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Explain how governors can gain political leadership in their states.

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State Governorship

About 3/4 (36) of the US states hold their gubernatorial election during the Midterm elections while 11 hold them in the same year as the Presidential election and 5 hold them in odd-numbered years (2 years after the presidential elections or 3 in the year before). The path to governorship is similar to the presidency as the Governor's office is considered the highest office in a State. During the colonial days they were either appointed by the Crown or by election. Now however, the aspiring candidate must first be nominated in the party ...

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