1969 United States gubernatorial elections

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1969 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1968 November 4, 1969; January 7, 1969 (MD) 1970 →
4 governorships
3 states; 1 territory[lower-alpha 1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 31 19
Seats after 32 18
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Seats up 1 2
Seats won 2 1
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  Republican gain
  Democratic gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 1969, in two states and one territory, with a January 7 special election held in Maryland. Republicans achieved a net gain of one in these elections. This was the last election until 1994 where the Republicans held a majority of Governors seats in America.

Election results

A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.

State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Maryland*[1] Spiro Agnew Republican Elected Vice President, Democratic victory[lower-alpha 2] Marvin Mandel (Democratic) 70.00%
Rogers Morton (Republican) 14.44%
Francis X. Gallagher (Democratic) 8.33%
William S. James (Democratic) 7.22%
New Jersey[2] Richard J. Hughes Democratic Term-limited, Republican victory William T. Cahill (Republican) 59.66%
Robert B. Meyner (Democratic) 38.49%
James E. Johnson (Independent) 0.45%
Jack D. Alvino (Independent) 0.43%
Winifred O. Perry (Conservative) 0.43%
Louis Vanderplate (Independent) 0.28%
Julius Levin (Socialist Labor) 0.26%
Virginia[3] Mills Godwin Democratic Term-limited,[4] Republican victory Linwood Holton (Republican) 52.51%
William C. Battle (Democratic) 45.40%
Beverly B. McDowell (Virginia Conservative) 1.16%
William A. Pennington (American Independent) 0.81%
George R. Walker (Independent) 0.13%

*Note: Special election which occurred on January 7, 1969.

Notes

  1. ↑ including a special election in Maryland
  2. ↑ Special election was conducted by the Maryland General Assembly.

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