No.
No, though many presidents were previously governors (including Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush). Many other presidents were senators or vice-presidents.
I know sixteen u s presidents were governors before they were elected but I can't find out how many vice presidents were governnersbefore
No, Obama was a Senator before being elected president
No, governors don´t have to win a primary to get elected.
Rufus Bullock, Benjamin Conley and Sonny Perdue are the only 3 Republican Governors elected in the State of Georgia.
* State Governors * US Presidents * City Mayors
Senators are elected by the people.
Almost all of them
They are elected.
John Locke APEX
Hawaii doesn't have presidents and vice presidents; it has governors and lieutenant governors. The current (June, 2012) lieutenant governor of Hawaii is Brian Schatz.
The Whigs only managed to elect two presidents, Wm. Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor.