October 28, 2016 11:59 AM
Governors
Ordinarily the WW does not track governor races. However, for this last issue before the election, the following is a brief report on governors. There is not much action here.Republicans are dominant among the governors. That is not likely to change in this election. Only 2 of the 31 Republican controlled seats are at risk.
Republicans – 31
Democrat – 18
Independents – 1
Democrats | Republicans | |
Not up in 2016 | 10 | 27 |
Safe in 2016 | 3 | 2 |
Likely | 0 | 0 |
Lean | 1 | 0 |
Total | 14 | 29 |
Toss-ups | Democrats | Republicans |
4 Missouri New Hampshire Vermont West Virginia |
2 Indiana McCrory (NC) |