The Green Papers: 2014 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2014 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 2014 are marked as such.

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Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 750,231 63.56% Governor Robert J. Bentley
Total 1,180,413 100.00%  

Alaska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Independent; (Democratic) 134,658 48.10% former Mayor of Valdez Bill Walker
for Lieutenant Governor: Byron I. Mallott.
Mr. Walker was previously affiliated with the Republican Party.
1 September 2014: The Alaska Democratic Party Central Committee voted 89-2 to drop its own nominees and support the Independent campaign of Bill Walker (Republican turned Independent) and Byron I. Mallott (Democratic).
Total 279,958 100.00%  

Arizona  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 805,062 53.44% Treasurer Doug Ducey
Total 1,506,416 100.00%  

Arkansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 470,429 55.44% former Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson
U.S. Congressman 3 January 1997 - 6 August 2001
Total 848,592 100.00%  

California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Elected Democratic 4,388,368 59.97% Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr.
Total 7,317,581 100.00%  

Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Elected Democratic 1,006,433 49.30% Governor John W. Hickenlooper
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Joseph "Joe" Garcia
Total 2,041,607 100.00%  

Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 554,314 50.73% Governor Dannel P. "Dan" Malloy
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman
Total 1,092,773 100.00%  

Florida  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 2,865,343 48.14% Governor Richard L. "Rick" Scott
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera
Total 5,951,561 100.00%  

Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 1,345,237 52.74% Governor John Nathan "Nathan" Deal
Total 2,550,648 100.00%  

Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 181,106 48.99% state Senator David Yutaka Ige
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Shan S. Tsutsui
Total 369,642 100.00%  

Idaho  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 235,405 53.52% Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter
Total 439,830 100.00%  

Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Elected Republican 1,823,627 50.27% Bruce Rauner
for Lieutenant Governor: Wheaton Councilman At-Large Evelyn Pacino Sanguinetti
Total 3,627,690 100.00%  

Iowa  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 666,023 58.99% Governor Terry E. Branstad
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Kimberly "Kim" Reynolds
8 July 2013: "... my campaign committee will ... begin laying the groundwork for a potential reelection run in 2014..."
Total 1,129,034 100.00%  

Kansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 433,196 49.82% Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback
for Lieutenant Governor: Jeff Colyer
Total 869,502 100.00%  

Maine  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 294,519 47.74% Governor Paul R. LePage
Total 616,967 100.00%  

Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 884,400 51.03% Larry Hogan, Jr.
for Lieutenant Governor: Boyd Rutherford
Total 1,733,177 100.00%  

Massachusetts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,044,573 47.77% Charles D. "Charlie" Baker, Jr.
for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Karyn E. Polito.
Total 2,186,789 100.00%  

Michigan  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 1,607,399 50.92% Governor Rick Snyder
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Brian Nelson Calley
Total 3,156,531 100.00%  

Minnesota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 989,113 50.07% Governor Mark Dayton
for Lieutenant Governor: Tina Smith
Total 1,975,406 100.00%  

Nebraska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 308,751 57.15% J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts
for Lieutenant Governor: Auditor Mike Foley.
9 September 2014: Lieutenant Governor Heidemann, amid allegations that he manhandled his sister, announced that he was dropping off the ticket. The Secretary of State will issue a ruling on 10 September as to whether J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts can switch his running mate at this late date. Reports indicate the new running mate would be state Auditor Mike Foley.
10 September 2014: Secretary of State John Gale agreed to place Auditor Mike Foley on the general election ballot as Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor.
17 September 2014: Lancaster County District Judge Lori Maret dismisses a challenge and allows Mike Foley's name to appear on the ballot for Lieutenant Governor.
Total 540,202 100.00%  

Nevada  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 386,340 70.58% Governor Brian E. Sandoval
Total 547,349 100.00%  

New Hampshire  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2014. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Elected Democratic 254,666 52.49% Governor Maggie Hassan
Total 485,183 100.00%  

New Mexico  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 293,443 57.22% Governor Susana Martinez
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor John A. Sanchez
Total 512,805 100.00%  

New York  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Elected Democratic; Independence; Women's Equality; Working Families 2,069,480 52.65% Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
for Lieutenant Governor: former Congresswoman Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul.
Total 3,930,386 100.00%  

Ohio  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 1,944,848 63.64% Governor John Richard Kasich
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor
Total 3,055,913 100.00%  

Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 460,298 55.81% Governor Mary C. Fallin
Total 824,831 100.00%  

Oregon  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 733,230 49.89% Governor John A. Kitzhaber
Total 1,469,717 100.00%  

Pennsylvania  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Democratic 1,920,355 54.93% Tom Wolf
for Lieutenant Governor: Michael J. "Mike" Stack
Total 3,495,866 100.00%  

Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 131,899 40.70% General Treasurer Gina Marie Raimondo
Total 324,055 100.00%  

South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 696,645 55.90% Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley
Total 1,246,301 100.00%  

South Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 195,477 70.47% Governor Dennis M. Daugaard
for Lieutenant Governor Matthew "Matt" Michels
Total 277,403 100.00%  

Tennessee  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 951,796 70.31% Governor William "Bill" Haslam
Total 1,353,728 100.00%  

Texas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 2,796,547 59.27% Attorney General Greg Abbott
Total 4,718,268 100.00%  

Vermont  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Elected Democratic 89,509 46.36% Governor Peter Shumlin
Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the 2014 General Election, the state Legislature, when it meets on 8 January 2015, will choose the next Governor (CHAPTER II, Section 47, paragraph 3 of the CONSTITUTION OF VERMONT). We expect the [Democratic] state Legislature to vote for the candidate who received the most votes-- Governor Peter Shumlin. The trailing candidate can allow the leading candidate to claim victory without legislative action. However, Mr. Milne stated that he will neither concede nor request a recount.
8 January 2015: Vermont Shumlin (Democratic) is re-elected by the state Legislature, 110-69, over Scott Milne (Republican).
Total 193,087 100.00%  

Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 1,259,706 52.26% Governor Scott Walker
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
Total 2,410,314 100.00%  

Wyoming  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. 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 Republican
  Elected Republican 99,700 58.25% Governor Matt Mead
Total 171,153 100.00%  

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-Farmer Labor
  Republican
Major Third Parties
  Constitution
  Green
  Libertarian
  Pacific Green
Other Third Parties
  Americans Elect
  Conservative
  Grassroots
  Hawai'i Independent Party
  Independence
  Independent American
  Independent Party of Connecticut
  Independent Party of Oregon
  Iowa
  Liberty Union
  Marijuana
  Moderate
  New Independent Party Iowa
  Peoples
  Progressive
  Sapient
  StopCommonCore
  U.S. Taxpayers
  United Citizens
  United Independent
  Women's Equality
  Working Families
Independents
  Independent
  No Party Affiliation
  Petition
  Petitioning Candidate
  Unaffiliated
  Unenrolled
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  None of these candidates
  Scattering
  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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