Английская Википедия:1968 United States gubernatorial elections

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox election United States gubernatorial elections were held on 5 November 1968, in 21 states and one territory, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election. These were the last gubernatorial elections for Arizona, New Mexico, and Wisconsin to take place in a presidential election year, as all would extend their governors' terms from two to four years.

Arizona

Jack Richard Williams won re-election against Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr., in a "rematch" election, in which Goddard was trying to get his old job back. This was basically a repeat of the 1966 Arizona governor's race, with Williams winning.

Arkansas

Winthrop Rockefeller had already made his mark in 1966, when he was elected as the first Republican governor since 1872 and having the black vote to boot, not to mention challenging the Faubus empire two years before in 1964. Getting re-elected in 1968 was good, but things for Rockefeller went downhill from there.

Delaware

Terry not wanting to take the National Guard out of the black communities in Wilmington played a factor in his defeat, not to mention that Peterson had made it.Шаблон:Clarify Peterson would go on to be a legend in Delaware politics in a short time, mainly for his "green" politics.

Illinois

Samuel H. Shapiro was governor temporarily after Otto Kerner Jr. resigned in order to accept appointment to the federal appellate court. Shapiro lost the race to get his own full term. Kerner, would become famous for two things: being the head of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, aka the Kerner Commission, and going to jail over various charges stemming from being a stockholder in a racetrack business.

Indiana

Indiana changed its laws so that governors could have two back-to-back four-year terms beginning in November 1972. Thus, Branigin was not eligible for a second term.

Iowa

Harold Hughes resigned on January 1, 1969, to run for United States Senate. Robert D. Fulton would serve as governor from January 1 to January 16, 1969, when the new Governor, Robert D. Ray took office. Ray would go on to a political career, while Hughes, inspired by his own battles with alcoholism, made drug/alcohol abuse his focus in the Senate, and later left politics to open an alcoholism treatment center and to do religious work.

Kansas

George Docking won re-election. Ultimately, he would set a record by winning four two-year terms. Kansas governors served two-year terms until 1974, when a constitutional amendment was added, creating a four-year term system.

Missouri

In Missouri, during Warren Hearnes' term, the laws were changed so that governors were allowed two back-to-back four-year terms. Thus, by 1968, Hearnes was eligible for another term.

Montana

Tim Babcock became governor in January 1962 after his predecessor, Governor Donald Nutter, was killed in a plane crash. Babcock won a full term in the 1964 gubernatorial election.

New Hampshire

King might have run for another term had the 1968 presidential election not gotten in his way. He was an avid President Lyndon B. Johnson supporter, and a "hawk" on Vietnam. So, when Senator Eugene McCarthy dropped into New Hampshire, King didn't hold back, but his attacks didn't work. President Johnson dropped out of the presidential race, and Vice President Hubert Humphrey joined the race as a result and asked King to run for the Senate. King did, but lost to Republican Norris Cotton.

New Mexico

David Cargo was re-elected in 1968. Being term-limited in 1970 (see 1970 United States gubernatorial elections), he tried running for other offices, but "Lonesome Dave" never won again.

North Carolina

In North Carolina, governors were not allowed two consecutive terms until 1977.

North Dakota

Governors served two-year terms until 1964, when a constitutional amendment changed it to a four-year term.

West Virginia

In 1970, during Arch Moore’s term, an amendment to the West Virginia constitution allowed governors to serve two consecutive terms. Thus, Hulett Smith was not eligible for a second term.

Races

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing candidates
Arizona	Jack Williams	Republican	Re-elected, 57.84%	Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (Democratic) 42.16%
Arkansas	Winthrop Rockefeller	Republican	Re-elected, 52.43%	Marion H. Crank (Democratic) 47.57%
Delaware	Charles L. Terry Jr.	Democratic	Defeated, 49.49%	Russell W. Peterson (Republican) 50.51%
Illinois	Samuel H. Shapiro	Democratic	Lost election to get his own term, 48.37%	Richard B. Ogilvie (Republican) 51.21% Edward C. Gross (Socialist Labor) 0.43%
Indiana	Roger D. Branigin	Democratic	Term-limited, Republican victory	Edgar Whitcomb (Republican) 52.72% Robert L. Rock (Democratic) 47.13% Melvin E. Hawk (Prohibition) 0.15%
Iowa	Harold Hughes	Democratic	Retired to run for the Senate, Republican victory	Robert D. Ray (Republican) 54.06% Paul Franzenburg (Democratic) 45.86% Harry Miller (Prohibition) 0.08%
Kansas	Robert Docking	Democratic	Re-elected, 51.86%	Rick Harman (Republican) 47.62% Marshall Uncapher (Prohibition) 0.53%
Missouri	Warren E. Hearnes	Democratic	Re-elected, 60.80%	Lawrence K. Roos (Republican) 39.20%
Montana	Tim Babcock	Republican	Defeated, 41.87%	Forrest H. Anderson (Democratic) 54.11% Wayne Montgomery (New Reform) 4.03%
New Hampshire	John W. King	Democratic	Retired to run for the Senate, Republican victory	Walter R. Peterson Jr. (Republican) 52.53% Emile R. Bussiere (Democratic) 47.44% Others 0.02%
New Mexico	David Cargo	Republican	Re-elected, 50.21%	Fabian Chavez Jr. (Democratic) 49.29% Jose Maestes (People's Constitutional) 0.48% Others 0.02%
North Carolina	Dan K. Moore	Democratic	Term-limited, Democratic victory	Robert W. Scott (Democratic) 52.70% Jim Gardner (Republican) 47.30%
North Dakota	William L. Guy	Democratic-NPL	Re-elected, 54.82%	Robert P. McCarney (Republican) 43.70% Leo Landsberger (Taxpayers Revival Ticket) 1.48%
Rhode Island	John Chafee	Republican	Defeated, 48.98%	Frank Licht (Democratic) 51.02%
South Dakota	Nils Boe	Republican	Retired, Republican victory	Frank Farrar (Republican) 57.65% Robert Chamberlin (Democratic) 42.35%
Texas	John Connally	Democratic	Retired, Democratic victory	Preston Smith (Democratic) 56.99% Paul Eggers (Republican) 43.01%
Utah	Cal Rampton	Democratic	Re-elected, 68.71%	Carl W. Buehner (Republican) 31.29%
Vermont	Philip H. Hoff	Democratic	Retired, Republican victory	Deane C. Davis (Republican) 55.49% John J. Daley (Democratic) 44.48%
Washington	Daniel J. Evans	Republican	Re-elected, 54.72%	John J. O'Connell (Democratic) 44.28% Ken Chriswell (Conservative) 0.91% Henry Killman (Socialist Labor) 0.09%
West Virginia	Hulett C. Smith	Democratic	Term-limited, Republican victory	Arch A. Moore Jr. (Republican) 50.86% James Marshall Sprouse (Democratic) 49.14%
Wisconsin	Warren P. Knowles	Republican	Re-elected, 52.88%	Bronson La Follette (Democratic) 46.82% Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) 0.19% Robert Wilkinson (Socialist Workers) 0.11%

See also

• 1968 United States elections
  • 1968 United States presidential election
  • 1968 United States Senate elections
  • 1968 United States House of Representatives elections