1952 United States gubernatorial elections

1952 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1951 November 4, 1952;
September 8, 1952 (ME)
1953 →

30 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 25 23
Seats after 30 18
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5
Seats up 15 15
Seats won 20 10

1952 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1952 Illinois gubernatorial election1952 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1952 Iowa gubernatorial election1952 Arkansas gubernatorial election1952 Kansas gubernatorial election1952 Texas gubernatorial election1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election1952 Arizona gubernatorial election1952 Florida gubernatorial election1952 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1952 Michigan gubernatorial election1952 Nebraska gubernatorial election1952 South Dakota gubernatorial election1952 Minnesota gubernatorial election1952 Maine gubernatorial election1952 Colorado gubernatorial election1952 Ohio gubernatorial election1952 Tennessee gubernatorial election1952 Delaware gubernatorial election1952 Indiana gubernatorial election1952 Missouri gubernatorial election1952 Montana gubernatorial election1952 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election1952 North Dakota gubernatorial election1952 Utah gubernatorial election1952 Vermont gubernatorial election1952 Washington gubernatorial election1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1952, in 30 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and the presidential election, on November 4, 1952. Elections took place on September 8 in Maine. This was the last 2-year gubernatorial election Tennessee held, as they would switch from 2-year to 4-year terms in 1954.