Democrats poised to win majority of governorships« Thread Started on Nov 8, 2006, 12:10am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Democrats poised to win majority of governorshipsPOSTED: 0501 GMT (1301 HKT), November 8, 2006• NEW: Gov. Mike Rounds, a Democrat, projected winner in South Dakota• Democrat wins projected in New Mexico, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania• CNN projects incumbent Republicans win in Georgia, Nebraska• Voters in 36 states choosing governors.source: http://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11 ... x.html(CNN) -- Democrats were well on their way Tuesday to winning control of a majority of governorships for the first time in 12 years.Democrats need a net pickup of four governorships in 36 races to get to the magic number of 26 -- and with polls closed in more than half of the states, CNN projected Democratic gains in six of the state posts. Heading into the balloting, five GOP-held seats were considered likely to switch, and races for six others were down to the wire.