United States gubernatorial elections, 1986
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The United States gubernatorial elections of 1986 were held on November 4, 1986 in thirty-six states. Despite large gains in the U.S. Senate during their election, the Democrats had a net loss of eight seats during this election.
Election results
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
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| Alabama | George Wallace | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | H. Guy Hunt (Republican) 56.4% Bill Baxley (Democratic) 43.6% |
| Alaska | Bill Sheffield | Democratic | Defeated in primary, Democratic victory | Steve Cowper (Democratic) 47.3% Arliss Sturgulewski (Republican) 42.6% Joe Vogler (Alaskan Ind.) 5.6% Walter Joseph Hickel (write-in) 2.8% Mary Jane O'Brannon (Libertarian) 0.6% |
| Arizona | Bruce Babbitt | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | Evan Mecham (Republican) 39.7% Carolyn Warner (Democratic) 34.5% Bill Schulz (Independent) 25.8% |
| Arkansas | Bill Clinton | Democratic | Re-elected, 63.9% | Frank D. White (Republican) 36.1% |
| California | George Deukmejian | Republican | Re-elected, 60.2% | Tom Bradley (Democratic) 37.2% Maria Elizabeth Muñoz (PF) 1.3% Joseph Fuhrig (Libertarian) 0.7% Gary V. Miller (American Ind.) 0.7% |
| Colorado | Richard Lamm | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Roy Romer (Democratic) 58.2% Ted Strickland (Republican) 41.0% Earl Dodge (Prohibition) 0.8% |
| Connecticut | William O'Neill | Democratic | Re-elected, 58.5% | Julie Belaga (Republican) 41.5% |
| Florida | Bob Graham | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Bob Martinez (Republican) 54.6% Steve Pajcic (Democratic) 45.4% |
| Georgia | Joe Frank Harris | Democratic | Re-elected, 70.5% | Guy Davis (Republican) 29.5% |
| Hawaii | George Ariyoshi | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | John D. Waihee III (Democratic) 52.0% D. G. Anderson (Republican) 48.0% |
| Idaho | John V. Evans | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Cecil D. Andrus (Democratic) 50.5% David H. Leroy (Republican) 49.5% |
| Illinois | James R. Thompson | Republican | Re-elected, 52.7% | Adlai Stevenson III (Solidarity) 40.0% (No gubernatorial candidate)[1] (Democratic) 6.6% Gary L. Shilts (Libertarian) 0.5% |
| Iowa | Terry E. Branstad | Republican | Re-elected, 51.9% | Lowell Junkins (Democratic) 48.0% |
| Kansas | John W. Carlin | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Mike Hayden (Republican) 51.9% Thomas R. Docking (Democratic) 48.1% |
| Maine | Joseph E. Brennan | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | John R. McKernan, Jr. (Republican) 39.9% James E. Tierney (Democratic) 30.2% Sherry Huber (Independent) 15.1% John Menario (Independent) 14.9% |
| Maryland | Harry Hughes | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | William Donald Schaefer (Democratic) 82.4% Thomas J. Mooney (Republican) 17.6% |
| Massachusetts | Michael Dukakis | Democratic | Re-elected, 68.8% | George Kariotis (Republican) 31.2% |
| Michigan | James Blanchard | Democratic | Re-elected, 68.1% | William Lucas (Republican) 31.5% |
| Minnesota | Rudy Perpich | Democratic | Re-elected, 56.1% | Cal Ludeman (Republican) 43.1% |
| Nebraska | Bob Kerrey | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | Kay A. Orr (Republican) 52.9% Helen Boosalis (Democratic) 47.1% |
| Nevada | Richard Bryan | Democratic | Re-elected, 71.9% | Patricia Dillon Cafferata (Republican) 25.0% None of These Candidates 2.1% Louis R. Tomburello (Libertarian) 1.0% |
| New Hampshire | John H. Sununu | Republican | Re-elected, 53.7% | Paul McEachern (Democratic) 46.3% |
| New Mexico | Toney Anaya | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Garrey Carruthers (Republican) 53.0% Ray Powell (Democratic) 47.0% |
| New York | Mario Cuomo | Democratic | Re-elected, 64.3% | Andrew O'Rourke (Republican) 31.8% Denis Dillon (Right to Life) 3.1% Lenora Fulani (New Alliance) 0.6% |
| Ohio | Dick Celeste | Democratic | Re-elected, 60.6% | Jim Rhodes (Republican) 39.4% |
| Oklahoma | George Nigh | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Henry Bellmon (Republican) 48.1% David Walters (Democratic) 45.2% Jerry Brown (Independent) 6.7% |
| Oregon | Victor G. Atiyeh | Republican | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Neil Goldschmidt (Democratic) 52.0% Norma Paulus (Republican) 48.0% |
| Pennsylvania | Dick Thornburgh | Republican | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Robert P. Casey (Democratic) 50.7% William Scranton, III (Republican) 48.4% Heidi Hoover (Consumer) 1.0% |
| Rhode Island | Edward D. DiPrete | Republican | Re-elected, 64.7% | Bruce Sundlun (Democratic) 32.4% Robert Healey (Cool Moose) 1.9% Tony Affigne (Citizens) 1.1% |
| South Carolina | Richard Riley | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (Republican) 51.0% Michael R. Daniel (Democratic) 47.9% William H. Griffin (Libertarian) 0.6% |
| South Dakota | Bill Janklow | Republican | Term-limited, Republican victory | George S. Mickelson (Republican) 51.8% Lars Herseth (Democratic) 48.2% |
| Tennessee | Lamar Alexander | Republican | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Ned McWherter (Democratic) 54.3% Winfield Dunn (Republican) 45.7% |
| Texas | Mark White | Democratic | Defeated, 46.0% | Bill Clements (Republican) 52.7% Theresa S. Doyle (Libertarian) 1.2% |
| Vermont | Madeleine M. Kunin | Democratic | Re-elected, 47.0%[2] | Peter P. Smith (Republican) 38.3% Bernie Sanders (Independent) 14.5% |
| Wisconsin | Tony Earl | Democratic | Defeated, 46.2% | Tommy Thompson (Republican) 52.7% Kathryn Christenson (Labor and Farm) 0.7% |
| Wyoming | Edward Herschler | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Mike Sullivan (Wyoming) (Democratic) 54.0% Pete Simpson (Republican) 46.0% |
- ↑ Stevenson was originally the Democratic gubernatorial nominee but later withdrew when several Lyndon LaRouche supporters won spots on the Democratic ticket. See Solidarity Party for more details
- ↑ Kunin did not win a majority of the votes therefore the state assembly had to cast the final vote. See also
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