Governor Races Rundown

Analysis in the map above is courtesy of Chuck Todd at the National Journal and does not necessarily reflect the views of the AFL-CIO.

Courtesy of the Washington Post

Republican-held: 22

• Alabama: Gov. Bob Riley (1st term; won with 49% of vote)
• Alaska: Gov. Frank Murkowski (1st term/56%)
• Arkansas: OPEN (Gov. Mike Huckabee is term limited)
• California: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (1st term/49%)
• Colorado: OPEN (Gov. Bill Owens is term limited)
• Connecticut: Gov. Jodi Rell (Appointed)
• Florida: OPEN (Gov. Jeb Bush is term-limited)
• Georgia: Gov. Sonny Perdue (1st term/51%)
• Hawaii: Gov. Linda Lingle (1st term/52%)
• Idaho: OPEN (Gov. Dirk Kempthorne is term-limited)
• Maryland: Gov. Bob Ehrlich (1st term/52%)
• Massachusetts: OPEN (Gov. Mitt Romney is not seeking reelection)
• Minnesota: Gov. Tim Pawlenty (1st term/44%)
• Nebraska: Gov. Dave Heineman (Appointed)
• Nevada: OPEN (Gov. Kenny Guinn is term-limited)
• New York: OPEN (Gov. George Pataki is retiring)
• Ohio: OPEN (Gov. Bob Taft is term-limited)
• Rhode Island: Gov. Don Carcieri (1st term/55%)
• South Carolina: Gov. Mark Sanford (1st term/53%)
• South Dakota: Gov. Mike Rounds (1st term/57%)
• Texas: Gov. Rick Perry (1st term/58%)
• Vermont: Gov. Jim Douglas (1st term/59%)

Democratic-held: 14

• Arizona: Gov. Janet Napolitano (1st term; won with 46% of vote)
• Illinois: Gov. Rod Blagojevich (1st term/52%)
• Iowa: OPEN (Gov. Tom Vilsack is retiring)
• Kansas: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (1st term/53%)
• Maine: Gov. John Baldacci (1st term/47%)
• Michigan: Gov. Jennifer Granholm (1st term/51%)
• New Hampshire: Gov. John Lynch (1st term/51%)
• New Mexico: Gov. Bill Richardson (1st term/55%)
• Oklahoma: Gov. Brad Henry (1st term/43%)
• Oregon: Gov. Ted Kulongoski (1st term/49%)
• Pennsylvania: Gov. Ed Rendell (1st term/53%)
• Tennessee: Gov Phil Bredesen (1st term/51%)
• Wisconsin: Gov. Jim Doyle (1st term/45%)
• Wyoming: Gov. Dave Freudenthal (1st term/50%)