1976 United States gubernatorial elections

1976 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1975 November 2, 1976 1977 →
15 governorships
14 states; 1 territory
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 36 13
Seats after 37 12
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Seats up 8 6
Seats won 9 5
1976 Illinois gubernatorial election1976 Arkansas gubernatorial election1976 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1976 Delaware gubernatorial election1976 Indiana gubernatorial election1976 Missouri gubernatorial election1976 Montana gubernatorial election1976 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1976 North Carolina gubernatorial election1976 North Dakota gubernatorial election1976 Utah gubernatorial election1976 Vermont gubernatorial election1976 Washington gubernatorial election1976 West Virginia gubernatorial election
  Republican hold
  Republican gain
  Democratic hold
  Democratic gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1976, in 14 states and one territory. Democrats achieved a net gain of one in these elections. This coincided with the House, Senate elections and the presidential election.

This was the last year in which Illinois held a gubernatorial election on the same year as the presidential election. The state of Illinois moved its gubernatorial election date to midterm congressional election years. As a result, the governor elected this year, served a term of only two years.