Alaska and New Jersey were among the states that tied for second in Governor's power rankings.
Since Allan Shivers term as Lt. Governor, the office has had more power than the governorship. Shivers succeeded Beauford Jester as Government in 1949 and then continued in that office until 1957. For some reason he then dropped out of politics at that time, even though he was only 50 at the time. No one served longer as governor until Perry passed his record. Wonder why he vanished from the public scene?