governorship

• But Judge Pyncheon is a candidate for the governorship, and among the more mercenary class of politicians smiling often becomes a habit for the sake of popularity. —  The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Also benefiting would be groups that have historically been bypassed for the governorship, the only statewide, elective, state office. —  Latest News
• No, what we need in the governorship is any honest Democrat. —  BlueOregon
• Back then, the prospects of an open Senate seat were dim (Hillary Clinton had just lost 11 straight primaries and caucuses to Barack Obama); so the governorship was the ballgame as far as Cuomo's ambition went. —  The New York Observer -
• "It just goes to the pattern of the Blagojevich governorship, which is public relations and platitudes rather than actually showing up under the Capitol dome to conduct state business, let alone appear at his own impeachment trial," said Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican. —  Illinois Issues blog

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