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style="> <tbody><tr> <td><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/State_Executive_Officials" title="State Executive Officials"><img alt="StateExecLogo.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/130px-StateExecLogo.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="133" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/195px-StateExecLogo.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/260px-StateExecLogo.png 2x" data-file-width="1189" data-file-height="1216" /></a></div></div><center><big><b><a href="/State_Executive_Officials" class="mw-redirect" title="State Executive Officials">State Executive Officials</a></b></big></center><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><b>State executive elections by position and year:</b></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><div class="DoubleDropdown"><select id="dropdownOne" class="styled-dropdown"><option value="Select a position:">Select a position:</option><option value="Gubernatorial">Gubernatorial</option><option value="Lieutenant gubernatorial">Lieutenant gubernatorial</option><option value="Attorney General">Attorney General</option><option value="Secretary of State">Secretary of State</option><option value="Down ballot executive">Down ballot executive</option><option value="State executive official">State executive official</option></select><select id="dropdownTwo" class="styled-dropdown"><option value="Select year:">Select year:</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2025">2025</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2024">2024</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2023">2023</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2022">2022</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2021">2021</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2020">2020</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2019">2019</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2018">2018</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2017">2017</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2016">2016</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2015">2015</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2014">2014</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2013">2013</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2012">2012</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2011">2011</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2010">2010</option></select><button value="Reset" class="form-control" text="Reset">Reset</button></div></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="float:right; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em; border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><b><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2024" title="State executive official elections, 2024">2024</a></b> <span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">→</span></div> <div style="float:left; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em;border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">←</span> <b><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="State executive official elections, 2022">2022</a></b> </div> <p><br /><br /> </p><p>State executive offices up for election in 2023 included <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2023" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2023">gubernatorial</a>, <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2023" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2023">lieutenant gubernatorial</a>, <a href="/Attorney_General_elections,_2023" title="Attorney General elections, 2023">attorney general</a>, and <a href="/Secretary_of_State_elections,_2023" title="Secretary of State elections, 2023">secretary of state</a> offices in three states. Including down-ballot races, there were 36 state executive offices up for election.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p><p>The three states holding such elections in 2023 were <a href="/Kentucky_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2023" title="Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2023">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/Louisiana_gubernatorial_election,_2023" title="Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2023">Louisiana</a>, and <a href="/Mississippi_gubernatorial_election,_2023" title="Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2023">Mississippi</a>. </p><p>The November 7 elections kept the number of state government trifectas at 40—23 Republican and 17 Democratic—which was the highest number since at least 1992. Louisiana changed from a divided government to a Republican trifecta after Jeff Landry (R) was elected governor on Oct. 14. Kentucky remained a divided government after Gov. Andy Beshear (D) was re-elected governor. </p><p>After the elections, 10 states had divided governments where neither party held trifecta control. Before the 2023 elections, there were 22 Republican trifectas, 17 Democratic trifectas, and 11 divided governments where neither party held trifecta control. </p><p><a href="/State_executive_officials" title="State executive officials">State executives</a> act in many capacities according to the powers granted to them by their state's constitution. They are also charged with implementing and enforcing laws made by state legislatures. There are 748 <a href="/Chart_of_state_executive_officers#Chart_of_state_officers" title="Chart of state executive officers">executive seats</a> spread across <a href="/State_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">13 distinct types of offices</a> in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> Of the 13 executive offices, only seven exist in all 50 states: <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">governor</a>, <a href="/Attorney_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney general">attorney