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Democrats win 9 of 14 governorship races in election
Democrats captured nine of 14 governorships with notable wins by Dixy Lee Ray in Washington and John Rockefeller IV in West Virginia. Missouri swung to Democrat Joseph Teasdale, unseating incumbent Republican Chris Bond, while Illinois saw James Thompson gain the post amid contested races involving Chicago mayoral ally Michael Howlett. The results kept a strong Democratic edge in state offices and sparked talk of future White House ambitions for Rockefeller and Thompson.
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Washington
America
West Virginia
Washington State
Chicago
Missouri
Christopher Bond
Joseph Teasdale
Kansas City
John D. Rockefeller IV
West Virginna
Charleston
Rockefeller
Cecil H. Underwood
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Winthrop
Arkansas
Illinois
James Thompson
Michael J. Howlett
Richard J. Daley
Thompson
U.S
Howlett
Ilinois
Delaware
North Carolina
James 8. Hunt Jr
David T. Flaherty
Indiana
Otis R. Bowen
David Pryor
Leon Griffith
Vermont
Stella B. Hack
Joseph Garrahy
James L. Taft Jr
Cranston
Philip W. Noel
Thomas L. Judge
Robert L