Word: governorship
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...least one roadblock to the nominationwas lifted this week, with the announcement byU.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II (D-Mass.) that hewould not seek the governorship. Kennedy, whomrecent polls have shown topping other Democraticcandidates statewide, said in a letter to hissupporters Tuesday that a bid for governor wouldinterfere with his obligations to his family...
...other legislators said a Silber governorship would provide an infusion of energy into a political arena long dominated by liberal Democrats...
...James Florio won the New Jersey governorship handily on his third try in another featured contest in a set of elections dominated by controversy over race and abortion...
Though Pickens was rebuffed, his Tokyo crusade may pay other dividends. Pickens is believed to be interested in making a run for the Texas governorship, so his Japanese offensive may be calculated to play well back home. Koito, for its part, is launching its own publicity offensive, contending that if such eminent U.S. companies as Gulf Oil and Phillips Petroleum can turn away Pickens' bids, Koito can snub...
...Windy City demonstrated, American elections all too often remain a matter of black and white. Virginia, once a bastion of segregation, seems an unlikely setting for a brand of biracial coalition that could break the depressing pattern of color-bound voting. Yet if Doug Wilder wins the governorship, the old bugaboo of racial politics will have been dealt a severe blow...