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Casey DeSantis, Florida’s First Lady, Is the Governor’s Chief Adviser, Too
During a recent appearance in South Carolina, after Ron DeSantis played up his state’s economic and education policies and bashed a litany of ideologi [...]
How Ron DeSantis Maximized the Might of the Florida Governor’s Office
Few knew what to expect from Ron DeSantis when he was first elected Florida governor in 2018 as a little-known congressman. He had barely eked out a v [...]
Kentucky Governor’s Race Splinters Republicans Ahead of Primary
As he spoke to about a dozen voters in a dimly lit Mexican restaurant on the outskirts of Louisville, Daniel Cameron, Kentucky’s popular attorney gene [...]
Declaring Emergencies and Banning ‘Latinx’: First Acts for 9 New Governors
Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania opened 92 percent of state government jobs to people without four-year degrees. Gov. Jim Pillen of Nebraska created [...]
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 [...]