National Overview - Governor

Note: Name listed next to the seat is the Incumbent, not the projected winner.

Republicans

Solid Retention - Total: 6

• Jodi Rell, Connecticut
• Linda Lingle, Hawaii
• No Incumbent, Idaho
• Dave Heineman, Nebraska
• Mike Rounds, South Dakota
• Jim Douglas, Vermont

Moderate Retention - Total: 3

• Sonny Perdue, Georgia
• Mark Sanford, South Carolina
• Rick Perry, Texas

Weak Retention - Total: 2

• Bob Riley, Alabama
• Frank Murkowski, Alaska

Very Weak Retention - Total: 4

• Arnold Schwarzenegger, California
• No Incumbent, Florida
• Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota
• No Incumbent, Nevada

Democrats

Solid Retention - Total: 4

• Janet Napolitano, Arizona
• John Lynch, New Hampshire
• Bill Richardson, New Mexico
• Phil Bredesen, Tennessee

Moderate Retention - Total: 3

• Bob Henry, Oklahoma
• Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania
• Dave Freudenthal, Wyoming

Weak Retention - Total: 4

• Rod Blagojevich, Illinois
• Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas
• John Baldacci, Maine
• James Doyle, Wisconsin

Very Weak Retention - Total: 3

• No Incumbent, Iowa
• Jennifer Granholm, Michigan
• Ted Kulongoski, Oregon

Very Weak Gain - Total: 3

• No Incumbent, Colorado
• Bob Ehrlich, Maryland
• Donald Carcieri, Rhode Island

Weak Gain - Total: 1

• No Incumbent, Massachusetts

Moderate Gain - Total: 2

• No Incumbent, Arkansas
• No Incumbent, Ohio

Solid Gain - Total: 1

• No Incumbent, New York