AP: Democrats win 7 of 11 contested governorships

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Source: Associated Press

Democrats win 7 of 11 contested governorships

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press Writer
2 hrs 21 mins ago

Democrats celebrated the re-election of Washington
state's Gov. Chris Gregoire and wins in two open
gubernatorial contests, including the election of
the first female governor of North Carolina.

Republicans said they were lucky to hold onto three
incumbent governorships amid a national Democratic
onslaught.

At the end of an Election Day in which 11 governorships
were decided, the Democrats won seven.

Gregoire beat Republican Dino Rossi in a rematch of
their historically close race four years ago. She
thanked supporters in a victory speech, saying she
looked forward to working with president-elect Barack
Obama in January. The campaign, she said, had been
"a long haul."

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