Alternate Lists of US Governors

Since this forum had threads listing alternate POTUSes, Prime Ministers of the US and Canada, etc. I thought I would start a thread listing alternate state governors.

Alabama
This list is based on RogueBeaver's TL "Flight of Fate" in which RFK survives an assassination attempt in 1968 but George Wallace and RFK's running mate Terry Sanford are assassinated. Then, while the votes in California are counted days before the Electoral College meets, the helicopter carrying Governor Richard Nixon crashes in Los Angeles which kills him instantly.

Albert Brewer (D): 1968-1975
James Allen (D): 1975-1978*
Jere Beasley (D): 1978-1987
William Baxley (D): 1987-1995
Charles Graddick (R): 1995-1999
Jim Folsom, Jr. (D): 1999-2007
Bobby Bright (D): 2007-Present

*died in office
 
Since this forum had threads listing alternate POTUSes, Prime Ministers of the US and Canada, etc. I thought I would start a thread listing alternate state governors.

Alabama
This list is based on RogueBeaver's TL "Flight of Fate" in which RFK survives an assassination attempt in 1968 but George Wallace and RFK's running mate Terry Sanford are assassinated. Then, while the votes in California are counted days before the Electoral College meets, the helicopter carrying Governor Richard Nixon crashes in Los Angeles which kills him instantly.

Albert Brewer (D): 1968-1975
James Allen (D): 1975-1978*
Jere Beasley (D): 1978-1987
William Baxley (D): 1987-1995
Charles Graddick (R): 1995-1999
Jim Folsom, Jr. (D): 1999-2007
Bobby Bright (D): 2007-Present

*died in office

Alternate Governors of Illinois:
Richard B. Ogilvie (R) 1969-1977
Michael Howlett: (D) 1977-1979
James R. Thompson (R) 1979-1990
Jim Edgar (R) 1991-2003
Paul Vallas (D) 2003-2011
 
Alternate Governors of Minnesota

A quick list based on WI the 1962 gubernatorial election (decided by 91 votes after numerous recounts) went the other way?

Elmer Anderson (R) 1961-1967
Harold LeVander (R) 1967-1971
Wendell Anderson (DFL) 1971-1976 (resigned to become Senator)
Rudy Perpich (DFL) 1976-1979
Al Quie (I-R) 1979-1983
Rudy Perpich (DFL) 1983-1991
Arne Carlson (I-R/R) 1991-1999
Norm Coleman (R) 1999-2007
Mike Hatch (D) 2007-

 
I'll put one down for my native Cali: POD is the gubernatorial election of 1962 is won by Nixon.

Alternate Governors of California:

Richard Nixon(R): 1962-1969(elected POTUS)
George Christopher(R)( Nixon's Lieutenant Gov): 1968-1970.
Jesse Unruh(D): 1970-1974.
Houston Flournoy (R): 1974-1982.
Jerry Brown: 1982-1989(elected POTUS)
Dianne Feinstein(D- Brown Lieutenant Gov): 1989-1998
Richard Riordan(R):1998-2002.
Al Checchi(D): 2002-2010.
 
Assuming Dewey becomes POTUS in 1949, here's what New York might look like.

47. Thomas E. "Tom" Dewey (Republican): 1943-1949 (1)
48. Joseph R. "Joe" Hanley (Republican): 1949-1951
49. W. Averell Harriman (Democratic): 1951-1959
50. Nelson A. Rockefeller (Republican): 1959-1965 (2)
51. C. Malcolm Wilson (Republican): 1965-1967
52. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. (Democratic): 1967-1975
53. C. Malcolm Wilson (Republican): 1975-1979
54. Hugh Carey (Democratic): 1979-1981
55. Mario M. Cuomo (Democratic): 1981-1993 (3)
56. Stanley N. "Stan" Lundine (Democratic): 1993-1995
57. George E. Pataki (Republican): 1995-2007
58. Eliot L. Spitzer (Democratic): 2007-Present

(1) Resigned to become POTUS
(2) Resigned to become POTUS
(3) Resigned to become POTUS
 
California

Jerry Brown (1975-82) (D)
Tom Bradley (1983-90) (D)
Harvey Milk (1991-94) (D)

Pete Wilson (1995-2002) (R)
Jerry Brown (2003-04)(D)*
Mary Carey (2004-10) (R)

*was recalled in 2004 election
 
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