Gop, 2010 Governor's Race | featured news

Republicans are anticipating major gains in governorships across the nation's industrial heartland and in several vital presidential swing states.

With its contribution to the Republican Governors Association, Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate is inserting itself into this year’s governor’s races in bold fashion.

A pitched fight for the Republican nomination for governor ends with Knoxville's mayor winning.

Two Georgia Republicans who wielded dueling endorsements from Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich will face a showdown in a GOP runoff for governor, while a Democrat who served a single term as governor won his party's nomination for a comeback bid.

Despite spending $68 million of her fortune on a half-year torrent of TV ads, billionaire former eBay CEO Meg Whitman's once-robust lead over Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner in the Republican race for governor has dwindled from 50 points to just ...

Steve Levy, a popular Long Island Democrat, is planning to become a Republican and is said to be preparing a run for governor.

Today, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman will formally announce her bid for the GOP nomination for the 2010 California gubernatorial race. Whitman wants to cut state spending by another $15 billion and create 2 million private-sector jobs by 2015, according to a speech prepared for today’s announcement in Fullerton, Calif.