Alabama: Republican Gov. Robert Bentley won this open seat in 2010 with 58 percent of the vote after surviving a crowded primary and subsequent run-off election. By comparison, Bentley’s bid for a second term will be a cake walk in this heavily Republican state. The race is in the Solid Republican column.
Alaska: Republican Sean Parnell was serving as the state’s Lieutenant Governor in 2009 when then-Gov. Sarah Palin resigned her post, elevating Parnell to the state’s highest office. Parnell won a full term in 2010 with 59 percent of the vote. As he gears up to run for a second term, Parnell doesn’t face any major threats as Democrats seem more focused on the U.S. Senate race where incumbent Sen. Mark Begich is running for a second term than they are on the Governor’s contest. The race is in the Solid Republican column.
Arizona: Until the August 26 primary, all the attention here is on the Republican field of candidates in the race for this open seat. With the filing deadline just three weeks away, eight candidates have already
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