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AP Photo/Dave Kolpack Something to See Here
A wealthy outsider has shaken up the North Dakota governor's race.
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AP Photo/Darron Cummings Mike Pence Touts Religious Freedom in Indiana State of the State
The Republican governor walked a careful line on LGBT civil rights but emphasized the need for any new legislation to protect religious liberty above all.
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AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall The Endangered Governor Most Affected by the Presidential Campaign
North Carolina is one of just two states hosting a competitive gubernatorial and presidential race this year.
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AP Photo/Chase Stevens Why Republicans Want Nikki Haley to Be the VP
In the South Carolina governor, GOP pros see a prospective vice presidential candidate who could trump Hillary Clinton’s advantage with women voters.
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AP Photo/Cliff Owen McCrory Unveils Reelection Campaign Team
The list is highlighted by top GOP strategists Chris LaCivita, Fred Davis.
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AP Photo/Chris Tilley Democrats Face Crowded Primary in...West Virginia
Political disaster at the polls in 2014 didn't keep three credible Democrats from entering the open race for governor.
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AP Photo/Mary Schwalm Hotline's 2016 Governors Race Rankings
The most likely to flip party control.
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Episode 46: Fight Night in Vegas
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AP Photo/Chase Stevens How Indiana's LGBT Rights Debate Affects the Race for Governor
Mike Pence, a social conservative, could face a difficult decision as competing bills are debated in the legislature.
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AP Photo/Gerald Herbert How the Louisiana Governor’s Race Could Aid Criminal-Justice Reform Efforts
Outside the presidential race, few candidates running in 2016 are spending much time talking about criminal-justice reform on the campaign trail so far, but reform advocates say the Louisiana campaign set a helpful precedent.
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Smith's Exit from Race Leaves a Vacuum
Lt. Gov. Phil Scott eased up on his prior stance on Syrian refugees, said he's more comfortable with vetting process.
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AP Photo/Max Becherer Meet the Bicoastal, Bipartisan Team That Signed On to Defeat David Vitter
A California Republican paired up with two Democratic pollsters to work for an anti-Vitter super PAC. The Louisiana Water Coalition was the first to directly raise Vitter’s prostitution scandal on the airwaves this year.
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AP Photo/Jim Cole Top Senate Candidate Opens Up about Special-Needs Son
In an interview with National Journal, Maggie Hassan says her son has shaped how she sees public service.
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AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Vitter Loses Louisiana Governor’s Race. And He's Leaving the Senate, Too.
Democrats will have their first governor in the Deep South since 2008.
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AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte Democrats Stunned They Could Win Louisiana Governor's Race
Even James Carville is having trouble believing that Democrat John Bel Edwards could upset David Vitter in his home state.
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AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Vitter Spars With Democratic Opponent Over Syrian Refugees
David Vitter is tying concerns over Syrian refugees to broader border-security threats, using the issue to attack his Democratic opponent.
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AP Photo/Gerald Herbert David Vitter Is Desperately Seeking Redemption in the Louisiana Governor's Race
The GOP senator’s decade-old prostitution scandal has become the defining issue in the race, but he’s still hoping conservatives rally to his side in the campaign’s final days.
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AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Cruz, Santorum Calling Republicans to Support Vitter
The presidential candidates recorded get-out-the-vote robocalls intended to motivate social conservatives for Vitter in the Louisiana governor's race.
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AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Landrieu Won't Rule Out Challenging Vitter In 2016
The New Orleans Mayor said he doesn't regret passing on the governor's race, but may be interested in running for the Senate.
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AP Photo/Gerald Herbert David Vitter’s Democratic Rival: You Lie, Cheat, and Steal
The Louisiana governor’s debate turned personal when the conversation devolved into a near-shouting match over Vitter’s prostitution scandal and a recent spying episode.
