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Governors' Approval Ratings

Governor

Date

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Bob Riley (R)
Alabama

09/22/08

26%

39%

20%

15%

Sarah Palin (R)
Alaska

10/28/08

46%

15%

17%

22%

Janet Napolitano (D)
Arizona

07/30/08

28%

27%

26%

27%

Mike Beebe (D)
Arkansas

10/27/08

28%

40%

21%

8%

Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
California

10/25/08

6%

26%

38%

30%

Bill Ritter (D)
Colorado

10/16/08

17%

33%

25%

22%

Jodi Rell (R
Connecticut

10/14/08

21%

37%

34%

9%

Ruth Ann Minner (D)
Delaware

10/10/08

5%

17%

41%

36%

Charlie Crist (R)
Florida

10/12/08

23%

32%

30%

14%

Sonny Perdue (R)
Georgia

10/30/08

18%

30%

29%

22%

Rod Blagojevich (D)
Illinois

10/13/08

0%

4%

29%

65%

Chet Culver (D)

Iowa

10/23/08

12%

33%

32%

22%

Kathleen Sebelius (D)
Kansas

10/13/08

25%

21%

26%

25%

Steve Beshear (D
Kentucky

10/29/08

11%

28%

39%

17%

Bobby Jindal (R)
Louisiana

10/21/08

50%

25%

21%

3%

John Baldacci (D)
Maine

10/02/08

3%

24%

30%

41%

Martin O'Malley (D)
Maryland

09/20/08

8%

26%

35%

29%

Deval Patrick (D)
Massachusetts

10/13/08

6%

32%

39%

20%

Jennifer Granholm (D)
Michigan

10/08/08

10%

22%

30%

37%

Tim Pawlenty (R)
Minnesota

10/28/08

27%

26%

29%

17%

Haley Barbour (R)
Mississippi

10/27/08

30%

18%

31%

20%

Matt Blunt (R)
Missouri

10/15/08

12%

23%

26%

36%

Brian Schweitzer (D)

Montana

10/29/08

37%

23%

22%

17%

Dave Heineman (R)

Nebraska

09/30/08

26%

38%

23%

9%

Jim Gibbons (R)

Nevada

10/16/08

8%

17%

22%

53%

John Lynch (D)
New Hampshire

10/23/08

27%

34%

26%

11%

Jon Corzine (D)
New Jersey

10/07/08

3%

22%

35%

37%

Bill Richardson (D)

New Mexico

10/28/08

24%

24%

30%

20%

David Paterson (D)
New York

10/14/08

12%

38%

37%

11%

Mike Easley (D)
North Carolina

10/29/08

8%

32%

31%

25%

John Hoeven (R)
North Dakota

09/08/08

39%

34%

19%

6%

Ted Strickland (D)
Ohio

09/28/08

14%

28%

38%

17%

Brad Henry (D)
Oklahoma

09/11/08

20%

33%

33%

13%

Ted Kulongoski (D)
Oregon

10/14/08

12%

33%

26%

27%

Ed Rendell (D)
Pennsylvania

10/30/08

17%

24%

34%

23%

Don Carcieri (R)
Rhode Island

09/13/08

20%

22%

28%

28%

Mark Sanford (R)

South Carolina

09/18/08

17%

36%

28%

17%

Mike Rounds (R)

South Dakota

07/09/08

25%

31%

28%

15%

Phil Bredesen (D)
Tennessee

10/16/08

20%

44%

23%

9%

Rick Perry (R)
Texas

10/21/08

14%

28%

39%

19%

Jon Huntsman Jr. (R)
Utah

06/19/08

28%

40%

26%

5%

Jim Douglas (R)
Vermont

10/07/08

20%

28%

31%

19%

Tim Kaine (D)
Virginia

10/12/08

17%

28%

31%

21%

Christine Gregoire (D)
Washington

10/22/08

21%

22%

22%

34%

Joe Manchin III (D)
West Virginia

09/24/08

18%

39%

26%

17%

Jim Doyle (D)
Wisconsin

10/23/08

6%

28%

29%

32%

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