2010 GOVERNORS RACE RATINGS

September 2, 2010

Governor Lineup: 26 Democrats, 24 Republicans, 0 Independents
Governors with names in parentheses are retiring.

The chart below provides a spectrum that analyzes the vulnerability (the chances of the seat switching parties) of the Governor races up this cycle.

Solid: These races are not considered competitive and are not likely to become closely contested.
Likely: These seats are not considered competitive at this point but have the potential to become engaged.
Lean: These are considered competitive races but one party has an advantage.
Toss Up: These are the most competitive races; either party has a good chance of winning.

DEMOCRATS | 19 HELD SEATS
SOLID D (3) Beebe (AR) Lynch (NH) NY (Paterson)	LIKELY D (1) CO (Ritter)	LEAN D (2) ME (Baldacci) O’Malley (MD)	TOSS UP (7) Quinn (IL) Culver (IA) Patrick (MA) NM (Richardson) Strickland (OH) OR (Kulongoski) WI (Doyle)	LEAN R (3) MI (Granholm) OK (Henry) PA (Rendell)	LIKELY R (1) TN (Bredesen)	SOLID R (2) KS (Parkinson) WY (Freudenthal)

REPUBLICANS | 18 HELD SEATS
SOLID D (0)	LIKELY D (0)	LEAN D (1) HI (Lingle)	TOSS UP (9) CA (Schwarzenegger) CT (Rell) FL (Crist) GA (Perdue) MN (Pawlenty) NV (Gibbons) RI (Carcieri) Perry (TX) VT (Douglas)	LEAN R (1) AL (Riley)	LIKELY R (4) Brewer (AZ) SC (Sanford) SD (Rounds) Herbert (UT)	SOLID R (3) Parnell (AK) Otter (ID) Heineman (NE)

* = potential retirement

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