1950 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 1950 United States gubernatorial elections United States 1912 legislative no 1949 United States gubernatorial elections 1949 1951 United States gubernatorial elections 1951 Seats up Seats won 33 governorships November 7, 1950;September 11, 1950 (ME) Republican Party (United States) 19 25 6 16 22 Democratic Party (United States) 29 23 6 17 11 324px #94C6DF Democratic hold#F48984 Republican hold #CB001A Republican gain#D3D3D3 No election United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1950, in 33 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 7, 1950. Elections took place on September 11 in Maine. In Connecticut, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term. Race summary StateGovernorPartyFirstelectedStatusCandidates AlabamaJim Folsom 1946 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Gordon Persons (Democratic) 91.1% Republican Party (US) John S. Crowder (Republican) 8.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=80172 AL Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 ArizonaDan Edward Garvey 1948Garvey became governor on May 25, 1948, after predecessor (Sidney Preston Osborn died.)Incumbent lost renomination.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) J. Howard Pyle (Republican) 50.8% Democratic Party (US) Ana Frohmiller (Democratic) 49.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173721 AZ Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 ArkansasSid McMath 1948Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Sid McMath (Democratic) 84.1% Republican Party (US) Jefferson W. Speck (Republican) 15.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=189739 AR Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 CaliforniaEarl Warren 1942Incumbent re-elected.Republican Party (US) Earl Warren (Republican) 64.9% Democratic Party (US) James Roosevelt (Democratic) 35.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121644 CA Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 ColoradoWalter Walford Johnson 1950Johnson became governor on April 15, 1950, after predecessor (William Lee Knous) resigned.Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Daniel I. J. Thornton (Republican) 52.4% Democratic Party (US) Walter Walford Johnson (Democratic) 47.2% Socialist Labor Party (US) Louis K. Stephens (Socialist Labor) 0.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173711 CO Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 ConnecticutChester Bowles 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) John Davis Lodge (Republican) 49.7% Democratic Party (US)Chester Bowles (Democratic) 47.7% Socialist Party (US)Jasper McLevy (Socialist) 2.6%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=123335 CT Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 GeorgiaHerman Talmadge 1948Incumbent re-elected. Primary results: Democratic Party (US) Herman Talmadge (Democratic) 49.33% (295) Democratic Party (US) Melvin E. Thompson (Democratic) 47.88% (115) Democratic Party (US) C.O. Baker (Democratic) 1.7% Democratic Party (US) Pat Avery (Democratic) 0.5% Democratic Party (US) Mrs. J.W. Jenkins (Democratic) 0.5%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=498737 GA Governor, 1950 – D Primary Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 General election: Democratic Party (US) Herman Talmadge (Democratic) 98.4% Independent Morgan Blake (Independent) 1.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174217 GA Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 IdahoC. A. Robins 1946 Incumbent term-limited.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Len Jordan (Republican) 52.6% Democratic Party (US) Calvin E. Wright (Democratic) 47.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173717 ID Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 IowaWilliam S. Beardsley1948Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William S. Beardsley (Republican) 59.1% Democratic Party (US) Lester S. Gillette (Democratic) 40.5% Prohibition Party (US)W. Raymond Picken (Prohibition) 0.33% Independent Howard H. Tyler (States Rights) 0.07%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174235 IA Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 KansasFrank Carlson 1946Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Edward F. Arn (Republican) 53.8% Democratic Party (US) Kenneth Anderson (Democratic) 44.5% Prohibition Party (US) C. Floyd Hester (Prohibition) 1.5% Socialist Party (US) W.W. Tamplin (Socialist) 0.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173456 KS Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 MaineFrederick G. Payne 1948Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Frederick G. Payne (Republican) 60.5% Democratic Party (US) Earl S. Grant (Democratic) 39.1% Independent Leland B. Currier (States Rights) 0.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174306 ME Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 MarylandWilliam Preston Lane Jr. 1946Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Theodore McKeldin (Republican) 57.3% Democratic Party (US)William Preston Lane Jr. (Democratic) 42.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7122 MD Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 MassachusettsPaul A. Dever 1948Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Paul A. Dever (Democratic) 56.3% Republican Party (US) Arthur W. Coolidge (Republican) 43.1% Socialist Labor Party (US)Horace I. Hillis (Socialist Labor) 0.4% Prohibition Party (US)Mark R. Shaw (Prohibition) 0.2%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174319 MA Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 MichiganG. Mennen Williams 1948Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) G. Mennen Williams (Democratic) 49.76% Republican Party (US) Harry Kelly (Republican) 49.70% Prohibition Party (US)Perry Hayden (Prohibition) 0.45% Socialist Labor Party (US)Theos A. Grove (Socialist Labor) 0.06% Socialist Workers Party (US)Howard Lerner (Socialist Workers) 0.03%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=113736 MI Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 MinnesotaLuther Youngdahl 1946Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Luther Youngdahl (Republican) 60.8% Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Harry H. Peterson (DFL) 38.3% IndependentVernon G. Campbell (Industrial Government) 0.97%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55835 MN Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 NebraskaVal Peterson 1946Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Val Peterson (Republican) 55.0% Democratic Party (US) Walter R. Raecke (Democratic) 45.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173686 NE Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 NevadaVail Pittman 1945Pittman became governor in 1945 when predecessor (Edward P. Carville) resigned. He was subsequently re-elected in 1946.Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Charles H. Russell (Republican) 57.7% Democratic Party (US) Vail Pittman (Democratic) 42.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=85550 NV Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 New HampshireSherman Adams 1948Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Sherman Adams (Republican) 57.0% Democratic Party (US) Robert P. Bingham (Democratic) 43.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174343 NH Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 New MexicoThomas J. Mabry1946Incumbent term-limited.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Edwin L. Mechem (Republican) 53.7% Democratic Party (US) John E. Miles (Democratic) 46.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173704 NM Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 New YorkThomas E. Dewey 1942Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Thomas E. Dewey (Republican) 53.1% Democratic Party (US) Walter A. Lynch (Democratic) 42.3% American Labor Party John T. McManus (American Labor) 4.2% Socialist Workers Party (US) Michael Bartell (Socialist Workers) 0.3% Socialist Labor Party (US) Eric Hass (Socialist Labor) 0.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=94339 NY Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 North DakotaFred G. Aandahl 1944Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Norman Brunsdale (Republican) 66.3% Democratic Party (US) Clyde G. Byerly (Democratic) 33.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173566 ND Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 OhioFrank Lausche 19441946 (lost)1948Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank Lausche (Democratic) 52.6% Republican Party (US) Don H. Ebright (Republican) 47.4%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27758 OH Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019OklahomaRoy J. Turner 1942 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Johnston Murray (Democratic) 51.1% Republican Party (US) Jo O. Ferguson (Republican) 48.6% Independent Mildred Harrell (Independent) 0.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173692 OK Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 OregonDouglas McKay 1948Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Douglas McKay (Republican) 66.1% Democratic Party (US) Austin F. Flegel (Democratic) 34.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41127 OR Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 PennsylvaniaJames H. Duff 1946 Incumbent term-limited.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) John S. Fine (Republican) 50.7% Democratic Party (US) Richardson Dilworth (Democratic) 48.3% Prohibition Party (US) Richard R. Blews (Prohibition) 0.4% Independent Reginald B. Naugle (GIs Against Communism) 0.2% Progressive Party (US) Thomas J. Fizpatrick (Progressive) 0.2% Socialist Party (US) Robert Z. Wilson Mozer (Socialist) 0.1% Independent George S. Taylor (Industrial Government) 0.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=41292 PA Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 Rhode IslandJohn Pastore 1945Pastore became governor in 1945 after predecessor (J. Howard McGrath) resigned.Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Dennis J. Roberts (Democratic) 59.3% Republican Party (US) Eugene J. Lachapelle (Republican) 40.7%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261853 RI Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 South CarolinaStrom Thurmond 1946 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Primary run-off: Democratic Party (US) James F. Byrnes (Democratic) 71.63% Democratic Party (US) Lester L. Bates (Democratic) 18.23% Democratic Party (US) Thomas H. Pope (Democratic) 8.55% Democratic Party (US) Marcus A. Stone (Democratic) 1.59%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40440 SC Governor, 1950 – D Primary Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 General election: Democratic Party (US) James F. Byrnes (Democratic) 100.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=31142 SC Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 South DakotaGeorge T. Mickelson 1946Incumbent term-limited.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Sigurd Anderson (Republican) 60.9% Democratic Party (US) Joe Robbie (Democratic) 39.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173679 SD Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 TennesseeGordon Browning 1948Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Gordon Browning (Democratic) 78.1% Independent John Randolph Neal Jr. (Independent) 21.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261858 TN Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 TexasAllan Shivers 1949Shivers became governor in 1949 when predecessor (Beauford H. Jester) died.Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Allan Shivers (Democratic) 89.9% Republican Party (US) Ralph W. Currie (Republican) 10.1%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173697 TX Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 VermontHarold J. Arthur 1950Arthur became governor on January 16, 1950, when predecessor (Ernest W. Gibson Jr.) resigned.Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Lee E. Emerson (Republican) 74.5% Democratic Party (US) J. Edward Moran (Democratic) 25.5%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=144183 VT Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 WisconsinOscar Rennebohm 1947Rennebohm became governor in 1947 after predecessor (Walter Samuel Goodland died.Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Walter J. Kohler Jr. (Republican) 53.2% Democratic Party (US)Carl W. Thompson (Democratic) 46.2% Progressive Party (US)Michael Essin (Progressive) 0.3% Socialist Party (US)William O. Hart (Socialist) 0.3%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=171640 WI Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 WyomingArthur G. Crane 1949Crane became governor in 1949 when predecessor (Lester C. Hunt) resigned.Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Frank A. Barrett (Republican) 56.2% Democratic Party (US) John J. McIntyre (Democratic) 43.9%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=171530 WY Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 27 February 2019 Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 5%: Michigan, 0.06% Arizona, 1.54% Connecticut, 1.93% Pennsylvania, 2.43% Oklahoma, 2.50% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: Idaho, 5.12% Colorado, 5.21% Ohio, 5.24% Wisconsin, 7.05% Kansas, 9.29% New Mexico, 9.44% Nebraska, 9.88% Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats. Notes References collapsed Category:September 1950 in the United States Category:November 1950 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose