Word: governorship
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...Dallas, San Antonio and Corpus Christi. This year Ann Richards, who became the first woman to hold statewide office in Texas in a half-century when she was elected state treasurer in 1982, hoped for the same voter response in her knock-down, drag-out battle for the governorship...
Democrats wrested governorship from the GOP in Texas, Florida and four other states yesterday in midterm elections that sealed a saason of Republican disappointment. Democrats also expanded their dominion of Congress in returns that heavily favored the incumbents...
...food news in Ohio, where George Voinovich won a Democratic governorship, and in Connecticut where Gary Franks become the first Black House Republican since...
Democrat David Walters grabbed the open Republican governorship in Oklahoma. Bruce Sundlun wrested the governorship from Republicans in hard-times Rhode Island, outing Edward DiPrete. Former Gov. Bruce King's successful comeback returned New Mexico to the Democratic column, and Joan Finney outsted GOP Gov. nike Hayden in Kansas...
...campaign year expected to revolve heavily around social issues like abortion and the environment, analysts speculated that the public would perceive women as having an added edge. In fact, several male candidates--Richard's opponent for the Texas governorship among them--were uncertain how to approach this new species of rival, and openly expressed discomfort about running against a woman...