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1993 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1992 November 2, 1993 1994 →
3 governorships
2 states; 1 territory
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 31[a] 17
Seats after 29 19
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Seats up 2 0
Seats won 0 2
1993 Northern Mariana Islands gubernatorial election1993 New Jersey gubernatorial election1993 Virginia gubernatorial election
     Democratic gain      Republican gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1993, in two states and one territory, as well as other statewide offices and members of state legislatures. Both seats were originally held by Democrats, but they switched parties following the elections.

Election results[edit]

States[edit]

State Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
New Jersey James Florio Democratic 1989 Incumbent lost re-election.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.
Virginia Douglas Wilder Democratic 1989 Incumbent term-limited.
New governor elected.
Republican gain.

Territory[edit]

Territory Incumbent Party First
elected 		Result Candidates
Northern Mariana Islands Lorenzo I. De Leon Guerrero Republican 1989 Incumbent retired.
New governor elected.[1]
Democratic gain.

Closest races[edit]

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

  1. New Jersey, 1.0%

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Jim Folsom, Jr. (D) succeeded Alabama governor H. Guy Hunt (R) following Hunt's resignation due to criminal indictments and conviction for theft, conspiracy, and ethics violations.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Northern Mariana Islands Governor Race - Nov 02, 1993". Our Campaigns. January 21, 2006.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_United_States_gubernatorial_elections