1954 United States gubernatorial elections

1954 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1953 November 2, 1954;
September 13, 1954 (ME)		 1955 →
34 governorships[a]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 19 29
Seats after 27 21
Seat change Increase8 Decrease8
Seats up 11 23
Seats won 19 15
1954 North Dakota gubernatorial election1954 Alabama gubernatorial election1954 Arizona gubernatorial election1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election1954 California gubernatorial election1954 Colorado gubernatorial election1954 Connecticut gubernatorial election1954 Florida gubernatorial election1954 Georgia gubernatorial election1954 Idaho gubernatorial election1954 Iowa gubernatorial election1954 Kansas gubernatorial election1954 Maine gubernatorial election1954 Maryland gubernatorial election1954 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1954 Michigan gubernatorial election1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election1954 Nebraska gubernatorial election1954 Nevada gubernatorial election1954 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1954 New Mexico gubernatorial election1954 New York gubernatorial election1954 Ohio gubernatorial election1954 Oklahoma gubernatorial election1954 Oregon gubernatorial election1954 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election1954 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election1954 South Dakota gubernatorial election1954 Tennessee gubernatorial election1954 Texas gubernatorial election1954 Vermont gubernatorial election1954 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1954 Wyoming gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1954, in 34 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections. Elections also took place on September 13 in Maine. The special election in Florida was due to the death of incumbent governor Daniel T. McCarty on September 28, 1953.

In Tennessee, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.[1]


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  1. ^ "Government | Tennessee Encyclopedia". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 21, 2018.