2025 United States gubernatorial elections
November 4, 2025
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Gubernatorial elections were held in the United States on November 4, 2025, in New Jersey and Virginia. Both states had last elected governors in 2021, with both incumbents being ineligible to seek re-election due to term limits in their respective state constitutions.
In the 2024 United States presidential election, both states voted for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris by a 5-6% margin. New Jersey in particular had a large swing to the right in 2024, with Donald Trump losing the state by only 6%, and had narrowly re-elected Democrat Phil Murphy in 2021, leading some to expect a close race.
Ultimately, Democratic nominees Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger won their races in New Jersey and Virginia, respectively, by wide margins and outperformed Harris. This is the first time since 1985 that every race in this cycle of governorships was decided by double digits.