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In the 369 gubernatorial elections since 1990, third party or independent candidates have won at least 5.0% of the vote 53 times (14%), while six candidates have won election (2%). The most recent third party or independent governor to win was Alaska's Bill Walker, a Republican turned independent, in 2014.
Governor Doug Burgum was re-elected to a second term in 2020 with 65.8% of the vote. In the November 2022 elections, voters amended the North Dakota Constitution to place a limit of two, four-year terms for succeeding governors sworn into office after the amendment's effective date of January 1, 2023. [25]
The Arkansas Constitution of 1836 established four-year terms for governors, [33] which was lowered to two years in the 1874, and current, constitution. [34] An amendment in 1984 increased the terms of both governor and lieutenant governor to four years. [ 35 ]
Glenn Youngkin, the 74th and current governor of Virginia The governor of Virginia is the state 's head of government and commander-in-chief of the state's official national guard . The first Constitution of 1776 created the office of governor, to be elected annually by the Virginia State Legislature .
Alabama Andrew Harnik/AP Governor: Kay Ivey (Republican) Salary: $120,395 Alaska Becky Bohrer/AP Governor: Mike Dunleavy (Republican) Salary: $145,000 Arizona Ross D. Franklin/AP Governor: Doug ...
In 2001, Virginia elected Democrats Mark Warner as governor and Tim Kaine as lieutenant governor, and Kaine was elected to succeed Warner as governor in 2005. In 2009, however, a Republican again returned to the governor's mansion as Bob McDonnell defeated Democrat Creigh Deeds, garnering 58.61% of the popular vote to Deeds' 41.25%.
She has previously run for Congress and governor of Virginia and was censured by the Virginia Senate in 2021 for voicing support for Jan. 6 protesters. Many others have also announced they’re ...
2022 United States gubernatorial elections ← 2021 November 8, 2022 2023 → 39 governorships 36 states; 3 territories Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Seats before 28 22 Seats after 26 24 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 43,126,140 43,336,108 Percentage 49.05% 49.29% Seats up 20 16 Seats won 18 18 Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain ...