Governors Overview Governors: Updated Bottom Lines North Dakota: Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple announced in late August that he would not seek a second full term in 2016. There is no shortage of credible, first-tier candidates on the Republican side… jduffy Jennifer Duffy September 11, 2015
North Dakota Governor North Dakota Governor: A Potentially Competitive Race Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple announced Monday that he would not seek a second full term in 2016. Speculation on his replacement has focused less on Republicans and more on one Democrat, U.S. Sen.… jduffy Jennifer Duffy August 28, 2015
Kentucky Governor Kentucky Governor Returns to Toss Up Back in May, we moved this race from Toss Up to Lean Democratic. The Republican primary produced a weak nominee in businessman Matt Bevin, while Democratic nominee Attorney General Jack Conway is an… jduffy Jennifer Duffy July 31, 2015
Governors Overview Governors: Bottom Lines – Part II North Dakota: Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple spent a decade as Lieutenant Governor before ascending to the Governor’s office in December of 2010 when then-Gov. John Hoeven resigned after being… jduffy Jennifer Duffy June 19, 2015
Governors Overview Governors: Bottom Lines – Part I Delaware: This race is in something of a holding pattern in the wake of former Democratic state Attorney General Beau Biden’s death in late May. Biden was an overwhelming frontrunner both for the… jduffy Jennifer Duffy June 12, 2015
Kentucky Governor KY Governor: Democrats Catch A Break Democrats – and specifically state Attorney General Jack Conway – were the biggest winners on primary night. Conway faced just token opposition for Democratic nomination for this open seat. The race… jduffy Jennifer Duffy May 22, 2015
Governors Overview Governors: 2015 Race Bottom Lines The 2016 presidential contest seems to be sucking up all the oxygen in the political atmosphere, making it easy to forget about the three gubernatorial contests that will take place this November.… jduffy Jennifer Duffy February 27, 2015
Governors Governors: Republican Incumbents Prevail Given that Democrats’ majority in the Senate was in serious jeopardy and that there was no realistic chance that they would win a majority in the U.S. House, the nation’s 36 Governors races were… jduffy Jennifer Duffy November 14, 2014
Governors Governors Rating Changes: Alaska, Maryland, and Rhode Island Move to Toss Up Alaska: This race has been perplexing since Democratic nominee Byron Mallot dropped his bid for Governor and joined independent candidate Bill Walker on a unity ticket to challenge Republican Gov.… jduffy Jennifer Duffy October 31, 2014
Governors Governors: Ratings Changes Arkansas: Of the 14 gubernatorial seats that Democrats are defending this cycle, this open seat is the only one in a state that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney carried. Democrats got an… jduffy Jennifer Duffy October 17, 2014