United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 1986, in 36 states and two territories. The
Democrats had a net loss of eight seats during this election, which coincided with the
Senate
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and the
House
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elections. This was despite the Democratic trend on a federal level, making this the last midterm election until
2022
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where the party of the incumbent president achieved a net gain of governorships.
Election results
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
States
Territories and federal district
See also
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1986 United States elections
The 1986 United States elections were held on November 4 and elected the members of the 100th United States Congress. The elections occurred in the middle of Republican President Ronald Reagan's second term. Democrats regained unified control of ...
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1986 United States Senate elections
The 1986 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. The Republicans had to defend an unusually large number of freshman Senate incumbents who had been el ...
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1986 United States House of Representatives elections
The 1986 United States House of Representatives elections was held on November 4, 1986, in the middle of President Ronald Reagan's second term in office, while he was still relatively popular with the American public. As in most mid-term elections ...
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References
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November 1986 events in the United States