1979 United States gubernatorial elections

1979 United States gubernatorial elections
October 27, November 6, and December 8, 1979
4 governorships
3 states; 1 territory
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 32 18
Seats after 31 19
Seat change 1 1
Seats up 3 0
Seats won 2 1
  Democratic hold
  Republican gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held in the fall of 1979, in three states and one territory.

Republicans gained one gubernatorial seat in this year with Dave Treen's victory in Louisiana, who, as a result, became the first Republican Governor of that state since the Reconstruction era. Treen led a field of six major candidates in the October 27 primary and narrowly edged state senator Louis Lambert in the December 8 general election (or "runoff"). This was the first gubernatorial election in Louisiana's history that was conducted under the nonpartisan blanket primary (a.k.a. "jungle primary") format.

Democrats held control of the governor's mansions in Kentucky and Mississippi in the November 6 general elections.

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