{"id":1731540,"date":"2022-11-09T08:32:44","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1731540"},"modified":"2022-11-09T08:32:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:32:46","slug":"roundup-heres-whats-happening-in-key-governor-matchups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roundup-heres-whats-happening-in-key-governor-matchups\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: Here\u2019s What\u2019s Happening In Key Governor Matchups"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Froundup-heres-whats-happening-in-key-governor-matchups%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1731540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Results for gubernatorial races across the nation rolled in Tuesday night \u2014 dashing some long-shot hopes for Republicans in states like New York and Michigan. Meanwhile, other key gubernatorial races, such as in Arizona, are still too close to call as of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona<\/p>\n<p>Democrat candidate Katie Hobbs and Republican candidate Kari Lake are still battling it out in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs is leading Lake\u00a052.25% to 47.75%, with about 66% of the vote counted, according to Decision Desk HQ polling from early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DDHQ Race Update (est. 66% in): AZ Governor<\/p>\n<p>Katie Hobbs (D): 844,132<br \/>(52.25%)<br \/>Kari Lake (R): 771,295<br \/>(47.75%)<\/p>\n<p>Follow more results here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5VrcT896c7\">https:\/\/t.co\/5VrcT896c7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DecisionDeskHQ\/status\/1590260148294930432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notably, some 60 different voting centers experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/maricopa-county-held-emergency-hearing-to-extend-voting-hours-judge-denies-request\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ballot printing issues<\/a> in Maricopa County. A judge ruled\u00a0against extending voting hours Tuesday despite the problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe widespread issues \u2013 in an election administered by Democrat Secretary of State Katie Hobbs \u2013 are completely unacceptable, especially as Republicans flock to the polls to vote in person on Election Day,\u201d RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel shared in a tweet Tuesday. \u201cWe have dozens of attorneys and thousands of volunteers working to solve this issue and ensure that Arizona voters have the chance to make their voices heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New Mexico\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Democratic incumbent Michelle Lujan Grisham is edging out Republican challenger Mark Ronchetti in New Mexico\u2019s gubernatorial election 51.8% to 45.7%, with 95% of the vote counted, according to a projection at Decision Desk HQ, which has yet to call the race.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News on Tuesday night, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/new-mexico-democrat-michelle-lujan-grisham-re-election-governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> the race for Grisham.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Decision Desk HQ has yet to <a href=\"https:\/\/results.decisiondeskhq.com\/national\/2022-governor\">call<\/a> this race, too. With 79% of the vote counted, Democratic candidate Tina Kotek has a slight lead over Republican candidate Christine Drazan, 45.99% to 44.47%.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan<\/p>\n<p>Democratic incumbent Gretchen Whitmer held off Republican challenger Tudor Dixon on Tuesday, winning a second term as governor of Michigan, numerous outlets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigans-gretchen-whitmer-republican-tudor-dixon-gubernatorial-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New York<\/p>\n<p>Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kathy-hochul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) survived her first election as governor of the Empire State on Tuesday night, besting GOP Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lee-zeldin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Zeldin<\/a> (NY) in a race that continued to tighten against the Democrat\u2019s favor, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DecisionDeskHQ\/status\/1590200595801333761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">projection<\/a> from DecisionDeskHQ.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republican Georgia Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/brian-kemp-defeats-stacey-abrams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Kemp<\/a> cruised to his second term Tuesday night, defeating Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams in a rematch of the 2018 gubernatorial election, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DecisionDeskHQ\/status\/1590169805541109760\">according<\/a> to a projection by Decision Desk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pennsylvania\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democratic candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/josh-shapiro-defeats-doug-mastriano-in-pa-governor-race-projection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> triumphed over Republican challenger Doug Mastriano\u00a0in the <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/pennsylvania\">Pennsylvania<\/a> gubernatorial race, replacing\u00a0Democratic Governor Tom Wolf.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz edged out Republican challenger Dr. Scott Jensen Tuesday night, <a href=\"https:\/\/results.decisiondeskhq.com\/national\/2022-governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to projections.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Projections show incumbent\u00a0Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/democrat-tony-evers-will-remain-wisconsin-governor-projection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeated<\/a> Republican candidate Tim Michels.<\/p>\n<p>Nevada\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republican Joe Lombardo is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/results.decisiondeskhq.com\/national\/2022-governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leading<\/a> Democrat Gov. Steve Sisolak 50.5% to 45.8%, with 86% of the vote counted, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race is still too close to call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Results for gubernatorial races across the nation rolled in Tuesday night \u2014 dashing some long-shot hopes for Republicans in states like New York and Michigan. Meanwhile, other key gubernatorial races, such as in Arizona, are still too close to call as of Wednesday morning. Here\u2019s what you need to know. Arizona Democrat candidate Katie Hobbs &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":1637964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1731540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1731540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1731540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1637964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1731540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1731540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1731540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}