2009 United States gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial elections were held in two states in 2009:

The Republican candidates prevailed in New Jersey (above) and in Virginia .

The 2009 gubernatorial election in the United States took place on November 3, 2009. It was elected in two states : New Jersey and Virginia . Both states were ruled by governors who the Democratic Party members and 2,005 were elected; The candidates from the Republican Party were now victorious .

Virginia

Democratic incumbent Tim Kaine was unable to run again because the Virginia's constitution bans two consecutive terms of governor. It was initially suspected that predecessor Mark Warner would run for the Democrats again (this would also be allowed under the Virginia's constitution, only two consecutive terms of office are prohibited), but Warner ran in the 2008 Senate elections and won the second Virginia Senate Seat.

Election winner in Virginia: Republican Bob McDonnell.

At the Primarys on June 9, 2009, Creigh Deeds , a member of the Virginia Senate , with 50% of the vote clearly against his competitors Terry McAuliffe (26%) and Brian Moran (24%). McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee , had been a slight favorite with the support of ex-President Bill Clinton and incumbent governors Ed Rendell ( Pennsylvania ) and Brian Schweitzer ( Montana ), especially since he also had the highest campaign budget at $ 8.2 million exhibited. Creigh Deeds only spent just under $ 3.5 million.

With the Republicans, Bob McDonnell , Attorney General of Virginia, was the only candidate in the primary.

In polls conducted a few days before the Democratic Primarys , Republican McDonnell was about 1–4 percentage points ahead of Democrat Deeds.

After Deeds had prevailed as a candidate, he was practically consistently behind McDonnell in the opinion polls up to election day. The last poll three days before the election saw the Republican ahead with 58 percent of the vote; his democratic competitor reached 40 percent. The final election result differed only slightly: Bob McDonnell prevailed with 58.7 percent of the vote, while Creigh Deeds was clearly inferior with a share of 41.3 percent.

New Jersey

New Jersey election winner: Republican Chris Christie.

In New Jersey, the Democratic incumbent, Governor Jon Corzine , ran for a second term.

In the Republican primaries on June 2, former prosecutor Chris Christie prevailed with 55% over his competitors Steve Lonegan and Rick Merkt .

In a poll by Rasmussen Reports conducted the day after the primary election, Republican Christie was 51%, well ahead of incumbent Corzine, who came in at 38%. In the months that followed, Corzine managed to catch up with Christie. Shortly before the election, a poll revealed a gap of just three percentage points; the independent candidate Chris Daggett wanted to vote for eleven percent of those polled.

Ultimately, however, Corzine was no longer able to catch up. With 49 percent of the vote, Chris Christie succeeded in defeating the incumbent, who got 45 percent; Chris Daggett received only six percent.

Reactions

Michael Steele , chairman of the Republican National Committee , saw the successes of the two Republican candidates as a clear sign of the citizens against the policies of President Barack Obama , especially those in New Jersey: “In a state that voted overwhelmingly for President Obama, send this marked defeat for Corzine sent clear message to Democrats across the country. This election is a rejection of the leftist politics that is violating our nation. ”The outgoing Governor of Virginia Tim Kaine, in his capacity as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, described the outcome of the elections as typical in that they ended in the party's victory who is not in power in Washington .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ian Urbina: State Senator Beats McAuliffe in Va. Primary . In: The New York Times , June 10, 2009. 
2. ^ Anita Kumar: Clear Path to Governor's Race . In: The Washington Post , November 8, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2008. 
3. ↑ SurveyUSA: At the Wire, VA Democratic Governor Primary snaps into Focus . In: SurveyUSA , June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009. 
4. ↑ SurveyUSA: 6 Days to VA Democratic Primary - Volatility . In: SurveyUSA , June 3, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009. 
5. ↑ SurveyUSA: 3 Points in 3 Months: VA Gov Contest Polling Ends Just About Where It Began, with GOP Sweep of VA Races . In: SurveyUSA , November 2, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2009. 
6. ^ David Halbfinger: Ex-Prosecutor Wins GOP Primary in New Jersey . In: The New York Times , June 2, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009. 
7. ↑ Rasmussen Reports: Toplines - New Jersey Governor - June 3, 2009 . In: Rasmussen Reports , June 3, 2009. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 10, 2009.  
8. ↑ SurveyUSA: Is There Late Movement to Republican Christie in NJ? Or is the World Series Affecting Who Pollsters Reach? . In: SurveyUSA , November 2, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2009. 
9. ↑ nj.com: Election News & Results . In: nj.com , November 4, 2009. Archived from the original on November 5, 2009 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .  
10. ↑ politico.com: GOP sweeps gubernatorial races . In: politico.com , November 4, 2009.