Governor News & Analysis

2013-14 Gubernatorial Overview (Iowa - New Mexico)

February 22, 2013 · 2:33 PM EST

IOWA -- Terry Branstad (R), elected 2010 (53%); elected 1982 (53%), 1986 (52%), 1990 (61%) and 1994 (57%).
Since he hasn’t officially announced his intentions, there is a possibility that Branstad doesn’t run for re-election. But according to local sources, the Republican has openly talked about becoming the…

2013-14 Gubernatorial Overview (New York - Wyoming)

February 22, 2013 · 2:32 PM EST

NEW YORK -- Andrew Cuomo (D), elected 2010 (63%).
Cuomo is running two campaigns: one for re-election and another for president in 2016. The former race is a virtual lock, but the latter will be slightly more of a challenge. Currently Safe for Democrats.

Quinnipiac Univ., Dec.…

Is New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Overhyped?

by Stuart Rothenberg February 1, 2013 · 9:00 AM EST

While this year’s race for governor in Virginia will draw plenty of attention, the 2013 gubernatorial contest in New Jersey looks like a yawner.

But it’s a mistake to draw too grand a conclusion from Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s current standing in the polls, either for how he…

Who Is Least Likely to Lose the Virginia Gubernatorial Race?

by Stuart Rothenberg January 16, 2013 · 9:15 AM EST

While most political attention these days is focused on the nation’s capital and President Barack Obama’s second term, across the river in Virginia, politicians from both parties are preparing for what seems to be the oddest gubernatorial race the state has seen in years.

Each party is poised…

Looking Back on 2012 Cycle’s Long and Winding Road

by Stuart Rothenberg December 19, 2012 · 9:00 AM EST

Wow, what a political cycle. It was filled with twists, turns and surprises.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Iowa caucuses — until he didn’t (almost two weeks after the actual balloting, when former Sen. Rick Santorum was certified as the winner).

After finishing a distant…

Virginia Governor: Warts and All

by Jessica Taylor December 14, 2012 · 3:00 PM EST

After an election cycle that saw tens of thousands of television ads and millions of dollars of candidate spending in the Old Dominion, the worst may be yet to come for Virginia voters.

Off-year gubernatorial contests in the commonwealth have been nasty, brutish, and yes, short, in the…

New Jersey Governor: The Rising

by Nathan L. Gonzales December 14, 2012 · 2:59 PM EST

Four years ago, Chris Christie became the first Republican to get elected governor of the Garden State in a decade, but he failed to reach 49 percent against an unpopular incumbent. Next year, the governor could win re-election, but it might it be considered a wind-aided victory from Hurricane…

One-Page Election Night Guide

by Nathan L. Gonzales November 3, 2012 · 4:55 PM EDT

In order to ease your Election Night experience, we've put together a 1-page, downloadable Election Night Guide with our House, Senate, and Gubernatorial ratings. Just click here for the document. Keep in mind, these are our ratings as of Nov. 2, and check back over the weekend and…

Republicans Set to Take Ground in Gubernatorial Races (Gubernatorial Overview, November 2, 2012)

November 2, 2012 · 3:27 PM EDT

This cycle, just 11 states are voting for a chief executive and just three of those states (Montana, New Hampshire, and Washington) are coming down to the wire. Incumbent Democrats not seeking re-election in all three states.. 

Republicans are already poised to win North Carolina, where former Charlotte…

Gubernatorial Races Take Back Seat to Federal Contests (Gubernatorial Overview, September 28, 2012)

September 28, 2012 · 1:57 PM EDT

Gubernatorial contests are few (just 11 states will elect a governor in November) and remarkably static. Even though some of these races have been going for months, there hasn’t been a lot of fundamental movement.

Open seat contests in Montana and New Hampshire look like two of the…