1995 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 1995 United States gubernatorial elections United States legislative No 1994 United States gubernatorial elections 1994 1996 United States gubernatorial elections 1996 1991 United States gubernatorial elections 1991 1999 United States gubernatorial elections 1999 3 governorships October 21, November 7 and 18, 1995 Seats up Seats won Republican Party (United States) 30 31 1 1,918,987 57.22% 1 2 Democratic Party (United States) 19 18 1 1,430,676 42.66% 2 1 324px #CB001A Republican gain #F48984 Republican hold#94C6DF Democratic hold United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 1995, in three states. Prior to the elections, Democrats held two seats and Republicans one. With the Republican gain of the open seat in Louisiana, Republicans held two seats and Democrats one following the elections. Election results State Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Kentucky Brereton Jones Democratic 1991 Incumbent term-limited.New governor elected.Democratic hold. Paul E. Patton (Democratic) 50.9% Larry Forgy (Republican) 48.7%Leip David 1995 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Kentucky https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1995&fips=21&f=0&off=5&elect=0 uselectionatlas.org 1 March 2025 Louisiana Edwin Edwards Democratic 19721979 (term-limited)19831987 (withdrew)1991 Incumbent retired.New governor elected.Republican gain. Mike Foster (Republican) 63.5% Cleo Fields (Democratic) 36.5% Mississippi Kirk Fordice Republican 1991 Incumbent re-elected. Kirk Fordice (Republican) 55.6% Dick Molpus (Democratic) 44.4% Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 5%: Kentucky, 2.2% Kentucky 1995 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1995 Kentucky gubernatorial election Kentucky presidential no 1991 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1991 1999 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1999 November 7, 1995 43.8% 0.4 pp File:Paul E. Patton 2013 (cropped).jpg x150px Paul Patton Democratic Party (United States) 500,605 50.9% Steve Henry 3x4.svg Larry Forgy Republican Party (United States) 479,227 48.7% Tom Handy 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 300px Patton: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Forgy: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Brereton Jones Democratic Party (United States) Paul E. Patton Democratic Party (United States) The 1995 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1995. Incumbent Governor Brereton Jones was not eligible to run for a second term due to term limits established by the Kentucky Constitution, creating an open seat. At the time, Kentucky and Virginia were the only states that prohibited their Governors from serving immediate successive terms. The Democratic nominee, Lieutenant Governor Paul E. Patton, defeated Republican nominee Larry Forgy to win his first term as governor. It was the last time that the election was held until the Kentucky General Assembly changed its term limits law in 1992, allowing Patton to run again in 1999 and leaving Virginia as the only state that prohibits its governor from serving immediate successive terms. Louisiana 1995 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1995 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana presidential no 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1991 October 21, 1995 (first round)November 18, 1995 (runoff) 1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1999 1912 First round Runoff File:GovFoster1 (cropped).JPG x150px Mike Foster Republican Party (United States) 385,26726.14% 984,49963.5% File:Cleo Fields.jpg Cleo Fields Democratic Party (United States) 280,92119.06% 565,86136.5% File:Landrieu-lg (cropped).jpg Mary Landrieu Democratic Party (United States) 271,93818.45% Eliminated File:Buddy Roemer Congress.jpg Buddy Roemer Republican Party (United States) 263,33017.87% Eliminated 3x4.svg Phil Preis Democratic Party (United States) 133,2719.04% Eliminated 280px First round parish results 280px Runoff parish results 2 Foster: #f4d7d7 20–30% #e9afaf 30–40% #de8787 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Fields: #d7e3f4 20–30% #afc6e9 30–40% #87aade 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80%Landrieu: #d7f4f4 20–30% #afe9e9 30–40% Roemer: #ffccaa 20–30% #ffb380 30–40%Preis: #ccaaff 20–30% #b380ff 30–40% Governor Edwin Edwards Democratic Party (United States) Mike Foster Republican Party (United States) The 1995 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on November 18, 1995, to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic governor Edwin Edwards had planned to run for re-election to a second consecutive and fifth overall term in office, but he announced in June 1994, shortly after marrying his second wife Candy Picou, that he would be retiring from politics at the end of his term.http://www.c-span.org/video/?57742-1/governor-retirement-address Governor Retirement Address C-SPAN June 6, 1994 November 9, 2014 All elections in Louisiana— with the exception of U.S. presidential elections— follow a variation of the open primary system called the jungle primary. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party when voting. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. In this election, the first round of voting was held on October 21, 1995, with Republican state senator Mike Foster and Democratic U.S. representative Cleo Fields finishing first and second with 26.1% and 19%, respectively. Foster defeated Fields in the November 18 runoff in a landslide. As of 2023, this is the most recent Louisiana gubernatorial election in which a successful Republican candidate was not elected in the first round. Mississippi 1995 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1995 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1991 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1991 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1999 no November 7, 1995 x150px KirkFordice (cropped).jpg Kirk Fordice Republican Party (United States) 455,261 55.56% File:Dick Molpus cropped.jpg Dick Molpus Democratic Party (United States) 364,210 44.44% 1995 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsFordice: #e27f7f 50-60% #d75d5d 60-70% #d72f30 70-80% Molpus: #7996e2 50-60% #6674de 60-70% #584cde 70-80% #3933e5 80-90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50-60% Governor Kirk Fordice Republican Party (United States) Kirk Fordice Republican Party (United States) The 1995 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1995 to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Kirk Fordice won reelection to a second term. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected governor and lieutenant governor in Mississippi. See also 1995 United States House of Representatives elections References Category:October 1995 in the United States