Brian Kemp beat Trump in Georgia: Don’t underestimate him
January 9, 2023
He stood up to Trump, beat the former president’s endorsed candidate in primary and won over Democrat Stacy Abrams.
Democrat Katie Hobbs: New governor of Arizona
January 2, 2023
Hobbs becomes the first Democrat to hold the state’s top job since 2009 and beat hardcore Trump-endorsed candidate Kari Lake in a bitter election.
Nebraska GOP voters reject Trump-backed candidate for governor
May 11, 2022
Instead, the nod went to University of Nebraska Regent, farmer and veterinarian Jim Pillen, backed by the state GOP establishment
Sins of the past don’t always fade away
February 3, 2019
Embattled Virginia governor Ralph Northam’s last chance of surviving his use of blackface for entertainment in 1984 collapsed Saturday evening when Virginia’s two Democratic Senators
GOP stays on top in Florida politics
November 19, 2018
This was the year Florida’s Democrats spoke ambitiously of ending their 20-year journey in political exile in this battleground state. Instead, election results after a
Money dominates many state campaigns in 2018
November 2, 2018
The story of money in politics doesn’t stop with spending on races for Congress. Candidates for governor, legislature and other state offices this year have
Transgender candidate takes Vermont Democratic primary
August 15, 2018
A former Vermont utility executive on Tuesday became the first transgender candidate from a major political party to be nominated for governor, and she’ll face
VP Pence had private email as governor
March 3, 2017
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, his office said in a statement on
McDonnell paid a price for his freedom
September 9, 2016
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is officially a free man, but he paid a heavy price to get there. Prosecutors announced Thursday they will not
A nasty feud between current, former governors
May 10, 2016
Kentucky’s two most recent governors are feuding, but they can agree on one thing: the FBI is investigating. While peaceful transitions of power are a