Chapter 13: 1982 Midterm Elections (X)
Sergeant Foley
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US STATE/TERRITORY GOVERNORSHIPS HIGHLIGHTS (V)
*IOWA (OPEN):
Over in the Hawkeye State, Iowa Lieutenant Governor Terry Branstad held off a strong aggressive campaign from former US Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa Roxanne Conlin in a very hard-fought contest: keeping Terrace Hill (Residence of the Iowa Governor) in Republican hands.
Terry Branstad (R): 548,313 (52.81%)✔
Roxanne Conlin (D): 483,291 (46.55%)
REPUBLICAN HOLD
*KANSAS:
Incumbent Kansas Governor John W. Carlin has defeated Sam Hardage to win reelection in the Sunflower State.
John W. Carlin (D-incumbent): 405,772 (53.16%)✔
Sam Hardage (R): 339,356 (44.46%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD 
*MAINE:
Incumbent Maine Governor Joseph Brennan handily defeated Charles Cragin in a massive landslide victory and swept every county in the State and getting four more years in Blaine House.
Joseph Brennan (D-incumbent): 281,066 (61.91%)✔
Charles Cragin (R): 172,949 (38.09%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD
*MARYLAND:
Incumbent Maryland Governor Harry Roe Hughes has won reelection to a second term defeating Anne Arundel County Executive Robert Pascal in a landslide victory extending the Democrats' control of Government House for the fourth consecutive term in a row.
Harry R. Hughes (D-incumbent): 705,910 (61.97%)✔
Robert Pascal (R): 432,826 (38.00%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD
*MASSACHUSETTS (OPEN):
Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Stanley Dukakis regained his old job by first defeating incumbent Massachusetts Governor Edward J. King in the Democratic primary and later trounced former Suffolk County Sheriff John W. Sears in the November general election in a resounding landslide victory winning a second non-consecutive term, keeping the Massachusetts Governorship in Democratic hands.
Michael Dukakis (D): 1,219,109 (59.48%)✔
John W. Sears (R): 749,679 (36.57%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD
*MICHIGAN:
Three-term incumbent Michigan Governor William Grawn Milliken once agaim defeated former State Senator Sander Levin, the brother of United States Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) in a rematch from their 1970 and 1974 matchups. This time, Milliken won very resoundingly without any difficulty nor breaking a sweat; Milliken also carried all 83 counties in the Wolverine State securing a fourth full four-year term and keeping the Michigan Governor's Residence in Republican control for a seventh consecutive term in a row which will make him the nation's second longest-serving Governor with 18 years by 1 January 1987.
William G. Milliken (R-incumbent): 1,773,683 (65.83%)✔
Sander Levin (D): 683,257 (31.73%)
REPUBLICAN HOLD
*MINNESOTA (OPEN):
Incumbent Minnesota Governor Al Quie announced last year that he wasn't seeking reelection due to backlash over Reaganomics and controversial budget cuts he made during his four years in office which alienated a majority of Minnesotans. Former Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich reclaimed the Governorship he held from 28 December 1976 to 4 January 1979 before losing reelection in 1978 to Quie. Perpich's landslide victory makes it the third pick-up for the Democrats tonight.
Rudy Perpich (D/DFL): 1,049,104 (58.76%)✔
Wheelock Whitlock (R): 711,796 (39.86%)
DEMOCRATIC GAIN
*NEBRASKA:
Vietnam War veteran and businessman Bob Kerrey pulled off a major upset in the Cornhusker State defeating incumbent Nebraska Governor Charles Thone, who was seeking reelection: making it the fourth pick-up for the Democrats tonight.
Bob Kerrey (D): 277,436 (50.64%)✔
Charles Thone (R-incumbent): 270,203 (49.32%)
DEMOCRATIC GAIN
*NEVADA:
Nevada State Attorney General Richard Bryan defeated incumbent Nevada Governor Robert List in the Silver State: giving Democrats their fifth pick-up on the US State/Territory Governorships.
Richard Bryan (D): 128,132 (53 30%)✔
Robert List (R-incumbent): 100,104 (41.65%)
DEMOCRATIC GAIN
*NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Former State Rep. John H. Sununu has defeated two-term incumbent New Hampshire Governor Hugh Gallen, who was seeking reelection to a third two-year term in the Granite State, making it the second pick-up for Republicans.
John H. Sununu (R): 145,389 (51.47%)✔
Hugh Gallen (D-incumbent): 132,317 (46.84%)
REPUBLICAN GAIN
*NEW MEXICO (OPEN):
Over in the Land of Enchantment, two-term incumbent New Mexico Governor Bruce Stanley King , who held the Governorship from 1 January 23rd 1971 to 1 January 1975 and again since 1 January 1979, was term limited from succeeding himself due to the one-term rule for New Mexico Governors. Former New Mexico State Attorney General Toney Anaya emerged victorious and keeping the Governor's Mansion in Democratic hands for the fourth consecutive term in a row.
Toney Anaya (D): 215,840 (52.97%)✔
John B. Irick (R): 191,626 (47.03%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD
COMING UP IN CHAPTER 13 OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC: Part VI of US State/Territory Governorships in the 1982 Midterms.
*IOWA (OPEN):
Over in the Hawkeye State, Iowa Lieutenant Governor Terry Branstad held off a strong aggressive campaign from former US Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa Roxanne Conlin in a very hard-fought contest: keeping Terrace Hill (Residence of the Iowa Governor) in Republican hands.
Terry Branstad (R): 548,313 (52.81%)✔
Roxanne Conlin (D): 483,291 (46.55%)
REPUBLICAN HOLD
*KANSAS:
Incumbent Kansas Governor John W. Carlin has defeated Sam Hardage to win reelection in the Sunflower State.
John W. Carlin (D-incumbent): 405,772 (53.16%)✔
Sam Hardage (R): 339,356 (44.46%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD 
*MAINE:
Incumbent Maine Governor Joseph Brennan handily defeated Charles Cragin in a massive landslide victory and swept every county in the State and getting four more years in Blaine House.
Joseph Brennan (D-incumbent): 281,066 (61.91%)✔
Charles Cragin (R): 172,949 (38.09%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD
*MARYLAND:
Incumbent Maryland Governor Harry Roe Hughes has won reelection to a second term defeating Anne Arundel County Executive Robert Pascal in a landslide victory extending the Democrats' control of Government House for the fourth consecutive term in a row.
Harry R. Hughes (D-incumbent): 705,910 (61.97%)✔
Robert Pascal (R): 432,826 (38.00%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD
*MASSACHUSETTS (OPEN):
Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Stanley Dukakis regained his old job by first defeating incumbent Massachusetts Governor Edward J. King in the Democratic primary and later trounced former Suffolk County Sheriff John W. Sears in the November general election in a resounding landslide victory winning a second non-consecutive term, keeping the Massachusetts Governorship in Democratic hands.
Michael Dukakis (D): 1,219,109 (59.48%)✔
John W. Sears (R): 749,679 (36.57%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD
*MICHIGAN:
Three-term incumbent Michigan Governor William Grawn Milliken once agaim defeated former State Senator Sander Levin, the brother of United States Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) in a rematch from their 1970 and 1974 matchups. This time, Milliken won very resoundingly without any difficulty nor breaking a sweat; Milliken also carried all 83 counties in the Wolverine State securing a fourth full four-year term and keeping the Michigan Governor's Residence in Republican control for a seventh consecutive term in a row which will make him the nation's second longest-serving Governor with 18 years by 1 January 1987.
William G. Milliken (R-incumbent): 1,773,683 (65.83%)✔
Sander Levin (D): 683,257 (31.73%)
REPUBLICAN HOLD
*MINNESOTA (OPEN):
Incumbent Minnesota Governor Al Quie announced last year that he wasn't seeking reelection due to backlash over Reaganomics and controversial budget cuts he made during his four years in office which alienated a majority of Minnesotans. Former Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich reclaimed the Governorship he held from 28 December 1976 to 4 January 1979 before losing reelection in 1978 to Quie. Perpich's landslide victory makes it the third pick-up for the Democrats tonight.
Rudy Perpich (D/DFL): 1,049,104 (58.76%)✔
Wheelock Whitlock (R): 711,796 (39.86%)
DEMOCRATIC GAIN
*NEBRASKA:
Vietnam War veteran and businessman Bob Kerrey pulled off a major upset in the Cornhusker State defeating incumbent Nebraska Governor Charles Thone, who was seeking reelection: making it the fourth pick-up for the Democrats tonight.
Bob Kerrey (D): 277,436 (50.64%)✔
Charles Thone (R-incumbent): 270,203 (49.32%)
DEMOCRATIC GAIN
*NEVADA:
Nevada State Attorney General Richard Bryan defeated incumbent Nevada Governor Robert List in the Silver State: giving Democrats their fifth pick-up on the US State/Territory Governorships.
Richard Bryan (D): 128,132 (53 30%)✔
Robert List (R-incumbent): 100,104 (41.65%)
DEMOCRATIC GAIN
*NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Former State Rep. John H. Sununu has defeated two-term incumbent New Hampshire Governor Hugh Gallen, who was seeking reelection to a third two-year term in the Granite State, making it the second pick-up for Republicans.
John H. Sununu (R): 145,389 (51.47%)✔
Hugh Gallen (D-incumbent): 132,317 (46.84%)
REPUBLICAN GAIN
*NEW MEXICO (OPEN):
Over in the Land of Enchantment, two-term incumbent New Mexico Governor Bruce Stanley King , who held the Governorship from 1 January 23rd 1971 to 1 January 1975 and again since 1 January 1979, was term limited from succeeding himself due to the one-term rule for New Mexico Governors. Former New Mexico State Attorney General Toney Anaya emerged victorious and keeping the Governor's Mansion in Democratic hands for the fourth consecutive term in a row.
Toney Anaya (D): 215,840 (52.97%)✔
John B. Irick (R): 191,626 (47.03%)
DEMOCRATIC HOLD
COMING UP IN CHAPTER 13 OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC: Part VI of US State/Territory Governorships in the 1982 Midterms.