SORTED ALPHABETICALLY:  APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 50 GOVERNORS AS OF 05/10/05
#	State	Governor	Party	Approve	Disapprove
1	Alabama	Robert Riley	R	36%	52%
2	Alaska	Frank Murkowski	R	27%	66%
3	Arizona	Janet Napolitano	D	59%	32%
4	Arkansas	Mike Huckabee	R	51%	41%
5	California	Arnold Schwarzenegger	R	40%	56%
6	Colorado	Bill Owens	R	54%	38%
7	Connecticut	Jodi Rell	R	66%	23%
8	Delaware	Ruth Ann Minner	D	40%	51%
9	Florida	Jeb Bush	R	49%	46%
10	Georgia	Sonny Perdue	R	47%	40%
11	Hawaii	Linda Lingle	R	59%	27%
12	Idaho	Dirk Kempthorne	R	54%	33%
13	Illinois	Rod Blagojevich	D	36%	54%
14	Indiana	Mitch Daniels	R	42%	49%
15	Iowa	Thomas Vilsack	D	50%	39%
16	Kansas	Kathleen Sebelius	D	54%	34%
17	Kentucky	Ernie Fletcher	R	36%	50%
18	Louisiana	Kathleen Blanco	D	55%	36%
19	Maine	John Baldacci	D	37%	55%
20	Maryland	Robert Ehrlich	R	46%	43%
21	Massachusetts	Mitt Romney	R	41%	51%
22	Michigan	Jennifer Granholm	D	36%	57%
23	Minnesota	Tim Pawlenty	R	54%	38%
24	Mississippi	Haley Barbour	R	37%	55%
25	Missouri	Matt Blunt	R	33%	57%
26	Montana	Brian Schweitzer	D	58%	27%
27	Nebraska	Dave Heineman	R	54%	20%
28	Nevada	Kenny Guinn	R	54%	34%
29	New Hampshire	John Lynch	D	50%	29%
30	New Jersey	Richard Codey	D	41%	40%
31	New Mexico	Bill Richardson	D	54%	39%
32	New York	George Pataki	R	36%	56%
33	North Carolina	Michael Easley	D	52%	34%
34	North Dakota	John Hoeven	R	71%	20%
35	Ohio	Bob Taft	R	19%	74%
36	Oklahoma	Brad Henry	D	59%	30%
37	Oregon	Ted Kulongoski	D	36%	48%
38	Pennsylvania	Edward Rendell	D	48%	43%
39	Rhode Island	Don Carcieri	R	50%	39%
40	South Carolina	Mark Sanford	R	53%	35%
41	South Dakota	Mike Rounds	R	70%	19%
42	Tennessee	Phil Bredesen	D	52%	40%
43	Texas	Rick Perry	R	38%	48%
44	Utah	Jon Huntsman	R	64%	21%
45	Vermont	Jim Douglas	R	60%	27%
46	Virginia	Mark Warner	D	55%	31%
47	Washington	Christine Gregoire	D	34%	58%
48	West Virginia	Joe Manchin	D	64%	24%
49	Wisconsin	Jim Doyle	D	41%	49%
50	Wyoming	Dave Freudenthal	D	67%	20%
Avg				48%	41%
SORTED FROM HIGHEST RATED TO LOWEST:  APPROVAL RATINGS FOR ALL 50 GOVERNORS AS OF 05/10/05
#	State	Governor	Party	Approve	Disapprove
1	North Dakota	John Hoeven	R	71%	20%
2	South Dakota	Mike Rounds	R	70%	19%
3	Wyoming	Dave Freudenthal	D	67%	20%
4	Connecticut	Jodi Rell	R	66%	23%
5	Utah	Jon Huntsman	R	64%	21%
6	West Virginia	Joe Manchin	D	64%	24%
7	Vermont	Jim Douglas	R	60%	27%
8	Arizona	Janet Napolitano	D	59%	32%
9	Hawaii	Linda Lingle	R	59%	27%
10	Oklahoma	Brad Henry	D	59%	30%
11	Montana	Brian Schweitzer	D	58%	27%
12	Louisiana	Kathleen Blanco	D	55%	36%
13	Virginia	Mark Warner	D	55%	31%
14	Colorado	Bill Owens	R	54%	38%
15	Idaho	Dirk Kempthorne	R	54%	33%
16	Kansas	Kathleen Sebelius	D	54%	34%
17	Minnesota	Tim Pawlenty	R	54%	38%
18	Nebraska	Dave Heineman	R	54%	20%
19	Nevada	Kenny Guinn	R	54%	34%
20	New Mexico	Bill Richardson	D	54%	39%
21	South Carolina	Mark Sanford	R	53%	35%
22	North Carolina	Michael Easley	D	52%	34%
23	Tennessee	Phil Bredesen	D	52%	40%
24	Arkansas	Mike Huckabee	R	51%	41%
25	Iowa	Thomas Vilsack	D	50%	39%
26	New Hampshire	John Lynch	D	50%	29%
27	Rhode Island	Don Carcieri	R	50%	39%
28	Florida	Jeb Bush	R	49%	46%
29	Pennsylvania	Edward Rendell	D	48%	43%
30	Georgia	Sonny Perdue	R	47%	40%
31	Maryland	Robert Ehrlich	R	46%	43%
32	Indiana	Mitch Daniels	R	42%	49%
33	Massachusetts	Mitt Romney	R	41%	51%
34	New Jersey	Richard Codey	D	41%	40%
35	Wisconsin	Jim Doyle	D	41%	49%
36	California	Arnold Schwarzenegger	R	40%	56%
37	Delaware	Ruth Ann Minner	D	40%	51%
38	Texas	Rick Perry	R	38%	48%
39	Maine	John Baldacci	D	37%	55%
40	Mississippi	Haley Barbour	R	37%	55%
41	Alabama	Robert Riley	R	36%	52%
42	Illinois	Rod Blagojevich	D	36%	54%
43	Kentucky	Ernie Fletcher	R	36%	50%
44	Michigan	Jennifer Granholm	D	36%	57%
45	New York	George Pataki	R	36%	56%
46	Oregon	Ted Kulongoski	D	36%	48%
47	Washington	Christine Gregoire	D	34%	58%
48	Missouri	Matt Blunt	R	33%	57%
49	Alaska	Frank Murkowski	R	27%	66%
50	Ohio	Bob Taft	R	19%	74%
Avg				48%	41%
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