The 2020 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 2020, in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2016, except in New Hampshire and Vermont where governors only serve two-year terms. Nine state governors ran for reelection and all nine won.
About 2020 United States gubernatorial elections in brief
The 2020 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 2020, in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2016, except in New Hampshire and Vermont where governors only serve two-year terms and elected their current governors in 2018. Nine state governors ran for reelection and all nine won, while Democrat Steve Bullock of Montana could not run again due to term limits and Republican Gary Herbert of Utah decided to retire at the end of his term. In addition to state gubernatorial elections, the territories of American Samoa and Puerto Rico are also holding elections for their governors. The 2020 gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with the 2020 presidential election, elections to the House of Representatives and Senate, and numerous state and local elections. Most election predictors use: Montana was considered the most competitive race in this cycle and was rated a tossup by four of six major pundits. The gubernatorial races for John Carney in Delaware and Jay Inslee in Washington were seen as safe for Democrats, while the races for Eric Holcomb in Indiana, Doug Burgum in North Dakota, and Spencer Cox in Utah were safe for Republicans. States where the margin of victory between 1 and 5%: Red Republicans. Blue races won by Democrats. All of the gubernatorial elections in states that held 2020 elections were also held in state legislative seats, although some legislative seats were not up for election. Multiple candidates ran in the Democratic primary in Delaware, including attorney Julian Murray, Julian Murray Jr, and David Lamar Williams Jr, including Democrat John Carney, who defeated Republican Julian Murray in the primary in the general election.
Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent, the strength. of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state. The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat. In Montana, the Republican nominee was Greg Gianforte, who is a controversial figure because he was arrested for body-slamming a reporter the day of a 2017 special election. In Missouri, Republican incumbent Mike Parson assumed office after the resignation of Eric Greitens due to sexual harassment and violations of campaign finance laws, and his lack of name recognition and unpopularity could have made his race against state auditor Nicole Galloway, Missouri’s only Democratic statewide office holder, competitive. In New Hampshire, Republican incumbents Phil Scott of Vermont and Chris Sununu of New Hampshire are ranked among the most popular governors in the United States, and both races were rated likely to be safe Republican. Both are viewed as centrists who attract Democratic and independent voters. In West Virginia, Democratic incumbent Jim Justice faced centrist Democrat Ben Salango, who was endorsed by U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and multiple local unions. In Puerto Rican governor Wanda Vázquez Garced lost the New Progressive primary to Pedro Pierluisi, who ran on both the Democratic and Progressive nominations.
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