The 1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on October 16, 1872 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina.

The 1978 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978 to select the governor of the state of Texas.

The election will do two things--one, it will select the new governor.

Brewster won by a large margin, seeming to fulfill Kleagle Farnsworth's promise that the Klan would select the next governor.

The 1910 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina.

The 1853 Texas gubernatorial election was held in 1853 to select the governor of the state of Texas.

In its early years, Democratic party bosses used the Shad Planking (event) as an opportunity to select the next governor.

The 1990 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1990 to select the governor of the state of Alabama.

Georgia law at the time allowed the Georgia General Assembly to select the governor if no candidate received more than 50 percent of the popular vote.

Until 1951, the United States Navy selected the governor for American Samoa.