John Kasich is the first governor to win a state in the 2016 election

John Kaisch is the only governor who won a state this election

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last updated 16 March 2016

Ohio Gov. John Kasich did something Tuesday that none of his fellow governors and former governors who ran for president in 2016 — Scott Walker (Wis.), Rick Perry (Texas), Bobby Jindal (La.), Chris Christie (N.J.), Jeb Bush (Fla.), Mike Huckabee (Ark.), George Pataki (N.Y.), Jim Gilmore (Va.) or, on the Democratic side, Martin O'Malley (Md.) and Lincoln Chafee (R.I.) — accomplished: He won a state contest. With Ohio's 66 delegates, Kasich is trailing his two remaining competitors with 129 delegates, versus 568 for Donald Trump and 369 for Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas); he's also behind Sen. Marco Rubio (163), who dropped out after losing his home state of Florida. In his victory speech Tuesday night, Kasich said he is "going to go all the way to Cleveland and secure the Republican nomination," and then beat Hillary Clinton in the general election. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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