2003 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 related races 2003 United States elections 2003 United States gubernatorial elections United States legislative no 2002 United States gubernatorial elections 2002 2004 United States gubernatorial elections 2004 1999 United States gubernatorial elections 1999 2007 United States gubernatorial elections 2007 4 governorshipsincluding a recall election in California October 4 and 7, and November 6 and 15, 2003 Seats up Seats won Republican Party (United States) 26 28 2 1,743,172CA This excludes the result of the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election. 51.49%CA 1 3 Democratic Party (United States) 24 22 2 1,628,304CA 48.09%CA 3 1 320px Map of the results#ca0120 Republican gain #0671B0 Democratic gain#D3D3D3 No election United States gubernatorial elections were held in four states. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 4. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on October 4 and the runoff on November 15. In addition, California held a recall election on October 7. The Republican Party had a net gain of two seats in 2003, picking up an open seat in Kentucky, removing a Democratic governor in California, and defeating a Democratic governor in Mississippi, while losing an open seat to the Democrats in Louisiana. The election cycle was unusual because every seat that was up for election changed hands. This was the last time a party made net gains in this cycle of gubernatorial elections until 2019. Election predictions State Incumbent Lastrace SabatoSeptember 2,2003Labor Day – One Year Out Sabato's Crystal Ball https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2003090201/ Result California (recall) Gray Davis 47.26% D | Tossup Schwarzenegger 48.58% R (flip) Kentucky Paul Patton (term-limited) 60.70% D | Lean R flip Fletcher55.04% R (flip) Louisiana Mike Foster (term-limited) 62.17% R | Lean D flip Blanco 51.95% D (flip) Mississippi Ronnie Musgrove 49.62% D | Tossup Haley Barbour 52.59% R (flip) Race Summary State Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates California(recall) Gray Davis Democratic 1998 Incumbent recalled.New governor elected.Republican gain. Vote on recall Yes 55.4% No 44.6%Replacement candidates Arnold Schwarzenegger (Republican) 48.6% Cruz Bustamante (Democratic) 31.5% Tom McClintock (Republican) 13.4% Peter Camejo (Green) 2.8% Kentucky Paul Patton Democratic 1995 Incumbent term-limited.New governor elected.Republican gain. Ernie Fletcher (Republican) 55.0% Ben Chandler (Democratic) 45.0% Louisiana Mike Foster Republican 1995 Incumbent term-limited.New governor elected.Democratic gain. Kathleen Blanco (Democratic) 52.0% Bobby Jindal (Republican) 48.0% Mississippi Ronnie Musgrove Democratic 1999 Incumbent lost re-election.New governor elected.Republican gain. Haley Barbour (Republican) 52.6% Ronnie Musgrove (Democratic) 45.8% Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 5%: Louisiana, 3.9% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: Mississippi, 6.8% California (recall) 2003 California gubernatorial recall election 2003 California gubernatorial recall election California presidential no 2002 California gubernatorial election 2002 2006 California gubernatorial election 2006 October 7, 2003 61.20%Statement of Vote https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/sov/2003-special/sov-complete.pdf elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov California Secretary of State 17 September 2021 2003 34.4pp yes Vote on recall Shall Gray Davis be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor? 4976274 4007783 9413488 15,380,536 File:2003 California gubernatorial recall election referendum results map by county.svg County County resultsYes: #B6C8D9 50–60% #7D9CBB 60–70% #47729E 70–80% No: #DEDEBD 50–60% #BCBC83 60–70% #8B8B54 70–80% #5D5D2D 80–90% yes Replacement candidates by-election If Davis is recalled, who should replace him as governor? no x150px A. Schwarzenegger (3x4a).jpg Arnold Schwarzenegger Republican Party (United States) 4,206,284 48.6% Cruz-Bustamante (3x4a).jpg Cruz Bustamante Democratic Party (United States) 2,724,874 31.5% Tom McClintock (3x4a).jpg Tom McClintock Republican Party (United States) 1,161,287 13.4% 2003 California gubernatorial recall election replacement results map by county.svg County resultsSchwarzenegger: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Bustamante: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% 61.20% Governor Governor after election Gray Davis Democratic Party (United States) Arnold Schwarzenegger Republican Party (United States) The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special election permitted under California state law. It resulted in voters replacing incumbent Democratic Governor Gray Davis with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. The recall effort spanned the latter half of 2003. Seven of the nine previous governors, including Davis, had faced unsuccessful recall attempts.https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/recalls/complete-list-recall-attempts/ Complete List of Recall Attempts After several legal and procedural efforts failed to stop it, California's first-ever gubernatorial recall election was held on October 7, and the results were certified on November 14, 2003, making Davis the first governor recalled in the history of California, and just the second in U.S. history (the first was North Dakota's 1921 recall of Lynn Frazier).Baldassare Mark Katz, Cheryl The Coming Age of Direct Democracy: California's Recall and Beyond Rowman & Littlefield Lanham, Maryland 2008 11 9780742538719 https://archive.org/details/comingageofdirec0000bald registration gray davis lynn frazier. 