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Governor
1976 Governor
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14 contests
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14 contests
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D won 9
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R won 5
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State ▲
Winner
W%
Votes
Runner-up
R-up%
Votes
Margin
Swing
▶
Arkansas
Pryor
DEM
83.2%
605,083
Griffith
REP
16.7%
121,716
D+66.5
↑ D+15.6
▶
Delaware
Pont
REP
56.9%
130,531
Tribbitt
DEM
42.5%
97,480
R+14.4
↓ R+17.8
▶
Illinois
Thompson
REP
64.7%
3,000,395
Howlett
DEM
34.7%
1,606,989
R+30.1
↓ R+31.7
▶
Indiana
Bowen
REP
56.8%
1,236,555
Conrad
DEM
42.6%
927,243
R+14.2
↑ D+0.1
▶
Missouri
Teasdale
DEM
50.2%
971,184
Bond
REP
49.5%
958,110
D+0.7
↑ D+11.2
▶
Montana
Judge
DEM
61.7%
195,420
Woodahi
REP
36.6%
115,848
D+25.1
↑ D+16.9
▶
New Hampshire
Thomson
REP
57.7%
197,589
Spanos
DEM
42.3%
145,015
R+15.3
↓ R+13.0
▶
North Carolina
Hunt
DEM
65.0%
1,081,293
Flaherty
REP
33.9%
564,092
D+31.1
↑ D+33.6
▶
North Dakota
Link
DEM
51.6%
153,309
Elkin
REP
46.5%
138,321
D+5.0
↑ D+3.0
▶
Rhode Island
Garrahy
DEM
54.8%
218,561
Taft
REP
44.7%
178,254
D+10.1
↑ D+4.6
▶
Utah
Matheson
DEM
52.0%
280,706
Romney
REP
46.0%
248,027
D+6.1
↓ R+33.3
▶
Vermont
Snelling
REP
53.4%
99,268
Hackel
DEM
40.5%
75,262
R+12.9
↓ R+24.6
▶
Washington
Ray
DEM
53.1%
821,797
Spellman
REP
44.4%
687,039
D+8.7
↑ D+16.7
▶
West Virginia
Rockefeller
DEM
66.2%
495,661
Underwood
REP
33.8%
253,420
D+32.3
↑ D+41.8
← 1976 overview
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