United States gubernatorial elections, 1990

United States Gubernatorial elections, 1990

November 6, 1990

Governorships of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WI, WY, GU, and VI   Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 29 governorships 21 governorships Seats before 29 21 Seats after 28 20 Seat change 1 1

Republican holds   Republican pickups   Democratic holds   Democratic pickups   Alaskan Independence Pickup   A Connecticut Party Pickup

The 1990 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6, 1990 in 36 states. Most elected in these elections would serve for a four-year term, while those in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont would serve for a two-year term.

Heading into the elections, there were twenty seats held by Democrats and sixteen held by Republicans. By the end of the elections, nineteen seats would be held by a Democrat, fifteen would be held by a Republican, and two would be held by other parties.

Notably in these elections, there were two people elected from a third party: Former Alaskan governor and Secretary of the Interior under President Nixon Walter Joseph Hickel was elected governor as a part of the Alaskan Independence Party. Former U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker of Connecticut won on A Connecticut Party's ticket. In addition to Weicker, two other former U.S. senators were elected governors that year, Pete Wilson of California and Lawton Chiles of Florida.

In 1988, Arizona voters approved a runoff-style election following the impeachment of governor Evan Mecham. Because no candidate received a majority (50%) of the vote in the November election, a run-off election occurred on February 26, 1991. Note, this style of voting was later repealed in 1992.

The elections coincided with the mid-term elections for the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

Election results