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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%.
The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the governor of Virginia. Incumbent Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin will be ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the state's governors from serving consecutive terms. Primary elections will take place on June 17, 2025.
Arkansas governors served two-year terms until a referendum lengthened the term to four years, effective with the 1986 general election. Statewide elections are held two years after presidential elections. Some of Arkansas's counties have two county seats, as opposed to the usual one seat. The arrangement dates back to when travel was extremely ...
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 ...
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]
With elections taking place every single year, states must spend more money. In fact, Kentucky lawmakers estimate that the odd-year schedule costs an additional $15.5 million every four years.
U.S. Governors. Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas (1996–2007) and candidate for President of the United States in 2008 and 2016 (candidate's father) [11] Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas (2015–2023) [10] State officials. Bob Ballinger, state senator from District 5 (2019–2023) [12]
The 1830 constitution changed the thrice-renewable one-year term length to a non-renewable three-year term, and set the start date at the first day in January following an election. [2] This constitution also prevented governors from succeeding themselves, a prohibition that exists to the present day. [ 3 ]