1981 United States gubernatorial elections

none August 2023 1981 United States gubernatorial elections United States legislative No 1980 United States gubernatorial elections 1980 1982 United States gubernatorial elections 1982 3 governorships 2 states; 1 territory November 3, 1981 Seats up Seats won Democratic Party (United States) 27 27 1 1 Republican Party (United States) 23 23 1 1 324px #CA0120 Republican gain #0671B0 Democratic gain United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1981, in two states and one territory. Both state seats were open due to term limits, and both also switched parties, resulting in zero net change for both parties. As of , this is the last time where Virginia and New Jersey's governorships switched to opposite parties. Election results States State Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates New Jerseyhttps://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1981/1981-general-results-governor.pdf Votes Cast for the Office of Governor of the State of New Jersey Secretary of State of New Jersey 1981 2023-08-07 Brendan Byrne 1973 Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. Thomas Kean (Republican) 49.5% James Florio (Democratic) 49.4% Virginiahttps://historical.elections.virginia.gov/data/serve_file_pages_for_item/48136/Election/ PDF Official Election Results 1981 Virginia State Board of Elections 1981 2023-08-07 John N. Dalton 1977 Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. Chuck Robb (Democratic) 53.6% Marshall Coleman (Republican) 46.4% Territories State Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Northern Mariana IslandsOutcome Unchanged By Ballot Count Marianas Variety November 13, 1981 10 35 3 June 12, 2024 https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/bcd72a82-8633-40d9-b6bd-d46cdf1f0617/content eVols With all the absentee votes counted and challenges disposed of, the results of the Nov. 1 election remain the same.Incomplete Semi-Official Election Results 2 November 6, 1981 10 34 Marianas Variety December 17, 2021 https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/66eff6d6-f4f4-455f-9cd8-06d85ec9d127/content eVols Carlos Camacho 1977 Incumbent lost re-election.New governor elected. Republican gain. Pedro Tenorio (Republican) 3,447 (56.68%) Carlos Camacho (Popular Democratic) 1,403 (23.07%) Herman R. Guerrero (Democratic) 1,232 (20.26%) Close states States where the margin of victory was under 1%: New Jersey, 0.1% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: Virginia, 7.2% New Jersey 1981 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1981 New Jersey gubernatorial election New Jersey Gubernatorial no 1977 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1977 1985 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1985 November 3, 1981 File:Tom Kean 1981 (cropped).jpg Thomas Kean Republican Party (United States) 1,145,999 49.46% File:James Florio headshot 1983 (cropped).jpg x160px James Florio Democratic Party (United States) 1,144,202 49.38% 280px County results 280px Congressional district results Kean: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Florio: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Brendan Byrne Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Kean Republican Party (United States) The 1981 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held November 3, 1981. Republican Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly Thomas Kean narrowly defeated Democratic U.S. Representative James Florio, 49.46%-49.38, following a recount.http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/election_night_1981_when_the_n.html Election night 1981, when the N.J. governor's race was too close to call NJ.com 2009-11-03 2015-08-18 Kean's margin of victory was 1,797 votes out of more than two million votes cast. As of , the 1981 gubernatorial election remains the closest gubernatorial contest in New Jersey history.https://www.insidernj.com/former-governor-jim-florio-public-servant-right-end/ Former Governor Jim Florio – A Public Servant Right to the End insidernj.com Brindle Jeffrey October 3, 2022 Virginia 1981 Virginia gubernatorial election 1981 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia presidential no 1977 Virginia gubernatorial election 1977 64.8% (voting eligible) http://elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/ Registration/Turnout Statistics The Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia Department of Elections 2016 July 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160816110827/http://elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/ August 16, 2016 dead 1985 Virginia gubernatorial election 1985 November 3, 1981 File:Charles Robb 1980.jpg 150x150px Chuck Robb Democratic Party (United States) 760,357 53.56% File:Marshall Coleman 1976.jpg Marshall Coleman Republican Party (United States) 659,398 46.44% 1981 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County and independent city resultsRobb: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Coleman: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor John N. Dalton Republican Party (United States) Chuck Robb Democratic Party (United States) In the 1981 Virginia gubernatorial election, Republican incumbent Governor John N. Dalton was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Chuck Robb, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, was nominated by the Democratic Party to run against the Republican nominee, state Attorney General J. Marshall Coleman. Robb's victory ended 12 consecutive years of Republican control of the Governor's Mansion. Fairfax County voted Democratic for Governor for the first time since 1949. Territories Northern Mariana Islands Northern Marina Islands election Republican Party (US) Pedro Tenorio 56.68% Independent (US) Carlos Camacho 23.07% Democratic Party (US) Herman R. Guerrero 20.26% 100.00 Republican Party (US) References Category:November 1981 in the United States