2004 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: General Election 2004

2004 Governor's Chairs
by State

11 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2004

11 Elected

39 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2004

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

6 Incumbents renominated by same party

1 Incumbent lost bid for Renomination

1 Democrat

1 Incumbent failed to qualify for Primary

1 Republican

46 Candidates seeking a Governor's Chair

This is a list of the current Governors' chairs, the incumbents occupying them, and the candidacy status of said incumbents. Chairs up for election in the year 2004 are marked as such.

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Delaware 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
	Republican	167,115	45.78%	William S. "Bill" Lee
Total		365,008	100.00%

Indiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
	Republican	1,302,912	53.21%	Mitchell E. "Mitch" Daniels
Total		2,448,498	100.00%

Missouri 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Republican	1,382,419	50.83%	Matt Blunt • Son of Republican Congressman Roy Blunt (CD 7)
Total		2,719,599	100.00%

Montana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Republican	205,313	46.02%	Secretary of State Bob Brown • Lieutenant Governor: Dave Lewis
Total		446,146	100.00%

New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Republican	325,514	48.86%	Governor Craig R. Benson
Total		666,181	100.00%

New Jersey 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2001, 2005. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
	Republican			(Douglas Forrester - pending)

North Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
	Republican	1,495,021	42.88%	Patrick J. Ballantine • No candidate received 40% of the vote in the 20 July Republican Primary for Governor. Normally, the two leading candidates would compete in a Tuesday 17 August 2004 runoff. However, on 22 July Richard Vinroot, who came in second place, withdrew from the race giving the nomination to first place winner Patrick J. Ballatine. Results of the 20 July Primary: Patrick J. Ballantine (30.40%); Richard Vinroot (29.95%); Bill Cobey (27%); Commissioner Dan Barrett (5%); State Senator Fern H. Shubert (4%); George W. Little (4%)
Total		3,486,688	100.00%

North Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: North Dakota passed an initiative in November 2022 to amend the state's Constitution to add Gubernatorial term limits of 2 4 year terms. Applies to individuals elected after 1 January 2023
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Republican	220,803	71.26%	Governor John Hoeven • Lt. Governor: Lt. Governor Jack Dalrymple
Total		309,873	100.00%

Utah 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Republican	531,190	57.74%	Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. • Lt. Governor: Gary Herbert
Total		919,960	100.00%

Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Republican	181,540	58.70%	Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas
Total		309,285	100.00%

Washington 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Republican	1,373,232	48.87%	Dino Rossi
Total		2,810,058	100.00%

West Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Republican	253,131	34.00%	Monty Warner
Total		744,433	100.00%