1948 United States gubernatorial elections

1948 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1947 November 2, 1948;
September 13, 1948 (ME)		 1949 →
33 governorships[a]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 24 24
Seats after 30 18
Seat change Increase6 Decrease6
Seats up 14 19
Seats won 20 13
1948 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1948 Illinois gubernatorial election1948 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1948 Iowa gubernatorial election1948 Arkansas gubernatorial election1948 Kansas gubernatorial election1948 Texas gubernatorial election1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election1948 Arizona gubernatorial election1948 Florida gubernatorial election1948 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1948 Michigan gubernatorial election1948 Nebraska gubernatorial election1948 South Dakota gubernatorial election1948 Minnesota gubernatorial election1948 Maine gubernatorial election1948 Colorado gubernatorial election1948 Ohio gubernatorial election1948 Tennessee gubernatorial election1948 Connecticut gubernatorial election1948 Georgia gubernatorial election1948 Oregon gubernatorial election1948 Delaware gubernatorial election1948 Indiana gubernatorial election1948 Missouri gubernatorial election1948 Montana gubernatorial election1948 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1948 North Carolina gubernatorial election1948 North Dakota gubernatorial election1948 Utah gubernatorial election1948 Vermont gubernatorial election1948 Washington gubernatorial election1948 West Virginia gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1948, in 33 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 2, 1948. Elections took place on September 13 in Maine.

This was the last time Connecticut elected its governors to 2-year terms, switching to 4-year terms from the 1950 election.
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