The 88th General Assembly
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Thursday, January 3, 2008

2008 governors' races

Stateline.org is analyzing this year's 11 governors' races across the country. The two races in 2007 (Louisiana and Kentucky) saw both executive positions fall to the opposing party. Currently, there are 28 Democratic governors and 22 Republican governors. Here's their rundown:

SafeVulnerable
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D)
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas (R)
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (D)
North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven (R)
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D)
Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R)

Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt (R)
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R)
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (D)




North Carolina and Delaware will be open seats this year due to term limits, and they're in the "worth watching" category. Both are currently held by Democrats.