general</a>, <a href="/Superintendent_of_Schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Superintendent of Schools">superintendent of schools</a>, <a href="/Insurance_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Insurance Commissioner">insurance commissioner</a>, <a href="/Agriculture_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Agriculture Commissioner">agriculture commissioner</a>, <a href="/Labor_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor Commissioner">labor commissioner</a>, and <a href="/Public_Service_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Service Commissioner">public service commissioner</a>. </p><p>Other <a href="/State_executive_offices#Common_state_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">common offices</a> include <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor">lieutenant governor</a>, <a href="/Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State">secretary of state</a>, <a href="/Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Treasurer">treasurer</a>, <a href="/Controller" class="mw-redirect" title="Controller">controller</a>, <a href="/Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditor">auditor</a>, and <a href="/Natural_Resources_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural Resources Commissioner">natural resources commissioner</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Offices_up_for_election"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Offices up for election</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Governor"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Governor</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Lieutenant_Governor"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Lieutenant Governor</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Attorney_General"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Attorney General</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Secretary_of_State"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Secretary of State</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Down-ballot"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Down-ballot</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Agriculture_Commissioner"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Agriculture Commissioner</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Auditor"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Auditor</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Insurance_Commissioner"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Insurance Commissioner</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Public_Service_Commissioner"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">Public Service Commissioner</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#State_Board_of_Education"><span class="tocnumber">6.5</span> <span class="toctext">State Board of Education</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Transportation_Commissioner"><span class="tocnumber">6.6</span> <span class="toctext">Transportation Commissioner</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Treasurer"><span class="tocnumber">6.7</span> <span class="toctext">Treasurer</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Total_executive_officials_by_party"><span class="tocnumber">6.8</span> <span class="toctext">Total executive officials by party</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Trifectas"><span class="tocnumber">6.9</span> <span class="toctext">Trifectas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Triplexes"><span class="tocnumber">6.10</span> <span class="toctext">Triplexes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Important_dates_and_deadlines"><span class="tocnumber">6.11</span> <span class="toctext">Important dates and deadlines</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Results_of_2022_state_executive_official_elections"><span class="tocnumber">6.12</span> <span class="toctext">Results of 2022 state executive official elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-19"><a href="#Gubernatorial_elections"><span class="tocnumber">6.12.1</span> <span class="toctext">Gubernatorial elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-20"><a href="#Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections"><span class="tocnumber">6.12.2</span> <span class="toctext">Lieutenant gubernatorial elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-21"><a href="#Attorney_general_elections"><span class="tocnumber">6.12.3</span> <span class="toctext">Attorney general elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-22"><a href="#Secretary_of_state_elections"><span class="tocnumber">6.12.4</span> <span class="toctext">Secretary of state elections</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Historical_election_data"><span class="tocnumber">6.13</span> <span class="toctext">Historical election data</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Incumbency"><span class="tocnumber">6.13.1</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbency</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Partisanship"><span class="tocnumber">6.13.2</span> <span class="toctext">Partisanship</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Partisan_control_of_governorships"><span class="tocnumber">6.13.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan control of governorships</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6.14</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">6.15</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Offices_up_for_election">Offices up for election</span></h2> <p><iframe title="State executive official elections, 2023" aria-label="USA states choropleth map" id="datawrapper-chart-OLuYo" src="//datawrapper.dwcdn.net/OLuYo/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 70% !important; border: none;" height="400"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}})}();</script> </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Governor">Governor</span></h1> <p><b>There were <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2023" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2023">three gubernatorial seats</a> on the ballot in 2023.</b> </p><p>Out of all the state executive offices, only the governor is elected in all 50 states. As the chief executive officer, the governor is among the most powerful figures in state government. Other executive offices ordinarily report to him or her. </p> <ul><li><a href="/Kentucky_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2023" title="Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2023">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_gubernatorial_election,_2023" title="Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2023">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Mississippi_gubernatorial_election,_2023" title="Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2023">Mississippi</a></li></ul> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Lieutenant_Governor">Lieutenant Governor</span></h1> <p><b>There were <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2023" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2023">three lieutenant gubernatorial seats</a> on the ballot in 2023.</b> </p><p>In 45 states, the <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_(state_executive_office)" title="Lieutenant Governor (state executive office)">lieutenant governor</a> is the second-highest executive office, behind the <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">governor</a>. Although the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor vary from state to state, lieutenant governors are responsible for filling vacancies in the office of governor. In many states, lieutenant governors often sit on boards or commissions, and they are often involved in the proceedings of the state Senate. </p> <ul><li><a href="/Kentucky_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2023" title="Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2023">Kentucky</a> (on the gubernatorial ballot)</li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2023" title="Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2023">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Mississippi_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2023" title="Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2023">Mississippi</a></li></ul> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Attorney_General">Attorney General</span></h1> <p><b>There were <a href="/Attorney_General_elections,_2023" title="Attorney General elections, 2023">three attorney general seats</a> on the ballot in 2023.</b> </p><p>As the state's chief legal officer, the attorney general is responsible for enforcing state law and advising the state government on legal matters. In many states, attorneys general play a large role in the law enforcement process. </p> <ul><li><a href="/Kentucky_Attorney_General_election,_2023" title="Kentucky Attorney General election, 2023">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_Attorney_General_election,_2023" title="Louisiana Attorney General election, 2023">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Mississippi_Attorney_General_election,_2023" title="Mississippi Attorney General election, 2023">Mississippi</a></li></ul> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Secretary_of_State">Secretary of State</span></h1> <p><b>There were <a href="/Secretary_of_State_elections,_2023" title="Secretary of State elections, 2023">three secretary of state seats</a> on the ballot in 2023.</b> </p><p>Although the duties and powers of the secretary of state vary from state to state, a common responsibility is management and oversight of elections and voter rolls, which are assigned to the secretary of state in 41 states. Other common responsibilities include registration of businesses, maintenance of state records, and certification of official documents. </p> <ul><li><a href="/Kentucky_Secretary_of_State_election,_2023" title="Kentucky Secretary of State election, 2023">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_Secretary_of_State_election,_2023" title="Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2023">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Mississippi_Secretary_of_State_election,_2023" title="Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2023">Mississippi</a></li></ul> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Down-ballot">Down-ballot</span></h1> <p><b>There were 24 down-ballot state executive seats on the ballot in 2023.</b> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Agriculture_Commissioner">Agriculture Commissioner</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Kentucky_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2023" title="Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner election, 2023">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2023" title="Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner election, 2023">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Mississippi_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2023" title="Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner election, 2023">Mississippi</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Auditor">Auditor</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Kentucky_Auditor_election,_2023" title="Kentucky Auditor election, 2023">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/Mississippi_Auditor_election,_2023" title="Mississippi Auditor election, 2023">Mississippi</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Insurance_Commissioner">Insurance Commissioner</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Louisiana_Insurance_Commissioner_election,_2023" title="Louisiana Insurance Commissioner election, 