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After losing the presidency in 1960 and the California governorship in 1962, he came back to be elected president in 1968.
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First, both men were conservative Democrats running in the last Southern state to deny any Republican the governorship since Reconstruction.
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His two-term governorship has been an exercise in incessant mutual support between Texas business and Texas politics.
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If the jurors were unmoved by the dignity of the presidency, they were not going to be impressed by the governorship .
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In 1994, Kemp campaigned extensively for Pataki in his race for the governorship .
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The election for the governorship of Tierra del Fuego was held on the same day.
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The Texas governorship was generally considered to be one of the most significant of the country's gubernatorial prizes.
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They have a better shot at claiming the governorship .