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June 5 Wisconsin Recall and Nov. 6, 2012 Governor Races

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June 5, 2012 Wisconsin Recall

	Democrat	Republican	Third Party/Independent
Wisconsin

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Nov. 6, 2012 At Stake: 11 Seats

Before Nov. 6: 29R, 20D, 1I.

DE - IN - MO - MT - NH - NC - ND - UT - VT - WA - WV

	Democrats	Republicans	Third Party/Independent
Delaware

Indiana

Missouri

Montana

New Hampshire

North Carolina R+

North Dakota

Utah

Vermont

Washington

West Virginia

After Nov. 6: 29R, 20D, 1I.

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also Puerto Rico

	PDP	PNP	Third Party/Independent
Puerto Rico

Margin of Victory in Percentage Points (Nov. 6 Races)

25.01 +	20.01-25.0	15.01-20.0	10.01-15.0	5.01-10.0	0-5.0	0-5.0	5.01-10.0	10.01-15.0	15.01-20.0	20.01-25.0	25.01 +
DE 40.75	VT 20.25		NH 12.09 MO 12.24		MT 1.56 WA 3.08 WV 4.84	IN 2.93		NC 11.39*			ND 28.78 UT 40.83

*Seat changed parties.

	2012 GOVERNOR RACE OVERVIEW [links/graphic] First on deck was the Wisconsin recall. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the closely fought May 8 primary, setting the stage for a rematch of the 2010 campaign; in the June 5 general election Walker prevailed again. Beyond that special situation, gubernatorial elections were held in 11 states (there were also elections in PR and AS). Democrats were defending eight seats to three for Republicans. Balance before Nov. 6: 29 Republicans, 20 Democrats and 1 Independent.* 11 seats at stake: 8 held by Democrats, 3 by Republicans. 5 open seats... 3 retirements, all Democrats. D: John Lynch (NH), Bev Perdue (NC), Christine Gregoire (WA) 2 term-limited: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican. D: Brian Schweitzer (MT). R: Mitch Daniels (IN) 6 Governors seeking re-election in 2012: 6 re-elected. 5 new Governors elected: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans. D: Maggie Hassan (NH), Steve Bullock (MT), Jay inslee (WA). R: Mike Pence (IN), Pat McCrory (NC). 1 seat flipped, Democrats to Republican. NC: Bev Purdue (D) succeeded by Pat McCrory (R). Balance after Nov. 6: 30 Republicans, 19 Democrats and 1 Independent. *This summary does not include Puerto Rico, where Alejandro Garcia Padilla (PDP) defeated Gov. Luis Fortuño (PNP).

	HIGHLIGHTS All six incumbents seeking re-election won their races. Five new governors were elected: Republicans Mike Pence (IN) and Pat McCrory (NC) and Democrats Steve Bullock (MT), Maggie Hassan (NH) and Jay Inslee (WA), plus Alejandro Garcia Padilla (PR). The most expensive of the Nov. 6 races was in Washington State, which the Seattle Times put at about $46 million by the campaigns and outside groups. Of the 22 major party nominees only one was a woman: former State Senate Majority Leader Maggie Hassan (D) in New Hampshire. The closest race in the 50 states was in Montana, where Attorney General Steve Bullock (D) defeated former U.S. Rep. Rick Hill (R) by 48.90% to 47.34%. Other close races occurred in Indiana, where U.S. Rep. Mike Pence (R) won by 2.93% and Washington, where former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D) won by 3.08%. Looking beyond the 50 states, the race in Puerto Rico was closest of all; Alejandro Garcia Padilla (PDP) ousted Gov. Luis Fortuño (PNP) by 47.73% to 47.13%. The most lopsided races were in Utah and Delaware, both decided by margins of more than 40 percentage points. Best showing by a third party or independent candidate was in Indiana where former "Survivor" contestant Rupert Boneham (L) garnered 3.95% of the vote.
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	______ Debates (Televised and Non-Televised) In two states there was only one gubernatorial debate, in three states there were two gubernatorial debates, two states had three debates, and four states had more than four gubernatorial debates. Three states had debates where more than just the two major party candidates participated (*).

DE	IN	MO	MT	NH	NC	ND	UT	VT	WA	WV
Oct. 16* Oct. 17	Oct. 10* Oct. 17* Oct. 25*	Sept. 21*	Sept. 18 Sept. 27 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 26 Oct. 27	Sept. 19 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 8 Oct. 30 Nov. 1 possibly more	Oct. 16 Oct. 24	Sept. 5 Oct. 5	Sept. 14 Oct. 4 Oct. 11	Sept. 12 Sept. 26 Oct. 4* Oct. 13 Oct. 17	June 13 Aug. 29 Oct. 2 Oct. 11 Oct. 16	Oct. 9

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