2023">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Mississippi_Insurance_Commissioner_election,_2023" title="Mississippi Insurance Commissioner election, 2023">Mississippi</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Public_Service_Commissioner">Public Service Commissioner</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Mississippi_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2023" title="Mississippi Public Service Commission election, 2023">Mississippi</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_Board_of_Education">State Board of Education</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Louisiana_Board_of_Elementary_and_Secondary_Education_election,_2023" title="Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 2023">Louisiana</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Transportation_Commissioner">Transportation Commissioner</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Mississippi_Transportation_Commission_election,_2023" title="Mississippi Transportation Commission election, 2023">Mississippi</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Treasurer">Treasurer</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/Kentucky_Treasurer_election,_2023" title="Kentucky Treasurer election, 2023">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_Treasurer_election,_2023" title="Louisiana Treasurer election, 2023">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Mississippi_Treasurer_election,_2023" title="Mississippi Treasurer election, 2023">Mississippi</a></li></ul> <div id="stopHeaderTabs" style="display:none;"></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Total_executive_officials_by_party">Total executive officials by party</span></h2> <p>Of the <b>36</b> state executive positions up for election in 2023, <b>29</b> were held by Republicans heading into the election, and <b>7</b> were held by Democrats. </p><p>The chart below shows a breakdown of partisan control by office type. </p><p><iframe title="Breakdown of state executive incumbents ahead of the 2023 elections" aria-label="Split Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-Bj51s" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Bj51s/2/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border: none;" width="600" height="375" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script> <br /><br /> When the elections for these offices were last held in 2019, seven of the 36 races—four that Republicans won and three that Democrats won—were decided by a margin of seven points or less. This included the gubernatorial elections in all three states. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Trifectas">Trifectas</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">State government trifectas</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><i><a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">State government trifecta</a></i> is a term to describe single-party government, when one political party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. </p> <p>As of November 24, 2024, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 17 Democratic trifectas, and 10 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.</p> <p><br /> The table below shows the trifecta statuses in the four states that held state legislative elections in 2023. Bolded offices or chambers were up for election. </p> <center> <table class="marqueetable endorsements" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="65%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><b>Trifecta statuses and state legislative elections, 2023</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;width:20%">State </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;width:20%">Trifecta </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;width:20%">Gov. </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;width:20%">Senate </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;width:20%">House </th></tr> <tr> <td>Louisiana</td> <td style="color:#727272">Divided</td> <td style="color:#334aab"><b>D</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mississippi</td> <td style="color:#ab333f">Republican</td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Jersey</td> <td style="color:#334aab">Democratic</td> <td style="color:#334aab">D</td> <td style="color:#334aab"><b>D</b></td> <td style="color:#334aab"><b>D</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Virginia</td> <td style="color:#727272">Divided</td> <td style="color:#ab333f">R</td> <td style="color:#334aab"><b>D</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table></center> <p><br /> </p> <center> <iframe title="Current state government trifectas" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-K9Tim" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/K9Tim/59/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 70% !important; border: none;" height="624"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script></center> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Triplexes">Triplexes</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_government_triplexes" title="State government triplexes">State government triplexes</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>State government triplex is a term to describe when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: <a href="/Governor_(state_executive_office)" title="Governor (state executive office)">governor</a>, <a href="/Attorney_General_(state_executive_office)" title="Attorney General (state executive office)">attorney general</a>, and <a href="/Secretary_of_State_(state_executive_office)" title="Secretary of State (state executive office)">secretary of state</a>. In states where the attorney general or secretary of state are appointed by the governor, Ballotpedia considers the office to be held by the governor's party for the purposes of defining triplexes until the governor appoints a specific person to those offices.