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.

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Gubernatorial Links

           
Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  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 Republican     state Representative  John L. Harris
  Candidate Republican     Gerald L. "Jerry" Heikes
  Candidate Republican     Jerry Heikes
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 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
California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  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
Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  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
Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  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
    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
Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  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
Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  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 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
Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  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.
Iowa  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  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 Republican     U.S. Senator  Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback
    Republican     Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh - apparently not a candidate
• 2009 June 15: Withdrew.
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 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
Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  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 Republican     Charles D. "Charlie" Baker
    Republican     state Senator  Scott P. Brown - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Christy Mihos
Michigan  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  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 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.
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 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
  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
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 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 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
Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  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 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
Pennsylvania  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  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
Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  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."
South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  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 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
  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
Texas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    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
Vermont  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Brian E. Dubie
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
Total 1,984,934 100.00%  
Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  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
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.

 

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