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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), former Chair of the House Republican Conference, officially launched her campaign for governor of New York Friday, framing the race as a fight to rescue the state from what she calls economic collapse and public safety failures under Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul’s leadership.

Actor and producer Kelsey Grammer, a New Jersey native, is lending his voice to Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli in a new campaign video released Monday, calling for “honest leadership” and a return to “pride in our state” as the race against Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) narrows in its final stretch.

UNION CITY, New Jersey — Democrat candidate for governor Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and her supporters launched an attack on Republican rival Jack Ciattarelli on Monday condemning a speaker at a “Muslims for Jack” event for expressing opposition to same-sex marriage and confessing he had faced antisemitic condemnation for supporting Ciattarelli.

Former Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA), the potential frontrunner for California governor, now regrets mistreating a reporter and a staffer.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who is running for governor, released a campaign ad Sunday exposing text messages from 2022 sent by Democrat Jay Jones, a candidate for attorney general, in which he talked about shooting former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert and wrote that his wife needed to witness their children die.

Democrats are facing growing concern in New Jersey as the state’s gubernatorial race tightens and new data shows Republicans gaining an early advantage in mail-in voting ahead of the November election. Updated figures this week indicate that Republican ballot returns have surpassed Democrats for the first time in the 2025 cycle, reflecting a shift that has intensified challenges for Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s campaign against former state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli.

An A2 Insights poll shows Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears narrowing the gap against Democrat Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s gubernatorial contest, placing the race within the margin of error as voters head into the final stretch before November’s election.

Mail-in voting returns in New Jersey’s 2025 governor’s race are trending nine points more Republican than at the same point in 2024, reflecting a notable shift as Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill continue their closely contested battle for the governorship.

A new Emerson College poll finds Republican former Rep. Jack Ciattarelli and Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill locked in a statistical tie in New Jersey’s 2025 governor’s race, each drawing 43 percent support, with 11 percent of voters undecided.

Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) announced Tuesday he is running for governor of Wisconsin, releasing a campaign video highlighting his upbringing on a dairy farm and his vision for the state’s future.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) launched his re-election campaign Tuesday with a call for unity, but the announcement is overshadowed by a record of rhetoric and policies linked to recent violence, including the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis, both involving individuals connected to transgender ideology.

Garfield Mayor Everett E. Garnto, Jr., announced Thursday that he is leaving the Democratic Party and endorsing Republican Jack Ciattarelli for governor, marking a significant political shift in one of Bergen County’s largest municipalities.

Former Democrat Rep. Abigail Spanberger won’t be debating her GOP rival Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on CNN this fall in the days before the election of the commonwealth’s next governor.

Wisconsin Democrat Gov. Tony Evers announced he will not seek reelection, concluding a tenure marked by far-left policies that prioritized gender ideology, weakened parental authority, and sidelined gun rights and women’s sports protections.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is neck-and-neck in a hypothetical race against Democrat incumbent Kathy Hochul for governor, a new poll found.

With polls showing widespread public support for deporting criminal illegal immigrants, Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earl-Sears isn’t going to let Democratic opponent Abigail Spanberger off the hook for disparaging comments she made about raids at a Virginia courthouse last month.

The Ohio Republican Party formally endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor.

Angus King III is following in his father’s footsteps and running to be governor of Maine.

Virginia’s Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears is being congratulated for becoming the only Republican nominee in the governor’s race that will culminate on November 4.

Internal polling shows Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) leading as he campaigns for the governorship of his state, Florida Politics reported on Monday.

Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump’s Envoy for Special Missions, said he would consider a run for governor of California if former Vice President Kamala Harris also ran, adding that he “wouldn’t say no.”

Stein will be the next governor of North Carolina, beating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in a landslide, Fox News projected.

Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee has endorsed Missouri gubernatorial candidate and State Sen. Bill Eigel, a “true conservative” whose campaign prioritizes family protection, gun rights, reducing government bureaucracy, and opposing coronavirus mandates.

Conservative Gov. Koike Yuriko of Tokyo, Japan, won a third term in office on Sunday in a high-turnout election where her top rival was expected to be the candidate backed by the Japanese Communist Party — but instead came in third to a YouTube celebrity politician who moved to Tokyo a week before campaigning began.

A campaign ad from Missouri gubernatorial candidate Bill Eigel unapologetically promises he will “fight Washington” and its progressive agenda as governor in order to “save Missouri.”

Oregon’s Democrat governor signed a bill on Monday that restores criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of drugs as the problems of addiction and overdose plague residents across the state.

Missouri gubernatorial candidate and state Sen. Bill Eigel discusses his bid for the Republican nomination for governor as well as the now-viral video of him wielding a flamethrower which was misconstrued by the mainstream media.

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) on Thursday endorsed Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry for Louisiana governor.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) declared a state of emergency in response to Tropical Storm Hilary on Sunday.

Vulnerable House Democrat Abigail Spanberger (VA) will not seek reelection in 2024, instead opting to launch a gubernatorial bid, according to Politico.

Every governor in the nation has a net positive approval rating, data from Morning Consult released Monday found.

Progressive Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) revealed Monday that he will not seek reelection for another term as governor.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) announced a gubernatorial run on the Republican ticket Tuesday.

Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) launched on Monday his bid to be the next governor of Indiana.

Republican Tudor Dixon conceded the Michigan gubernatorial race to incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday morning after Whitmer secured a victory late Tuesday night.

California voters have reelected Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to a second term in office, according to an Associated Press projection.