Governorships
The Top Five Smart Politics Reports of 2011
A look back at some of the most illuminating and controversial of the 200+ Smart Politics reports published this year.
Read MoreWilliams Records 4th Worst GOP Gubernatorial Tally in Kentucky in 140 Years
David Williams now holds two of the 10 worst showings by a Republican gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, or presidential nominee in Kentucky since 1871.
Read MoreDemocrats Tally Worst Showing in Mississippi Gubernatorial Race Since Reconstruction
For the second consecutive election cycle, the Democratic vote in Mississippi’s gubernatorial race declines to a new post-Reconstruction low.
Read MoreKentucky GOP Poised for 2nd Worst Gubernatorial Showing Since 1870
Only once in the last 140 years have Kentucky Republicans failed to win at least one-third of the gubernatorial vote.
Read MoreDo Governors Make the “Most Successful Presidents?”
The top rated presidents in U.S. history are split 50/50 between those who had gubernatorial experience and those that did not.
Read MoreCould Tommy Thompson Win Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate Seat?
No ex- (non-sitting) Wisconsin governor has ever been elected to a 1st term in the U.S. Senate
Read MorePence Seeks First Governorship by Sitting Indiana Congressman Since 1888
A sitting U.S. Representative from Indiana has not won a gubernatorial election in 123 years
Read MoreTim Kaine in 2012 and Virginia’s (Sometimes Sticky) New Revolving Door from Richmond to D.C.
Kaine campaign would mean seven of the last 10 Virginia ex-governors launched U.S. Senate bids, including each of the last five
Read MoreWhat’s in a Photo? A Political Analysis of Gubernatorial Portraits
Republican governors are eight times more likely to wear flag pins on their lapels than Democrats, and three times more likely to wear red ties over blue
Read MoreMost Popular Google Autocomplete Search Results for the Nation’s 50 Governors
While most top gubernatorial Google autocomplete search results are mundane, “Nazi,” “racist,” “birth certificate,” and “death panel” define some governors
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