Governorships
Rounds Seeks 1st US Senate Win for ex-South Dakota Governor
No former governor has ever won a U.S. Senate seat in South Dakota, with the last sitting governor to do so 70 years ago.
Read MoreProjections: 2012 Gubernatorial Races
Western states to provide high drama late Tuesday down the ballot.
Read MoreThrough the Dark-Colored Lenses of Mark Dayton
“Death,” “dead end,” “decline” and “grim future” were but a few of the words and phrases Minnesota’s governor used to frame the problems of his state and country.
Read MoreBroadcast Media in Love with Republican Governors in 2012
GOP governors land the Top 10 spots for the most broadcast reports mentioning their names since January, led by Rick Perry, Chris Christie, Scott Walker, and Rick Scott.
Read MoreCan Rob McKenna End the Nation’s Longest GOP Gubernatorial Election Drought?
It has been 32 years since voters in Washington State elected a Republican governor – the longest GOP dry spell in any state.
Read MoreBarrett Support Rises in 19 Counties, Falls in 53 Others
An increase in support in Dane and Milwaukee Counties is not enough for Mayor Barrett to stave off Governor Walker’s surge in central and northern Wisconsin.
Read MoreScott Walker’s Victory by the Numbers
Gubernatorial candidates seeking a rematch have now lost 5 of 7 contests in Wisconsin history.
Read MoreHow Big will Barrett Score in Dane and Milwaukee Counties?
Holding 2010 totals constant for the state’s other 70 counties, Barrett would need to carry 75.1 percent of the vote in Wisconsin’s two most populated counties to beat Walker on Tuesday (up from 64.1 percent in 2010).
Read MoreWisconsin Poised to Extend Competitive Gubernatorial Election Streak
Wisconsin is expected to join Rhode Island, Iowa, and Minnesota on Tuesday for the only states currently with four or more consecutive elections decided by single digits.
Read MoreCould An Independent Swing Wisconsin’s Gubernatorial Recall Election?
Only two independent candidates have ever won more than 1 percent of the vote across 73 Wisconsin gubernatorial elections since 1848; both of these candidates were former Republican officeholders.
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