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United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 1976 in 14 states and one territory. Democrats achieved a net-gain of one in these elections. This coincided with the presidential election and with congressional elections.
This was the last year in which Illinois held a gubernatorial election on the same year as the presidential election. The state of Illinois moved its gubernatorial election date to midterm congressional election years. As a result, the governor elected this year, served a term of only 2 years.
Election results
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
References
United States gubernatorial elections, 1976 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA