1979 general · October 27, 1979
1979 Governors election results
Every Governors race in the 1979 general election, state by state: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races3
Changed party0
Unopposed0%0 races
Governors
D 2 · R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | J. Y. Brown Jr (D) | 18.8 | |
| Louisiana | David Conner Treen (R) | 0.7 | |
| Mississippi | William Winter (D) | 22.1 |
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)