New Hampshire Governor: Lynch 47%, Stephen 37%
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch’s reelection support has dropped below 50% in one key match-up for the first time this year.
Election 2010: Governor Elections
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April 10, 2010
April 8, 2010
Illinois Governor: Brady 45%, Quinn 38%
Republican State Senator Bill Brady now leads Governor Pat Quinn 45% to 38% in Illinois's gubernatorial contest, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state.
April 7, 2010
Connecticut Governor: GOP’s Foley Gains on Lamont, Malloy
Republican Thomas Foley now enjoys a modest lead over his two top Democratic opponents in Connecticut’s gubernatorial race, a contest that was a toss-up two months ago.
April 7, 2010
Massachusetts Governor: Patrick 35% Baker 27% Cahill 23%
President Obama was in Massachusetts last week to boost the reelection bid of embattled Governor Deval Patrick, but his numbers in the state’s gubernatorial race show little change.
April 6, 2010
Nevada Governor: Sandoval 55%, Reid 34%
Republican Brian Sandoval now leads Rory Reid by 21 points in Nevada’s race for governor, but even embattled GOP incumbent Jim Gibbons has moved into a virtual tie with the Democratic hopeful.
April 5, 2010
Paterson Job Approval at 35%
David Paterson (D) remains unpopular in New York where only 35% of likely voters approve of the job he’s doing as Governor. That number is down somewhat from January where 43% of likely voters approved of his performance.
April 2, 2010
Wyoming Governor: GOP Hopefuls Are Early Favorites
The suddenly open race for Wyoming governor finds the four top Republican contenders posting big early leads over their likeliest Democratic rival, Senate Minority Leader Mike Massie, in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone survey of the contest.
April 1, 2010
Alabama Governor: Republicans Slightly Ahead in Wide Open Contest
With both parties' primaries just two months away, Alabama's gubernatorial race is wide open.
April 1, 2010
Ohio Governor: Kasich 46% Strickland 45%
Democratic Governor Ted Strickland and Republican challenger John Kasich are now in a virtual tie in Ohio’s gubernatorial race.
March 31, 2010
New York Governor: Cuomo Still Posts Big Leads
Any way you cut it at this point, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is comfortably ahead of his rivals in the race for governor of New York, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Empire State voters.
March 31, 2010
Idaho Governor: GOP’s Otter 60%, Allred 28%
Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter enjoys a comfortable head start in his bid for a second term.
March 30, 2010
South Dakota Governor: GOP’s Daugaard 49%, Heidepriem 32%
Republican Lieutenant Governor Dennis Daugaard now holds a 17-point lead over likely Democratic nominee Scott Heidepriem in South Dakota’s race for governor. But the Democrat maintains modest leads over two other GOP hopefuls.
March 30, 2010
53% Undecided in Michigan’s Democratic Gubernatorial Race
The undecideds are ahead in Michigan’s Democratic gubernatorial primary contest.
March 30, 2010
Michigan Republican Primary for Governor: Hoekstra Barely Ahead, With 32% Undecided
Congressman Peter Hoektsra has a slight lead over his Republican rivals in the party’s wide-open primary race for governor of Michigan.
March 29, 2010
Media Meter: Whitman Getting More Favorable Coverage than Brown in California
The Rasmussen Reports Media Meter shows that Republican candidate Meg Whitman is getting more favorable press coverage these days than former Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.
March 29, 2010
Texas Media Coverage Favors White Over Perry
The Rasmussen Reports Media Meter shows that media coverage in Texas is far more favorable for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White than for incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry.
March 29, 2010
Rhode Island Governor: Chafee Still Leads
Former Senator Lincoln Chafee remains the leader in the race to be Rhode Island’s next governor, with State Treasurer Frank Caprio the strongest Democrat in the contest for now.
March 27, 2010
New Mexico Governor: Denish Tops Five GOP Hopefuls
Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish leads each of five possible Republican opponents by anywhere from 10 to 22 points in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone survey of the New Mexico gubernatorial race.
March 26, 2010
Hawaii Governor: Two Top Democrats Well Ahead of GOP’s Aiona
Democratic candidates Neil Abercrombie and Mufi Hannemann hold double-digit leads over their likeliest Republican opponent, Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona, in Rasmussen Report’s first Election 2010 survey of Hawaii’s gubernatorial race.
March 25, 2010
Florida Governor: McCollum 47%, Sink 36%
State Attorney General Bill McCollum maintains his double-digit advantage over Democrat Alex Sink in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Florida gubernatorial race.
