The Green Papers: Midterm Election 2002
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2002 Governor's Chairs
by State

This is a list of the current Governors' seats, the incumbents occupying them, and the candidacy status of said incumbents. Chairs up for election in the year 2002 are marked as such.

  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 

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Alabama  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor Elected Republican Congressman Bob Riley
Alaska  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Elected Republican Senator Frank H. Murkowski
• Lt. Governor: Loren D. Leman
Announced 22 October 2001. Incumbent Senator, term expires January 2005.
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 Candidate Republican Matt Salmon
Arkansas  Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Elected Republican Governor Mike Huckabee
California  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor Candidate Republican William E. "Bill" Simon, Jr.
Colorado  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Elected Republican Governor Bill Owens
Connecticut  Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Elected Republican Governor John G. Rowland
• Lt. Governor: M. Jodi Rell
Florida  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Elected Republican Governor John Ellis "Jeb" Bush
• Lt Governor: Frank T. Brogan
Georgia  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor Elected Republican Sonny Perdue
Hawaii  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Elected Republican Linda Lingle
• Lieutenant Governor: James R. "Duke" Aiona
Idaho  Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Elected Republican Governor Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois  Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Candidate Republican Jim Ryan
• Lt. Governor: Carl Hawkinson
Iowa  Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor Candidate Republican Doug Gross
• Lieutenant Governor: Debi Durham
Kansas  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Candidate Republican Tim Shallenburger
• Lieutenant Governor: David Lindstrom
Maine  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Candidate Republican Peter E. Cianchette
Maryland  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Elected Republican Congressman Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
• Lt. Governor: Michael S. Steele
Massachusetts  Term Limit: None; 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Elected Republican Mitt Romney
• Lt. Governor: Kerry M. Healey
Michigan  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Candidate Republican Dick Posthumus
• Lt. Governor: state Senator Loren Bennett
Minnesota  Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Independence
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Elected Republican Tim Pawlenty
• Lt. Governor: Carol Molanu
Nebraska  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Elected Republican Governor Mike Johanns
Nevada  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Elected Republican Governor Kenny Guinn
New Hampshire  Term Limit: None; 2-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Elected Republican Craig Benson
New Mexico  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Candidate Republican John A. Sanchez
• Lt. Governor: Rod Adair
New York  Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Elected Republican Governor George E. Pataki
• Cross-endorsements: Conservative
Ohio  Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Elected Republican Governor Bob Taft
• Lieutenant Governor: Jennette Bradley
Oklahoma  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Candidate Republican Steve Largent
• former Congressman CD 1
Oregon  Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Candidate Republican Kevin L. Mannix
Pennsylvania  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Candidate Republican Mike Fisher
• (Pennsylvania Attorney General)
Rhode Island  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Elected Republican Donald L. Carcieri
South Carolina  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor Elected Republican Mark Sanford
South Dakota  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Elected Republican Mike Rounds
• Lieutenant Governor: Dennis M. Daugaard
Tennessee  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Candidate Republican Congressman Van Hilleary
Texas  Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Elected Republican Governor Rick Perry
Vermont  Term Limit: None; 2-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Elected Republican James H. "Jim" Douglas
• Received 45% of the 5 November 2002 vote.
Vermont State Treasurer
Wisconsin  Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor Candidate Republican Governor Scott McCallum
Wyoming  Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
Governor Candidate Republican Eli Bebout
 
 

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