The Green Papers: 2009 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2009 Governor's Chairs
by State

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 2009 are marked as such.

  Alabama    Alaska    Arizona    Arkansas    California    Colorado    Connecticut    Delaware    Florida    Georgia    Hawaii    Idaho    Illinois    Indiana    Iowa    Kansas    Kentucky    Louisiana    Maine    Maryland    Massachusetts    Michigan    Minnesota    Mississippi    Missouri    Montana    Nebraska    Nevada    New Hampshire    New Jersey    New Mexico    New York    North Carolina    North Dakota    Ohio    Oklahoma    Oregon    Pennsylvania    Rhode Island    South Carolina    South Dakota    Tennessee    Texas    Utah    Vermont    Virginia    Washington    West Virginia    Wisconsin    Wyoming 

Gubernatorial Links

           
Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Artur Genestre Davis
• Congressman CD 7
  Candidate Democratic     Agriculture and Industry Commissioner  Ron Sparks
  Candidate Democratic     Sam Franklin Thomas
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Robert J. Bentley
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Bradley Byrne
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer  Kay Ivey
  Candidate Republican     Tim James
  Candidate Republican     former Birmingham City Councilman Bill Johnson
  Candidate Republican     former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Stewart Moore
Alaska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Ethan A. Berkowitz
• 16 June 2009: May run for Governor.
Circa 25 July 2009: Intends to run.
8 September 2009: Filed letter of intent to run for Governor.
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Hollis French
  Candidate Democratic     former Alaska State Commissioner of Administration Bob Poe
• 8 January 2009: Announced his candidacy
  Candidate Democratic     Rob Rosenfeld
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  John L. Harris
  Candidate Republican     Gerald L. "Jerry" Heikes
  Candidate Republican     Jerry Heikes
  Candidate Alaskan Independence     Don R. Wright
  Candidate Independent     Tim Triumph
Arizona  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  David Bradley
• ?
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General Terry Goddard
    Democratic     Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Janice K. "Jan" Brewer
  Candidate Republican     Robert Graham
  Candidate Republican     former State Senator Karen S. Johnson
  Candidate Republican     Hugh Kealer
  Candidate Republican     Roy Miller
  Candidate Republican     John Munger
  Candidate Republican     Paradise Valley Mayor  Vernon B. Parker
  Candidate Republican     Tim Willis
  Candidate Republican     Janelle Wood
  Candidate Libertarian     Mike Ross
  Candidate Independent     Kent Couchee
  Candidate Independent     John Paul Mitchell
Arkansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  William A. "Bill" Halter
California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     Richard Aguirre
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr.
• 3 November 2009: Said he is not a candidate and that "there's no need to get going too soon unless you're one of the more obscure personalities."
  Candidate Democratic     Fred Medill
    Democratic     San Francisco Mayor  Gavin Newsom - apparently not a candidate
• 30 October 2009: "It is with great regret I announce today that I am withdrawing from the race for governor of California."
  Candidate Democratic     Public Instruction Superintendent Jack T. O'Connell
• ?
    Democratic     Congressman Loretta Sanchez - apparently not a candidate
• 24 June 2009: Announced she will run for re-election in the U.S. House.
Congressman CD 47.
  Candidate Democratic     Joe Mwangi Symmon
    Democratic     Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - apparently not a candidate
• 22 June 2009: Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced oday he will not seek the Governor's Chair in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     Steve Westly
• ?
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Thomas J. "Tom" Campbell
  Candidate Republican     Ken Miller
  Candidate Republican     William Morrison
  Candidate Republican     Insurance Commissioner  Steve Poizner
    Republican     Scott H. Vyka - apparently not a candidate
• 12 October 2009: "Scott H. Vyka ... ended his 2010 Campaign for Governor of California".
  Candidate Republican     Meg Whitman
  Candidate Green     Vice Mayor Lew Tremaine
• ?
