Republicans are heavily favored to win gubernatorial races in Oklahoma, Alabama, and Tennessee this cycle and, should incumbents Mary Fallin, Robert Bentley, and Bill Haslam cruise to victory, they will tie or extend GOP records for their respective states. Oklahoma Republicans are seeking to win gubernatorial elections in two straight cycles for the third time in history (1962 & 1966, 1994 & 1998). Tennessee Republicans are aiming to record two in a row for the fifth time ever (1865 & 1867, 1910 & 1912, 1978 & 1982, 1994 & 1998). Meanwhile, the Alabama GOP is currently in the midst of a record three consecutive wins (2002, 2006, 2010) and would extend that mark to four. Incumbents Nikki Haley in South Carolina and Nathan Deal in Georgia are expected to face more competitive races, but, if they prevail, they will extend their party’s winning streaks to four cycles in each state. That would tie the all-time Republican mark in South Carolina (1868, 1870, 1872, 1874) and extend it in Georgia.

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