United States gubernatorial elections, 2009
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| United States gubernatorial elections, 2009 | ||||
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| Governorships of New Jersey, Northern Mariana Islands and Virginia | ||||
| November 3 and 7, 2009 | ||||
| Majority party | Minority party | |||
| Party | Democratic | Republican | ||
| Last election | 29 governorships | 21 governorships | ||
| Seats before | 28 | 22 | ||
| Seats after | 26 | 24 | ||
| Seat change | -2 | +2 | ||
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| Results: Republican pickup Covenant hold |
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The United States gubernatorial elections of 2009 were held on November 3, 2009 in the states of New Jersey and Virginia as well as in the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on November 7, 2009. Both state governorships were previously held by Democrats elected in 2005 and as a result of the 2009 elections both are presently held by Republicans; the local Covenant Party maintained control of the governorship of the Marianas. These elections formed part of the 2009 United States elections.
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[edit] Parties
As of January 2009, the Democratic Party holds 28 governorships, while the Republican Party holds 22. In this election, both U.S. governorships up for election are held by Democrats, while the governorship of the Northern Mariana Islands is held by the Covenant Party.
[edit] Election Summaries
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
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| NJ | Jon Corzine | Democratic | Defeated, 44.5% | Christopher J. Christie (R) 48.8% Christopher Daggett (I) 5.8% and 10 others[1] |
| NMI | Benigno R. Fitial | Covenant | General: Advanced to runoff, 36.24% Runoff: Re-elected, 52% |
Heinz Hofschneider (R) General: 36.27%, Runoff: 48% Juan "Pan" Guerrero (I) General: 19.5% (eliminated) Ramon "Kumoi" Deleon Guerrero (I) General: 8.1% (eliminated) |
| VA | Tim Kaine | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Bob McDonnell (R) 58.6% Creigh Deeds (D) 41.3% |
[edit] Democratic Governor that is term-limited
[edit] Tim Kaine (Virginia)
Virginia's term-limits law restricts Governor Tim Kaine to a single term (though governors can run for non-consecutive terms).
Candidates for the Democratic nomination included Terry McAuliffe, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's former campaign manager; State Senator Creigh Deeds;[2] and State Delegate Brian Moran.[3] Creigh Deeds won the Democratic primary on June 9, 2009 with approximately 49% of the vote; beating out Terry McAliffe with 26% and Brian Moran with 23%.[4]
The Republican nominee is Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell. This is the sixth consecutive Virginian gubernatorial election where an elected Attorney General has run.[5]
On November 3rd, 2009, Bob McDonnell defeated Creigh Deeds to become Governor-elect of Virginia. His margin of victory was a landslide 59% to 41%.[6]
[edit] Democratic incumbent
[edit] Jon Corzine (New Jersey)
Democratic Governor Jon Corzine is eligible to run for a second term, and is doing so. He is considered vulnerable given a number of recent scandals and low approval ratings.[7] Former Glen Ridge Mayor Carl Bergmanson, failed 2008 congressional candidate Roger Bacon, and failed 2008 Senate candidate Jeff Boss also sought the Democratic nomination. Corzine won the Democratic primary on June 2.
U.S. Attorney Chris Christie is the Republican gubernatorial nominee. Christie defeated former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan and veteran General Assemblyman Rick Merkt in the Republican primary on June 2.
Chris Daggett, who was Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection under Governor Thomas Kean, Sr. and regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Ronald W. Reagan, is running as an independent. Daggett raised enough money to file for public funds and appear in both debates.
On November 3rd, 2009, Republican Chris Christie unseated Democratic incumbent Governor Jon Corzine. His margin of victory was 49% to 45%[8].
[edit] Local party incumbent
[edit] Benigno R. Fitial (Northern Mariana Islands)
Governor Benigno R. Fitial, a member of the local Covenant Party, is eligible to run for a second term, and has announced his intention to do so. Rep. Heinz Hofschneider won the Republican nomination in June, defeating former Republican Governor Juan N. Babauta, who was defeated in his 2005 re-election by Fitial. Ramon "Kumoi" Guerrero and Juan "Pan" Guerrero, two former members of the Northern Mariana Islands Senate, are both running as independents.
The CNMI election will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009.[9] A runoff election will be held if no candidate secures a majority of the vote.
[edit] References
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- ^ Casas, Gemma Q. (2009-10-13). "Registered voters up by 15%". Marianas Variety. http://www.mvarietynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20909:registered-voters-up-by-15&catid=1:local-news&Itemid=2. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
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