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Democrats Expand Governing Majority in Nationwide Elections
Democrats gain one more governor’s mansion, with Missouri flipping to Republicans for the first time since 1940 and Rockefeller losing in West Virginia. Arch Moore of West Virginia defeats John D. Rockefeller IV as Democrats hold 31 governorships to 19 for Republicans.
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Harry F. Rosenthal Washington
Missouri
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller IV
New York
Illinois
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Moore
Richard B. Ogilvie
Daniel Walker
Nixon
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Walker
Delaware
Russell W. Peterson
Sherman W. Tribbitt
Vermont
North Carolina
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Henry Grover
Briscoe
Indiana
Iowa
New Hampshire
Washington
Arkansas
Dale Bumpers
George Docking
Kansas
Mlinois
Chicago
Richard Daley
Ogilvie
Montana
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
House
Thomas P. Salmon
Luther F. Hackett
Deane C. Davis
James Holfhouser
Hargrove
Bowles
Robert Scott
Winthrop Rockefeller
Len E. Blaylock
Nelson
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver