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gubernatorial

[goo-ber-nuh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, gyoo-] / ˌgu bər nəˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌgju- /




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The prize for stand-alone dynamics in this midterm cycle may go to the nation’s gubernatorial races.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

This attitude even appealed to attendees at a debate watch party that the Sand campaign held in Davenport for the first gubernatorial debate in early October.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Ms. Robbins, who has served in the Legislature since 2019 and ran unsuccessfully for the GOP gubernatorial nomination this year, thinks it unusual that so many remain undecided this late in the race.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Only Virginia has more, and its next gubernatorial election isn’t until 2029.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Hodges’ chief political foe at this time was an outspoken segregationist named I. Beverly Lake, an assistant state attorney general, who, it was rumored, planned to oppose Hodges in the 1956 gubernatorial race.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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