gubernatorial
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House, and they may claim some Senate and gubernatorial nominations as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Hancock announced his resignation last month, and Abbott said he would tap Huffines, Abbott’s one-time gubernatorial challenger, to fill the remainder of the term.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
It was quite an upset, then, when Jones lost the gubernatorial runoff this week to Rick Jackson, a billionaire healthcare services executive who dumped $100 million of his own money into the race.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Bellows, now Maine’s secretary of state and a gubernatorial candidate, recently struck the question from the ballot due to invalid signatures, a decision that’s now in court.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
And so when Federalist leaders from New York approached him as a prospective candidate for the gubernatorial race, he indicated a willingness to switch party affiliations and run in his home state as a Federalist.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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