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In the US there are two "houses" in the federal government: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Senate is, theoretically, but less so now due to a constitutional amendment, the state representation in the federal government. The House of Representatives is the peoples' representation in the federal government. Hence, every state gets exactly 2 senators, but the number of Representatives is based on population - currently roughly one representative per 700,000 citizens, with a minimum of one representative for any given state. Point being, a senator's job is in the federal government.
A governor can be considered the equivalent of a president to a state basically. As far as I'm aware (but I'm not positive), I think every state has their own state House and Senate (at least, I know mine does).
These jobs used to be a lot more significant when our government was run as it was intended. Now, as states' powers are continually stripped away by the federal government, further detaching the government from the populace, the roles of state governments become less significant. However, it is true that governors are more likely to win a presidential campaign than senators. This isn't that unreasonable considering the parallels between the presidency and the governorship.
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