1960 United States gubernatorial elections

1960 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1959 November 8, 1960 1961 →
27 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 33 17[a][b] Seats after 34 16 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 14 13 Seats won 15 12
Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held on 8 November 1960, in 27 states. The elections were concurrent with the House elections, the Senate elections and the presidential election.

In Minnesota, this was the last election on a 2-year cycle, before switching to a 4-year term for governors.
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