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Going into the election, there were 26 Republican governors and 24 Democratic governors in the United States. This class of governors was made up of 1 Republican and 2 Democrats. Democrats were defending two governorships in states Donald Trump won in 2020 (Kentucky and Louisiana). [1] [2]
[2] [3] In the event of a vacancy, the governor is succeeded by the second-highest-ranking state official; in 45 states and 4 territories, the lieutenant governor is the first in the line of succession. [4] [5] As of January 13, 2025, there are 27 states with Republican governors and 23 states with Democratic governors. Both Republicans and ...
The governor of Texas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Texas. The incumbent, Greg Abbott, is the forty-eighth governor to serve in the office since Texas' statehood in 1845. When compared to those of other states, the governorship of Texas has been described as one of relative weakness.
A former state attorney general and the son of a former two-term governor, Beshear scraped out a win in 2019 by 4,000 votes, or 0.4% of the final margin, against the incumbent, Republican Matt ...
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear at his reelection victory party in 2023. He is one of the governors helping to lead Democrats' efforts to slow the Trump agenda and look to 2028 (Getty Images)
Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Comptroller Land Comm. Ag. Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House; 1999 George W. Bush (R) Rick Perry (R) John Cornyn (R) Carole Keeton Strayhorn (R) David Dewhurst (R) Susan Combs (R) 16R, 15D 78D, 72R 3R Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Phil Gramm (R) 17D ...
Here's what to know about El Pasoan Beto O'Rourke leading up to the midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022.
The 2023 United States elections were held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. The off-year election included gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states, as well as numerous citizen initiatives , mayoral races, and a variety of other local offices on the ballot.