" The term is also applied in US states where the governor and lieutenant governor run together on the same ticket. In American presidential elections, the vice-presidential candidate is chosen by the presidential candidate . In some states, the gubernatorial candidate chooses his/her running mate while in other states parties hold separate ballots for governor and lieutenant governor. The two then run together as running mates in the general election. In some states, separate elections are held for governor and lieutenant governor. In this case, the governor and lieutenant governor run separate campaigns and can be from two different political parties. This was the case when George W. America Race Walking Athletes Bush was Governor of Texas. His first lieutenant governor, Bob Bullock, was a Democrat. "