Have we ever had a year where both parties picked up >5 governorships? (user search)
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JohnnyLongtorso
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« on: November 15, 2009, 08:54:44 AM »
Three factors that contribute to large numbers of pickups for both sides:

- Crappy economy
- Lots of open seats
- Partisan identification matters less than in federal races

Also, there's not going to be a strong trend towards one party as there was in 1994 (where the Democrats only picked up one governor's mansion -- Alaska, of all places) or 2006.
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