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 U.S. gubernatorial elections. 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 the 1998 U.S. gubernatorial elections in which the non-incumbent party suffered net losses, the first since the 1986 U.S. gubernatorial elections in which the incumbent party gained seats...