Governorships
You Say You Want a Revolution? Third Party Gubernatorial Candidates Thriving in 2010
Third party gubernatorial candidates rivaling 1994 for their best showing since the Great Depression
Read MoreCan the DFL Win Minnesota’s Governorship in the Face of a GOP Sweep of its Upper Midwestern Neighbors?
Democrats have won gubernatorial elections in Minnesota only four times since statehood without also holding one of its neighboring four states; last time was 1954
Read MoreEmmer’s Statewide Support Still Ahead of Pawlenty’s 2002 Pace
Pawlenty did not poll at 30 percent until mid-October 2002 before winning first term
Read MoreIs Tim Pawlenty Running for a 3rd Term?
DFL gubernatorial candidate TV ads target outgoing governor eight times more than attacks on GOP endorsee Tom Emmer
Read MoreFace Time: DFL Gubernatorial Candidate Communication Strategies in TV Ads
Anderson Kelliher delivers more face time in ads than other candidates; Dayton utilizes more voice-over artists
Read MoreRepublican Party Poised to Win Most Gubernatorial Seats in 90 Years
Republicans on pace to eclipse the 24 seats won in 1928, 1966, and the Republican Revolution of 1994
Read MoreWhich States Produce the Most Governors?
New York has given birth to 116 future governors of other states, or 1 for every 1.9 years since statehood; South Carolina leads the nation with 88 percent of its governors ‘home-grown’
Read MoreWill Minnesota Have the Most Competitive Gubernatorial Race in the Nation for the 2nd Consecutive Election Cycle?
Gopher State could follow the nation’s closest gubernatorial race in 2006 and closest Senate race in 2008 with another nail-biter in 2010
Read MoreWhich States Have the Most Living Ex-Governors?
250 ex-governors are still living in the United States; New Jersey has five times more living former governors (10) than Connecticut and Wyoming (2)
Read MoreThe Ones That Got Away: Minnesota-Born Politicians Who Have Governed Other States
Nearly as many Minnesota-born politicians have served as governor elsewhere (11) as in the Gopher State (14)
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