United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 2022, in 36 states and three territories. As most governors serve four-year terms, the last regular gubernatorial elections for all but two of the seats took place in 2018. The gubernatorial elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections, as part of the 2022 midterm elections.

Democrats performed better than expected, including in closely-watched races in Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and the party picked up the governorships of Arizona, Maryland, and Massachusetts. Republicans picked up the governorship of Nevada, making incumbent Democrat Steve Sisolak the only incumbent to lose his seat, the first Democrat since the 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election, and the first of any party since the 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election.

This is the first midterm cycle since 1998 in which the non-incumbent party suffered net losses, the first since 1986 in which the incumbent party gained seats overall, and the first since 1934 in which Democrats did so. Democrats won the popular vote in this gubernatorial election cycle by 0.24 points, making this the closest midterm gubernatorial election cycle since 2010. However, the 2019 off-year elections were won by Democrats with a smaller margin of 0.01 points.

Notably, this midterm cycle included the first gubernatorial elections since 1978 in Arizona, Kansas, Maine, and New Mexico in which a Democratic governor won election during a Democratic presidency.

Partisan composition Going into the election, there were 28 Republican governors and 22 Democratic governors in the United States. This class of governors is made up of 20 Republicans and 16 Democrats. In contrast to 2018, where Republicans were defending eight seats in states won by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Republicans held six seats in states won by Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election (Vermont, New Hampshire, Arizona, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Maryland). Meanwhile, Democrats were defending four governorships in states Trump had previously won (Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin in 2016, and Kansas in 2016 and 2020).

Election predictions Several sites and individuals publish predictions of competitive seats. These predictions look at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assign ratings to each state, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat.

Most election predictors use: "tossup": no advantage "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean" "lean": slight advantage "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage "safe" or "solid": near-certain chance of victory

+StatePVI IncumbentParentheses around an incumbent's name indicates that the incumbent is retiring, possibly due to term limits.LastraceCook IE Sabato Politico RCP Fox 538 EDResult Alabama R+15 Kay Ivey 59.5% R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R Ivey66.9% R Alaska R+8 Mike Dunleavy 51.4% R |style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R |style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R |style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R | style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R |style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R | style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R | style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R |style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R Dunleavy50.3% R Arizona R+2 Doug Ducey 56.0% R |style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup |style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup |style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value=2|Lean R | style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup |style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup | style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup | style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value=2|Lean R |style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value=2|Lean R Hobbs50.3% D Arkansas R+16 Asa Hutchinson 65.3% R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R Sanders63.0% R California D+13 Gavin Newsom 61.9% D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D Newsom59.2% D Colorado D+4 Jared Polis 53.4% D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D | style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value=-3|Likely D |style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value=-3|Likely D | style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value=-3|Likely D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D Polis58.5% D Connecticut D+7 Ned Lamont 49.4% D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value=-3|Likely D | style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D |style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D | style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value=-3|Likely D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D Lamont56.0% D Florida R+3 Ron DeSantis 49.6% R |style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R |style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R | style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R |style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value=2|Lean R | style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R DeSantis59.4% R Georgia R+3 Brian Kemp 50.2% R |style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value=2|Lean R |style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value=2|Lean R |style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R | style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value=2|Lean R |style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value=2|Lean R | style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value=2|Lean R | style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R |style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R Kemp53.4% R Hawaii D+14 David Ige 62.7% D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D Green63.2% D Idaho R+18 Brad Little 59.8% R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R Little60.5% R Illinois D+7 J. B. Pritzker 54.5% D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D | style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value=-3|Likely D |style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-5|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4|Safe D Pritzker54.9% D Iowa R+6Kim Reynolds 50.3% R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#faa" data-sort-value=3|Likely R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R | style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=5|Solid R |style="color:black;background:#f88" data-sort-value=4|Safe R Reynolds58.0% R Kansas R+10 Laura Kelly 48.0% D |style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup |style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup |style="color:black;background:#fcc" data-sort-value=1.9|Lean R | style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup |style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup | style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup | style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D |style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D Kelly49.5% D Maine D+2 Janet Mills 50.9% D |style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D |style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D |style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D | style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D |style="color:black;background:#fff" data-sort-value=0|Tossup | style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D | style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value=-3|Likely D |style="color:black;background:#ccf" data-sort-value=-2|Lean D Mills55.7% D Maryland D+14 Larry Hogan 55.4% R |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4.9|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#aaf" data-sort-value=-2.9|Likely D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-3.9|Safe D | style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-4.9|Solid D |style="color:black;background:#88f" data-sort-value=-3.9|Safe D