Women Poised to Pick up Governors Seats in 2010

Nov 29th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Must Reads, Politics & Campaign Stories

With the approaching deadlines for 2010 statewide elections, women are poised increase the number of female governors next year. Currently there are six female governors representing Michigan, North Carolina, Arizona, Washington, Connecticut and Hawaii.

Highly qualified women have declared their candidacy and are running for their state’s highest executive office.  Among the 29 female candidates, the top, most viable female gubernatorial candidates include:

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Kim McMillan – D- Tennessee; former Tennessee State Representative, Majority Leader.

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Kay Ivey – R- Alabama; Alabama state Treasurer 2002-present.

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Jan Brewer* – R – Arizona; Incumbent Arizona Governor.

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Meg Whitman – R- California; businesswoman.

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Susan Bysiewicz – D Connecticut; current Connecticut Secretary of State.

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Deb Markowitz* – D – Vermont; current Vermont Secretary of State.

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Alex Sink – D – Florida; businesswoman and Florida Chief Financial Officer.

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Karen Handel – R – Georgia; current Georgia Secretary of State.

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Sharon Ullman – R- Idaho; current Ada County Commissioner.

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Alma Wheeler Smith – D- Michigan; current State Representative from Michigan’s 54th District.

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Diane Denish – D – New Mexico; current New Mexico Lt. Governor.

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Nikki Haley – R – South Carolina; current South Carolina State Representative.

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Kay Bailey Hutchinson – R – Texas; current U.S. Senator from Texas.

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Barbara Lawton – D – Wisconsin; current Wisconsin Lt. Governor.

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Margaret Anderson Kelliher* – DFL – Minnesota; current Minnesota Speaker of the House.

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Libby Mitchell*  – D – Maine; current President of the Maine Senate.

*Indicates primary challenge from other female(s) candidates.

Data courtesy of The Center for American Women and Politics.

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  1. WoMN Focus » Blog Archive » Margaret Anderson Kelliher one of “most viable” female gubernatorial candidates - A site dedicated to encouraging women in Minnesota to be more politically active November 30th, 2009 9:44 am

    [...] Elect Women Magazine has taken a look at the 29 current female candidates running for governor in 2010. Minnesota’s Margaret Anderson Kelliher makes the list of the top 16 most viable. [...]

  2. Michael December 2nd, 2009 10:00 am

    Check out a real qualified woman candidate, someone who has created real jobs, Rosa Scarcelli, Democrat in Maine, http://www.RosaForMaine.com

  3. At least 29 women running for Governor in 2010 : Writes Like She Talks December 15th, 2009 8:24 am

    [...] ElectWomen.com has the links and a list for “…the top, most viable female gubernatorial candidates…” and an asterisk after some of the names indicates that in addition to the women listed, there are also female primary challengers for some of the candidates. [...]

  4. From Madam Gov. to Madam Pres. – WMC Blog February 1st, 2010 8:55 am

    [...] approaching, women are poised to increase the number of female governors next year.  According to Electwomen.com, 29 well qualified women have declared their [...]

  5. margaret garduno June 1st, 2010 12:27 pm

    i wonder why the Republican candidate in NM, Susana Martinez was not included.

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