2009 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: 2009 General Election

2009 Governor's Chairs
by State

2 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2009

2 Democratic

2 Elected

2 Republican

48 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2009

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

1 Incumbent renominated by same party

1 Democratic

398 Candidates seeking a Governor's Chair (Candidates may run under the banner of multiple parties. Hence, the number of parties may be greater than the number of candidates.)

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.

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Alaska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

	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
	Independent			Kent Couchee
	Independent			John Paul Mitchell

California 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Independent			Georges Marciano
	Independent			Vincent E. May

Georgia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Independent			Neal Horsley • Party affiliation: "The Creator's Rights Party".

Idaho 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Independent; (Republican)			former state Representative Jana M. Kemp
	Independent			Marvin "Pro-Life" Richardson

Illinois 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
	Independent			Michael White

Kentucky 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
	Independent			Gatewood Galbraith • for Lieutenant Governor Dea Riley

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
	Independent			Samme "Sam" Bailey
	Independent			Beverly Cooper-Pete
	Independent; (Democratic)			Eliot Cutler
	Independent			Augustus Edgerton
	Independent			Alex Hammer
	Independent			Sidney Selectman/Assessor John Whitcomb

Massachusetts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
	Independent; (Democratic)			Treasurer and Receiver-General Timothy P. "Tim" Cahill

Minnesota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Independent			Thomas Christopher "Chris" Wright • For Lieutenant Governor: Dale Wilkinson

New Jersey 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
	Independent	132,728	5.74%	Christopher "Chris" Daggett • For Lieutenant Governor Frank J. Esposito Slogan: Independent for NJ
	Independent; (Libertarian)	4,607	0.20%	Kenneth R. "Kenny" Kaplan • For Lieutenant Governor: John Paff Slogan: Libertarian Party
	Independent	3,454	0.15%	Gary T. Steele • For Lieutenant Governor: Nancy Pennella Slogan: Leadership, Independence, Vision
	Independent	2,690	0.12%	Jason Cullen • For Lieutenant Governor: Gloria Leustek Slogan: People Not Politics
	Independent	2,482	0.11%	David R. Meiswinkle • For Lieutenant Governor: Noelani Musicaro Slogan: Middle Class Empowerment
	Independent	2,448	0.11%	Kostas Petris • For Lieutenant Governor: August Petris Slogan: For The People
	Independent; (Socialist Party USA)	1,990	0.09%	Gregory "Greg" Pason • For Lieutenant Governor: Costantino "Tino" Rozzo Slogan: Socialist Party USA
	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
	Independent	997	0.04%	Joshua Leinsdorf • For Lieutenant Governor: VACANCY (was Joanne Miller) Slogan: Fair Election Party
	Independent	727	0.03%	Alvin Lindsay, Jr. • For Lieutenant Governor: Eugene Harley Slogan: Lindsay for Governor
Total		2,313,143	100.00%

Pennsylvania 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
	Independent			Richard Gordon

Rhode Island 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Independent			former Senator Lincoln Davenport "Linc" Chafee • Mr. Chafee was previously affiliated with the Republican Party.
	Independent			Robert J. "Bob" Healey, Jr. • Cool Moose Party

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
	Independent; (Prohibition Party)			June Griffin
	Independent			James Reesor
	Independent			Carl "Two Feathers" Whitaker

Texas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Independent			David W. Carpenter
	Independent			Francis L. "Fran" Cavanaugh
	Independent			Clement Glenn
	Independent			Curtis Wayne "Tank" Hartfield
	Independent			Kenneth Richardson
	Independent			John Roland Ross
	Independent			Leslie J. "Les" Sanderfer, III

Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Independent			Cris Ericson • also a candidate for U.S. Senate Class 3

Wisconsin 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
	Independent			Michael Blinkwitz
	Independent			James Dean Langer
	Independent			Terry Virgil

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.