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Governors' Approval Ratings
Governor
Date
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor

Bob Riley (R)

07/31/08

26%

33%

28%

12%

Sarah Palin (R)

07/30/08

35%

29%

22%

14%

Janet Napolitano (D)

07/30/08

28%

27%

26%

27%

Mike Beebe (D)

07/17/08

25%

43%

25%

7%

Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)

08/21/08

9%

19%

38%

32%

Bill Ritter (D)

08/13/08

15%

34%

25%

24%

Jodi Rell (R

07/31/08

17%

42%

29%

11%

Charlie Crist (R)

08/18/08

17%

33%

39%

10%

Sonny Perdue (R)

08/14/08

20%

27%

35%

16%

Rod Blagojevich (D)

08/12/08

3%

13%

26%

57%

Chet Culver (D)

08/07/08

9%

33%

31%

23.%

Kathleen Sebelius (D)

08/11/08

22%

31%

25%

21%

Ernie Fletcher (R)

07/29/08

9%

24%

33%

28%

Bobby Jindal (R)

08/17/08

29%

29%

26%

13%

John Baldacci (D)

08/12/08

4%

22%

45%

28%

Martin O'Malley (D)

08/18/08

6%

31%

29%

31%

Deval Patrick (D)

08/05/08

9%

32%

32%

25%

Jennifer Granholm (D)

07/10/08

11%

19%

27%

42%

Tim Pawlenty (R)

08/13/08

22%

27%

31%

19%

Haley Barbour (R)

08/21/08

28%

25%

26%

21%

Matt Blunt (R)

08/06/08

11%

23%

25%

39%

Brian Schweitzer (D)

07/29/08

30%

28%

26%

14%

Dave Heineman (R)

07/28/08

28%

38%

25%

6%

Jim Gibbons (R)

08/11/08

6%

16%

30%

46%

John Lynch (D)

08/19/08

21%

33%

31%

12%

Jon Corzine (D)

08/04/08

9%

18%

38%

34%

Bill Richardson (D)

08/20/08

20%

29%

25%

24%

David Paterson (D)

08/04/08

11%

40%

33%

13%

Mike Easley (D)

08/13/08

7%

25%

38%

27%

John Hoeven (R)

07/08/08

39%

33%

21%

6%

Ted Strickland (D)

08/18/08

13%

29%

39%

16%

Ted Kulongoski (D)

08/07/08

8%

34%

26%

31%

Ed Rendell (D)

08/19/08

12%

28%

35%

24%

Don Carcieri (R)

07/01/08

15%

25%

30%

27%

Mark Sanford (R)

06/05/08

26%

28%

25%

18%

Mike Rounds (R)

07/09/08

25%

31%

28%

15%

Phil Bredesen (D)

08/20/08

18%

34%

37%

10%

Rick Perry (R)

08/21/08

13%

30%

30%

25%

Jon Huntsman Jr. (R)

06/19/08

28%

40%

26%

5%

Tim Kaine (D)

08/12/08

15%

32%

27%

23%

Christine Gregoire (D)

08/06/08

21%

22%

21%

35%

Joe Manchin III (D)
West Virginia

06/02/08

21%

33%

25%

19%

Jim Doyle (D)

08/05/08

13%

29%

25%

32%

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