Governorships
Charlie Crist: There and Back Again?
Crist, the first Florida governor not to run for reelection since 1964, could become just the second governor of the Sunshine State to win nonconsecutive terms.
Read MoreSeeing Red: A Brief History of Republican Domination in South Dakota
Republicans are eying to control all partisan statewide elected offices in the Mount Rushmore State for the first time since 1962.
Read MoreCan Mark Dayton Reach 50% in 2014?
The state with the lowest level of voter support for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in the 20th and 21st Centuries is…Minnesota?
Read MoreThe Most Competitive States for Gubernatorial Elections Since 1900
New Mexico’s races have been the most narrowly decided followed by Indiana and Ohio; Illinois captures top honors since the Reagan Revolution with Rhode Island the one to watch since the Republican Revolution.
Read MoreCan Virginia Make it 10 in a Row as the Nation’s Naysayer?
For the last nine gubernatorial elections since 1977 Virginians have voted into office a governor from the opposing party of the sitting president.
Read MoreCould Allyson Schwartz Make History in Pennsylvania?
A Schwartz gubernatorial bid could bring Pennsylvania its first female governor as well as its first successful run by a sitting or former Democratic U.S. Representative.
Read MoreSanford Seeks 1st US House Seat by Ex-South Carolina Governor Since 1850s
The last time a former governor of the Palmetto State won a U.S. House contest was a decade before the Civil War (William Aiken).
Read MoreStrickland Out in 2014 Following 2nd Biggest Incumbent Tumble in Ohio History
Only one other governor has suffered a bigger decline in support in a reelection bid than Strickland in 2010 out of 40 such gubernatorial incumbents since the birth of the two-party system 180+ years ago.
Read MoreRick Snyder 2014: Michigan Governors Win Reelection at 77% Rate
Gubernatorial incumbents from Michigan are victorious more than three-fourths of the time in general election bids with Republican incumbents at more than 80%.
Read MoreStudy: Governors Have No Pull Helping Presidential Nominees Carry Their State
States have voted more frequently for a presidential nominee of a different party than its sitting governor across 600 contests since 1968; even more so in battleground states.
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