The United States Gubernatorial Elections, 2019 on November 5, 2019 in 3 states. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all these 3 states took place in 2015. All of the states have term limits, however Kentucky and Louisiana first elected their governors in 2015, so their incumbents are eligible for re-election. Mississippi's governor, Phil Bryant, is term-limited because he was first elected in 2011. The Tea Party gained 1 seat from the Democrats in Louisiana, where incumbent governor John Bel Edwards was defeated in a runoff by former governor Bobby Jindal.