Governor-elect (United States)

The governor-elect is a candidate who has won the gubernatorial election of a U.S. state in the United States. The candidate is also waiting upon inauguration to become the governor of the state.
In the United States, a gubernatorial transition is the process which the governor-elect prepares to take over the administration of the state government of a U.S. state from the incumbent governor. When the governor-elect takes the oath of office, which official powers and duties are legally transferred to the new governor.