[Mariner]

"but they don’t help win the election, and they probably hurt election chances."

You're down to successful Governors.

From a purple state.

Scott Walker, and who else? Surely there's another...

[Eccl 10:2]

Everyone’s got warts, but here’s some Governors from purple states. The list is not inclusive:

Scott Walker
John Kasich
Rick Scott
Pat McCrory