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.

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Governor Links


Delaware  Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat

  Democrat Governor Ruth Ann Minner
First elected: 2000
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.

Indiana  Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat

  Democrat Governor Frank O'Bannon
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor.

Kentucky  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat

  Democrat Governor Paul Patton
First elected: 1995; re-elected; 1999
Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor.

Mississippi  Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat

  Democrat Governor Ronnie Musgrove
First elected: 1999
Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.

Missouri  Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat

  Democrat Governor Bob Holden
First elected: 2000
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.

New Jersey  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat

  Democrat Governor James E. ["Jim"] McGreevey
First elected: 2001
Chair up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2005
The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.
 Tuesday 8 January 2002 - from Noon EST (1700 UTC) today until Noon EST (1700 UTC) on Tuesday 15 January 2002, the duties of Acting Governor of NEW JERSEY will be shared by Democrat State Senator Richard J. Codey and Republican State Senator John O. Bennett who will- after Noon (1700 UTC), 8 January- be co-Presidents of the State Senate. The reason for this is that the Senate term of Acting Governor (and outgoing State Senate President) Donald T. DeFrancesco will have ended when the Legislature elected in last November's elections takes office at Noon (1700 UTC) on 8 January: since Governor-elect James E. McGreevey will NOT take office for a full 4-year term until Noon (1700 UTC) on 15 January and the new NJ State Senate is split along party lines- 20 Democrats to 20 Republicans- this rather unique situation, lasting a week, has been created due to the fact that the State Constitution of New Jersey has not provided for a Lieutenant Governor or some similar state official to fill a vacancy in the State's Governor's Chair.

North Carolina  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat

  Democrat Governor Mike Easley
First elected: 2000
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.

Virginia  Term Limit: 1 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat

  Democrat Governor Mark Warner
First elected: 2001 (succeeding Republican James S. Gilmore)
Chair up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2005
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor.

Washington  Term Limit: None; 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat

  Democrat Governor Gary Locke
First elected: 1996, 2000
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.

West Virginia  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat

  Democrat Governor Robert E. Wise, Jr.
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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