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> If a state does not have a secretary of state, Ballotpedia considers that state a triplex if one party controls both triplex offices. </p> <p>As of November 24, 2024, there are 25 Republican triplexes, 20 Democratic triplexes, and 5 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.</p> <p>The table below shows the triplex statuses in the three states that held state executive elections in 2023. Bolded offices were up for election. </p> <center> <table class="marqueetable endorsements" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="65%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white"><b>Triplex statuses and state executive elections, 2023</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;width:20%">State </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;width:20%">Triplex </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;width:20%">Gov. </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;width:20%">Attorney General </th> <th style="background-color:#E5E7E9; border-radius:0px;width:20%">Secretary of State </th></tr> <tr> <td>Kentucky</td> <td style="color:#727272">Divided</td> <td style="color:#334aab"><b>D</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Louisiana</td> <td style="color:#727272">Divided</td> <td style="color:#334aab"><b>D</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mississippi</td> <td style="color:#ab333f">Republican</td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b></td> <td style="color:#ab333f"><b>R</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table></center> <p><br /><br /> </p> <center> <iframe title="Partisan Control of Top Executive Offices" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-HUFHG" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/HUFHG/97/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 70% !important; border: none;" height="450" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script></center> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Important_dates_and_deadlines">Important dates and deadlines</span></h2> <p>The table below lists important dates throughout the 2023 election cycle for states that held statewide elections in 2023, including filing deadlines and primary dates. </p> <table class="marqueetable sortable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="auto"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white">Primary dates and filing deadlines, 2023 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Primary date </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Primary runoff date </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Filing deadline for primary candidates </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Source </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_elections,_2023" title="Kentucky elections, 2023">Kentucky</a></td> <td>5/16/2023</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1/6/2023</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://elect.ky.gov/calendar/Documents/2023%20Election%20Calendar%20(Final%20Revision).pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_elections,_2023" title="Louisiana elections, 2023">Louisiana</a></td> <td>10/14/2023</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>8/10/2023</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/PublishedDocuments/ElectionsCalendar2023.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_elections,_2023" title="Mississippi elections, 2023">Mississippi</a></td> <td>8/8/2023</td> <td>8/29/2023</td> <td>2/1/2023</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/2023%20Elections%20Calendar%20Final.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_elections,_2023" title="New Jersey elections, 2023">New Jersey</a></td> <td>6/6/2023</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/27/2023</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-chronological-timelines.shtml">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_elections,_2023" title="Pennsylvania elections, 2023">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>5/16/2023</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/7/2023</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.vote.pa.gov/About-Elections/Pages/Upcoming-Elections.aspx">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_elections,_2023" title="Virginia elections, 2023">Virginia</a></td> <td>6/20/2023</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4/6/2023</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/calendars-schedules/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Washington_elections,_2023" title="Washington elections, 2023">Washington</a></td> <td>8/1/2023</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>5/19/2023</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www2.sos.wa.gov/elections/calendar_list.aspx?y=2023">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wisconsin_elections,_2023" title="Wisconsin elections, 2023">Wisconsin</a></td> <td>2/21/2023</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1/3/2023</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://elections.wi.gov/resources/quick-reference-topics/2022-and-2023-calendar-election-events">Source</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Results_of_2022_state_executive_official_elections">Results of 2022 state executive official elections</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Gubernatorial_elections">Gubernatorial elections</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: Annual gubernatorial incumbents margin of victory analysis, 2023</i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Thirty-six states held elections for governor in 2022. Democrats and Republicans each won 18 races. Before the 2022 elections, Republicans held 20 of these governorships and Democrats held 16. </p><p>Four offices changed party hands. Partisan control changed from Republican to Democratic in <a href="/Arizona_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022">Arizona</a>, where <a href="/Katie_Hobbs" title="Katie Hobbs">Katie Hobbs</a> (D) defeated <a href="/Kari_Lake" title="Kari Lake">Kari Lake</a> (R) to succeed incumbent <a href="/Doug_Ducey" title="Doug Ducey">Doug Ducey</a> (R), in <a href="/Maryland_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Maryland</a>, where <a href="/Wes_Moore" title="Wes Moore">Wes Moore</a> (D) defeated <a href="/Dan_Cox" title="Dan Cox">Dan Cox</a> (R) to succeed incumbent <a href="/Larry_Hogan" title="Larry Hogan">Larry Hogan</a> (R), and in <a href="/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Massachusetts</a>, where <a href="/Maura_Healey" title="Maura Healey">Maura Healey</a> (D) defeated <a href="/Geoff_Diehl" title="Geoff Diehl">Geoff Diehl</a> (R) to succeed incumbent <a href="/Charles_D._Baker" title="Charles D. Baker">Charlie Baker</a> (R). Partisan control changed from Democratic to Republican in <a href="/Nevada_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022">Nevada</a>, where <a href="/Joe_Lombardo" title="Joe Lombardo">Joe Lombardo</a> (R) defeated incumbent <a href="/Steve_Sisolak" title="Steve Sisolak">Steve Sisolak</a> (D). </p><p>Sisolak was the only incumbent defeated in 2022. Twenty-seven incumbents were re-elected: twelve Democrats and fifteen Republicans. Five open races were won by new governors-elect from the same party as their predecessor, and three open elections won by governors-elect from a different party than their predecessor. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections">Lieutenant gubernatorial elections</span></h3> <p>There were 30 <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_(state_executive_office)" title="Lieutenant Governor (state executive office)">lieutenant gubernatorial seats</a> on the ballot in 2022. Before the elections, these offices were held by 15 Republicans and 15 Democrats. </p><p>The partisan control of three lieutenant governors' offices changed: </p> <ul><li>One incumbent lieutenant governor was defeated in 2022, resulting in a switch from Republican to Democrat. <a href="/Stavros_S._Anthony" title="Stavros S. Anthony">Stavros S. Anthony</a> (R) defeated <a href="/Lisa_Cano" class="mw-redirect" title="Lisa Cano">Lisa Cano</a> (D) in <a href="/Nevada_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Nevada</a>.</li> <li>In two states—<a href="/Maryland_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Maryland</a> and <a href="/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Massachusetts</a>—the partisan control of the lieutenant governor's office changed from Democrat to Republican. The governor and lieutenant governor were elected on a joint ticket in both states. <ul><li>In <a href="/Maryland_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Maryland</a>, <a href="/Aruna_Miller" title="Aruna Miller">Aruna Miller</a> (D) succeeded incumbent <a href="/Boyd_Rutherford" title="Boyd Rutherford">Boyd Rutherford</a> (R)</li> <li>In <a href="/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Massachusetts</a>, <a href="/Kim_Driscoll" title="Kim Driscoll">Kim Driscoll</a> (D) succeeded incumbent <a href="/Karyn_Polito" title="Karyn Polito">Karyn Polito</a> (R)</li></ul></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Attorney_general_elections">Attorney general elections</span></h3> <p>Voters decided who would control 34 of 50 state attorney general offices on November 8, 2022. Thirty offices were up for election, and four offices’ appointment authorities were on the ballot. Before the election, the nationwide partisan balance of attorneys general was 22 Democrats and 28 Republicans. </p><p>As a result of the 2022 elections, the partisan composition of state attorneys general was 27 Republicans and 23 Democrats. In three states—<a href="/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>, <a href="/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a>, and <a href="/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a>—the office changed party control, resulting in a net gain of one office for Democrats and a net loss of one office for Republicans. </p> <ul><li>Republicans gained the state attorney general's office in Iowa as <a href="/Brenna_Bird" title="Brenna Bird">Brenna Bird</a> (R) defeated incumbent <a href="/Tom_Miller" title="Tom Miller">Tom Miller</a> (D).</li> <li>Democrats gained the state attorney general's offices in Arizona and Vermont. <ul><li><a href="/Kris_Mayes" title="Kris Mayes">Kris Mayes</a> (D) defeated <a href="/Abraham_Hamadeh" title="Abraham Hamadeh">Abraham Hamadeh</a> (R) in the open-seat race to succeed <a href="/Mark_Brnovich" title="Mark Brnovich">Mark Brnovich</a> (R) in Arizona.</li> <li><a href="/Charity_Clark" title="Charity Clark">Charity Clark</a> (D) defeated <a href="/Michael_Tagliavia" title="Michael Tagliavia">Michael Tagliavia</a> (R) to succeed <a href="/Susanne_Young" title="Susanne Young">Susanne Young</a> (R) in Vermont. Gov. <a href="/Phil_Scott" title="Phil Scott">Phil Scott</a> (R) appointed Young to replace former Attorney General <a href="/T.J._Donovan" title="T.J. Donovan">T.J. Donovan</a> (D) in 2022.</li></ul></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Secretary_of_state_elections">Secretary of state elections</span></h3> <p>Voters decided who would control 35 of the country’s 47 secretary of state offices on November 8, 2022. Twenty-seven offices were up for election, and eight offices’ appointment authorities were on the ballot. As a result of the 2022 elections, the partisan control of one secretary of state changed from Republican to Democrat. Democrats won appointment control over another secretary of state—in Maryland—after winning that state's gubernatorial election. </p> <ul><li>In <a href="/Nevada_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Nevada Secretary of State election, 2022">Nevada</a>, <a href="/Cisco_Aguilar" title="Cisco Aguilar">Cisco Aguilar</a> (D) was elected secretary of state, succeeding incumbent <a href="/Barbara_Cegavske" title="Barbara Cegavske">Barbara Cegavske</a> (R), who was term-limited.