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Both state governorships were previously held by Democrats elected in 2005, and both were won by Republicans in 2009; the local Covenant Party maintained control of the governorship of the Marianas. These elections formed part of the 2009 United States elections. As of 2024, this is the last election after which the Democratic party held a ...
The 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election took place in Virginia on November 3, 2009. The incumbent governor , Democrat Tim Kaine , was not eligible to run due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution , though others in the state's executive branch were not restricted.
Prior to the 2009 election, no Republican had won a statewide election in New Jersey since 1997, when Governor Christine Todd Whitman won re-election with 47.1% of the vote. The last Republican to win a statewide election in New Jersey with over 50% of the vote was incumbent governor Thomas Kean in 1985, who won with 71% of the vote. [85]
North Carolina GOP Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s scandal-plagued campaign continues to flounder, with Democratic Attorney Gen. Josh Stein ahead by double digits and growing in a pair of new polls out ...
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Forget Bill Clinton, the next comeback kid looks like New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine. The former Goldman Sachs (GS) co-chairman was given up for roadkill on the New Jersey Turnpike a few months ...
During this off-year election, the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year. In total, only the seat representing New York's 23rd congressional district changed party hands, increasing the Democratic Party 's majority over the Republicans in the United States House of ...
Nearly every scenario for next week's election has emerged in recent weeks through various polls, causing pollsters to label the race a tossup. Polls ahead of the governor's race have been 'all ...