Word: governorship
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other legislators said a Silber governorship would provide an infusion of energy into a political arena long dominated by liberal Democrats...
...James Florio won the New Jersey governorship handily on his third try in another featured contest in a set of elections dominated by controversy over race and abortion...
Though Pickens was rebuffed, his Tokyo crusade may pay other dividends. Pickens is believed to be interested in making a run for the Texas governorship, so his Japanese offensive may be calculated to play well back home. Koito, for its part, is launching its own publicity offensive, contending that if such eminent U.S. companies as Gulf Oil and Phillips Petroleum can turn away Pickens' bids, Koito can snub...
...Windy City demonstrated, American elections all too often remain a matter of black and white. Virginia, once a bastion of segregation, seems an unlikely setting for a brand of biracial coalition that could break the depressing pattern of color-bound voting. Yet if Doug Wilder wins the governorship, the old bugaboo of racial politics will have been dealt a severe blow...
...Over the last few years, governors have been much more active than in the past--the governorship has evolved into an active position," says Collins. But, she warns, there are many frustrations that come with...