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United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 1969, in two states and one territory, with a January 7 special election held in Maryland. Republicans achieved a net gain of one in these elections. This was the last election until 1994 where the Republicans held a majority of Governors' seats in America.
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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| Maryland*[1] | Spiro Agnew | Republican | Elected Vice President, Democratic victory[b] | Marvin Mandel (Democratic) 70.00% Rogers Morton (Republican) 14.44% Francis X. Gallagher (Democratic) 8.33% William S. James (Democratic) 7.22% |
| New Jersey[2] | Richard J. Hughes | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | William T. Cahill (Republican) 59.66% Robert B. Meyner (Democratic) 38.49% James E. Johnson (Independent) 0.45% Jack D. Alvino (Independent) 0.43% Winifred O. Perry (Conservative) 0.43% Louis Vanderplate (Independent) 0.28% Julius Levin (Socialist Labor) 0.26% |
| Virginia[3] | Mills Godwin | Democratic | Term-limited,[4] Republican victory | Linwood Holton (Republican) 52.51% William C. Battle (Democratic) 45.40% Beverly B. McDowell (Virginia Conservative) 1.16% William A. Pennington (American Independent) 0.81% George R. Walker (Independent) 0.13% |
*Note: Special election which occurred on January 7, 1969.
