A state's governor is directly elected by its registered voters. The U. S. president (and vice president) is elected by a group of electors appointed by the states.
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Harding was a US Senator from Ohio and the Lieutenant Governor of Ohio before he was elected President.
The president,vice-president , all 435 representatives to the House and one-third of the senators are all elected on the same day. Some states also elect their governor and other state officials on that day.
Governor
The president that was governor before he was elected was George W. Bush. He became the 43rd U.S. president and ran for two terms.
The president is the highest elected official in our government. Currently the highest elected president is Barack Obama. He is the first black elected president in the United States.