1976 United States gubernatorial elections

1976 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1975 November 2, 1976 1977 →
15 governorships 14 states; 1 territory
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 36 13 Seats after 37 12 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 8 6 Seats won 9 5
Republican hold   Republican gain   Democratic hold   Democratic gain

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 two years.