| Overall Current-Term Grades |
| Governor |
State |
Score |
Grade |
| Matt Blunt (R)* |
Missouri |
63 |
A |
| Rick Perry(R) |
Texas |
61 |
B |
| Mark Sanford (R) |
South Carolina |
60 |
B |
| Phil Bredesen (D) |
Tennessee |
60 |
B |
| Mike Rounds (R) |
South Dakota |
59 |
B |
| John Huntsman (R)* |
Utah |
59 |
B |
| John Lynch (D) |
New Hampshire |
58 |
B |
| Sonny Perdue (R) |
Georgia |
56 |
C |
| Bill Richardson (D) |
New Mexico |
56 |
C |
| Brad Henry (D) |
Oklahoma |
56 |
C |
| Tom Vilsack (D) |
Iowa |
56 |
C |
| Mitt Romney (R) |
Massachusetts |
55 |
C |
| Tim Pawlenty (R) |
Minnesota |
55 |
C |
| Dave Heineman (R) |
Nebraska |
55 |
C |
| Edward Rendell (D) |
Pennsylvania |
55 |
C |
| Haley Barbour (R)* |
Mississippi |
54 |
C |
| Don Carcieri (R) |
Rhode Island |
54 |
C |
| Jeb Bush (R) |
Florida |
54 |
C |
| John Hoeven (R) |
North Dakota |
54 |
C |
| Bob Taft (R) |
Ohio |
53 |
C |
| Ernie Fletcher (R) |
Kentucky |
53 |
C |
| Robert Ehrlich (R) |
Maryland |
53 |
C |
| James Douglas (R) |
Vermont |
53 |
C |
| Jennifer Granholm (D) |
Michigan |
53 |
C |
| George Pataki (R) |
New York |
51 |
D |
| Joe Manchin (D)* |
West Virginia |
51 |
D |
| Kathleen Sebelius (D) |
Kansas |
51 |
D |
| Rod Blagojevich (D) |
Illinois |
51 |
D |
| John Baldacci (D) |
Maine |
51 |
D |
| Bill Owens (R) |
Colorado |
50 |
D |
| Ted Kulongoski (D) |
Oregon |
50 |
D |
| Mitch Daniels (R)* |
Indiana |
50 |
D |
| Jodi Rell (R) |
Connecticut |
50 |
D |
| Linda Lingle (R) |
Hawaii |
50 |
D |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) |
California |
49 |
D |
| Jim Doyle (D) |
Wisconsin |
49 |
D |
| Dave Freudenthal (D) |
Wyoming |
49 |
D |
| Brian Schweitzer (D)* |
Montana |
47 |
F |
| Bob Riley (R) |
Alabama |
47 |
F |
| Christine Gregoire (D)* |
Washington |
47 |
F |
| Mike Huckabee (R) |
Arkansas |
46 |
F |
| Kenny Guinn (R) |
Nevada |
46 |
F |
| Ruth Ann Minner (D)* |
Delaware |
44 |
F |
| Michael Easley (D)* |
North Carolina |
44 |
F |
| Janet Napolitano (D) |
Arizona |
43 |
F |
| Kathleen Blanco (D)* |
Louisiana |
43 |
F |
| * Governor who receives a midterm grade only. |
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| The Graduating Class: Final Overall Grades of Governors Leaving Office in 2007 |
| Governor |
State |
Grade |
| Jeb Bush (R) |
Florida |
B |
| Bill Owens (R) |
Colorado |
C |
| George Pataki (R) |
New York |
C |
| Mitt Romney (R) |
Massachusetts |
C |
| Tom Vilsack (D) |
Iowa |
C |
| Kenny Guinn (R) |
Nevada |
D |
| Mike Huckabee (R) |
Arkansas |
D |
| Bob Taft (R) |
Ohio |
F |