United States gubernatorial elections were held in four states.
Kentucky
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and
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
held their general elections on November 4.
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...
held the first round of its
jungle primary
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on October 4 and the runoff on November 15. In addition,
California
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held a
recall election
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on October 7.
The
Republican Party
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had a net gain of two seats in 2003, picking up an open seat in Kentucky, removing a Democratic governor in California, and defeating a Democratic governor in Mississippi, while losing an open seat to the
Democrats in Louisiana. The election cycle was unusual because every seat up for election changed hands. This was the last time a party made net gains in this cycle of gubernatorial elections until
2019
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.
Election results
Closest races
States where the margin of victory was under 5%:
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Louisiana, 3.9%
States where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Mississippi, 6.8%
See also
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2003 California gubernatorial recall election
The 2003 California gubernatorial recall election was a special election permitted under California state law. It resulted in voters replacing incumbent Democratic Governor Gray Davis with Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger. The recall effort spa ...
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2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election
The 2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Kentucky on November 4, 2003. Republican Party (United States), Republican candidate Ernie Fletcher defeated Democratic Party (United States), Democrat Ben Chandler and be ...
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2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election
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2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election
Notes
External links
Mississippi Certified Election Results
CA Secretary of State Site
{{2003 United States elections
October 2003 events in the United States