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Governors to voters: The state of our nation is bleak, except under me
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, cast his state as the place “where woke goes to die,” to which M [...]
Democrats elected a big class of young governors. They might be the future of the party.
Of the 18 Democrats elected or reelected to governorships this year, eleven are under the age of 60. Many are closer to 50. Michigan’s Gretchen Whitm [...]
Kari Lake’s Path to Victory Narrows in the Arizona Governor’s Race
Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, maintained a slight lead on Ms. Lake after new results were released from Maricopa County on Sunday.
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Sisolak Concedes to Lombardo in Nevada Governor’s Race
Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, conceded to Joseph Lombardo, the Clark County sheriff who ran as a law-and-order Republican.
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Hochul Holds N.Y. Governor’s Mansion for Democrats
Gov. Kathy Hochul became the state’s first woman to be elected governor, in a victory that was more decisive than some Democrats had expected.
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Governors’ Races to Watch in the Midterm Elections
Some of the closest races feature contests involving Republicans who question or deny the results of the 2020 election.
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In Key Governor’s Races, Poll Finds Sharp Voter Split on Elections
In Arizona, voters are narrowly divided on whether to elect a prominent Trump-backed election denier. In Pennsylvania, they appear likely to reject a [...]
Governor’s Races Enter Final Sprint on a Scrambled, Surprising Map
Deep-red Oklahoma is in play for Democrats. New York and Oregon are within reach for Republicans. And several swing states have tight races with high [...]
Republican Christine Drazan’s rise in the Oregon governor’s race
Oregon is a reliably blue state that hasn’t elected a Republican governor since 1982. But due to a divided field — and frustration with the sitting [...]
Mastriano’s Time at War College Draws Scrutiny in Governor’s Race
Doug Mastriano, a Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, earned a Ph.D in 2013 and taught at the Army War College. Fellow academics have ass [...]
5 Takeaways From the Georgia Governor’s Debate Between Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams
The debate between Gov. Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams produced a substantive hour of policy discussion — and unexpected attention for a little-known Li [...]
How a Republican Could Win the Oregon Governor’s Race
In a wild governor’s race, an independent candidate is siphoning Democratic votes and a billionaire Nike co-founder is pouring in money — giving an an [...]
In Illinois Governor’s Debate, Bailey Tries to Put Pritzker on Defensive.
Even so, State Senator Darren Bailey, a far-right legislator, found himself having to explain his past statements comparing abortion to the Holocaust [...]
LePage Stumbles on Abortion Questioning in Maine Governor’s Debate
After the end of Roe v. Wade, Republicans have struggled to hone a message on abortion, and Paul LePage, a former governor, was repeatedly pressed on [...]
White House says Republican governors shipping migrants to other states is ‘reckless,’ ‘shameful’
“We have had a process in place, there is a legal way of doing this, and for managing migrants,” Jean-Pierre said during a White House press briefing [...]