The Green Papers: 2015 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2015 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 2015 are marked as such.

There have been 0 deaths, 1 resignation, and 0 changes of party affiliation in 2015.

  • Governor John A. Kitzhaber ( (Democratic - Oregon) resigned 18 February 2015 amid scandal involving payments from and advocacy group. Secretary of State Kate Brown (Democratic) ascended to the Governor's chair upon his resignation.
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    Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Robert J. Bentley
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    Alaska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Independent
    Arizona  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Doug Ducey
    • First elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    Arkansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson
    • First elected: 2014.
    Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 3 January 1997 - 6 August 2001
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Delaware  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Florida  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Richard L. "Rick" Scott
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor John Nathan "Nathan" Deal
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Idaho  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter
    • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Bruce Rauner
    • First elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    Indiana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Mike Pence
    • First elected: 2012
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
    • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    Iowa  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Terry E. Branstad
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    Kansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    Kentucky  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Louisiana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Chair up for regular election
    Open    		 Republican Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal
    • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011
    • Chair up for regular election: Saturday 24 October 2015
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair - At Term Limit
    Maine  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Paul R. LePage
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr.
    • First elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    • 22 June 2015: Governor Hogan announced that he has advanced and aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
    Massachusetts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Charles D. "Charlie" Baker, Jr.
    • First elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    Michigan  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Rick Snyder
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    Minnesota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Mississippi  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Chair up for regular election Republican Governor Phil Bryant
    • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2015
    • First elected: 2011
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2015
    • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    • Renominated - 4 August 2015 Primary
    Missouri  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Montana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Nebraska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts
    • First elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    Nevada  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Brian E. Sandoval
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    New Hampshire  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2016. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    New Jersey  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Christopher J. "Chris" Christie
    • First elected: 2009; re-elected: 2013
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2017
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair - At term limit
    New Mexico  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Susana Martinez
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    New York  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    North Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Patrick "Pat" McCrory
    • First elected: 2012
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
    • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    North Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Jack Dalrymple
    • Succeeded: 7 December 2010 upon the resignation of Governor John Hoeven (Republican) having been elected to the U.S. Senate. First elected: 2012
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
    • Open Chair - 24 August 2015: Governor Jack Dalrymple announces he will not run for re-election.
    Ohio  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor John Richard Kasich
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Mary C. Fallin
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    Oregon  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Pennsylvania  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    South Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Dennis M. Daugaard
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    Tennessee  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor William "Bill" Haslam
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
    • Open Chair
    Texas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Greg Abbott
    • First elected: 2014.
    Previously served as Attorney General: first elected 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010.
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    Utah  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Gary R. Herbert
    • 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; re-elected: 2012
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
    Vermont  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2016. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Washington  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    West Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
      Republican Governor Scott Walker
    • First elected: 2010; retained in a Recall election: 5 June 2012; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    Wyoming  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. 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
      Republican Governor Matt Mead
    • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    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.
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    Major Third Parties
     • Constitution
     • Libertarian
     • Reform
    Other Third Parties
     • Marijuana
    Independents
     • Independent
    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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