MN Governor
100 Years of Minnesota Republican Gubernatorial Primaries
Gopher State Republicans have not had a competitive gubernatorial primary since 1924.
Read MoreCT, IL, MN Gubernatorial Races: From 2010 Nail-Biters to 2014 Snoozers?
Since 1900, there have been 18 candidates elected governor by less than one percentage point who won reelection the next cycle by double-digits; could Dan Malloy, Mark Dayton, and Pat Quinn do the same in 2014?
Read MoreWhat Are Mark Dayton’s True Reelection Odds?
Prognosticators list the Minnesota gubernatorial seat as ‘safe’ for the incumbent in 2014; history suggests the odds are just shy of that.
Read MoreTim Pawlenty Returns to Jeopardy! After Three-Year Hiatus
But a single pop culture moment is unlikely to launch a new political campaign for one of Minnesota’s biggest Republican names any time soon.
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 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 MorePawlenty Defeats Klobuchar? Don’t Hold Your Breath
Sitting or former Minnesota governors have lost 11 of 12 U.S. Senate campaigns since popular vote elections were introduced 100 years ago.
Read MoreCan Mark Dayton Give Barack Obama a Boost in Minnesota in 2012?
History suggests having a DFLer in St. Paul is unlikely to be a decisive factor, but may be worth +1.4 points to Obama in next year’s presidential race
Read MoreMinnesota: More Governors than Vikings Head Coaches Since 1961
Vikings rank fourth for the longest average coaching tenure in the NFL over the past 50 years; gubernatorial turnover in Gopher State is 25 percent higher than Vikings head coaches
Read MoreRepublican Dominance over Upper Midwestern Governorships through the Years
Republicans have controlled the governor’s mansions of IA, MN, ND, SD, and WI for over 72 percent of the time since 1846
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