Gubernatorial winning streaks

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An electoral winning streak can be defined as when candidates from a single party win two or more consecutive elections for the same office, including special elections and recall elections. This page details the longest Democratic and Republican winning streaks for gubernatorial elections in each state.[1] Winning streaks listed in bold are ongoing. This page is updated after each election year.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • Eighteen states have record-long winning streaks for one party, which are ongoing, including 13 states with record-long Republican streaks and five with record-long Democratic streaks.
  • South Dakota and Utah Republicans are tied with 12 consecutive wins for the longest currently-running winning streaks. Utah's streak is the longest Republican streak in state history.
  • Oregon and Washington Democrats are tied with 11 wins each for the longest currently-running Democratic streak. This is the longest Democratic streak in the history of both states.
  • The longest gubernatorial winning streak in U.S. history is 52 elections for Georgia Democrats between 1871 and 1998. The longest gubernatorial winning streak for Republicans is 49 elections in Vermont between 1867 and 1960.
  • 16 states have seen control of the governorships change at least once within the last two election cycles. 34 states have had one party control the governorship for over three election cycles.


    • Longest gubernatorial winning streaks
    State Longest Democratic winning streak Longest Democratic winning streak (dates) Longest Republican winning streak Longest Republican winning streak (dates)
    Alabama 35 1874-1982 Six 2002-2022
    Alaska Two 1958-1962,
    1982-1986,
    1994-1998    		 Three 2002-2010
    Arizona 10 1930-1948 Four 1986-1998
    Arkansas 47 1874-1964 Three 2014-2022
    California Five 2010-2022 Five 1918-1934
    Colorado Six 1926-1936,
    1974-1994    		 Four 1938-1944
    Connecticut Five 1873-1876 10 1857-1866
    Delaware Nine 1992-2024 Nine 1900-1932
    Florida 13 1920-1964 Seven 1998-2022
    Georgia 52 1871-1998 Six 2002-2022
    Hawaii 10 1962-1998 Two 2002-2006
    Idaho Six 1970-1990 Eight 1994-2022
    Illinois Six 1834-1852 Nine 1856-1888
    Indiana Five 1843-1856 Six 2004-2024
    Iowa Three 1932-1936,
    1962-1966,
    1998-2006    		 19 1893-1930
    Kansas Four 1966-1972 11 1859-1880
    Kentucky Eight 1867-1891,
    1971-1999    		 Two 1895-1899
    Louisiana 21 1896-1975 Four 1864-1872
    Maine Six 1845-1850 22 1856-1877
    Maryland Eight 1970-1998 Two 1950-1954,
    2014-2018
    Massachusetts Five 1910-1914 18 1856-1873
    Michigan Seven 1841-1852,
    1948-1960    		 14 1854-1880
    Minnesota Four 2010-2022 19 1859-1896
    Mississippi 28 1877-1987 Six 2003-2023
    Missouri 10 1872-1904 Three 1920-1928,
    1980-1988,
    2016-2024
    Montana Five 1900-1916,
    1968-1984    		 Four 1952-1964,
    1988-2000
    Nebraska Five 1930-1938 12 1866-1888
    Nevada Four 1934-1946,
    1982-1994    		 Five 1998-2014
    New Hampshire 14 1832-1845 21 1924-1960
    New Jersey Nine 1868-1892 Five 1895-1907
    New Mexico 10 1930-1948 Two 1918-1920,
    1926-1928,
    1950-1952,
    1966-1968,
    1994-1998,
    2010-2014
    New York Nine 1922-1938 Eight 1894-1908
    North Carolina 18 1900-1968 Two 1868-1872,
    1984-1988
    North Dakota Six 1960-1976 12 1912-1932
    Ohio Four 1905-1912,
    1930-1936,
    1948-1954    		 Seven 1891-1903
    Oklahoma 14 1907-1958 Four 2010-2022
    Oregon 11 1986-2022 Six 1938-1954
    Pennsylvania Four 1838-1847 10 1894-1930
    Rhode Island Nine 1940-1956 24 1863-1886
    South Carolina 37 1876-1970 Six 2002-2022
    South Dakota Three 1970-1974 13 1900-1924
    Tennessee 20 1922-1966 Four 2010-2022
    Texas 51 1873-1974 Eight 1994-2022
    Utah Six 1924-1944 12 1984-2024
    Vermont Five 1992-2000 49 1867-1960
    Virginia 21 1885-1965 Three 1969-1977
    Washington 11 1984-2024 Three 1920-1928,
    1964-1972
    West Virginia Six 1932-1952,
    2000-2016    		 Five 1896-1912
    Wisconsin Three 1958-1962 19 1894-1930
    Wyoming Five 1974-1990 Five 1894-1906

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Our Campaigns, "State Office List," accessed December 7, 2022
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