2010 Governor's Race, Midterm Elections | featured news

Dannel P. Malloy, the Democrat who is sure he was elected, and Thomas C. Foley, the Republican who feels the same, are both preparing for the job.

The Republican wave crashing across the nation stopped at the California border on Tuesday, as Jerry Brown won the governorship and U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer claimed a victory that would send her back to Washington for a fourth term.

Republicans captured Democratic governorships in at least 10 states on Tuesday, including some prime presidential battlegrounds, and hoped for even more statehouse gains.

Could Republicans Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman prove the pre-election polls wrong and pull upset victories? What would it take?

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

Texas Governor Rick Perry, a conservative Republican who has tapped into a deep anti-Washington mood, has a double-digit lead over Democratic challenger Bill White, according to a poll released on Friday.

The Valentine's Ball thrown by venture capitalist Alan Salzman and his wife Jillian Manus every year is one of Silicon Valley's hottest tickets.

The Democrats hold a narrow advantage in California where big-spending Republican Meg Whitman is struggling, as Democrats show increased enthusiasm about voting on November 2, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.

Democrat Jerry Brown Tuesday will end his silence on the airwaves. Kicking off its long-awaited TV ad campaign on Labor Day, Brown's gubernatorial campaign unveiled a 30-second spot depicting the former governor as a frugal yet visionary leader who helped create 1.9 million jobs when he was governor in the late 70s and early 80s.

It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory. Gov. Jan Brewer stumbled and stammered through her opening statement during a televised debate Wednesday night, suffering through an embarrassing, cringe-eliciting pause that lasted more than 10 seconds.