Gubernatorial election highlights:
Alaska
Sarah Palin (R) - 50.16%
Tony Knowles (D) - 39.04%
(Republican hold)
Florida
Charlie Crist (R) - 52.07%
Jim Davis (D) - 45.23%
(Republican hold)
Idaho
Butch Otter (R) - 52.89%
Jerry Brady (D) -43.91%
(Republican hold)
Illinois
Rod Blagojevich (D) - 48.21%
Judy Topinka (R) - 40.89%
Green Party/Write-ins - 10.90%
(Democratic hold)
Maine
John Baldacci (D) - 38.37%
Chandler Woodcock (R) - 29.93%
Other (Barbara Merrill, Pat LaMarche, etc.) - 31.70%
(Democratic hold)
Minnesota
Mike Hatch (D) - 47.57%
Tim Pawlenty (R) - 44.83%
(Democratic pickup)
Nevada
Jim Gibbons (R) - 47.83%
Dina Titus (D) - 43.97%
(Republican hold)
Rhode Island
Don Carcieri (R) - 52%
Charles J. Fogerty (D) - 48%
(Republican hold)
South Carolina
Mark Sanford (R) - 53.6%
Tommy Moore (D) - 46.28%
(Republican hold)
Other Democratic pickups: Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio