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Election 2012 | US Governor Elections | Results by State

2012 Gubernatorial Election Results

The 2012 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6 across 12 states, alongside the presidential election. Republicans gained one governorship by flipping North Carolina, where Pat McCrory won the open seat previously held by Democrats, marking the only partisan change of the cycle. 

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Democrats 

30
Republicans

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Election News

Pat McCrory won in North Carolina

Pat McCrory won the North Carolina gubernatorial election, flipping the seat to the Republican Party. 

Results by State

Delaware Gubernatorial Election

Jack Markell (DEM)
Percent: 69.34%
Votes: 275,993

Jeff Cragg (REP)
Percent: 28.59%
Votes: 113,793

New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

Maggie Hassan (DEM)
Percent: 54.61%
Votes: 378,933

Ovide Lamontagne (REP)
Percent: 42.52%
Votes: 295,026

Vermont Gubernatorial Election

Peter Shumlin (DEM)
Percent: 57.80%
Votes: 170,749

Randy Brock (REP)
Percent: 37.55%
Votes: 110,940

Indiana Gubernatorial Election

Mike Pence (REP)
Percent: 49.49%
Votes: 1,275,424

John R. Gregg (DEM)
Percent: 46.56%
Votes: 1,200,016

North Carolina Gubernatorial Election

Pat McCrory (REP)
Percent: 54.62%
Votes: 2,440,707

Walter H. Dalton (DEM)
Percent: 43.23%
Votes: 1,931,580

Washington Gubernatorial Election

Jay Inslee (DEM)
Percent: 51.54%
Votes: 1,582,802

Rob McKenna (REP)
Percent: 48.46%
Votes: 1,488,245

Missouri Gubernatorial Election

Jay Nixon (DEM)
Percent: 54.77%
Votes: 1,494,056

Dave Spence (REP)
Percent: 42.53%
Votes: 1,160,265

North Dakota Gubernatorial Election

Jack Dalrymple (REP)
Percent: 63.10%
Votes: 200,526

Ryan Taylor (DEM)
Percent: 34.31%
Votes: 109,047

West Virginia Gubernatorial Election

Earl Ray Tomblin (DEM)
Percent: 50.49%
Votes: 335,468

Bill Maloney (REP)
Percent: 45.64%
Votes: 303,291

Montana Gubernatorial Election

Steve Bullock (DEM)
Percent: 48.90%
Votes: 236,450

Rick Hill (REP)
Percent: 47.34%
Votes: 228,879

Utah Gubernatorial Election

Gary R. Herbert (REP)
Percent: 68.41%
Votes: 688,592

Peter Cooke (DEM)
Percent: 27.58%
Votes: 277,622

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