  Candidate Libertarian     Dale F. Ogden
  Candidate American Independent     Chelene Nightingale
  Candidate Peace And Freedom; (Socialist Party USA)     Stewart A. Alexander
  Candidate Peace And Freedom     Carlos Alvarez
  Candidate Peace And Freedom     Mohammad "O" Arif
  Candidate Independent     Georges Marciano
  Candidate Independent     Vincent E. May
Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Willliam "Bill" Ritter, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Benjamin "Dan" Maes
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Scott McInnis
    Republican     state Senator  Joshua "Josh" Penry - apparently not a candidate
• 9 November 2009: Media reports state Mr. Perry plans to withdraw.
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Thomas Gerard "Tom" Tancredo
  Candidate Unity     Levi Hancock
Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     former Representative James A. "Jim" Amann
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Susan Bysiewicz
  Candidate Democratic     Edward M. "Ned" Lamont
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Gary D. LeBeau
  Candidate Democratic     Mayor of the City of Stamford  Dannel P. Malloy
  Candidate Democratic     Ridgefield First Selectman  Rudy Marconi
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Lawrence F. "Larry" Cafero, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele
Florida  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     Joe Allen
  Candidate Democratic     Michael E. Arth
  Candidate Democratic     Phillip J. Kennedy
  Candidate Democratic     Farid A. Khavari
  Candidate Democratic     Anthony "Tony" Knox, Sr.
  Candidate Democratic     Darrin E. McGillis
    Democratic     Marc Shepard - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew
  Candidate Democratic     Chief Financial Officer  Adelaide Alexander "Alex" Sink
• 13 May 2009: Announced candidacy for Governor in 2010
    Republican     Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services  Charles H. "Charlie" Bronson - apparently not a candidate
• 20 May 2009: Announced he would NOT be a candidate for Governor in 2010.
  Candidate Republican     Tim Devine
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Paula B. Dockery
• 13 September 2008: seriously looking at the nomination. 3 November 2009: Going to run.
  Candidate Republican     Ed Heeney
  Candidate Republican     Josue Larose
• Also running for Congressman CD 19
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Bill McCollum
  Candidate Republican     James A. Van Driessche
  Candidate Libertarian     John Wayne Smith
  Candidate Independence     Peter L. Allen
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Karl CC Behm
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Herman L. Giger
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     C.C. Reed
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Lesther Trujillo
Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Thurbert E. Baker
  Candidate Democratic     former Governor  Roy E. Barnes
  Candidate Democratic     Ray City Mayor Carl L. Camon
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  DuBose Porter
  Candidate Democratic     former Secretary of State and former Commissioner of Labor David Poythress
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Jeff Chapman
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Nathan Deal
• Congressional District 9
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  Karen C. Handel
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator  Eric Johnson
  Candidate Republican     Ray McBerry
  Candidate Republican     Comptroller General/Insurance Commissioner  John Weimann Oxendine
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Austin Scott
  Candidate Libertarian     John Monds
  Candidate Independent     Neal Horsley
• Party affiliation: "The Creator's Rights Party".
  Candidate Write-in     Samuel M. "Sam" Hay, III
• ?
Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Neil Abercrombie
• CD 1
  Candidate Democratic     Honolulu Mayor  Mufi Hannemann
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator John S. Carroll
Idaho  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     Lon Chaney
    Democratic     W. Lane Startin - apparently not a candidate
• "It is with regret that I announce the end of my exploratory campaign for Governor of Idaho in 2010."
  Candidate Republican     Governor  C.L. "Butch" Otter
  Candidate Republican     Ron "Pete" Peterson
  Candidate Republican     Rex Rammell
  Candidate Republican     Ada County Commissioner  Sharon M. Ullman
  Candidate Independent; (Republican)     former state Representative Jana M. Kemp
  Candidate Independent     Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson
Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Comptroller  Daniel W. "Dan" Hynes
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Patrick "Pat" Quinn
• 25 July 2009: Announced he wil run for election in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     Ed Scanlan
• Objection pending
  Candidate Democratic     William "Bill" "Dock" Walls, III
• Objection pending
  Candidate Republican     Adam Andrzejewski
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Bill Brady
    Republican     Tom Cross - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Kirk W. Dillard
    Republican     Springfield Alderman  Frank Edwards - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Andy Martin - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Andy McKenna
• Lieutenant Governor: State Senator Matt Murphy
    Republican     state Senator  Matt Murphy - apparently not a candidate
• 18 September 2009: Expected to become Andy McKenna's running mate
  Candidate Republican     Dan Proft
  Candidate Republican     former Attorney General Jim Ryan
  Candidate Republican     DuPage County Board Chairman  Robert J. "Bob" Schillerstrom
    Republican     Douglas L. "Doug" Whitley - apparently not a candidate
• 28 April 2009: Ended campaign.
