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United States gubernatorial elections were held on 2 November 1937, in two states. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years, which it would abandon in 1949. This marks the Democratic Party's largest gubernatorial extent in history and the largest for any party.
| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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| New Jersey | Harold G. Hoffman | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Virginia | George C. Peery | Democratic | 1933 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
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