RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- North Carolinians elected their first woman governor Tuesday, elevating Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue to the office over Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Jay Nixon is become Missouri's next governor, after serving as the Show-Me State's longtime attorney general, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported Tuesday.
TOKYO, April 4 (UPI) -- The opposition Democratic Party of Japan agreed Friday to support the promotion of Masaaki Shirakawa to governor of the Bank of Japan, a party leader said.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The Democrats gained a one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives when a candidate was declared the winner Tuesday by 23 votes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, inaugurated last Saturday, will give the Democratic Party response to the State of the Union address.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Talk show host Jerry Springer, a former mayor of Cincinnati, says he won't be a Democratic candidate for Ohio governor next year. Springer ruled out nay run for statewide office in statement Tuesday that said his entering the race now would be "irresponsi
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Jim Davis, D-Fla., has tossed his hat into Florida's gubernatorial ring for 2006.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Although Democrats are reportedly urging House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer to run for Maryland governor in 2006, he denied Tuesday he is interested.
HELENA, Mont., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The Montana Supreme Court has broken a tie in a state House race, giving the seat -- and control of the chamber -- to the Democrats.
ABUJA, Nigeria, March 3 (UPI) -- Nigerian state governor George Akume narrowly escaped injury Wednesday after unidentified gunmen shot at his car in Abuja.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante entered the California gubernatorial recall race Thursday, saying he wanted to be on the ballot to give Democrats some insurance.
MONTPELIER, Vt., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Because no gubernatorial candidate in a 10-person field won a majority of the vote, it'll be up to the Vermont Legislature in January to officially choose the state's new governor. However, Republican state Treasurer James Douglas has claimed victory afte