  Candidate Constitution     Randall C. "Randy" Stufflebeam
• official announcment scheduled for 17 September 2009 (222d anniversary of approval of the final original draft of the United States Constitution)
    Green     Richard B. Mayers - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 6 November 2009
  Candidate Green     Richard "Rich" Whitney
• For Lieutenant Governor: Don W. Crawford.
  Candidate Libertarian     Lex Green
  Candidate Independent     Michael White
Indiana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     Evansille Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel
Iowa  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Chester "Chet" Culver
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Jerry Behn
  Candidate Republican     former Governor  Terry E. Branstad
  Candidate Republican     Christian Fong
    Republican     state Senator  Paul McKinley - apparently not a candidate
• 6 November 2009: Dropped out when former Governor Terry Branstad became a candidate.
  Candidate Republican     Bob Vander Plaats
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Christopher "Chris" Rants
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Rod A. Roberts
Kansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Chris Steineger
  Candidate Democratic     Herbert West, III
  Candidate Democratic     Tom Wiggans
  Candidate Republican     U.S. Senator  Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback
    Republican     Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh - apparently not a candidate
• 2009 June 15: Withdrew.
Kentucky  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Steven L. "Steve" Beshear
• for Lieutenant Governor, Louisville Mayor Jerry E. Abramson
  Candidate Democratic     Otis "Bull Man" Hensley, Jr.
  Candidate Independent     Gatewood Galbraith
• for Lieutenant Governor Dea Riley
Louisiana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Dennis "Dan" "Danny Alan" Northcutt
Maine  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Donna J. Dion
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Dawn Hill
  Candidate Democratic     Eriq Manson
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Elizabeth "Libby" Mitchell
  Candidate Democratic     John Richardson
  Candidate Democratic     former Attorney General Steve Rowe
  Candidate Democratic     Rosa Scarcelli
  Candidate Democratic     Peter Truman
  Candidate Republican     Steve Abbott
  Candidate Republican     Matthew C. "Matt" Jacobson
  Candidate Republican     Waterville Mayor  Paul R. LePage
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Peter Mills
  Candidate Republican     Leslie B. "Les" Otten
  Candidate Republican     Bruce Poliquin
  Candidate Republican     Marty Vachon
  Candidate Green     Patrick Quinlan
  Candidate Green     Lynne Williams
  Candidate Independent     Samme "Sam" Bailey
  Candidate Independent     Beverly Cooper-Pete
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     Eliot Cutler
  Candidate Independent     Augustus Edgerton
  Candidate Independent     Alex Hammer
  Candidate Independent     Sidney Selectman/Assessor John Whitcomb
Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     J. P. Cusick
• for Lieutenant Governor: Michael W. Jr. Lang
  Candidate Democratic     Ralph Jaffe
• for Lieutenant Governor: Freda Jaffe
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Martin O'Malley
  Candidate Democratic     former Secretary of Veterans Affairs George W. Owings, III
  Candidate Republican     former Governor  Robert L. "Bob" Ehrlich, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr.
    Republican     Charles Lollar - apparently not a candidate
• Running for CD 5 Congress
  Candidate Republican     state Delegate  Patrick L. "Pat" McDonough
    Republican     Mike Pappas - apparently not a candidate
• circa 6 November 2009: "I have determined that the best interest of my family and business requires that I stop my run for Governor effective immediately."
