2008 Governors Races

Tracking Governors races throughout the country

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total seats up this cycle: 11

Seats up by party:
     

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 • Democrats: 6 • Republicans: 5



The pre-election breakdown:

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 • Democrats:28 • Republicans: 22

 

States Incumbents  
Delaware

Ruth Ann Minner (D)
Not Running (term limited)

Republican
Candidates

Greg Lavelle (R), state representative
Bill Lee (R), retired Superior Court judge
Bill Oberle (R), state representative
Terry Spence (R), state House Speaker

Democrat
Candidates

John Carney (D), lieutenant governor
Jack Markell (D), state treasurer

 
 
Indiana Mitch Daniels (R)
Running

Challengers

Jim Schellinger (D), architectural firm owner
Jill Long Thompson (D), former representative
 
Missouri

Matt Blunt (R)
Not Running

Republican
Candidates

Kenny Hulshof (R), congressman
Peter Kinder (R), lieutenant governor
Sarah Steelman (R), state treasurer
Jim Talent (R), former senator

 

Democrat
Candidates

Robin Carnahan (D), secretary of state
Jay Nixon (D), attorney general
 
Montana Brian Schweitzer (D)
Running

Challengers

Roy Brown (R), state senator
Steve Daines (R), businessman
Bob Keenan (R), former state Senate majority leader
 
New Hampshire John Lynch (D)
Running

Challengers

Frank Guinta (R), Manchester mayor
Joe Kenney (R), state senator
 
North Carolina

Mike Easley (D)Not Running (term limited)

Democrat
Candidates

Richard Moore, state treasurer
Beverly Perdue, lieutenant governor


RepublicanCandidates

Bill Graham, attorney
Pat McCrory, Charlotte mayor
Bob Orr, former state supreme court justice
Fred Smith, state senator
 
North Dakota John Hoeven John Hoeven (R)
Running

Challengers

Ryan Cunningham (R), news talk-show host

Merle Boucher (D), state representative
Joel Heitkamp (D), state senator
Tim Mathern (D), state senator
 
Utah Jon Huntsman (R)
Running

Challengers

None announced.
 
Vermont Jim Douglas (R)
Running		 TBA
 
Washington Christine Gregoire (D)
Running

Challengers

Dino Rossi (R), former state senator and 2004 challenger
 
West Virginia Joe Manchin (D)
Running

Challengers

Mel Kessler (D), state delegate

Russ Weeks (R), former state senator