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Democrats Hold Ground as 31st Governor Arose Nationwide
Democratic gains across Illinois North Carolina and Utah shaped a 31 to 19 party split in governorships amid Nixon landslide. Notable wins included Daniel Walker in Illinois defeating Ogilvie and Thomas Salmon in Vermont driving a Democratic win over Hackett.
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Washington
Nixon
West Virginia
John D. Rockefeller IV
Rockefeller
Arch A. Moore
Sharon Percy
Charles Percy
North Carolina
James E. Holfhouser
Hargrove
Bowles Jr
Robert W. Scott
Arkansas
Delaware
Illinois
Kansas
Montana
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
New Hampshire
Daniel J. Evans
Albert D. Rosellini
Sherman W. Tribbitt
Delaware House
Russell W. Peterson
Tribbitt
Peterson
Christopher S
Kit’” Bond
Edward L. Dowd
Thomas P. Salmon
Philip Hoff
Green Mountain
Luther F. Hackett
Deane C. Davis
Dale Bumpers
Len E. Blaylock
Robert Docking
Morris Kay
Thomas L. Judge
Ed Smith
Phillip W. Noel
Warwick
Herbert F. DeSimone
Richard F. Kneip
Carveth Thompson
Calvin L. Rampton
Nicholas L. Strike
Salt Lake City
Otis R. Bowen
Matthew Welsh
Robert Ray
Paul Franzenburg
Arthur A. Link
Richard Larsen
Meldrim Thomson
GOP
American Party
Roger J. Crowley
Thomson
Walter Peterson