1986 United States gubernatorial elections

1986 United States gubernatorial elections
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38 governorships
36 states; 2 territories
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 34 16
Seats after 26 24
Seat change Decrease8 Increase8
Seats up 27 9
Seats won 19 17
1986 Alabama gubernatorial election1986 Alaska gubernatorial election1986 Arizona gubernatorial election1986 Arkansas gubernatorial election1986 California gubernatorial election1986 Colorado gubernatorial election1986 Connecticut gubernatorial election1986 Florida gubernatorial election1986 Georgia gubernatorial election1986 Hawaii gubernatorial election1986 Idaho gubernatorial election1986 Illinois gubernatorial election1986 Iowa gubernatorial election1986 Kansas gubernatorial election1986 Maine gubernatorial election1986 Maryland gubernatorial election1986 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1986 Michigan gubernatorial election1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election1986 Nebraska gubernatorial election1986 Nevada gubernatorial election1986 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1986 New Mexico gubernatorial election1986 New York gubernatorial election1986 Ohio gubernatorial election1986 Oklahoma gubernatorial election1986 Oregon gubernatorial election1986 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election1986 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election1986 South Dakota gubernatorial election1986 Tennessee gubernatorial election1986 Texas gubernatorial election1986 Vermont gubernatorial election1986 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1986 Wyoming gubernatorial election
  Republican hold
  Republican gain
  Democratic hold
  Democratic gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 1986, in 36 states and two territories. The Democrats had a net loss of eight seats during this election, which coincided with the Senate and the House elections. This was despite the Democratic trend on a federal level, making this the last midterm election until 2022 where the party of the incumbent president achieved a net gain of governorships.