Category: gubernatorial elections

Full List: Results of 2022 Gubernatorial Races

Americans in 36 states voted for governors in the midterms, and all but two races have been called. Of the called races, 17 are for Republicans and 17 are for Democrats. See the full list of results below: Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, 78, beat speech therapist Yolanda Flowers with about 67 percent of the…


Trump-Endorsed Darren Bailey to Face Pritzker in Illinois Governor Election

Trump-Endorsed Darren Bailey on June 28 won the six-way Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary election. He will face Governor J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, in the fall. Bailey drew 57 percent of the vote as of 10:57 p.m. on Tuesday, easily defeating the other Republicans in the race. A third-generation farmer and two-term state senator, Bailey runs…


Gov. Kay Ivey Wins Alabama GOP Gubernatorial Primary

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey won the Alabama GOP gubernatorial primary on May 25, beating a crowded field of Republican candidates. With an estimated 84 percent of the votes counted at 12:19 a.m. on May 25, Ivey received 55 percent of the vote. After a governorship that Ivey says improved infrastructure, increased education funding, and saw…


New Jersey Governor’s Race Too Close to Call; Votes Being Tallied

Unofficial results of the gubernatorial election in New Jersey showed the incumbent Democratic governor Phil Murphy in a dead heat with Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli, with 98 percent of precincts reporting. Incomplete returns showed Murphy leading the race by 1,408 votes out of more than 2.3 million cast. The voters’ turnout was about 34 percent of New…