United States gubernatorial elections, 2007

• Mississippi claimed by the Republicans
• Louisiana gained by Republicans
• Kentucky gained by the Democrats

The gubernatorial elections in the United States in 2007 were held in October and November 2007. Was chosen in the states of Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi. Of the three optional items were before the elections of two Republicans and one held by a Democrat. After the gubernatorial elections of 2006, the Democrats and 28 Republicans 22 of the 50 governors; at this level did not change.

Kentucky

Incumbent Ernie Fletcher ( Republican) ran against Democrat Steve Beshear. However, Fletcher, who was involved in several corruption scandals, unpopular and according to numerous previous surveys Beshear defeated in the elections on 6 November 2007 the incumbent significantly with about 59 percent of the vote was.

Louisiana

The former governor of the state, Kathleen Blanco ( Democrat ), concluded in March 2007 from her candidacy for a second term. Blanco has been criticized mainly because of its inadequate crisis management after the Hurricane Katrina disaster and the beginning of 2007 had only approval rates of nearly 40 percent.

The right to vote of Louisiana provides no internal party primaries. Why could compete in the election on 20 October 2007, several candidates of the same party. The Republican Bobby Jindal, who was traded in advance as a favorite, went with about 54 percent of the vote the winner of the election.

Mississippi

The popular incumbent Haley Barbour ( Republican) ran against the candidates of the Democratic attorney John Arthur Eaves on November 6, 2007. According to previous surveys Barbour won the gubernatorial election on November 6 in Mississippi with about 58 percent of the vote.