2012 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: 2012 General Election

2012 Governor's Chairs
by State

11 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2012

8 Democratic
3 Republican

11 Elected

39 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2012

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

6 Incumbents renominated by same party

74 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.)

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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

Open		Republican	Governor Mitchell E. "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. • First elected: 2004; re-elected 2008 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Republican	1,275,424	49.49%	Congressman Mike Pence • For Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Sue Ellspermann

		Democratic	1,200,016	46.56%	former state Representative John R. Gregg • For Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Vi Simpson

		Libertarian	101,868	3.95%	Rupert Boneham • for Lieutenant Governor, Brad Klopfenstein

		Write-in	21	0.00%	Donnie Harold Harris • For Lieutenant Governor: George Fish
Total			2,577,329	100.00%

North Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

		Republican	Governor Jack Dalrymple • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First sworn: 7 December 2010 re: Governor John Hoeven (Republican) ascension to the U.S. Senate. • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 12 June 2012 Primary

		Republican	200,526	63.10%	Governor Jack Dalrymple • for Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor Drew H. Wrigley

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League	109,047	34.31%	state Senator Ryan M. Taylor • for Lieutenant Governor, Ellen Chaffee

		Independent	5,356	1.69%	Paul Sorum • Vice President: Michael Coachman
		Independent	2,616	0.82%	Roland Clifford Riemers • Vice President: Anthony Johns

		Scattering	267	0.08%	write-in
	Governor John Hoeven (Republican) ran for an won the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in North Dakota in 2010. He was first elected as Governor in 2000 and re-elected in 2004 and 2008. Lieutenant Governor Jack Dalrymple was sworn in as the 32nd Governor of North Dakota on 7 December 2010. Mr. Dalrymple was first elected as Lieutenant Governor in 2000 and re-elected in 2004 and 2008.
Total			317,812	100.00%

Utah 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

		Republican	Governor Gary R. Herbert • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • As Lieutenant Governor, succeeded to the Governorship upon the resignation of Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (Republican), effective 11 August 2009. First elected in a special election: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 21 April 2012 Convention

		Republican	688,592	68.41%	Governor Gary R. Herbert • for Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor Gregory S. "Greg" Bell. 21 April 2012: Received his party's nomination.

		Democratic	277,622	27.58%	Peter S. Cooke • for Lieutenant Governor, Vincent C. Rampton. 21 April 2012: Won his party's nomination.

		Libertarian	22,611	2.25%	Kenneth Rex "Ken" Larsen • For Lieutenant Governor, J. Robert "Rob" Latham

		Constitution	17,696	1.76%	Kirk D. Pearson • for Lieutenant Governor: Tim Aalders

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	2	0.00%	Dennis C. Owen
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	1	0.00%	David J. Cannon
Total			1,006,524	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.

Major Parties
	• Democratic
	• Democratic-Nonpartisan League
	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution
	• Green
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Liberty Union
	• Marijuana
	• Mountain
	• Progressive
	• Working Families
Independents
	• Independent
	• No Party Preference
	• Unaffiliated
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering
	• Write-in