2003 United States gubernatorial elections

2003 United States gubernatorial elections

← 2002 October 4 and 7, and November 6 and 15, 2003 2004 →
4 governorships[a]
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 26 24 Seats after 28 22 Seat change 2 2 Seats up 1 3 Seats won 3 1
Map of the results      Republican gain      Democratic gain      No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held in four states. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 4. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on October 4 and the runoff on November 15. In addition, California held a recall election on October 7.

The Republican Party had a net gain of two seats in 2003, picking up an open seat in Kentucky, removing a Democratic governor in California, and defeating a Democratic governor in Mississippi, while losing an open seat to the Democrats in Louisiana. The election cycle was unusual because every seat that was up for election changed hands. This was the last time a party made net gains in this cycle of gubernatorial elections until 2019.
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