| The Green Papers: Midterm Election 2002 |
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| Alabama Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
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Democrat | Governor Don Siegelman • First elected: 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary |
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| Close Race. Republican Congressman Bob Riley (670,913 votes, 49.26%) vs Incumbent Democrat Governor Don Siegelman (667,718 votes, 49.03%). Apparently, an extra several thousand votes were originally counted for Governor Siegelman in Baldwin County that were mistakenly counted twice; it was evidently on the belief- fueled, in part, by the original numbers- that a recount could possibly still give him the victory that caused Governor Siegelman to claim victory on Election Night even as Congressman Riley was doing the same. The county canvassing boards will certify election results no later than 20 November. Congressman Riley has asked the Alabama Supreme Court to block a statewide recount on grounds that, under State law, the seals on voting machines can only be broken under circumstances not applicable to the instant case: Oral Argument has been set for Thursday 21 November, the day after the deadline for the election results to be certified. For his part, Governor Siegelman is claiming that nearly 10,000 so-called "undervotes" (that is, ballots cast in which no vote for Governor appears to have been made) includes enough actual votes for Governor misread as "blank" to potentially give him the ultimate victory; in the unofficial returns, Siegelman is behind Riley by slightly more than 3,000 votes (as can be seen above). Nevertheless, it appears that- without question- this race was won by Congressman Riley. | |||
| 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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| California Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
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Democrat | Governor Gray Davis • 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 - 5 March 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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| Georgia Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
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Democrat | Governor Roy E. Barnes • First elected: 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 20 August 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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| Iowa Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
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Democrat | Governor Tom Vilsack • 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 - 4 June 2002 Primary |
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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 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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| 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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| South Carolina Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
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Democrat | Governor Jim Hodges • First elected: 1998 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 • The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. • Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary |
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| 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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| 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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