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United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 2008, in 11 states and two territories. Prior to the election, eight of the total seats were held by Democrats and five by Republicans. Two governors were prohibited by term limits from seeking re-election in 2008. The only governorship to change party was the open seat in Missouri ...
The governor of Florida is the head of government of the U.S. state of Florida and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Florida Legislature, [3] to convene the legislature [4] and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.
The 2010 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Republican -turned- Independent incumbent Governor Charlie Crist chose not to run for a second term and he ran unsuccessfully for the Senate seat vacated by Mel Martínez. [2] This resulted in an open race for Governor of Florida in which Republican Rick Scott narrowly ...
In 2020, Florida voted 7.8 points right of the nation as a whole, the furthest it has voted from the nation since 1988, and it was the first election since 1992 that Florida backed the losing candidate. In 2022, Republicans won their largest statewide victories since Reconstruction and neared 60% of the vote.
In Florida, the governor and lieutenant governor run as a ticket. Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink won their respective party's primaries; Scott named Jennifer Carroll as his lieutenant-governor running mate while Sink named Rod Smith. Scott would go on to win the general election by plurality, thus holding the seat for the GOP.
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 ...
The 2006 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Republican Governor Jeb Bush was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. The election was won by then-Republican Charlie Crist, the state's Attorney General. The election was notable in that for the first time, the state elected ...
Pages in category "2008 Florida elections" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... 2008 United States presidential election in Florida; F.