The Green Papers: General Election 2005 |
2005 Governor's Chairs by State |
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Alabama 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | (pending) Possible candidates: Lt. Governor Lucy Baxley; former Governor Don Siegelman |
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Republican | (pending) Possible candidate: former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore; Governor Bob Riley |
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Arkansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | (pending) Possible candidate: Attorney General Mike Beebe |
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California 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | (pending) Possible candidates: State Treasurer Philip Angelides |
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Florida 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | (pending) Possible candidates: Congressman Jim Davis (CD 11); Democratic Party chairman Scott Maddox; State Senator Rod Smith (Gainesville) |
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Republican | (pending) Possible candidates: Attorney General Charlie Crist; Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher; Lieutenant Governor Toni Jennings (?) |
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Idaho 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | (pending) Possible candidates: Congressman C.L. "Butch" Otter (Congressman CD 1) |
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Iowa 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | (pending) Possible candidate: State Representative Ed Fallon |
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Republican | (pending) Possible candidate: Congressman Jim Nussle (CD 1); Bob Vander Plaats |
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Michigan 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | (pending) Possible candidates: Nancy Cassis; Dick DeVos; Jack Hoogendyk |
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Minnesota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic-Farmer Labor | (pending) Possible candidate: State Senator Steve Kelley |
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Independence | (pending) Possible candidate: Peter Hutchinson |
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Nebraska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | (pending) Possible candidates: Governor Dave Heineman; Congressman Tom Osborne (CD 3) |
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Nevada 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | (pending) Possible candidates: Congressman Jim Gibbons (CD2) |
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New Jersey 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2001, 2005. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic | 1,152,347 | 53.03% | U.S. Senator Jon S. Corzine | ||
Republican | 948,372 | 43.64% | Douglas R. Forrester | ||
Independent | 26,422 | 1.22% | Hector L. Castillo Slogan: Education Not Corruption |
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Independent; (Libertarian) | 13,700 | 0.63% | Jeffrey Pawlowski Slogan: Libertarian Party |
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Independent; (Green) | 11,179 | 0.51% | Matthew J. Thieke Slogan: The Green Party |
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Independent | 8,603 | 0.40% | Edward Forchion Slogan: Legalize Marijuana-(G.R.I.P.) |
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Independent | 4,914 | 0.23% | Michael Latigona Slogan: One New Jersey |
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Independent | 3,762 | 0.17% | Wesley K. "Wes" Bell Slogans: Repeal Casino Taxes, Cut Waste, Shake Up Trenton, Repeal N.J.D.E.P., Restore Rebates, End Pay To Play, Stop State Corruption, Cut Waste, Balance Budget, Restore Rebates, Exempt Marine Construction, Restore Rebates, Repeal N.J.D.E.P., Balance Budget, Cut State Spending, Balance Budget. |
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Independent; (Socialist Workers Party) | 2,023 | 0.09% | Angela L. Lariscy Slogan: Socialist Workers Party |
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Independent | 1,850 | 0.09% | Constantino Rozzo Slogan: Socialist Party USA |
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Total | 2,173,172 | 100.00% | |||
New Mexico 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
No Party Affiliation | (Christina M. Vahlsing - pending) added 27 May 2003 |
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New York 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | (pending) Possible candidates: Attorney General Eliot Spitzer |
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Republican | (pending) Possible candidate: William F. Weld (former Governor of Massachusetts) |
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Ohio 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | (pending) Possible candidates: Congressman Ted Strickland (CD 6); Mayor Mike Coleman (Columbus) |
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Republican | (pending) Possible candidates: State Auditor Betty Montgomery |
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Oklahoma 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Republican | (pending) Possible candidates: Congressman Ernest Istook (CD 5) |
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Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2001, 2005. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic | 1,025,942 | 51.72% | Lt. Governor Timothy M. "Tim" Kaine | ||
Republican | 912,327 | 45.99% | former Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore | ||
Independent | 43,953 | 2.22% | State Senator H. Russell "Russ" Potts, Jr. State Senator H. Russell Potts Jr. (R-Winchester) identifies himself specifically as "Independent Republican" |
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Scattering | 1,556 | 0.08% | Write Ins | ||
Total | 1,983,778 | 100.00% |
Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
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Socialist Workers Party |
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