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Incumbent Governors Re-elected

November 08, 1996
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All incumbent governors that ran for re-election on Tuesday were re-elected. Only four gubernatorial races were for open seats (Indiana, New Hampshire, Washington, and West Virginia) and those elections resulted in no net gains for either the Democrats or Republicans. In New Hampshire, a Democrat was elected governor succeeding Republican Steve Merrill, while in West Virginia, a Republican will replace Democrat Gaston Caperton.

Governors elected on Tuesday:

  • Delaware -- Incumbent Democrat Thomas Carper
  • Indiana -- Democrat Lieutenant Governor Frank O'Bannon succeeds Democrat Governor Evan Bayh, who could not run for a third term
  • Missouri -- Incumbent Democrat Mel Carnahan
  • Montana -- Incumbent Republican Marc Racicot
  • New Hampshire -- Democrat State Senator Jeanne Shaheen succeeds Republican Governor Merrill, who did not seek re-election
  • North Carolina -- Incumbent Democrat Jim Hunt
  • North Dakota -- Incumbent Republican Edward Schaefer
  • Utah -- Incumbent Republican Michael Leavitt
  • Vermont -- Incumbent Democrat Howard Dean
  • Washington -- Democrat King County Executive Gary Locke succeeds Democrat Governor Mike Lowry, who did not seek re-election
  • West Virginia -- Former Republican Governor Cecil Underwood succeeds Democrat Governor Gaston Caperton, who could not run for a third term