Bonus List

U.S. STATES WITH THE LONGEST PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THE SAME PARTY CONTROLLED THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

Many states in the South are famous for having Democrats in control of the governorships for long periods of time from after Reconstruction through most of the 20th century. In fact, Georgia had Democrats in power of the governorships from 1872 until 2003 (over 130 years)! What is surprising is that a Northern state (Vermont) actually had a period of time of the same party controlling the governorship similar to that of most of these Southern states, except with the opposite party--the Republicans.

And the state that ranks last? Alaska...it had no more than 8 consecutive years of the same party controlling the governorship (Democrat, 1982-1990).

STATE

1. Georgia
2. Mississippi
3. Alabama
4. Vermont
5. Texas
6. Louisiana
7. South Carolina
8. Arkansas
9. Virginia
10. North Carolina

NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE
YEARS WHERE ONE PARTY WAS IN
THE STATE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
130
115
113
108
105
103
98
93
84
72

PARTY AND YEARS

Dem., 1872-2003
Dem., 1876-1992
Dem., 1874-1987
Rep., 1854-1963
Dem., 1874-1979
Dem., 1877-1980
Dem., 1877-1975
Dem., 1874-1967
Dem., 1886-1970
Dem., 1901-1973

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