2014 Gubernatorial Elections - Prediction

Democrats are probably going to make gains in 2014, winning back some of the governorships that they lost in 2010. Yet there is one problems for Democrats, the elections come in the midst of Obama’s second term and historically, the party that controls the presidency, under-performs in the mid-term elections. It’s really too early to start making concrete predictions on many of the races, but I do think I know which ones will prove the most interesting: Arkansas, Illinois, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. For Illinois and South Carolina, the interesting bit could just be the primary elections, if the Democrats in Illinois and Republicans in South Carolina replace their incumbent with a more popular candidate, the races could fade from interest.

Governorships Democrats Defending
Governorships Republicans Defending
Introduction to 2014 Gubernatorial Elections