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1948 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1948

Democratic Gain

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

23

24

1

After

30

18

Net change:D +7·R −6·I −1·32 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority30

Republican18

Threshold:26 seats

D 30 – R 18

32 contests|D won 20|R won 12

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	GarveyDEM	59.2%	104,008	BrockettREP	40.1%	70,419	D+19.1	↓ R+27.1
▶	Arkansas	McMathDEM	89.2%	217,771	BlackREP	10.8%	26,500	D+78.3	↑ D+6.4
▶	Colorado	KnousDEM	66.3%	332,752	HamilREP	33.7%	168,928	D+32.7	↑ D+37.5
▶	Connecticut	BowlesDEM	49.3%	431,746	ShannonREP	49.0%	429,071	D+0.3	↑ D+3.4
▶	Delaware	CarvelDEM	53.7%	75,339	GeorgeREP	46.3%	64,996	D+7.4	↑ D+8.7
▶	Florida	WarrenDEM	83.4%	381,459	AckerREP	16.6%	76,153	D+66.7	↑ D+8.8
▶	Illinois	StevensonDEM	57.1%	2,250,074	GreenREP	42.6%	1,678,007	D+14.5	↑ D+16.3
▶	Indiana	SchrickerDEM	53.6%	884,995	CreightonREP	45.1%	745,892	D+8.4	↑ D+11.2
▶	Iowa	BeardsleyREP	55.7%	553,900	SwitzerDEM	43.7%	434,432	R+12.0	↑ D+0.4
▶	Kansas	CarlsonREP	57.0%	433,396	CarpenterDEM	40.4%	307,485	R+16.6	↑ D+16.3
▶	Louisiana	LongDEM	100.0%	76,566	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Maine	PayneREP	65.6%	145,956	LausierDEM	34.4%	76,544	R+31.2	↑ D+9.3
▶	Massachusetts	DeverDEM	59.0%	1,239,247	BradfordREP	40.5%	849,895	D+18.6	↑ D+10.8
▶	Michigan	WilliamsDEM	53.4%	1,128,664	SiglerREP	45.7%	964,810	D+7.8	↑ D+17.7
▶	Minnesota	YoungdahlREP	53.1%	643,572	HalstedDEM	45.1%	545,746	R+8.1	↑ D+90.9
▶	Missouri	SmithDEM	58.0%	1,106,104	ThompsonREP	41.7%	796,617	D+16.2	↑ D+11.8
▶	Montana	BonnerDEM	55.7%	124,267	FordREP	43.9%	97,792	D+11.9	↑ D+25.1
▶	Nebraska	PetersonREP	60.1%	286,119	SorrellDEM	39.9%	190,214	R+20.1	↑ D+32.1
▶	New Hampshire	AdamsREP	52.2%	116,212	HillDEM	47.3%	105,207	R+4.9	↑ D+1.3
▶	New Mexico	MabryDEM	38.7%	73,447	LujanREP	34.9%	66,366	D+3.7	↓ R+1.2
▶	North Carolina	ScottDEM	73.4%	572,917	PritchardREP	26.4%	206,166	D+47.0	↑ D+20.0
▶	North Dakota	AandahlREP	61.3%	131,764	HenryDEM	37.5%	80,655	R+23.8	↓ R+0.7
▶	Ohio	LauscheDEM	53.7%	1,619,775	HerbertREP	46.3%	1,398,514	D+7.3	↑ D+3.6
▶	Rhode Island	PastoreDEM	61.1%	198,056	RueratREP	38.4%	124,441	D+22.7	↑ D+1.4
▶	South Dakota	MickelsonREP	61.1%	149,883	VolzDEM	38.9%	95,489	R+22.2	↑ D+8.8
▶	Tennessee	BrowningDEM	66.9%	363,903	AcuffREP	33.1%	179,957	D+33.8	↑ D+7.3
▶	Texas	JesterDEM	84.7%	1,024,160	LaneREP	14.7%	177,419	D+70.0	↓ R+11.7
▶	Utah	LeeREP	55.0%	151,253	MawDEM	45.0%	123,814	R+10.0	↓ R+10.4
▶	Vermont	GibsonREP	71.9%	86,394	RyanDEM	27.9%	33,588	R+43.9	↓ R+12.2
▶	Washington	LanglieREP	50.5%	445,958	WallgrenDEM	47.2%	417,035	R+3.3	↓ R+6.7
▶	West Virginia	PattesonDEM	57.1%	438,752	BoremanREP	42.9%	329,309	D+14.3	↑ D+5.4
▶	Wisconsin	RennebohmREP	54.1%	684,839	ThompsonDEM	44.1%	558,497	R+10.0	↓ R+23.4

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