2002 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: Midterm Election 2002

2002 Governor's Chairs
by State

36 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2002

36 Elected

14 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2002

20 Open Governor's Chairs (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office, term limits)

16 Incumbents renominated by same party

196 Candidates seeking a Governor's Chair

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.

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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	Write-In	Raymond "Rayj" Caplette
Governor	Write-In	Carlton Rahmani
Governor	Write-In	L.D. "Denny" Talbow

Arkansas Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor	Write-In	Barry Emigh
Governor	Write-In	Gene Mason

California Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor	Write-In	(Burton S.H. Ridgeway - pending)

Florida Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor	Write-In	(Bob Adkins - pending)
Governor	Write-In	Rachele Fruit • Lt. Governor: Margaret McCraw
Governor	Write-In	Terry (AKA Mickee Faust) Galloway • Lt Governor: Andrea Jones (AKA "Sister Moe")
Governor	Write-In	C.C. Reed • Lt Governor: Belkys Rodriguez
Governor	Write-In	John Wayne Smith • Lt Governor: Bobby G. Hess

Georgia Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor	Write-In	Bill Bolton • Certified Write-In Candidate
Governor	Write-In	David Byrne • Certified Write-In Candidate

Illinois Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
Governor	Write-In	(Shannon Renken - pending)

Maine Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
Governor	Write-In	(Philllip Morris Napier - pending)

New Mexico Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
Governor	Write-In	(Christina M. Vahlsing - pending)

Ohio Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor	Write-In	Eva Braiman • Lieutenant Governor: Michael Fitzsimmons
Governor	Write-In	James G. Whitman • Lieutenant Governor: Thomas K. Clark

Rhode Island Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
Governor	Write-In	(Tonya Fuller-Balletta - pending)

South Carolina Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor	Write-In	(Kevin Alexander Gray - pending) • United Citizens party candidate. Running as write-in after failing to obtain sufficient number of signatures for ballot access.
Governor	Write-In	(Tom Pickett - pending)

Texas Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor	Write-In	Elaine Eure Henderson
Governor	Write-In	Earl W. "Bill" O'Neil