2003 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: Off Year Election 2003

2003 Governor's Chairs
by State

3 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2003

2 Democrats
1 Republican

4 Elected

47 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2003

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

1 Incumbent renominated by same party

1 Democrat

150 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 2003 are marked as such.

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Kentucky 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. 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. • Open Chair - at term limit
	Democrat	A.B. "Ben" Chandler • Lt. Governor: Charlie Owen
	Republican	Congressman Ernie Fletcher • Lt. Governor: Stephen B. Pence [NOTE: original candidate for Lt.Governor Hunter Bates was found by judicial order of 26 March 2003 to not have met the constitutional residency requirements to serve in this office; Pence was named the replacement candidate running with Congressman Fletcher in the 20 May 2003 Primary]
	Write-In	Stacy C. Abner • Lt. Governor: Harvey Carroll, Jr.
	Write-In	Jeffrey Loren Hillebrandt • Lt. Governor: Margarita Nancy Hillebrandt

Mississippi 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. 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 a term limit. • Renominated - Tuesday 5 August 2003 Primary
	Constitution	John Thomas Cripps
	Democrat	Governor Ronnie Musgrove
	Green	Sherman Lee Dillon
	Reform	Shawn O'Hara
	Republican	Haley Barbour • Haley Barbour was the Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997