Oklahoma Governor: GOP’s Fallin Is Early Front-Runner
Republican Congresswoman Mary Fallin runs strongest for now among the four announced candidates for governor of Oklahoma.
Election 2010: Governor Elections
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March 3, 2010
March 3, 2010
28% in New York Say Governor Should Resign, 53% Disagree
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of New York State voters say Governor David Paterson should resign and allow Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch to finish out his term.
March 2, 2010
Chafee Leads In Rhode Island Governor Match-ups
Ex-Senator Lincoln Chafee is the leader for now in Rhode Island’s race for governor.
March 2, 2010
New York Governor: Cuomo 55%, Lazio 30%
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 1, 2010
Kansas Governor: Brownback 55%, Holland 33%
Retiring U.S. Senator Sam Brownback holds a commanding 22-point lead over his likeliest Democratic opponent, state Senator Tom Holland, in this year’s race for governor of Kansas.
February 26, 2010
South Dakota Governor: No Clear Front-runner So Far
The first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 look at this year’s race for governor of South Dakota finds a wide-open contest with none of the major candidates from either party near 50% support.
February 26, 2010
Maryland Governor: O’Malley 49%, Ehrlich 43%
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is expected to seek reelection this fall, and it’s a six-point race for now if it’s a rematch of 2006.
February 24, 2010
Texas GOP Primary: Perry 48%, Hutchison 27%, Medina 16%
Just days before Texas Republicans pick their nominee for governor, incumbent Rick Perry has his biggest lead yet.
February 23, 2010
Texas Governor: Perry, Hutchison Still Lead White
As the Republican contenders slug it out in their primary battle, Democratic hopeful Bill White still trails the top two Republicans in the general election race for governor of Texas. However, White has drawn a little bit closer than he was a month ago.
February 23, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: GOP Still Holds The Edge
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker remains the strongest Republican for now in the race against likely Democratic candidate Tom Barrett in the contest for Wisconsin governor.
February 23, 2010
Florida Governor: McCollum 48%, Sink 35%
The race for Florida’s next governor remains unchanged, with Republican state Attorney General Bill McCollum holding onto a double-digit lead.
February 22, 2010
Georgia Governor: Top GOP Contenders Slightly Ahead of Democrats’ Barnes
Three-out-of-the-four top Republican candidates are now slightly ahead of the Democrat one of them is most likely to face in this year’s race for governor in Georgia.
February 22, 2010
Iowa Governor: Culver Trails in Re-election Bid
The latest Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone survey of the Iowa governor’s race shows incumbent Democrat Chet Culver trailing badly in a match-up with one of his Republican predecessors and also running behind a lesser-known GOP challenger.
February 19, 2010
Oregon Governor: Democrats Have It For Now
This year’s race for governor of Oregon is a free-for-all at this stage, with a former Democratic governor who’s the best known of the candidates running slightly ahead.
February 16, 2010
California Governor: Brown 43%, Whitman 43%
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman now runs dead even with likely Democratic nominee Jerry Brown in California’s gubernatorial contest.
February 11, 2010
Pennsylvania Governor: GOP’s Corbett Well Head of Three Potential Opponents
State Attorney General Tom Corbett continues to hold big leads over three potential Democratic rivals in this year’s race for governor in Pennsylvania.
February 11, 2010
Michigan Governor: Anybody’s Race At This Point
The race to replace Michigan’s term-limited Governor Jennifer Granholm is wide-open, with the top Republican candidates having an early edge over their likeliest Democratic rivals.
February 9, 2010
Ohio Governor: Kasich 47%, Strickland 41%
The story’s the same again this month in the Ohio gubernatorial contest, with Republican challenger John Kasich holding a modest lead over incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland.
February 8, 2010
Colorado Governor: Hickenlooper 49%, McInnis 45%
With incumbent Governor Bill Ritter out of the way, it's a different ballgame for Colorado Democrats. Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has now moved ahead of his likeliest Republican opponent, Scott McInnis, in Colorado's race for governor.
February 8, 2010
Nevada Governor: Reid Trails Sandoval, Beats Other GOP Hopefuls
The first Rasmussen Reports look at this year’s election for governor of Nevada finds Democrat Rory Reid, son of Senator Harry Reid, trailing Republican frontrunner Brian Sandoval by 12 points, 45% to 33%, among likely voters in the state.
