Definition of gubernatorial
: of or relating to a governor
- the gubernatorial election
Updated on: 19 Jun 2018
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The ballots asked voters to fill in ovals to rank gubernatorial candidates and a few legislative and federal hopefuls from first to last.
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Trump evokes more emotion in voters than gubernatorial candidates Richard Cordray and Mike DeWine, or Sen. Sherrod Brown and his Republican challenger, Jim Renacci.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox said Monday that President Trump would travel to California to campaign for him in his bid to defeat Democrat Gavin Newsom in the November general election.
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The Republican primary for the seat has been another race to the right between 2017 gubernatorial candidate Corey Stewart, state Delegate Nick Freitas, and pastor E.W. Jackson, the Virginia GOP's 2013 nominee for lieutenant governor.
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Libertarian state lawmaker Nick Freitas, former gubernatorial candidate Corey Stewart, and former lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson.
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In Maryland, at least one Democratic gubernatorial candidate — Rich Madaleno — is trying to draw attention to his campaign by tweaking Trump with a provocative ad.
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Paulette Jordan, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, did not respond to a request for comment.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Mary Mayhew hasn't coordinated her campaign with any opponent ahead of Tuesday's primary.
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Origin and Etymology of gubernatorial
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GUBERNATORIAL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of gubernatorial for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to the governor of a U.S. state or to the position of governor
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Definition of gubernatorial for Students
: relating to a governor
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