2007 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 related races 2007 United States elections 2007 United States gubernatorial elections United States legislative 3 governorships October 20 and November 6, 2007 no 2006 United States gubernatorial elections 2006 2008 United States gubernatorial elections 2008 2003 United States gubernatorial elections 2003 2011 United States gubernatorial elections 2011 Seats up Seats won Democratic Party (United States) 28 28 1,159,260 37.43% 1 1 Republican Party (United States) 22 22 1,565,855 50.56% 2 2 320px Map of the results#F48984 Republican hold#0272B1 Democratic gain #CB001A Republican gain#D3D3D3 No election United States gubernatorial elections were held in October and November 2007 in three states. The final results were a net change of zero among the parties. Republicans picked up the open seat in Louisiana and reelected incumbent Haley Barbour in Mississippi, while Democrats defeated Republican incumbent Ernie Fletcher in Kentucky. Going into the elections, the Democratic Party held 28 governors' seats, while the Republican Party held 22. Democratic and Republican candidates filed in all three states, and the Libertarian Party had ballot representation in Louisiana. Election predictions State Incumbent Lastrace SabatoOctober 19,20072007 Gubernatorial Contests and Virginia General Assembly Update Sabato's Crystal Ball https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2007110101/ Result Kentucky Ernie Fletcher 55.04% R | Likely D flip Beshear58.71% D (flip) Louisiana Kathleen Blanco 51.95% D | Likely R flip Jindal53.91% R (flip) Mississippi Haley Barbour 52.59% R | Safe R Barbour57.90% R Race summary State Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Kentucky Ernie Fletcher Republican 2003 Incumbent lost re-election.New governor elected.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Steve Beshear (Democratic) 58.7% Republican Party (US)Ernie Fletcher (Republican) 41.3% Louisiana Kathleen Blanco Democratic 2003 Incumbent retired.New governor elected.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Bobby Jindal (Republican) 53.9% Democratic Party (US)Walter Boasso (Democratic) 17.4% Independent (US)John Georges (Independent) 14.4% Democratic Party (US)Foster Campbell (Democratic) 12.4% Mississippi Haley Barbour Republican 2003 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Haley Barbour (Republican) 57.9% Democratic Party (US)John Arthur Eaves Jr. (Democratic) 42.1% Kentucky 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election Kentucky presidential no 2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election 2003 November 6, 2007 2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election 2011 x150px File:Steve Beshear by Gage Skidmore (1).jpg Steve Beshear Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Mongiardo 619,552 58.7% File:Ernie Fletcher (1).jpg Ernie Fletcher Republican Party (United States) Robbie Rudolph 435,773 41.3% File:2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Governor Ernie Fletcher Republican Party (United States) Steve Beshear Democratic Party (United States) 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election Governor Ernie Fletcher ran for reelection for a second term. Various polls indicated he had been very unpopular with an approval rating of 38%. Also, Fletcher's governorship had been embroiled in scandal due to the criminal indictment of several people in his administration for illegally hiring workers into the state merit system based on political considerations. Fletcher was challenged in the primary by Anne Northup, a former U.S. Representative who served Kentucky's 3rd congressional district from 1997 to 2007, as well as Paducah businessman Billy Harper. Underscoring the controversy over the hiring scandal, Lieutenant Governor Steve Pence chose not to run for re-election on the Fletcher ticket and publicly endorsed Northup.Pence endorses Northup for governor The Courier-Journal 2007-02-26 http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070226/NEWS0104/70226014 In addition, Northup was endorsed by U.S. Senator Jim Bunning.Bunning backs Northup for gov Michael Collins The Kentucky Post Covington, Kentucky A1 2007-01-22 http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:KYPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=116D8CCAE692ADF8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 However, Fletcher won the primary, winning 101,233 votes (50%) and carrying 106 of Kentucky's 120 counties in a three-way race.http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070523/NEWS0106/70523009 March 2022 Northup won the state's largest county, which contains Louisville, and her former congressional district, but lacked support at large; turnout in Jefferson County was not strong enough to make up for that.http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070523/NEWS0106/70523009/1008/NEWS01 Courier-Journal Fletcher beats Northup despite scandal 2007-05-23 Gerth, Joseph A large number of Democrats ran in the primary, including State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, former Lieutenant Governors Steve Beshear and Steve Henry, businessman Bruce Lunsford and Kentucky House of Representatives Speaker Jody Richards. Lunsford spent over $4 million, much of it his own money; Miller dropped out of the race and endorsed Beshear. Beshear won the primary with 142,516 votes (41%) in the crowded field; his next closest competitor was Lunsford with 21%. Henry took 18% of the vote and Richards, 12%. In their election night concession speeches Lunsford, Henry and Richards each pledged their