnsonDEM	42.5%	55,392	R+9.6	↑ D+2.8
▶	Massachusetts	RussellDEM	49.0%	186,377	HaileREP	48.4%	183,843	D+0.7	↑ D+7.8
▶	Michigan	RichREP	47.2%	221,224	MorseDEM	43.8%	204,995	R+3.5	↑ D+0.2
▶	Minnesota	NelsonREP	42.7%	109,219	LawlerDEM	37.0%	94,600	R+5.7	↑ D+3.5
▶	Missouri	StoneDEM	48.7%	297,883	WarnerREP	44.5%	272,636	D+4.1	↑ D+3.7
▶	Montana	RickardsREP	41.2%	18,187	CollinsDEM	40.0%	17,650	R+1.2	—
▶	Nebraska	CrounseREP	39.7%	78,426	OtherOTH	37.9%	74,853	R+17.3	↓ R+8.2
▶	New Hampshire	SmithREP	50.2%	43,676	McKinneyDEM	47.7%	41,501	R+2.5	↓ R+1.9
▶	New Jersey	WertsDEM	51.3%	172,635	KeanREP	47.4%	159,632	D+3.9	—
▶	North Carolina	CarrDEM	48.3%	135,327	FurchesREP	33.8%	94,681	D+14.5	↑ D+9.5
▶	North Dakota	OtherOTH	52.4%	18,943	BurkeREP	47.6%	17,203	R+47.6	—
▶	Rhode Island	BrownREP	50.2%	27,461	WardwellDEM	46.5%	25,433	R+3.7	↑ D+4.3
▶	South Carolina	TillmanDEM	99.9%	56,673	OtherOTH	0.1%	56	D+99.9	↓ R+0.1
▶	South Dakota	SheldonREP	47.2%	33,214	OtherOTH	31.7%	22,323	R+26.1	—
▶	Tennessee	TurneyDEM	47.9%	126,005	WinstedREP	38.1%	100,078	D+9.9	↑ D+3.9
▶	Texas	HoggDEM	43.7%	189,656	ClarkREP	30.7%	133,277	D+13.0	↓ R+57.8
▶	Washington	OtherOTH	68.2%	61,358	McGrawREP	16.9%	15,185	R+2.0	—
▶	West Virginia	MacCorkleDEM	49.4%	84,585	DavisREP	47.1%	80,658	D+2.3	↑ D+2.4
▶	Wisconsin	PeckDEM	47.9%	178,135	SpoonerREP	45.9%	170,538	D+2.0	↑ D+7.8

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