1949 United States gubernatorial elections

1949 United States gubernatorial elections
November 8, 1949
2 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 29 19[a]
Seats after 29 19
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 1 1
Seats won 1 1
1949 New Jersey gubernatorial election1949 Virginia gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

The 1949 United States gubernatorial elections were held on 8 November 1949, in two states. In New Jersey, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 3-year term.

Race summary

Results

State Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Jersey Alfred E. Driscoll Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Alfred E. Driscoll (Republican) 51.54%
  • Elmer H. Wene (Democratic) 47.13%
  • James Imbrie (Progressive) 0.63%
  • John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) 0.38%
  • Edson R. Leach (Prohibition) 0.32%[1]
Virginia William M. Tuck Democratic 1945 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY John S. Battle (Democratic) 70.43%
  • Walter Johnson (Republican) 27.44%
  • Clarke T. Robb (Social Democrat) 2.12%[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Arthur G. Crane (R) succeeded Wyoming Governor Lester C. Hunt (D), who took a seat in the U.S. Senate in January 1949.

References

  1. ^ "NJ Governor, 1949". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "VA Governor, 1949". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 24, 2019.


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