Why do governors and LT governors run on separate tickets in separate elections, unlike the president and VP?
600110
In the state of Massachuetts, the Governor runs, and names their LT Governor (similar to how the VP is done).  So, it appears that some states do it differently.
40368
"There shall be a lieutenant governor who shall have the same qualifications as the governor and shall be ex officio president of the senate. In committee of the whole he may debate all questions, and shall cast the deciding vote on equal division in the senate and on joint vote of both houses." So, basically the same as the Vice President.
1029500
Just like the Presidential nominee, by the convention delegates.\n\nThe Presidential candidate has recently chosen his running mate, but officially the VP slot on the ticket can only be filled according to the votes of the convention delegates. And yes, that is an official procedure.
1027674
There's nothing preventing it other than perhaps voter sentiment and that the electors of a state cannot vote for a president and VP who both live in their state. For this reason Cheney changed his residence to Wyoming. Two people from the same state could still be elected, however, if there were enough votes from the other 49 states.
1064503
This was the system early in our nation's history, when both the President and Vice-President were elected separately (but not by the population at-large)  Refer to U.S. Constitution, Amendment X I I.\n  An argument for the change (paired elections) was that if the Prez. and V.Prez were from different groups (parties), upon the death of the Prez., the V.Prez.(usually the Prez.'s political opponent) would succeed .  Also, the old system might encourage assassination.
819662
I agree with you completely.  Once the new representative is sworn in, they are your representative whether you voted for them or not.  Yesterday, some of my candidates won, some lost.  I did not vote for my governor, who it turns out will still be my governer, but she is my governor.  I am just going to hold her feet to the fire and make sure she represents me.
1128494
It's an issue that has not been dealt with yet and could be contentious if it ever does. The problem is, the 22nd amendment, which limits presidents to two terms does not specifically say that the VP cannot have been president for 2 terms, but at the same time, the twelfth amendment states, "But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States." Whether or not this applies to the interpretation of the 22nd amendment is not at all agreed upon and would involve a Supreme Court dispute if it ever arose.
536680
Examples: Local voting is for your mayor. State voting is for your governor. National voting is for you President. (There are many more, those are just examples of some.)
1031074
All American states are democratic. Some have democratically elected Republican leaders and others have democratically elected Democrat leaders.
923367
1.  First in succession for President\n\n2.  Serves as President of the Senate, among which duties are to break ties.\n\nThe role of Vice-president is a serious one, because of these two items, and should always be considered when voting a ticket.
957351
It goes by the term of the person to hold the office.  And I don't mean when a person runs for reelection-type term.  Cleveland was president, then he didn't run/lost (I don't remember what happened) then he became president again.  Thus, Cleveland was elected and was the sitting president at two different times, which entitles him to be called the 22nd & 24th.  If he would have done it all at the same time, then it would only be considered one spot.\n\nI imagine this is also done to avoid confusion in history class.
195107
it's always best to rate each candidate individually.  The only advantage of voting a straight ticket is to avoid political gridlock.  \n\nBut, if quality people are elected from either party, then gridlock won't be a problem anyway.
802516
It depends on the state, for instance in Texas(were I live) the governor has very little power, while in other states they have much more. most can introduce legislation at the state level and etc. Basically they are state level presidents with limited power and more checks on what they can and cannot do.
290293
In case something happens to the governor, or when the governor is out of the state, the Lt. governor would be in charge. It is like a vice president
821781
Because the people who formed the goverment were argueing about what was the most fair.\n\nThe large states thought it would be fair to give represenatives in proportion to the population.  Smaller states did not think this was fair because they would get less representation.  Thus as a compremise the Bicameral system was begotten.\n\nThe senate gives each state two reps (with the VP being the president of the senate) and the house seats are determined by your state's population.  If your states population goes up or down during a census.
841547
The Presidency is reserved for rich white males who are members of the power elite and who have sold their soul to the devil or in many cases, big oil or big business, not that there's much of a difference.  Yes, it was originally designed so that anyone could run and every election there are countless numbers of candidates running for President.  Unfortunately, its only the Repubs, Dems, and maybe one or two others who get recognized as serious contenders.  Its become a game for the rich - not the common, ordinary person.  If you plan on running, you need to make sure you're rich - that will be the first step.  Then, take it from there.
794425
There are term limits.  It's called voting them out!