United States gubernatorial elections, 1976

United States Gubernatorial elections, 1976

← 1975 November 2, 1976 1977 →
15 governorships 14 states; 1 territory
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 36 governorships 13 governorships Seats before 36 13 Seats after 37 12 Seat change +1 -1
Democratic holds   Democratic pickups   Republican holds   Republican pickups

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1976 in 14 states and one territory. Democrats achieved a net-gain of one in these elections. This coincided with the House, Senate elections and the presidential election.

This was the last year in which Illinois held a gubernatorial election on the same year as the presidential election. The state of Illinois moved its gubernatorial election date to midterm congressional election years. As a result, the governor elected this year, served a term of only 2 years.

A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.