2010 United States gubernatorial elections in 2010. He was elected with 55% of the vote in 2006. In March 2009 Beebe's approval rating was 68%, according to Public Policy Polling. Jim Keet, a former State Senator, was the Republican nominee. Beebe defeated Keet in a landslide election. Governor Pat Quinn sought a full term in 2010. On January 29, 2009, by succession, Quinn became governor when Governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached, convicted and removed from office by the Illinois State Senate. Quinn was challenged for the Democratic nomination by State Comptroller Dan Hynes. On February 2, Quinn defeated Hynes by a narrow margin in a
2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis control of the chamber passed to the Republicans following the November 2010 elections. Later on July 9, the Senate passed 135 bills in a session that lasted until 2:00 the following morning. Governor Paterson estimated that the crisis cost the state $125–$150 million in routine taxes that were not collected. 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis The 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis was a political dispute that began on June 8, 2009. The State Senate was controlled by Democrats with a narrow 32–30 majority when a coalition of all 30 Senate Republicans and two Democrats, Sens. Hiram