2012-05-20 California is one of 19 states that allow recalls.Jennie Bowser http://www.ncsl.org/LegislaturesElections/ElectionsCampaigns/RecallofStateOfficials/tabid/16581/Default.aspx Recall of State Officials Ncsl.org 2012-10-02 2021-02-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20210203074221/https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/recall-of-state-officials.aspx dead Nearly 18 years after the 2003 election, California held a second recall election in 2021; however, that recall was unsuccessful, failing to oust Democratic governor Gavin Newsom.White Jeremy March 16, 2021 Newsom says California recall likely to qualify, tries to soften Feinstein stance Politico https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/03/16/newsom-california-recall-appears-to-have-enough-signatures-1368400 Kentucky 2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election 2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election Kentucky presidential no 1999 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1999 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election 2007 November 4, 2003 150x150px Ernie Fletcher Republican Party (United States) 596,284 55.0% Steve Pence 150x150px Ben Chandler Democratic Party (United States) 487,159 45.0% Charlie Owen 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 300px Fletcher: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Chandler: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Paul E. Patton Democratic Party (United States) Ernie Fletcher Republican Party (United States) The 2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Kentucky on November 4, 2003. Republican candidate Ernie Fletcher defeated Democrat Ben Chandler and became the first Republican governor of Kentucky in 32 years. http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2003/11/05/loc_kynkyresults05k.html N.Ky. key to victory for Fletcher 2008-05-18 2003-11-05 The Cincinnati Enquirer Louisiana 2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election 2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana presidential no 1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1999 October 4, 2003 (first round)November 15, 2003 (runoff) 2007 Louisiana gubernatorial election 2007 1912 First round Runoff x155px Kathleen Blanco Democratic Party (United States) 250,13618.36% 731,35851.95% x155px Bobby Jindal Republican Party (United States) 443,38932.54% 676,48448.05% 3x4.svg Richard Ieyoub Democratic Party (United States) 223,51316.4% Eliminated x150px Buddy Leach Democratic Party (United States) 187,87213.79% Eliminated 3x4.svg Randy Ewing Democratic Party (United States) 123,9369.1% Eliminated 3x4.svg Hunt Downer Republican Party (United States) 84,7186.22% Eliminated 280px|First round results by parish First round parish results 280px Runoff parish results 2 Parish resultsBlanco: #d7e3f4 20–30% #afc6e9 30–40% #87aade 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Jindal: #f4d7d7 20–30% #e9afaf 30–40% #de8787 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Ieyoub: #d7f4f4 20–30% #afe9e9 30–40%Leach: #ccaaff 20–30% #b380ff 30–40% #7f2aff 50–60%Ewing: #afe9af 30–40% #87de87 40–50% #5fd35f 50–60% #37c837 60–70%Downer: #ffccaa 20–30% #ff9955 40–50% Governor Mike Foster Republican Party (United States) Kathleen Blanco Democratic Party (United States) The 2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on November 15, 2003, to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican governor Mike Foster was not eligible to run for re-election to a third term because of term limits established by the Louisiana Constitution. As of 2023, this is the most recent Louisiana gubernatorial election in which the first-round winner did not win the runoff. Mississippi 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential no 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1999 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election 2007 November 4, 2003 x160px Haley Barbour Republican Party (United States) 470,404 52.59% 76 x160px Ronnie Musgrove Democratic Party (United States) 409,787 45.81% 46 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBarbour: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Musgrove: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Ronnie Musgrove Democratic Party (United States) Haley Barbour Republican Party (United States) Mississippi 2001 The 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2003, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Mississippi. Former Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour defeated incumbent Democrat Ronnie Musgrove by a margin of 6.78%. As of 2023, the election remains the most expensive gubernatorial election in state history, with over $18 million having been spent between Barbour and Musgrove.https://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/11/04/miss_governor_race_eyed_as_04_harbinger/ Miss. governor race eyed as '04 harbinger - The Boston Globe archive.boston.com en July 14, 2018 An additional $5 million was spent by the Republican Governors Association, mostly on television advertising. Barbour's victory in the election made him only the second Republican governor of Mississippi since Reconstruction.https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE1D81639F936A35752C1A9659C8B63 Republicans Win Top Posts In Mississippi and Kentucky May 14, 2008 November 5, 2003 The New York Times Michael Janofsky See also 2003 California gubernatorial recall election 2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election 2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election Notes References External links Mississippi Certified Election Results California Election Results CA Secretary of State Site Category:October 2003 in the United States