Governor races The Post is watching
There are nine extremely competitive gubernatorial contests in 2022, according to the Cook Political Report, seven seats held by Democrats and two held by Republicans. We’re also watching significant races in New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas.
Below are results and insights from The Post’s election model, which estimates the likely outcome based on past election returns as well as votes counted in the race so far. Read more about our model here and here.
Key races right now
Includes Arizona, Nevada and Oregon
Ariz.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerKatie HobbsHobbsK. HobbsDEM50.3 Kari LakeLakeK. LakeGOP 49.7 Est. 100% counted
Nev.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerJoe LombardoLombardoJ. LombardoGOP48.8 Steve SisolakSisolakS. Sisolak incumbent
DEM47.4 OtherOtherOther 3.9 Est. 99% counted
Ore.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerTina KotekKotekT. KotekDEM47.0 Christine DrazanDrazanC. DrazanGOP 43.6 OtherOtherOther 9.4 Est. 100% counted
Other key races
Includes Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin
Fla.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerRon DeSantisDeSantisR. DeSantisincumbent
GOP59.4 Charlie CristCristC. CristDEM 40.0 OtherOtherOther 0.7 Est. 100% counted
Ga.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerBrian KempKempB. Kempincumbent
GOP53.4 Stacey AbramsAbramsS. AbramsDEM 45.9 Shane HazelHazelS. HazelLIB 0.7 Est. 100% counted
Kan.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerLaura KellyKellyL. Kellyincumbent
DEM49.5 Derek SchmidtSchmidtD. SchmidtGOP 47.4 OtherOtherOther 3.1 Est. 99% counted
MaineGovernor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerJanet MillsMillsJ. Millsincumbent
DEM55.4 Paul LePageLePageP. LePageGOP 42.5 Sam HunklerHunklerS. HunklerIND 2.0 Est. 100% counted
Mich.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerGretchen WhitmerWhitmerG. Whitmerincumbent
DEM54.5 Tudor DixonDixonT. DixonGOP 43.9 OtherOtherOther 1.6 Est. 100% counted
N.M.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerMichelle Lujan GrishamLujan GrishamM. Lujan Grishamincumbent
DEM52.0 Mark RonchettiRonchettiM. RonchettiGOP 45.6 Karen BedonieBedonieK. BedonieLIB 2.4 Est. 100% counted
N.Y.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerKathy HochulHochulK. Hochulincumbent
DEM52.9 Lee ZeldinZeldinL. ZeldinGOP 47.1 Est. 96% counted
Okla.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerKevin StittStittK. Stittincumbent
GOP55.5 Joy HofmeisterHofmeisterJ. HofmeisterDEM 41.8 OtherOtherOther 2.8 Est. 100% counted
Pa.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerJosh ShapiroShapiroJ. ShapiroDEM56.5 Doug MastrianoMastrianoD. MastrianoGOP 41.7 OtherOtherOther 1.8 Est. 99% counted
Tex.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerGreg AbbottAbbottG. Abbottincumbent
GOP54.8 Beto O'RourkeO'RourkeB. O'RourkeDEM 43.8 OtherOtherOther 1.4 Est. 100% counted
Wis.Governor
Votes received and percentages of total vote Candidate Pct. winnerTony EversEversT. Eversincumbent
DEM51.2 Tim MichelsMichelsT. MichelsGOP 47.8 Joan Ellis BeglingerEllis BeglingerJ. Ellis BeglingerIND 1.0 Est. 100% counted
Results by state
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Georgia Senate runoff
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
HOW WE REPORT THIS PAGE
The Washington Post uses vote count data from the Associated Press, which uses a 50-state network of local reporters to gather election results directly from state, county and local elections offices. AP checks vote tallies against state and county election websites to ensure they are accurate. AP also calls winners when they are certain that a candidate will win. The Post is reporting AP race calls during the 2024 primaries. Read more details about AP's vote counting process.
Credits
Development and production by Alexis Barnes, Lakshmi Bethanabotla, Lenny Bronner, Dana Cassidy, Jen Haskell, Claire Helms, Daniel Kao, Ben King, Shahryar Mozumder, Diane Napolitano, Patrick Nielsen, Anthony Pesce, Jaya Subrahmanyan, Nhi Tran and Hai Vu. Product management by David Lee and project management by Henna Nawab. Design by Audrey Valbuena.
Editing by Ashlyn Still and Rachel Van Dongen, with additional support from Scott Clement, Bryan Flaherty, and Candace Mitchell. Visual editing by Chiqui Esteban, Greg Manifold and Virginia Singarayar.
