Paul LePage (who once called people of color the "enemy") was term limited, so Mill's GOP opponent was local business owner Shawn Moody.

Currently serving as the attorney general of Maine, Janet Mills' win on Tuesday will make her the state's first woman governor. Kim Reynolds throughout the 2018 campaign, and Reynolds ultimately held onto her seat.

Ivanka Trump voiced her support for Iowa Gov. A total of 16 women ran for governor in 2018 general elections, including four incumbents, all of whom kept hold of their seats on Tuesday.

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ThoughtCo uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience and for our, Famous and Powerful Women of the Decade - 2000-2009, What to Know About Presidential Appointments, Sandra Day O'Connor: Supreme Court Justice, Hattie Caraway: First Woman Elected to the US Senate, All the Women Who Have Run for President of the US, M.Div., Meadville/Lombard Theological School, Wyoming, Democrat, 1925 - 1927Replaced late husband, winning special election, Texas, Democrat, 1925 - 1927, 1933 - 1935Surrogate for her husband, who was prohibited by law from succeeding himself, Alabama, Democrat, 1967 - 1968Surrogate for her husband, who was prohibited by law from succeeding himself, Connecticut, Democrat, 1975 - 1980First woman governor who did not succeed her husband; resigned for health reasons, Washington, Democrat, 1977 - 1981Defeated in the primary when she was running for a second term, New Hampshire, Republican, 1982 - 1983Served seven days after death of incumbent, Kentucky, Democrat, 1984 - 1987Chairperson of the 1984 Democratic National Convention, Vermont, Democrat, 1985 - 1991Later Ambassador to Switzerland, Nebraska, Republican, 1987 - 1991First Republican woman elected governor; first woman governor elected by defeating another woman, Arizona, Democrat, 1988 - 1991Succeeded an incumbent who was impeached and then convicted, Kansas, Democrat, 1991 - 1995First woman governor who won election against an incumbent, Oregon, Democrat, 1991 - 1995Did not seek reelection in 1994, New Jersey, Republican, 1994 - 2001Resigned for appointment as commissioner, Environmental Protection Agency, Arizona, Republican, 1997 - 2003Succeeded incumbent who resigned; subsequently elected to a full term, New Hampshire, Democrat, 1997 - 2003Ran unsuccessfully for US Senate in 2002, successfully in 2008, Ohio, Republican, 1998 - 1999Served 11 days when predecessor moved to US Senate and before an appointment was made, Massachusetts, Republican, 2001 - 2003Succeeded incumbent who resigned to become an ambassador, Montana, Republican, 2001 - 2005Member of the 1964 US Olympic Speed Skating Team, Puerto Rico, Popular Democratic Party, 2001 - 2005Former mayor of San Juan, Delaware, Democrat, 2001 - 2009Served two terms as lieutenant governor, Hawaii, Republican, 2002 - 2010Former mayor of Maui County, Michigan, Democrat, 2003 - 2011Former prosecutor, Arizona, Democrat, 2003 - 2009First Arizona woman governor to win reelection; became Secretary of Homeland Security under President Obama, Kansas, Democrat, 2003 - 2009Daughter of an Ohio governor (male), Utah, Republican, 2003 - 2005Succeeded incumbent who took federal position, Louisiana, Democrat, 2004 - 2008Was governor at the time of Hurricane Katrina, Connecticut, Republican, 2004 - 2011Succeeded incumbent who resigned, Washington, Democrat, 2004 - 2013Former director of the Washington Department of Ecology, Alaska, Republican, 2006 - 2009Former mayor of Wasilla; first female governor of Alaska; first female governor to run for vice president as the candidate of a major party (2008); resigned in 2009 to pursue other goals, North Carolina, Democrat, 2009 - 2013Former lieutenant governor; first woman governor of North Carolina, Arizona, Republican, 2009 -Arizona Secretary of State when she succeeded Gov.

Alaska, Republican, 2006 - 2009Former mayor of Wasilla; first female governor of Alaska; first female governor to run for vice president as the candidate of a major party (2008); resigned in 2009 to pursue other goals; Beverly Perdue. Past United States Governors include Nellie Tayloe Ross, Ella T. Grasso, Judy Martz, Kay A. Orr, Barbara Roberts and Ann Richards.

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