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

10 Democrats
4 Republicans

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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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.

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.

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.

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.]