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Table C-2

Revenue Variables

Average Annual

Average Annual

Average Annual

Change in

Recommended Change

Change in Real per

Tax Revenue as a

in Real per Capita

Tax

Tax

Capita Tax Revenue

% of Personal Income

General Fund Revenue

State

Governor

Score

Grade

through FY05

through FY05

through FY07

Utah

John Huntsman (R)

73

A

-1.11%

Montana

Brian Schweitzer (D)

68

B

-1.02%

Tennessee

Phil Bredesen (D)

68

B

2.37%

0.86%

-1.32%

Texas

Rick Perry (R)

66

B

1.29%

-0.35%

-3.26%

South Dakota

Mike Rounds (R)

66

B

0.86%

-0.30%

2.55%

Florida

Jeb Bush (R)

65

B

6.30%

4.31%

-2.48%

Nebraska

Dave Heineman (R)

64

B

1.43%

Kentucky

Ernie Fletcher (R)

63

B

3.08%

1.93%

-1.81%

Missouri

Matt Blunt (R)

63

B

-0.14%

Vermont

James Douglas (R)

63

B

-0.86%

South Carolina

Mark Sanford (R)

62

B

2.83%

1.41%

-3.63%

West Virginia

Joe Manchin (D)

60

C

1.68%

North Dakota

John Hoeven (R)

60

C

10.36%

-8.08%

Maryland

Robert Ehrlich (R)

60

C

6.76%

4.13%

0.80%

Massachusetts

Mitt Romney (R)

60

C

4.42%

1.99%

0.04%

New Mexico

Bill Richardson (D)

60

C

6.68%

4.30%

-2.57%

Rhode Island

Don Carcieri (R)

60

C

4.73%

2.25%

-0.14%

Mississippi

Haley Barbour (R)

59

C

1.79%

1.94%

-0.09%

Maine

John Baldacci (D)

59

C

3.04%

1.39%

-0.13%

Minnesota

Tim Pawlenty (R)

59

C

2.72%

1.35%

-0.21%

Georgia

Sonny Perdue (R)

59

C

3.03%

1.88%

0.55%

Kansas

Kathleen Sebelius (D)

59

C

2.23%

0.17%

0.29%

Nevada

Kenny Guinn (R)

58

C

3.01%

0.20%

3.23%

New Hampshire

John Lynch (D)

58

C

2.33%

Wisconsin

Jim Doyle (D)

58

C

1.78%

0.24%

3.32%

Iowa

Tom Vilsack (D)

57

C

4.46%

1.30%

1.96%

Pennsylvania

Edward Rendell (D)

57

C

4.97%

3.19%

2.62%

Michigan

Jennifer Granholm (D)

57

C

-1.51%

-0.89%

0.65%

Hawaii

Linda Lingle (R)

57

C

7.02%

3.76%

-0.78%

New York

George Pataki (R)

55

D

5.71%

2.60%

-1.04%

Arizona

Janet Napolitano (D)

55

D

5.85%

3.39%

2.66%

Illinois

Rod Blagojevich (D)

55

D

5.36%

4.96%

1.12%

Ohio

Bob Taft (R)

55

D

4.50%

3.40%

-0.20%

Oklahoma

Brad Henry (D)

55

D

3.96%

1.94%

1.99%

Wyoming

Dave Freudenthal (D)

54

D

15.19%

11.27%

10.98%

Delaware

Ruth Ann Minner (D)

54

D

-1.18%

Indiana

Mitch Daniels (R)

53

D

0.05%

Alabama

Bob Riley (R)

52

D

6.35%

4.16%

1.53%

Connecticut

Jodi Rell (R)

52

D

8.50%

6.34%

0.11%

Oregon

Ted Kulongoski (D)

51

D

2.69%

0.84%

4.94%

California

Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)

51

D

7.19%

4.93%

-2.65%

Colorado

Bill Owens (R)

49

F

2.88%

1.12%

3.14%

Louisiana

Kathleen Blanco (D)

49

F

7.51%

22.27%

7.48%

Washington

Christine Gregoire (D)

49

F

0.12%

North Carolina

Michael Easley (D)

47

F

5.30%

2.60%

Arkansas

Mike Huckabee (R)

45

F

8.48%

6.46%

0.69%

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