Canadian-born Granholm re-elected

There isn’t much to talk about from a Canadian standpoint of the U.S. elections earlier this evening. The midterms don’t affect the U.S.-Canadian relationship nearly as much as the presidential election will in 2008. Then again, who knows who the prime minister will be on January 20, 2009.

But Canadian-born Jennifer Granholm was re-elected as Michigan’s governor earlier this evening. Granholm, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, defeated businessman Dick DeVos to win a second term.

The state of Michigan has a two-term limit on governors, so this will be Granholm’s last term as governor of the state. She could jump into a Senate seat, though Carl Levin’s term is up in 2 years (her term is 4 years) and Debbie Stabenow was re-elected earlier this evening. The one job Granholm can’t get is president (or vice president). Being Canadian born prohibits her from seeking the office of the president.