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Within the set of governors that did have the chance of seeking immediate reelection,
more than a half (54%) got it.

Table 6.1: Proportion of Governors seeking Reelection by Ability for
seeking Reelection

Have been reelected

Can be reelected	No	Yes	Total
' No ' "	86	0	86
%	1	0	1
Yes	36	43	79
%	0.46	0.54	1
Total	122	43	“165 ““
	0.74	0.26	1

Table 6.2: Proportion of Governors that can be reelected by those
effectively seeking Reelection

Have been reelected

Can be reelected	■ No	Yes	Total
“ “No "	86	0	86~
%	0.71	0	0.53
Yes	36	43	79
%	0.29	1	(λ47
Total	122	43	165
	1	1	Ï ^-

As Table 6.3 shows, just five of the 36 governors who were eligible to run for
reelection, voluntarily withdrew from the competition. Three of them retired from
politics all together (Felipe Sapag, at age 82, in 1999, Amoldo Castillo, at 77, in 1999, and
Carlos Vema in 2007), and two moved to the Senate, one in order to improve his party's
performance (Oscar Castillo in 2003) and the other because he was deterred from
running in the primary against former governor Angel Rozas (Roy Nikisch in 2007).
Within the remaining 31 politicians, eight were defeated in open elections, three sought

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