gubernatorial
adjective
gu·ber·na·to·ri·al
ˌgü-bər-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
ˌgyü-,
ˌgu̇-,
-bə-
: of or relating to a governor
the gubernatorial election
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Langton has been active in combating explicit books inside Virginia schools, which was a major focus in the 2021 gubernatorial election.
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Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
The Arizona Court of Appeals will not consider a special action appeal from former gubernatorial and current U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake challenging a Maricopa County judge's December decision to allow a defamation lawsuit against her to go forward.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
Riding on an anti-government wave in response to the COVID-19 lockdowns, Libertarian Donald Rainwater earned a remarkable 11.4% of the vote in the 2020 gubernatorial election.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
Fifty-four of those delegates are district-level delegates, and delegates are allocated to a district based in part on a percentage of the district vote for Democrats in the 2020 presidential and 2022 gubernatorial elections.
—Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
That would take strong gubernatorial and legislative leadership.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
Kari Lake, one of the GOP’s disappointments from 2022 after losing Arizona’s gubernatorial race, is running for the state’s Senate seat.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
In Kentucky, turnout didn't quite match that of the 2019 gubernatorial election, when 43 percent of the citizen voting-age population went to the polls, and Democrat Andy Beshear upset unpopular incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin.
—Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2023
The complaint notes that those exempted from the restrictions endorsed Walker in the 2010 gubernatorial election, while those subject to the restrictions did not.
—Scott Bauer, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
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Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
The Arizona Court of Appeals will not consider a special action appeal from former gubernatorial and current U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake challenging a Maricopa County judge's December decision to allow a defamation lawsuit against her to go forward.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
Riding on an anti-government wave in response to the COVID-19 lockdowns, Libertarian Donald Rainwater earned a remarkable 11.4% of the vote in the 2020 gubernatorial election.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Jan. 2024
Fifty-four of those delegates are district-level delegates, and delegates are allocated to a district based in part on a percentage of the district vote for Democrats in the 2020 presidential and 2022 gubernatorial elections.
—Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
That would take strong gubernatorial and legislative leadership.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
Kari Lake, one of the GOP’s disappointments from 2022 after losing Arizona’s gubernatorial race, is running for the state’s Senate seat.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
In Kentucky, turnout didn't quite match that of the 2019 gubernatorial election, when 43 percent of the citizen voting-age population went to the polls, and Democrat Andy Beshear upset unpopular incumbent Gov. Matt Bevin.
—Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2023
The complaint notes that those exempted from the restrictions endorsed Walker in the 2010 gubernatorial election, while those subject to the restrictions did not.
—Scott Bauer, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
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gubernatorial
adjective
gu·ber·na·to·ri·al
ˌgüb-ə(r)-nə-ˈtōr-ē-əl
ˌgyüb-,
-ˈtȯr-
: of or relating to a governor
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