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State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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| Arizona | bgcolor="lightgrey"| Paul Fannin | Republican | Retired to run for the U.S. Senate,[{{cite web |url=http://www.nga.org/cms/render/live/en/sites/NGA/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_arizona/col2-content/main-content-list/title_fannin_paul.html |title=Arizona Governor Paul Jones Fannin |access-date=7 February 2014}}] Democratic victory | Samuel Pearson Goddard Jr. (Democratic) 53.24% Richard Kleindienst (Republican) 46.76%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=110190 |title=AZ Governor |access-date=7 February 2014}}] |
Arkansas | Orval Faubus | Democratic | Re-elected, 57% | Winthrop Rockefeller (Republican) 42.99% Kenneth Hurst (Write-In) 0.01%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261822 |title=AR Governor |access-date=7 February 2014}}] |
Delaware | bgcolor="lightgrey"| Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Charles L. Terry Jr. (Democratic) 51.36% David P. Buckson (Republican) 48.65%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55238 |title=DE Governor |access-date=7 February 2014}}] |
Florida | bgcolor="lightgrey"| C. Farris Bryant | Democratic | Term-limited,[{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/06/nyregion/c-farris-bryant-87-governor-of-florida-at-turning-point.html |title=C. Farris Bryant, 87, Governor Of Florida at Turning Point |last1=Lavietes |first1=Stuart |date=6 March 2002 |website=nytimes.com |access-date=7 February 2014}}] Democratic victory | W. Haydon Burns (Democratic) 56.16% Charles R. Holley (Republican) 41.26% Write-ins 2.62%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=131878 |title=FL Governor |access-date=7 February 2014}}] |
Illinois | Otto Kerner Jr. | Democratic | Re-elected, 51.93% | Charles H. Percy (Republican) 48.08%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=121506 |title=IL Governor |access-date=7 February 2014}}] |
Indiana | bgcolor="lightgrey"| Matthew E. Welsh | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Roger D. Branigin (Democratic) 56.18% Richard O. Ristine (Republican) 43.48% Chester G. Bohannon (Prohibition) 0.28% Gordon A. Long (Socialist Labor) 0.06%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174225 |title=IN Governor |access-date=7 February 2014}}] |
Iowa | Harold Hughes | Democratic | Re-elected, 68.05% | Evan Hultman (Republican) 31.27% Robert Dilley (Conservative) 0.68%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174242 |title=IA Governor |access-date=7 February 2014}}] |
Kansas | bgcolor="lightgrey"| John Anderson Jr. | Republican | Retired,[{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/p/governor-s-records-john-anderson-jr-administration-january-9-1961/13832 |title=Governor's Records - John Anderson, Jr. Administration, January 9, 1961 |access-date=7 February 2014}}] Republican victory | William H. Avery (Republican) 50.88% Harry G. Wiles (Democratic) 47.07% Kenneth L. Myers (Conservative) 1.39% Harry E. Livermore (Prohibition) 0.67%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174282 |title=KS Governor |access-date=7 February 2014}}] |
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| Massachusetts | bgcolor="lightgrey"| Endicott Peabody | Democratic | Defeated in primary,[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=547233 |title=MA Governor-D Primary |access-date=7 February 2014}}] Republican victory | John Volpe (Republican) 50.27% Francis Bellotti (Democratic) 49.29% Francis A. Votano (Socialist Labor) 0.27% Guy S. Williams (Prohibition) 0.16% Others 0.01%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174326 |title=MA Governor |access-date=7 February 2014}}] |
Michigan | George W. Romney | Republican | Re-elected, 55.87% | Neil Staebler (Democratic) 43.74% Frank Lovell (Socialist Workers) 0.18% Albert B. Cleage Jr. (Freedom Now) 0.15% James Horvath (Socialist Labor) 0.06%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=69014 |title=MI Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
Missouri | bgcolor="lightgrey"| John M. Dalton | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Warren E. Hearnes (Democratic) 62.06% Ethan Shepley (Republican) 37.94%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174333 |title=MO Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
Montana | Tim Babcock | Republican | Elected to a full term, 51.29% | Roland Renne (Democratic) 48.71%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174145 |title=MT Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
Nebraska | Frank B. Morrison | Democratic | Re-elected, 60.03% | Dwight W. Burney (Republican) 39.96% Others 0.01%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174337 |title=NE Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
New Hampshire | John W. King | Democratic | Re-elected, 66.77% | John Pillsbury (Republican) 33.17% Others 0.06%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174350 |title=NH Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
New Mexico | Jack M. Campbell | Democratic | Re-elected, 60.21% | Merle H. Tucker (Republican) 39.79%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174480 |title=NM Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
North Carolina | bgcolor="lightgrey"| Terry Sanford | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Dan K. Moore (Democratic) 56.59% Robert L. Gavin (Republican) 43.41%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27952 |title=NC Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
North Dakota | William L. Guy | Democratic-NPL | Re-elected, 55.74% | Donald M. Halcrow (Republican) 44.26%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174491 |title=ND Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
Rhode Island | John Chafee | Republican | Re-elected, 61.15% | Edward P. Gallogly (Democratic) 38.85%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261830 |title=RI Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
South Dakota | bgcolor="lightgrey"| Archie M. Gubbrud | Republican | Not chosen by the Republican Party to run again,[{{cite web |url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_south_dakota/col2-content/main-content-list/title_gubbrud_archie.html |title=South Dakota Governor Archie Gubbrud |access-date=8 February 2014}}] Republican victory | Nils Boe (Republican) 51.68% John F. Lindley (Democratic) 48.33%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261835 |title=SD Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
Texas | John Connally | Democratic | Re-elected, 73.79% | Jack Crichton (Republican) 26.00% John C. Williams (Constitution) 0.21%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=51918 |title=TX Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
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| Utah | bgcolor="lightgrey"| George Dewey Clyde | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | Cal Rampton (Democratic) 56.99% Mitchell Melich (Republican) 43.01%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174136 |title=UT Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
Vermont | Philip H. Hoff | Democratic | Re-elected, 65.36% | Ralph A. Foote (Republican) 34.63% Others 0.01%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=144190 |title=VT Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
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| Washington | Albert Rosellini | Democratic | Defeated, 43.89% | Daniel J. Evans (Republican) 55.77% Henry Killman (Socialist Labor) 0.35%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=58365 |title=WA Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
West Virginia | bgcolor="lightgrey"| Wally Barron | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Hulett C. Smith (Democratic) 54.91% Cecil Underwood (Republican) 45.09%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261843 |title=WV Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |
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| Wisconsin | John W. Reynolds Jr. | Democratic | Defeated, 49.44% | Warren P. Knowles (Republican) 50.55% Others 0.01%[{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261813 |title=WI Governor |access-date=8 February 2014}}] |