1975 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held in three states and one territory, on November 1, 1975, in Louisiana, and three days later in Kentucky and Mississippi. No governorships changed hands in these elections, as all three southern states remained under Democratic control.

1975 United States gubernatorial elections
November 1 and 4, 1975
4 governorships
3 states; 1 territory
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 36 13
Seats after 36 13
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 3 0
Seats won 3 0
  Democratic hold

This was the first gubernatorial election in Louisiana's history which was conducted under the nonpartisan blanket primary (a.k.a. "jungle primary") format.

Election results

A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.

State Incumbent Party First
elected		 Result Candidates
Kentucky Julian Carroll Democratic 1974[lower-alpha 1] Incumbent elected to full term.[1]
Louisiana Edwin Edwards Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected.
Mississippi Bill Waller Democratic 1971 Incumbent term-limited.[2]
New governor elected.
Democratic hold.

Notes
  1. Carroll took office after his predecessor (Wendell Ford) resigned.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2010-06-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Our Campaigns - MS Governor Race - Nov 04, 1975".
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