Governorships
100 Years of Minnesota Republican Gubernatorial Primaries
Gopher State Republicans have not had a competitive gubernatorial primary since 1924.
Read MorePerry Will Retire with 10th Longest Gubernatorial Tenure in US History
The Texas governor will climb nine more spots on the all-time list with 5,144 days in office under his belt upon his retirement in January 2015.
Read MoreMichaud Gearing Up to Battle Cutler, History in Maine Gubernatorial Bid
Only 1 in 3 ex- or sitting Maine U.S. Representatives to land on the gubernatorial general election ballot have been victorious.
Read MoreGubernatorial Scorecard: The Last 10 Elections by State
Democrats have stumbled to their third worst record in the country in Rhode Island but have won 31 of 40 races in Kentucky, Georgia, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Read MoreWould Scott Walker Resign During a 2nd Gubernatorial Term?
Of the 71 gubernatorial election winners before Walker in Wisconsin history, only three failed to complete their term by resigning from office.
Read MoreCT, IL, MN Gubernatorial Races: From 2010 Nail-Biters to 2014 Snoozers?
Since 1900, there have been 18 candidates elected governor by less than one percentage point who won reelection the next cycle by double-digits; could Dan Malloy, Mark Dayton, and Pat Quinn do the same in 2014?
Read MoreWhat Are Mark Dayton’s True Reelection Odds?
Prognosticators list the Minnesota gubernatorial seat as ‘safe’ for the incumbent in 2014; history suggests the odds are just shy of that.
Read MoreTim Pawlenty Returns to Jeopardy! After Three-Year Hiatus
But a single pop culture moment is unlikely to launch a new political campaign for one of Minnesota’s biggest Republican names any time soon.
Read MoreThe Top 50 Longest-Serving Governors of All Time
One active governor tops the list, while another will crack the Top 10 by the end of his term; two current west coast governors will climb onto the list later this year .
Read MoreThe Five-Timers Club: Gubernatorial Edition
Thirty-seven governors in U.S. history were elected into office at least five times but only 10 served in the 20th or 21st Centuries; four members of the Club are alive today.
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