Governorships
Gubernatorial Horserace Polling Down Slightly from 2006, Rasmussen Dominates the Field
Polling up substantially in New York and Nevada but down big in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Maryland
Read MoreDemocrats on the Verge of Historic Collapse in Iowa Governor’s Race
Culver on pace to produce biggest cycle-to-cycle decline in Iowa Democratic gubernatorial vote in state history
Read MorePollster Interest in Minnesota Gubernatorial Race Only Up Slightly from 2006
Modest uptick in polling at this point in the campaign is a bit curious considering 2010 is an open-seat race with three viable candidates
Read MoreTom Emmer: Running for Governor, Not Sheriff
Emmer strikes moderate, cooperative tone in education speech at University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute
Read MoreMark Dayton on Tax Policy: “I Didn’t Start the War”
DFL gubernatorial candidate launches 16 attacks against his 2010 rivals’ tax and budget plans and outgoing Pawlenty administration in hour long U of MN event
Read MoreHistory Says Barrett Win in Wisconsin Governor’s Race Hinges on Feingold Victory
Democrats have never won a gubernatorial election in Wisconsin when they have lost their U.S. Senate race
Read MoreWhich States Host the Most Competitive Gubernatorial Elections?
New Mexico, Alaska, and Indiana have provided the tightest gubernatorial races in the nation since 1900; over the last three decades: Mississippi, Illinois, and Virginia
Read MoreWill the Defeat of Handel and Anderson Kelliher Dash ‘Year of the Woman’ Prospects?
Female gubernatorial candidates still on track to break records for total number of nominees on the ballot and elections won in 2010, despite set-backs in Minnesota and Georgia
Read MoreDayton Eyes Minnesota History as Gubernatorial Campaign Moves Forward
Election of Dayton to a third statewide office this November would set multiple Minnesota electoral records
Read MoreIs Winning a Contested Primary in Minnesota a Path to General Election Success?
Many DFLers since 2000 who won less than 2/3 of the primary vote in statewide elections went on to win in November
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