support to Beshear.http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770523008 Beshear's victory revives political career Loftus, Tim 2007-05-23 Courier-Journal As a result of the general election on November 7, 2007, Beshear defeated Fletcher in his bid for re-election. Beshear was inaugurated on December 11, 2007. Kentucky election Democratic Party (United States) Steve Beshear 619,552 58.71 Republican Party (United States) Ernie Fletcher (incumbent) 435,773 41.29 1,055,325 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Louisiana 2007 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana 2006 presidential no 2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election 2003 October 20, 2007 2011 Louisiana gubernatorial election 2011 x150px File:Bobby Jindal, official 109th Congressional photo.jpg Bobby Jindal Republican Party (United States) 699,672 53.9% File:3x4.svg Walter Boasso Democratic Party (United States) 226,364 17.4% File:JohnGeorgesJan2010.jpg John Georges Independent (United States) 186,800 14.4% Foster Campbell Democratic Party (United States) 161,425 12.4% File:2007 Louisiana gubernatorial election results map by parish.svg 250px Parish results Governor Kathleen Blanco Democratic Party (United States) Bobby Jindal Republican Party (United States) 2007 Louisiana gubernatorial election Governor Kathleen Blanco announced on March 20, 2007, that she would not seek a second term.Louisiana's Governor Won't Seek Re-election She had taken flak for the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the government's ill-preparedness to deal with casualties. Republican U.S. Representative Bobby Jindal won about 54% of the vote in the October 20 jungle primary, enough to avoid a run-off in November. His nearest opponent, Democratic State Senator Walter Boasso, won about 17% of the vote; Independent New Orleans area businessman John Georges finished third with 14% of the vote; and Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell (D) finished fourth with 12%.Louisiana Secretary of State Retrieved October 22, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080919002801/http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms2&rqsdta=102007 September 19, 2008 Former U.S. Senator John Breaux, arguably the most popular Democratic politician in Louisiana, had publicly flirted with entering the race in March and April 2007, but eventually declined to run due to the unresolved controversy over whether his recent Maryland residency made him ineligible to run.http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/APN/702222671 Breaux's residency questioned amid rumors of possible candidacy 2007-02-24 2007-09-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927121944/http://www.dailycomet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070222/APN/702222671 dead After Breaux's announcement, Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu also declined to run. Jindal led in fundraising with $11 million raised up to the end of September, with $4.3 million of that left for the remainder of the campaign. Georges had put $7 million of his own money into his campaign. Boasso had spent $4.7 million of his own money and had $144,000 in the bank.https://archive.today/20120904230140/http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/news-35/1192118995187040.xml&storylist=louisiana "Jindal maintains wide lead in fundraising" Louisiana election Republican Party (United States) Bobby Jindal 699,672 53.91 Democratic Party (United States) Walter Boasso 226,364 17.44 Independent (United States) John Georges 186,800 14.39 Democratic Party (United States) Foster Campbell 161,425 12.44 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Volentine Smith 5,843 0.45 Independent (United States) Belinda Alexandrenko 4,782 0.37 Independent (United States) Anthony Gentile 3,369 0.36 Libertarian Party (United States) T. Lee Horne III 2,639 0.20 Independent (United States) Sheldon Forest 2,319 0.18 Democratic Party (United States) Vinny Mendoza 2,076 0.16 Democratic Party (United States) Hardy Parkerson 1,661 0.13 Independent (United States) Arthur D. Nichols 993 0.08 1,297,943 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Mississippi 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election Mississippi 2001 presidential no 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election 2003 November 6, 2007 2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election 2011 x150px File:Haley Barbour (5449690313) (cropped).jpg Haley Barbour Republican Party (United States) 430,807 57.9% File:John Arthur Eaves.jpg John Arthur Eaves Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 313,232 42.1% File:2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 180px County results Governor Haley Barbour Republican Party (United States) Haley Barbour Republican Party (United States) 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election Governor Haley Barbour ran for a second term. He was popular, with a 59% approval rating, and faced only a token primary challenge. Four Democratic candidates filed to face him in the general election, including eventual nominee attorney John Eaves. On election day, Barbour defeated Eaves, garnering 58% of the vote. Mississippi electionhttp://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/Statewide%20Results/Governor.pdf Results 2007 www.sos.state.ms.us PDF 2019-10-25 Republican Party (United States) Haley Barbour (incumbent) 430,807 57.90 Democratic Party (United States) John Arthur Eaves Jr. 313,232 42.10 744,039 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:October 2007 in the United States