</li> <li><a href="/Wes_Moore" title="Wes Moore">Wes Moore</a> (D) was elected governor of Maryland, succeeding <a href="/Larry_Hogan" title="Larry Hogan">Larry Hogan</a> (R), who was term-limited. This gave Democrats appointment control over the secretary of state's office. Maryland had at the time of the election a Republican secretary of state that Hogan appointed.</li></ul> <p>All 15 incumbents that ran for re-election—8 Democrats and 7 Republicans—were re-elected. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_election_data">Historical election data</span></h2> <p>Ballotpedia covers <a href="/State_executive_officials" title="State executive officials">America's 748 state executive seats</a> across all 50 states. The following sections look at incumbency and partisanship in state executive elections from 2011 to 2022. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbency">Incumbency</span></h3> <p>From 2011 to 2022, 64.5% of incumbents sought re-election. Of the incumbents who sought re-election during that period, 86.3% were successful. The first chart below shows the number of incumbents who sought election each year compared to the number of seats up for election. The second chart shows the number of incumbents who were re-elected compared to the number of incumbents who ran for re-election. </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="47%" align="left" valign="top"> <p><iframe title="State executive incumbents who sought re-election, 2011-2022" aria-label="Bullet Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-Ku2Gj" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Ku2Gj/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border: none;" width="600" height="488" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td width="47%" align="left" valign="top"> <p><iframe title="State executive incumbents who were re-elected, 2011-2022" aria-label="Bullet Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-lCDFt" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/lCDFt/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border: none;" width="600" height="488" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The table below is organized by year and includes the total number of offices up for election, the number and percentage of incumbents who sought re-election, and the number and percentage of incumbents who won another term. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;">State executive incumbents who sought re-election, 2011-2022 </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Year </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Total seats </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Incumbents who <br />sought re-election </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">% incumbents who <br />sought re-election </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Incumbents who <br />were re-elected </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">% incumbents who <br />were re-elected </th></tr> <tr> <td><center>2022</center></td> <td><center>307</center></td> <td><center>205</center></td> <td><center>66.8%</center></td> <td><center>177</center></td> <td><center>86.3%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2021</center></td> <td><center>7</center></td> <td><center>4</center></td> <td><center>57.1%</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>75.0%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2020</center></td> <td><center>171</center></td> <td><center>113</center></td> <td><center>66.1%</center></td> <td><center>98</center></td> <td><center>86.7%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2019</center></td> <td><center>36</center></td> <td><center>21</center></td> <td><center>58.3%</center></td> <td><center>20</center></td> <td><center>95.2%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2018</center></td> <td><center>303</center></td> <td><center>186</center></td> <td><center>61.4%</center></td> <td><center>151</center></td> <td><center>81.2%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2017</center></td> <td><center>8</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>37.5%</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>66.7%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2016</center></td> <td><center>93</center></td> <td><center>51</center></td> <td><center>54.8%</center></td> <td><center>40</center></td> <td><center>78.4%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2015</center></td> <td><center>25</center></td> <td><center>16</center></td> <td><center>64.0%</center></td> <td><center>15</center></td> <td><center>93.8%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2014</center></td> <td><center>226</center></td> <td><center>152</center></td> <td><center>67.3%</center></td> <td><center>139</center></td> <td><center>91.4%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2013</center></td> <td><center>6</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>50.0%</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>100.0%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2012</center></td> <td><center>94</center></td> <td><center>67</center></td> <td><center>71.3%</center></td> <td><center>59</center></td> <td><center>88.1%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2011</center></td> <td><center>26</center></td> <td><center>19</center></td> <td><center>73.1%</center></td> <td><center>18</center></td> <td><center>94.7%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><b>Total</b></center></td> <td><center><b>1,302</b></center></td> <td><center><b>840</b></center></td> <td><center><b>64.5%</b></center></td> <td><center><b>725</b></center></td> <td><center><b>86.3%</b></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisanship">Partisanship</span></h3> <p>The table below details how many state executive seats changed parties from 2011 to 2022. The largest single-year gain by a party was in 2018, when Democrats gained 41 net seats. That year also had the highest number of seats up for election, with 303. The lowest net change was in 2011, when no parties gained or lost any seats. Twenty-six seats were on the ballot that year. The table is organized by year and shows the number of seats held by each party before the election and after the election and the net change each party saw. