United States gubernatorial elections were held in four states.
Kentucky and
Mississippi held their general elections on November 4.
Louisiana held the first round of its
jungle primary on October 4 and the runoff on November 15. In addition,
California held a
recall election 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 candidate Ernie Fletcher defeated Democrat Ben Chandler and became the first Republican governor of Kentucky in 32 years.
Democra ...
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2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election
The 2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on November 15, 2003 to elect the Governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Foster was not eligible to run for re-election to a third term because of term limits established b ...
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2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election
The 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2003 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Mississippi. Former Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour defeated incumbent Democrat Ronnie Musgrove by a marg ...
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External links
Mississippi Certified Election Results
CA Secretary of State Site
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October 2003 events in the United States