Where Major Gubernatorial Candidates Couldn’t Convince Voters, Libertarians Covered the Spread

Tuesday night saw control of the Senate move to the Republicans
after a string of victories for seats presently held by Democrats
but around the country—in thirty six states—the governor’s office
was up for election too. About a fifth of those races saw the party
in power lose control, including in “deep blue” states like
Maryland and Massachusetts where Republicans will replace departing
Democrats, and Illinois, where incumbent Pat Quinn lost to
Republican Bruce Rauner. In Vermont, meanwhile, Democrat Pete
Shumlin failed to secure 50 percent of the vote, meaning the state
legislature will choose the next governor. Some Republicans

blame Dan Feliciano, the Libertarian candidate, who received
about 4.4 percent of the vote, for their candidate not reaching 50
percent.

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