appoint governor

[Itasan]

I have seen the following sample sentence
in a publication in Japan.
"Mr. Logan was appointed chief executive."
The publication says this 'chief executive'
is the governor (of a state in the US).
(The names are all fictitious.)
QUESTIONS:
1. Don't we need the name of the state like
'chief executive of the State of Illinois'?
2. Is a governor of a state appointed or
elected?
Thank you.

[Lorikeet]

I have seen the following sample sentence
in a publication in Japan.
"Mr. Logan was appointed chief executive."
The publication says this 'chief executive'
is the governor (of a state in the US).
(The names are all fictitious.)
QUESTIONS:
1. Don't we need the name of the state like
'chief executive of the State of Illinois'?
2. Is a governor of a state appointed or
elected?
Thank you.

A governor of a state is elected. If the governor died, the lieutenant governor would become governor. I don't know if there is any provision for an acting-governor while an election is held.

While a governor may be the "chief executive" of a state, we almost never say that.

When I first read your question, I thought you were referring to the chief executive officer of a company.

[Richard]

It depends on the context. If you have already made reference to a particular state's gubernatorial (the adjective form of governor) election, then you could simply say "Mr. Logan was elected governor" (not chief executive).

Without such context, you would say "Mr. Logan was elected governor of Oklahoma."