Republicans make modest gains in gubernatorial races despite heavy funding
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Republicans poured tens of millions of dollars into an effort to gain control of more governors' offices across the country, but the party saw limited results, managing only to wrest North Carolina from Democrats for the first time in two decades. Votes in Washington and Montana -- two states with open races for governor now occupied by outgoing Democrats -- were still being tallied early Wednesday. Former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory's victory Tuesday in North Carolina came two years after Republicans snatched six governors' offices in the midterm elections. Those victories gave the party 29 governorships to 20 for Democrats and one independent going into the latest elections. Republicans remained at the top of state government in North Dakota, Utah and Indiana.
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Mayor Pat McCrory
Overall Sentiment: -0.347967
Relevance: 0.257137
Jack Dalrymple
Overall Sentiment: 0.079713
Relevance: 0.206364
Bob McDonnell
Overall Sentiment: 0.418332
Relevance: 0.199519
| Sentiment | Quote |
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| 0.140539 | "There's no doubt that the Republican Party's strength comes from the states, and the RGA's ability to expand our majority provides optimism for the future," McDonnell said. ... |
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Rob McKenna
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.195305
Gov. Jay Nixon
Overall Sentiment: 0.0981161
Relevance: 0.191874
Beverly Perdue
Overall Sentiment: -0.53456
Relevance: 0.188147
Gov. Peter Shumlin
Overall Sentiment: 0.195122
Relevance: 0.17917
Gov. Jack Markell
Overall Sentiment: 0.160147
Relevance: 0.179035
Sen. Maggie Hassan
Overall Sentiment: 0.201329
Relevance: 0.177127
John Hoeven
Overall Sentiment: -0.161483
Relevance: 0.17613
Gov. Mitch Daniels
Overall Sentiment: -0.0701212
Relevance: 0.175843
Mitt Romney
Overall Sentiment: -0.502775
Relevance: 0.175834
Barack Obama
Overall Sentiment: -0.424056
Relevance: 0.170532
Mike Pence
Overall Sentiment: -0.221739
Relevance: 0.169573
Rupert Boneham
Overall Sentiment: -0.0771133
Relevance: 0.16533
Sen. Ryan Taylor
Overall Sentiment: -0.162027
Relevance: 0.151643
Dave Spence
Overall Sentiment: 0.104805
Relevance: 0.150623
Kate Hansen
Overall Sentiment: -0.232411
Relevance: 0.148798
David Yepsen
Overall Sentiment: 0.157772
Relevance: 0.145106
| Sentiment | Quote |
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| 0.27833 | "The races for governor and races for senator are high-profile for each state, and the outcomes will be determined largely by the personalities of those candidates and the issues in those states," said David Yepsen, ... |
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John Gregg
Overall Sentiment: -0.179434
Relevance: 0.134653
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StateOrCounty: North Carolina
Overall Sentiment: -0.0540461
Relevance: 0.439335
StateOrCounty: North Dakota
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.31175
Organization: Republican Party
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.852831
Organization: Republican Governors Association
Overall Sentiment: 0.298681
Relevance: 0.437514
Organization: Democrats
Overall Sentiment: -0.122476
Relevance: 0.393071
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