United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1946, in 34 states, concurrent with the
House and
Senate elections, on November 5, 1946 (September 9 in Maine).
In
Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term. In
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
, this was the last election on a 3-year cycle, before switching to a 4-year term for governors from 1949.
Results
Notes
References
November 1946 events in the United States
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