Massachusetts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Deval L. Patrick
  Candidate Republican     Charles D. "Charlie" Baker
    Republican     state Senator  Scott P. Brown - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Christy Mihos
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     Treasurer and Receiver-General  Timothy P. "Tim" Cahill
Michigan  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  John D. Cherry, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative John Freeman
    Democratic     Macomb County Sheriff  Mark A. Hackel - apparently not a candidate
• 11 May 2009: Announced he may not run for Governor in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     George Perles
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Alma Wheeler Smith
  Candidate Democratic     former Flint Mayor Donald J. "Don" Williamson
• Resigned as Mayor February 2009.
  Candidate Republican     Oakland County Sheriff  Michael J. "Mike" Bouchard
• Lieutenant Governor running mate is likely to be Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land
  Candidate Republican     David A. Brandon
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Mike Cox
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Tom George
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Peter "Pete" Hoekstra
• Congressman CD 2
    Republican     Secretary of State  Terri Lynn Land - apparently not a candidate
• 25 June 2009: Ended her exploratory committee and endorsed Mike Bouchard for Governor
  Candidate Republican     Tim Rujan
  Candidate Republican     Rick Snyder
Minnesota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     state Senator  Thomas M. "Tom" Bakk
    Democratic-Farmer Labor     St. Paul Mayor  Christopher B. "Chris" Coleman - apparently not a candidate
• 8 October 2009: Announced he is is not running for Governor in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     former Senator  Mark Dayton
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     former state Representative Matt Entenza
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Susan Gaertner
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     former state Senator  Steve Kelley
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     state Representative  Margaret Anderson Kelliher
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     state Senator  John Marty
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     state Representative  Tom Rukavina
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Minneapolis Mayor  R.T. Rybak
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Oloveuse Scorpio "Ole" Savior
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     state Representative  Paul Thissen
  Candidate Republican     former Auditor Patricia "Pat" Anderson
    Republican     state Representative  Laura Brod - apparently not a candidate
• circa 10 July 2009: No longer running due to health concerns
  Candidate Republican     Leslie Davis
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Tom Emmer
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative  Bill Haas
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  David W. "Dave" Hann
  Candidate Republican     Phil Herwig
  Candidate Republican     Sue Jeffers
    Republican     state Senator  Michael J. "Mike" Jungbauer - apparently not a candidate
• 11 November 2009: Dropped out.
    Republican     state Senator  Paul Edward Koering - apparently not a candidate
• circa 14 August 2009: Decided not to run
    Republican     state Representative  Paul Kohls - apparently not a candidate
• 30 October 2009: "I've come to the conclusion that I don't have sufficient support from the delegates to keep going...."
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Marty Seifert
    Republican     Commissioner of the Department Labor & Industry Steven A. "Steve" Sviggum - apparently not a candidate
• 19 August 2009: Apparently suspending his campaign.
  Candidate Constitution     Harley Swarm, Jr.
  Candidate Green     Richard A. Klatte
  Candidate Green; (Democratic-Farmer Labor)     Peter Hansen Roess
  Candidate Libertarian     Felix Raymond Montez
  Candidate Independence     Rahn V. Workcuff
  Candidate Independent     Thomas Christopher "Chris" Wright
• For Lieutenant Governor: Dale Wilkinson
Mississippi  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     Bill Luckett
  Candidate Republican     Phil Bryant
Nebraska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Christopher Nathan Geary
Nevada  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Democratic     state Assembly Speaker  Barbara E. Buckley - apparently not a candidate
• September 2009: Stated said she would not enter the campaign.
