The new justice minister comes from the notoriously corrupt state of Alagoas, but that too eases a gubernatorial election.
With the retirement of Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, Poshard was the Democratic party's best opportunity to win a gubernatorial election in the state since 1972.
Ota Fusae, 48, a former official at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, defeated two major rivals in a gubernatorial election in Osaka Prefecture to become the country's first female prefectural governor, and one of the youngest, too.
Mr Schwarzenegger was hardly the only governor being inaugurated this week: last November was a bumper gubernatorial election, with races in 36 states.
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Anger could also be a factor in New Jersey and Virginia, the only two states that hold gubernatorial contests in the year after a presidential election.
Kennedy asked Gov. Deval Patrick and state leaders to "amend the law through the normal legislative process to provide for a temporary gubernatorial appointment until the special election occurs, " according to the letter, dated July 2.
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It's hard to know if similar dynamics will play out in a gubernatorial race in an off-year election, when no federal candidates are on the ballot.
But 2006 "was a horrible election year" for Republicans in Pennsylvania, with the gubernatorial candidate losing by 21 points and a historic defeat in the state legislature.
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No recent Californian gubernatorial election has turned on such a small margin.
Republican Gov. Tom Kean, who had won the closest gubernatorial election in state history only a few months before, opted to appoint a placeholder as a gesture of goodwill.
Christie can also call a special election for the senate seat before the gubernatorial election in November.
Palin has delivered on change in Alaskan politics---she defeated an incumbent governor in the gubernatorial primary and a former governor during the 2006 election.
Madigan is weighing a Democratic primary challenge against Quinn in next year's gubernatorial election but said Wednesday that she had not yet decided whether to run.
The referendum was a setback for Mr Rossello, who favoured full statehood, and it may explain his eagerness to take up a popular local issue in time for next year's gubernatorial election.
Leading up to Election Day, the most competitive gubernatorial race of 2008 was a rematch from four years ago.
In the 2010 gubernatorial election, Mr Kasich defeated the Democratic incumbent by promising to address a large budget deficit and stem a tide of job losses.
But the settlement is likely to do a lot more for Spitzer's gubernatorial ambitions as he gears up for next month's general election than it does for the 66, 000 state teachers ripped off by ING and their own union.
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