1944 United States gubernatorial elections

1944 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1943 November 7, 1944;
September 11, 1944 (ME)
1945 →

32 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 22 26
Seats after 25 23
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3
Seats up 12 20
Seats won 15 17

1944 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1944 Illinois gubernatorial election1944 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1944 Iowa gubernatorial election1944 Arkansas gubernatorial election1944 Kansas gubernatorial election1944 Texas gubernatorial election1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election1944 Arizona gubernatorial election1944 Florida gubernatorial election1944 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1944 Michigan gubernatorial election1944 Nebraska gubernatorial election1944 South Dakota gubernatorial election1944 Minnesota gubernatorial election1944 Maine gubernatorial election1944 Colorado gubernatorial election1944 Ohio gubernatorial election1944 Tennessee gubernatorial election1944 Connecticut gubernatorial election1944 Idaho gubernatorial election1944 Delaware gubernatorial election1944 Indiana gubernatorial election1944 Missouri gubernatorial election1944 Montana gubernatorial election1944 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1944 North Carolina gubernatorial election1944 North Dakota gubernatorial election1944 Utah gubernatorial election1944 Vermont gubernatorial election1944 Washington gubernatorial election1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1944, in 32 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 7, 1944. Elections took place on September 11 in Maine.

This was the last time Idaho elected its governors to 2-year terms, switching to 4-years from the 1946 election.