  Candidate Democratic     Clark County Commissioner  Rory Reid
  Candidate Republican     Governor James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons
  Candidate Republican     former City of North Las Vegas Mayor Michael L. "Mike" Montandon
  Candidate Republican     Brian E. Sandoval
New Hampshire  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Jack Kimball
New Jersey  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Elected Republican 1,132,794 48.97% former US Attorney Christopher J. "Chris" Christie
• For Lieutenant Governor: Monmouth County Sheriff Kimberly M. "Kim" Guadagno
  Candidate Democratic 1,026,553 44.38% Governor  Jon S. Corzine
• For Lieutenant Governor: State Senator Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen County)
  Candidate Independent 132,728 5.74% Christopher "Chris" Daggett
• For Lieutenant Governor Frank J. Esposito
Slogan: Independent for NJ
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian) 4,607 0.20% Kenneth R. "Kenny" Kaplan
• For Lieutenant Governor: John Paff
Slogan: Libertarian Party
  Candidate Independent 3,454 0.15% Gary T. Steele
• For Lieutenant Governor: Nancy Pennella
Slogan: Leadership, Independence, Vision
  Candidate Independent 2,690 0.12% Jason Cullen
• For Lieutenant Governor: Gloria Leustek
Slogan: People Not Politics
  Candidate Independent 2,482 0.11% David R. Meiswinkle
• For Lieutenant Governor: Noelani Musicaro
Slogan: Middle Class Empowerment
  Candidate Independent 2,448 0.11% Kostas Petris
• For Lieutenant Governor: August Petris
Slogan: For The People
  Candidate Independent; (Socialist Party USA) 1,990 0.09% Gregory "Greg" Pason
• For Lieutenant Governor: Costantino "Tino" Rozzo
Slogan: Socialist Party USA
  Candidate Independent 1,565 0.07% Gary Stein
• For Lieutenant Governor: Cynthia Stein
Slogans: Rock The Boat, Giv'm Heck Gary, Nice N Easy, Fools Rush In, Stormy Weather, Just in Time, All The Way, Where Are You, I Have Dreamed, They All Laughed, These Foolish Things, A Fine Romance, Lear'n The Blues, Without A Song, Something Stupid, Street Of Dreams, All Alone, How About You, Pennies From Heaven, My Shining Hour, Love And Marriage
  Candidate Independent 997 0.04% Joshua Leinsdorf
• For Lieutenant Governor: VACANCY (was Joanne Miller)
Slogan: Fair Election Party
  Candidate Independent 727 0.03% Alvin Lindsay, Jr.
• For Lieutenant Governor: Eugene Harley
Slogan: Lindsay for Governor
  Candidate Write-in 108 0.00% Write-In
• Personal Choice
Total 2,313,143 100.00%  
New Mexico  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Diane D. Denish
    Democratic     Val Kilmer - apparently not a candidate
• 9 May 2009: Made a brief statement saying he would probably not run.
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Michael S. Sanchez
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Janice E. Arnold-Jones
    Republican     Nathan Krekula - apparently not a candidate
• 22 August 2009: "Nathan Krekula ... says he won’t run for governor next year ..."
  Candidate Republican     Doña Ana County Third Judicial District Attorney  Susana Martinez
  Candidate Republican     Doug Turner
  Candidate Republican     Allen E. Weh
    Republican     Greg Zanetti - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew, circa 17 July 2009, cited family concerns.
New York  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Andrew M. Cuomo
• unannounced candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  David A. Paterson
  Candidate Republican     Erie County Executive  Chris Collins
• unannounced candidate
    Republican     former NYC Mayor  Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani - apparently not a candidate
• 19 November 2009: Decided not to run
  Candidate Republican     Ken W. Goewey
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Enrico Anthony "Rick" Lazio
Ohio  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Republican     state Senator Kevin Coughlin - apparently not a candidate
• 13 July 2009: Announced he would not run-- "I have decided that now is not my time.".
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  John Richard Kasich
  Candidate Libertarian     Ken Matesz
Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Jari Askins
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Edward "Drew" Edmondson
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Randy Brogdon
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Mary C. Fallin
• Congressman CD 5
Oregon  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury
    Democratic     state Representative  Brian L. Clem - apparently not a candidate
• 3 September 2009: "Given John Kitzhaber's entry, I will not run for Governor in 2010"
  Candidate Democratic     former Oregon Governor  John A. Kitzhaber
  Candidate Democratic     Roger S. Obrist
    Democratic     Clackamas County Commissioner Lynn Peterson - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Stephen L. "Steve" Shields - apparently not a candidate
• 19 November 2009: "I am withdrawing from the Democratic primary race for governor".
  Candidate Republican     Allen Alley
    Republican     state Senator  Jason A. Atkinson - apparently not a candidate
• 21 October 2009: "Stephanie and I have recently been confronted with some serious health concerns that need to be addressed before I undertake such a massive task as running for Governor of our great state."
  Candidate Republican     Chris Dudley
  Candidate Republican     Michael S Hotchkiss
  Candidate Republican     John Lim
  Candidate Progressive     Jerry Wilson
Pennsylvania  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Scranton Mayor  Christopher A. "Chris" Doherty
  Candidate Democratic     former Congressman  Joseph M. "Joe" Hoeffel
  Candidate Democratic     Thomas "Tom" Knox
  Candidate Democratic     Allegheny County Executive  Dan Onorato
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor General  Jack Wagner
    Democratic     Thomas W. "Tom" Wolf - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 3 February 2009
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Tom Corbett
• 16 March 2009: Filed paperwork to form an exploratory committee to run for Governor
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Jim Gerlach
• Congressional District 6
  Candidate Republican     Robert Allen Mansfield
    Republican     former United States Attorney Patrick L. "Pat" Meehan - apparently not a candidate
• 7 August 2009: No longer running for Governor. Considering running for Congressman in Congression District 7 instead.
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Samuel E. "Sam" Rohrer
  Candidate Independent     Richard Gordon
Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     General Treasurer  Frank T. Caprio
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Patrick C. Lynch
  Candidate Republican     Rory Smith
    Republican     state Representative  Joseph A. "Joe" Trillo - apparently not a candidate
• 2009 September 30: "I'm almost absolutely 100 precent sure I'm not running."
  Candidate Independent     former Senator  Lincoln Davenport "Linc" Chafee
• Mr. Chafee was previously affiliated with the Republican Party.
  Candidate Independent     Robert J. "Bob" Healey, Jr.
• Cool Moose Party
South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     Dwight Drake
  Candidate Democratic     Amos Elliott
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Robert Ford
  Candidate Democratic     Mullins McLeod
  Candidate Democratic     Education Superintendent  Jim Rex
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Vincent A. Sheheen
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  James Gresham "Gresham" Barrett
• CD 3
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  André Bauer
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Lawrence K. "Larry" Grooms
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Nikki Randhawa Haley
• a.k.a Mrs. William Michael
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Henry D. McMaster
    Republican     Brent Nelsen - apparently not a candidate
• 28 July 2009: Running for Superintendent of Education
South Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Scott N. Heidepriem
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Dennis M. Daugaard
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Dave Knudson
  Candidate Republican     Ken Knuppe
  Candidate Republican     Brookings Mayor  Scott Munsterman
Tennessee  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Democratic     state Senator  Andy Berke - apparently not a candidate
• 28 April 2009: Announced he will not be a Gubernatorial candidate in 2010.
  Candidate Democratic     Ward Cammack
    Democratic     Congressman Lincoln Edward Davis - apparently not a candidate
• Congressman CD 4. Announced he would not be a candidate on 31 January 2009.
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Roy Herron
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  James F. "Jim" Kyle, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Kim McMillan
  Candidate Democratic     Mike McWherter
  Candidate Republican     Shelby County District Attorney General  William L. "Bill" Gibbons
• 5 January 2009: Announced his candidacy for Governor
  Candidate Republican     Knoxvillle Mayor  Bill Haslam
• 6 January 2009: Announced candidacy
  Candidate Republican     Joe Kirkpatrick
  Candidate Republican     Basil Marceaux, Sr.
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor and state Senate Speaker  Ron Ramsey
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Zach Wamp
• Congressman CD 3
  Candidate Independent; (Prohibition Party)     June Griffin
  Candidate Independent     James Reesor
  Candidate Independent     Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker
Texas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     Felix Alvarado
  Candidate Democratic     Ronnie Earle
  Candidate Democratic     Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman
  Candidate Democratic     Henry "Hank" Gilbert
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative John Thomas "Tom" Schieffer
  Candidate Democratic     Farouk Shami
    Democratic     Mark P. Thompson - apparently not a candidate
• circa 4 November 2008: Announced he was dropping his bid for Governor.
