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1944 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1944

No Majority

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

22

24

2

After

24

22

2

Net change:D +2·R −2·I ±0·33 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic24

Republican22

Independent2

Threshold:26 seats

D 24 – R 22 – I 2

No party holds majority

33 contests|D won 16|R won 16|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	OsbornDEM	64.5%	82,952	LeeREP	18.3%	23,472	D+46.2	↑ D+26.2
▶	Arkansas	LaneyDEM	86.0%	186,401	StumpREP	14.0%	30,442	D+71.9	↓ R+11.2
▶	Colorado	VivianREP	52.4%	259,862	BestDEM	47.6%	236,086	R+4.8	↑ D+4.6
▶	Connecticut	BaldwinREP	50.5%	418,289	HurleyDEM	47.4%	392,417	R+3.1	↓ R+5.0
▶	Delaware	BaconREP	50.5%	63,829	MacCollumDEM	49.2%	62,156	R+1.3	↑ D+5.7
▶	Florida	CaldwellDEM	78.9%	361,077	AckerREP	21.1%	96,321	D+57.9	↓ R+12.2
▶	Idaho	GossettDEM	52.6%	109,527	DetweilerREP	47.4%	98,532	D+5.3	↑ D+4.3
▶	Illinois	GreenREP	50.8%	2,013,270	CourtneyDEM	48.9%	1,940,999	R+1.8	↑ D+4.4
▶	Indiana	GatesREP	51.0%	849,346	JacksonDEM	48.2%	802,765	R+2.8	↓ R+3.0
▶	Iowa	BlueREP	56.0%	561,827	MitchellDEM	43.6%	437,684	R+12.4	↓ R+6.7
▶	Kansas	SchoeppelREP	65.7%	463,110	LemonDEM	32.8%	231,410	R+32.9	↓ R+32.8
▶	Louisiana	DavisDEM	100.0%	51,604	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Maine	HildrethREP	70.3%	131,849	JullienDEM	29.7%	55,781	R+40.5	↓ R+12.8
▶	Massachusetts	TobinDEM	53.6%	1,048,284	CahillREP	45.9%	897,708	D+7.7	↑ D+8.0
▶	Michigan	KellyREP	54.7%	1,208,859	FryDEM	44.8%	989,307	R+9.9	↓ R+16.4
▶	Minnesota	ThyeREP	99.0%	701,185	OtherOTH	1.0%	7,151	R+99.0	↓ R+58.1
▶	Missouri	DonnellyDEM	52.2%	987,943	BradshawREP	47.7%	903,487	D+4.5	↑ D+3.3
▶	Montana	FordREP	56.4%	116,461	EricksonDEM	43.2%	89,224	R+13.2	↓ R+11.2
▶	Nebraska	GriswoldREP	76.1%	410,136	OlsenDEM	23.9%	128,760	R+52.2	↓ R+30.5
▶	New Hampshire	DaleREP	53.1%	115,799	PowersDEM	46.9%	102,232	R+6.2	↓ R+4.7
▶	New Mexico	OtherOTH	46.6%	68,811	DempseyDEM	29.2%	43,021	D+5.0	↓ R+6.0
▶	North Carolina	CherryDEM	45.8%	348,132	OtherOTH	35.4%	268,889	D+27.0	↓ R+24.4
▶	North Dakota	AandahlREP	52.0%	107,863	DepuyDEM	28.9%	59,961	R+23.1	↓ R+49.3
▶	Ohio	LauscheDEM	40.8%	1,264,011	StewartREP	37.2%	1,150,206	D+3.7	↑ D+10.9
▶	Rhode Island	McGrathDEM	60.6%	179,010	MacLeodREP	39.4%	116,158	D+21.3	↑ D+9.5
▶	South Dakota	SharpeREP	65.5%	148,646	FellowsDEM	34.5%	78,276	R+31.0	↓ R+20.7
▶	Tennessee	McCordDEM	62.5%	275,746	KilgoREP	36.0%	158,742	D+26.5	↓ R+17.7
▶	Texas	StevensonDEM	90.9%	1,006,778	PeasleyREP	9.1%	101,110	D+81.8	↓ R+7.7
▶	Utah	MawDEM	50.2%	123,907	LeeREP	49.8%	122,851	D+0.4	↓ R+4.0
▶	Vermont	ProctorREP	65.9%	78,907	BaileyDEM	34.1%	40,835	R+31.8	↓ R+3.7
▶	Washington	WallgrenDEM	51.5%	428,834	LanglieREP	48.1%	400,604	D+3.4	↑ D+4.1
▶	West Virginia	MeadowsDEM	54.4%	395,122	DawsonREP	45.6%	330,649	D+8.9	↓ R+3.9
▶	Wisconsin	HoanDEM	40.6%	536,357	OtherOTH	32.2%	424,671	D+13.4	↑ D+34.8

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