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="11" align="center" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">State executive partisanship, 2011-2022 </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="2">Total seats </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" colspan="3">Before election </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" colspan="3">After election </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" colspan="3">Net change </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Democrats</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Republicans</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Other</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Democrats</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Republicans</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Other</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Democrats</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Republicans</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Other</small> </th></tr> <tr> <td><center>2022</center></td> <td><center>307</center></td> <td><center>125</center></td> <td><center>156</center></td> <td><center>26</center></td> <td><center>124</center></td> <td><center>158</center></td> <td><center>25</center></td> <td><center>-1</center></td> <td><center>+2</center></td> <td><center>-1</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2021</center></td> <td><center>7</center></td> <td><center>5</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>4</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>-3</center></td> <td><center>+3</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2020</center></td> <td><center>171</center></td> <td><center>59</center></td> <td><center>71</center></td> <td><center>41</center></td> <td><center>56</center></td> <td><center>75</center></td> <td><center>40</center></td> <td><center>-3</center></td> <td><center>+4</center></td> <td><center>-1</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2019</center></td> <td><center>36</center></td> <td><center>8</center></td> <td><center>28</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>7</center></td> <td><center>29</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>-1</center></td> <td><center>+1</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2018</center></td> <td><center>303</center></td> <td><center>81</center></td> <td><center>184</center></td> <td><center>38</center></td> <td><center>122</center></td> <td><center>143</center></td> <td><center>38</center></td> <td><center>+41</center></td> <td><center>-41</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2017</center></td> <td><center>8</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>4</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>5</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>+2</center></td> <td><center>-2</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2016</center></td> <td><center>93</center></td> <td><center>50</center></td> <td><center>39</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>37</center></td> <td><center>53</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>-13</center></td> <td><center>+14</center></td> <td><center>-1</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2015</center></td> <td><center>25</center></td> <td><center>8</center></td> <td><center>16</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>6</center></td> <td><center>19</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>-2</center></td> <td><center>+3</center></td> <td><center>-1</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2014</center></td> <td><center>226</center></td> <td><center>79</center></td> <td><center>144</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>67</center></td> <td><center>156</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>-12</center></td> <td><center>+12</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2013</center></td> <td><center>6</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>5</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>+3</center></td> <td><center>-3</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2012</center></td> <td><center>94</center></td> <td><center>50</center></td> <td><center>38</center></td> <td><center>6</center></td> <td><center>49</center></td> <td><center>42</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>-1</center></td> <td><center>+4</center></td> <td><center>-3</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2011</center></td> <td><center>26</center></td> <td><center>9</center></td> <td><center>17</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>9</center></td> <td><center>17</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_control_of_governorships">Partisan control of governorships</span></h4> <p>The chart below looks at the number of governorships held by the Democratic and Republican parties between 1977 and 2022. The biggest difference between the number of seats held by Democrats compared to those held by Republicans was in 1977 and 1978, when Democrats held 37 seats and Republicans held 12. The lowest difference between the number of seats held by Democrats compared to those held by Republicans was in 1987, 2003, and 2019. In 1987, Democrats held 26 governorships and Republicans held 24; in both 2003 and 2019, Democrats held 24 governorships and Republicans held 26. Republicans gained one governorship in both the 2020 and 2021 elections. 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