Loser in '04 governor race to run again
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Republican Dino Rossi, who lost the closest race for governor in U.S. history in 2004, said Thursday he'll seek a rematch with Washington Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire next year.
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Voters didn't buy him as a diehard conservative, so the former governor is now trying to be himself -- a goofy nerd who knows how to make the economy work &#13;&#10;
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is dropping out of the race for the Democratic U.S. presidential nomination after a poor showing in early contests, U.S. media reported on Wednesday.
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An attorney who was seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate withdrew Friday and threw her support to former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen as the best chance to defeat incumbent Republican Sen. John Sununu.
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After string of poor finishes in early primary and caucus states, former Tenn. senator quits race.
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Rasmussen Reports - Having emerged victorious from a three-way primary on September 19, Democrat Deval Patrick leads the field of official candidates vying to be Massachusetts&#39; next governor.&nbsp; The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Patrick in the lead with 57% followed by Republican Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey (24%) and Independent candidate Christy Mihos (9%).
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Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski conceded defeat in his bid for a second term on Tuesday, with the unpopular incumbent trailing in the three-way GOP primary election.
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Timing is the thing on the stage and in comedy, and it doesnÃ¢ÂÂt hurt in politics either. Alabama Republican Gov. Bob RileyÃ¢ÂÂs smart rebound from the low job approval ratings early in his four-year tenure gave him momentum entering his bid this year for a second term.
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The former Massachusetts Governor has a lot going for him in a Republican primary race - not much of which was on display in the formal announcement of his candidacy
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Rasmussen Reports - Regardless of which Republican challenger emerges from Arizona&#39;s September 12th primary as the official gubernatorial candidate, incumbent Gov. Janet Napolitano is firmly in charge of her re-election bid.&nbsp; The latest Rasmussen Reports election survey shows Napolitano leading Don Goldwater 55% to 32%, and Len Munsil 52% to 33%.
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State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said Tuesday he will run for governor of New York in 2006. Mr. Spitzerâs interest in running had been known for some time, but he had not formally announced his intentions.
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One chapter in Washington&#39;s tumultuous governor&#39;s race closed Thursday, when Democrat Christine Gregoire beat Republican Dino Rossi in a statewide hand recount by a razor-thin 130-vote margin.
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Three-term Attorney General Christine Gregoire, a Democrat, finds herself in a tight race with former state Sen. Dino Rossi, a Republican.
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Four years after spending more than &#36;60 million of his own money to get elected to the Senate, Democrat Jon S. Corzine announced Thursday that he is running for governor in 2005.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Tom Vilsack, the former governor of Iowa, dropped his longshot 2008 White House bid on Friday because he could not keep pace with his big-name rivals in raising funds.
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PHOTOFINISH: After a statewide machine recount, Republican Dino Rossi edged Democrat Christine Gregoire by a mere 42 votes out of more than 2.8 million cast for governor.
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For presidential candidates, the post-Watergate system of financing campaigns with public money has become the great divide. Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who dropped out of the Democratic presidential race last week, is likely only the first to fall into the chasm.