    Republican     state Representative Leo Berman - apparently not a candidate
• 23 June 2009: Media state Mr. Berman is likely to abandon his bid for Governor.
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Kay Bailey Hutchison
  Candidate Republican     Larry S. Kilgore
  Candidate Republican     Koo-Hyun "John" Kim
  Candidate Republican     William C. "Bill" Lawrence
  Candidate Republican     Debra Medina
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Rick Perry
  Candidate Libertarian     Jeffrey Joseph "Jeff" Daiell
  Candidate Libertarian     Kenneth "Ken" Griffin
  Candidate Libertarian     Steven S. "Steve" Nichols
  Candidate Independent     David W. Carpenter
  Candidate Independent     Francis L. "Fran" Cavanaugh
  Candidate Independent     Clement Glenn
  Candidate Independent     Curtis Wayne "Tank" Hartfield
  Candidate Independent     Kenneth Richardson
  Candidate Independent     John Roland Ross
  Candidate Independent     Leslie J. "Les" Sanderfer, III
Vermont  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Susan J. "Sue" Bartlett
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Matt Dunne
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Deborah L. "Deb" Markowitz
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Douglas A. "Doug" Racine
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Peter Shumlin
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Brian E. Dubie
  Candidate Progressive     Anthony Pollina
• May run as a Democrat
  Candidate Independent     Cris Ericson
• also a candidate for U.S. Senate Class 3
Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,163,523 58.62% former Attorney General Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell
• 30 May 2009: Nominated by Convention
  Candidate Democratic 818,909 41.26% state Senator  R. Creigh Deeds
  Candidate Write-in 2,502 0.13% Write in
Total 1,984,934 100.00%  
West Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Jeffrey V. Kessler
Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Democratic     Milwaukee Mayor  Tom Barrett
  Candidate Democratic     Jared Gary Christiansen
    Democratic     Governor Jim Doyle - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Barbara C. Lawton - apparently not a candidate
• 26 October 2009: "For very personal reasons, I will not pursue the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010."
  Candidate Republican     William Michael "Bill" Ingram
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Mark W. Neumann
  Candidate Republican     John Schiess
  Candidate Republican     Mark Todd
  Candidate Republican     Milwaukee County Executive  Scott Walker
  Candidate Independent     Michael Blinkwitz
  Candidate Independent     James Dean Langer
  Candidate Independent     Terry Virgil
Wyoming  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period. The Wyoming Supreme Court determined on 4 May 2004 that term limits require an amendment to the state constitution rather than, as they were, imposed by a 1992 ballot initiative. At the time, the ruling was not applied to statewide offices. Reference: CATHCART v. MEYER, 2004 WY 49, 88 P.3d 1050, Case Number: 04-32, 04-33, 04-34, Decided: 05/04/2004
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Candidate Republican     Matt Mead
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Ron Micheli
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Colin M. Simpson
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.
Major Parties
 • Democratic
 • Democratic-Farmer Labor
 • Republican
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution
 • Green
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Alaskan Independence
 • American Independent
 • Independence
 • Peace And Freedom
 • Progressive
 • Prohibition Party
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent
 • No Party Affiliation
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Write-in
 
Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

 

  2009 General Election Home  
 
  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
2009 Primaries and Runoffs for Statewide offices/Congress
  Alphabetically   --   Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times  
....
General Election Poll Closing Times
  Alphabetically   --   Chronologically  
....
  Governors     Senate     House  
....
  Senators by 'Class'  
  Governors by election 'cycle'  
....
  Gubernatorial Primaries at a Glance  
....
  Open Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats (the incumbent is not running for re-election)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with no incumbent running for them  
  Uncontested Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats (one candidate running for office)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with multiple incumbents running for them  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with only one major party candidate running for office  
....
  2009 Partisan Composition by State  
....
  Political Parties  
....
  Senate Electoral Classes  
....
  Change in Representation in U.S. House by REGION and Subregion between 2000 and 2002  
....
  Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States  

The Green Papers Home