1949 United States gubernatorial elections

1949 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1948 November 8, 1949 1950 →
2 governorships
	Democratic hold; Republican hold

The 1949 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 1949, in two states. In New Jersey, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 3-year term.

Race summary

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey	Alfred E. Driscoll	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Alfred E. Driscoll (Republican) 51.54% Elmer H. Wene (Democratic) 47.13% James Imbrie (Progressive) 0.63% John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) 0.38% Edson R. Leach (Prohibition) 0.32%^[1]
Virginia	William M. Tuck	Democratic	1945	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y John S. Battle (Democratic) 70.43% Walter Johnson (Republican) 27.44% Clarke T. Robb (Social Democrat) 2.12%^[2]

Notes

↑ Arthur G. Crane (R) succeeded Wyoming Governor Lester C. Hunt (D), who took a seat in the U.S. Senate in January 1949.

References

↑ "NJ Governor, 1949". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
↑ "VA Governor, 1949". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

This American elections-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[1] Arthur G. Crane (R) succeeded Wyoming Governor Lester C. Hunt (D), who took a seat in the U.S. Senate in January 1949.

[2] "NJ Governor, 1949". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

[3] "VA Governor, 1949". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 24, 2019.

[a]

[1]

[2]