How to Use gubernatorial in a Sentence

gubernatorial

adjective

• November 1982 - Comes in fourth in the gubernatorial race for the state of Sao Paulo.
  — CNN, 23 May 2022
• In the 2022 gubernatorial race, Kelly won four out of the five largest counties in the district.
  — Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024
• What the gubernatorial ads say McCormick made a six-figure ad buy and plans to stay on the air through the election, a campaign spokesperson said.
  — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2024
• Defeats John Sears in the gubernatorial election, with 60% of the vote.
  — CNN, 13 Oct. 2021
• And yet, more often than not over the past three decades, gubernatorial races are won in Connecticut by just a few points, often with less than 50% of the total vote.
  — Hartford Courant, 12 Oct. 2022
• The commonwealth also tends to vote for the party that is not in the White House during its off-year gubernatorial election.
  — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2025
• Last month, the court delayed the filing deadlines for the then-June gubernatorial primary from Feb. 22 to March 22.
  — Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022
• Although the bill did not receive final approval from Landry, the time for gubernatorial action - to sign or veto the bill - has lapsed.
  — CBS News, 19 June 2024
• After his landslide victory in the 2022 gubernatorial election, he was viewed as a nascent kingmaker in the party with the best chance to help the party turn the page on Trump.
  — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
• And both states have a tradition of voting against the gubernatorial nominee of the party that won the White House the previous year.
  — Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2021
• That figure is based on the number of votes cast during the last gubernatorial election.
  — Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 July 2024
• McConaughey, who has been flirting with a gubernatorial run for almost a year now, has polled well against Abbott in the past.
  — Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 20 Sep. 2021
• The 2026 gubernatorial race is the moment to demand this.
  — Zac Townsend, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
• At this point in the last California gubernatorial race, the field of candidates was wide and two debates had been staged.
  — Erin B. Logan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2021
• Even days later, Lake hasn't conceded the race and is the only swing state gubernatorial candidate who lost this year not to do so.
  — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2022
• The numbers represent a quarter of the votes cast in each district in the 2022 gubernatorial election.
  — Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024
• Lake, the 2022 GOP gubernatorial nominee, wanted more than one debate, but Gallego, who is leading in the polls, did not agree to do so.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2024
• That’s enough to override a gubernatorial veto in that house.
  — Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
• Lots more money will be needed; a record $100 million was spent on the past gubernatorial campaign, with Mr. Shapiro accounting for more than half of it.
  — Readers, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2023
• The gubernatorial race will be decided in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states as the ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states.
  — Stephanie Busari, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023
• Beto O'Rourke will face off in the first and likely only debate Friday night in the state's gubernatorial election this year.
  — Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
• After her narrow loss in the 2022 gubernatorial race, Lake continued to press to overturn the election in court.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
• Knowing thy enemy is a gift — one Terry McAuliffe's gubernatorial bid has been blessed with just a bit too late, thanks to Politico.
  — Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 4 Nov. 2021
• Recent surveys have shown that the gubernatorial race has been close for months and that Youngkin and President Donald Trump could play an outsize role.
  — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Jan. 2025
• But last year incumbent Abbott buried O’Rourke in the gubernatorial race by some 11 points.
  — Dana Liebelson, The New Republic, 29 May 2023
• Two days later, Brnovich, who had pondered a gubernatorial bid as well, jumped into the Senate race.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022
• Florida Democrats in recent Senate and gubernatorial races have held high hopes that failed to bear fruit.
  — Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Aug. 2024
• Wednesday marks the first time since at least 2003 that one of the major party gubernatorial candidates skipped the forum put on by the farm bureau, which bills itself as the voice of agriculture.
  — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 26 July 2023
• As the school board stands firm on its transgender policies, the fight could become one of the defining issues of the upcoming gubernatorial election.
  — Heather Hunter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2025
• Tennessee law requires gubernatorial candidates to be at least 30 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of the state for a minimum of seven years prior to the election.
  — Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025