Koike won the governorship in a landslide vote in 2016, becoming Tokyo's first female leader.

It is no accident that Ronald Reagan and Pete Wilson won the governorship of California.

Kemp, who has denied nefarious action, stepped down from his post only after winning the governorship.

Prior to the vote, he said the party was sure to win the governorships of at least six states.

Hollywood actor turned politician Mr Arnold Schwarzenegger won control of America's richest state today when he won the governorship of California.

If Christie wins the governorship by a large margin, he could position himself as a Republican who can win other Democratic states.

As news arrives that he has won the governorship of Okinawa, Japan's southernmost prefecture, his packed campaign office erupts into ecstatic cheers.

(He'd won the governorship in 1978, lost it in 1980, and regained it the previous year, 1982.

Crist became a lawyer, served in the Florida legislature, and was elected education commissioner and state attorney general before winning the governorship in 2006.

He dipped into his wealth to help finance his campaigns, winning the governorship in 2010 and 2014 by about 1 percent of the vote.