Talk:Governor (United States)/Archive 1

Archive 1

Explanation

Tonight, I was searching for a specific article on the office of governor of the US, and was surprised to find that there was not one. Much of the List article was not actually a list, and the section in the Governor article was somewhat longer than the other section. Therefore, I have taken the initiaive and created this article with material split from the Governor and List of current United States governors articles. I do believe this article is sustainable, and can be further expanded. As for the title, THis was the first redirect page I found in a seach for the term, so I used it. If the Naming conventions specify a better title, than feel free to move it there. - BillCJ (talk) 06:28, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

It's been just over 3 months since I put this article together, and it's looking good. Thanks to those who have made additions and improvements to the aritcle - it's always nice to see an article one has created - even if it was just from material split from other article - settle into its new home, and begin to expand. Thanks again! - BillCJ (talk) 01:24, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

all i want to know is how a governor gets elected.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.142.165.230 (talk) 16:37, 2 November 2009 (UTC) 

Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania is listed in this Fox News article as being Roman Catholic, not Jewish. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/candidates/thomas-tom-w-corbett-jr-60204 I don't want to change this myself, but I think it needs to be fixed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.64.29.231 (talk) 16:39, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

Religion

The religion section is wrong...Mark Dayton (DFL-MN) is a Presbyterian. see [1] EdwinHJ | Talk 08:12, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Process of Electing a Governor

in line with one of the other comments, I am suggesting a full section on the process and rules whereby a governor is elected. The current article contains a statement saying that, in all states, governors are directly elected. That is not a meaningful statement by itself since it can have many interpretations. Is the governor elected by simple majority of all those voting in an election? If that is the case then one would expect that where a state votes consistenty for a one party in presidential elections, the same party would generally occupy the state house. There are clear cases where this is not so, e.g. in Pennsylvania. Do the gubernatorial election laws vary from state to state? If so, there will have to be a detailed table setting out those rules as they apply to each state. Does the legislature play any role in the election of the governor? If so, what are they? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nigel Durrant (talk • contribs) 08:45, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

First Sentence

"In the United States, the title governor refers to the chief executive of each state or insular territory, not directly subordinate to the federal authorities, but the political and ceremonial head of the state."

This is terribly difficult to read! Jamesthecat (talk) 13:03, 28 October 2012 (UTC)