Two years ago, Democrat Anthony Brown lost
the Maryland gubernatorial race to Republican Larry Hogan in an upset, 51 percent to 47 percent.
Many other Republicans were victorious in
gubernatorial races in traditional blue states, including
Maryland, Massachusetts and Maine.
Note: We have not included the following states in this list because they did not have
gubernatorial races this year: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.