Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar is running for governor, she announced Thursday, after Gov. Tim Walz dropped his re-election campaign.

President Donald Trump's endorsement of U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s open race for governor led the congressman's top Republican rival to drop out of the race less than a day later. Tiffany now faces only nominal opposition for the Republican nomination in the battleground state after Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann announced his decision to drop out Wednesday.

Abigail Davis Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia's 75th and first female governor. Spanberger's inauguration was part of a Democratic sweep that included the state's first Black attorney general and first Muslim lieutenant governor. In her speech, the new governor called for unity while also criticizing federal policies from Washington.

Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Thursday, Jan. 29, rolled out the Governor’s Legacy Soil Health and Habitat Program, a cooperative effort to improve soil health and wildlife habitat on marginally productive cropland across North Dakota’s rural landscape.