| The Green Papers: Midterm Election 2002 |
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| Arizona Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years; 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Jane Dee Hull • As Secretary of State, succeeded to the office upon the resignation of Governor Fife Symington (Republican): 5 September 1997; first elected to a full term: 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair |
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| Arizona's Term Limit states that an office holder can not serve for more than 8 years. Governor Hull served 1.5 years of the previous Governor's term and was elected to a full 4 year term in 1998. By November 2002 she will have served 5.5 years making her ineligible for another 4 year term. | |||
| Arkansas Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Mike Huckabee • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • As Lieutenant Governor, succeeded to the office upon the resignation of Governor Jim Guy Tucker (Democrat): 15 July 1996; first elected to a full term: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary |
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| Colorado Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Bill Owens • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 13 August 2002 - Primary |
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| Connecticut Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor John G. Rowland • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1984, 1986, 1988] • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - July 2002 Convention |
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| Florida Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor John Ellis "Jeb" Bush • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary |
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| Idaho Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Dirk Kempthorne • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 [also served in U.S. Senate- elected: 1992] • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - Tuesday 28 May 2002 Primary |
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| Illinois Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor George H. Ryan • First elected: 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Kansas Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Bill Graves • First elected: 1994; re-relected: 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Louisiana Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| Republican | Governor M.J. "Mike" Foster • First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999 • Chair up for election: Saturday 18 October 2003 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. |
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| Massachusetts Term Limit: None; 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Jane Swift • As Lieutenant Governor, suceeded to the office upon the resignation of Governor Argeo Paul Cellucci (Republican): 10 April 2001 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
10 April 2001: Argeo Paul Cellucci resigned the Governor's chair to become Ambassador to Canada. He (as Lieutenant Governor) suceeded to the chair upon the resignation of Governor William F. Weld (Republican) on 29 July 1997. Governor Cellucci was first elected to a full term in 1998. On 5 April 2001, the Senate, by voice vote, confirmed Governor Paul Cellucci as Ambassador to Canada. On 13 February 2001, the Bush Administration nominated Massachusetts Governor Cellucci as Ambassador to Canada. | |||
| Michigan Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor John Engler • First elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994, 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Montana Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| Republican | Governor Judy Martz • First elected: 2000 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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| Nebraska Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Mike Johanns • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 14 May 2002 Primary |
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| Nevada Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Kenny Guinn • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 3 September 2002 Primary |
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| New Mexico Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Gary E. Johnson • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| New York Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor George E. Pataki • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary |
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| North Dakota Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| Republican | Governor John Hoeven • First elected: 2000 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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| Ohio Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Bob Taft • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 7 May 2002 Primary |
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| Oklahoma Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Frank Keating • First elected: 1994; re-elected 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Pennsylvania Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Mark Schweiker • Assumed office: 5 October 2001 upon the resignation of Tom Ridge. • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Rhode Island Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Lincoln C. Almond • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| South Dakota Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor William J. Janklow • First elected to these terms: 1994; re-elected: 1998 [had previously been elected Governor in 1978 and re-elected in 1982] • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair - NOTE:Nominee for U.S. House (At-Large seat) |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Tennessee Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Don Sundquist • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||
| Texas Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Rick Perry • Re-elected 5 November 2002 • Lt. Gov. Rick Perry became Governor 21 December 2000 when George W. Bush resigned to take the office of President of the United States. First elected to a full term: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 12 March 2002 Primary |
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| Utah Term Limit: 3 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
| Republican | Governor Michael O. Leavitt • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Governor Leavitt is eligible to run for re-election in 2004 since he was an incumbent when Utah's term limits were adopted. [Utah Code Section 20A-10-201 (4) For purposes of calculating the term limits established by this section, no person may count the time a state officer, state representative, or state senator served in a particular office before January 1, 1995.] |
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| Wisconsin Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Scott McCallum • Entered office: 2001. Lieutenant Governor Scott McCallum assumed the Governor's Chair upon the resignation of Governor Tommy G. Thompson. (Governor Thompson became Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Bush Administration.) • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 10 September 2002 - Primary |
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| Wyoming Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
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Republican | Governor Jim Geringer • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair |
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| ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | |||