| The Green Papers: Midterm Election 2002 |
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming |
| Arizona Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years; 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Governor |  |
Independent | Richard Mahoney |
| Georgia Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | Sam Hay • Certified Write-In Candidate |
| Illinois Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | Marisellis Brown • Lt. Governor: write-in |
| Massachusetts Term Limit: None; 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | Barbara Johnson • Lt. Governor: Joe Schebel |
| Minnesota Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Independence | |||
| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | Booker T. Hodges, IV • Lt. Governor: Kamal B. Buchanan |
| Nevada Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | Jerry L. Norton |
| New Mexico Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | (Russell Means - pending) • Lt. Governor: Carmen Quintana Means served a year in a South Dakota prison circa 1975 for his leadership role in the confrontation at Wounded Knee. New Mexico prohibits ex-Felons from holding public office. 21 October 2001: Russell Means has withdrawn as a Libertarian candidate and will run as an Independent. 10 June 2001: Nominated by Libertarian Convention. |
| Oklahoma Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | Gary L. Richardson |
| Oregon Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | (Richard Alevizos - pending) |
| Governor | |
Independent | (Gary Alan Spanovich - pending) |
| South Dakota Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | James Carlson |
| Tennessee Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | David Gatchell |
| Governor | |
Independent | Gabriel A. Givens |
| Governor | |
Independent | James E. Herren |
| Governor | |
Independent | John Jay Hooker • John Jay Hooker is running as an Independent candidate for Governor, Senator, and Congressman CD 5. |
| Governor | |
Independent | Marivuana Stout Leinoff |
| Governor | |
Independent | Basil J. Marceaux, I • Basil J. Marceaux is running as an Independent candidate for Governor and Senator. |
| Governor | |
Independent | Edwin C. "Ed" Sanders, Jr. |
| Governor | |
Independent | Ronny Simmons |
| Governor | |
Independent | Francis E. Waldron |
| Governor | |
Independent | Robert O. Watson |
| Governor | |
Independent | Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker |
| Governor | |
Independent | Charles V. Willhoit, Jr. |
| Vermont Term Limit: None; 2-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | Marilynn "Mom" Christian • Received 0% of the 5 November 2002 vote. On ballot as "Restore Justice-Freedom". |
| Governor | |
Independent | Cris Ericson • Received 1% of the 5 November 2002 vote. On ballot as "Make Marijuana Legal" Party |
| Governor | |
Independent | Cornelius "Con" Hogan • Received 10% of the 5 November 2002 vote. |
| Governor | |
Independent | Brian Pearl • Received 0% of the 5 November 2002 vote. |
| Wisconsin Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| Governor | |
Independent | Ty A. Bollerud |
| Governor | |
Independent | Mike Mangan • Guerrilla Attack on State Spending |
| Governor | |
Independent | Aneb Jah Rasta Sensas-Utcha Nefer • The Rasta Movement |