The Green Papers: 2017 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2017 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 2017 are marked as such.

There have been 0 deaths, 1 resignations, and 0 changes of party affiliation in 2017.

  • Governor Robert J. Bentley (Republican, Alabama) resigned on 10 April 2017 amid a sex scandal. Following his resignation, Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey (Republican) was sworn in as Governor.

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Gubernatorial Links

           
Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Jason Childs
  Candidate Democratic     former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb
  Candidate Democratic     Christopher A. Countryman
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative James C. Fields, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox
  Candidate Republican     Huntsville Mayor Thomas "Tommy" Battle, Jr.
    Republican     Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington - apparently not a candidate
• 13 September 2017: "I've decided it's time for me to end my campaign for Governor."
  Candidate Republican     Scott Dawson
    Republican     former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George - apparently not a candidate
• 13 November 2017: Dropped out endorsing Governor Kay Ivey.
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Bill Hightower
  Candidate Republican     Governor Kay Ivey
  Candidate Republican     Joshua "Josh" Jones
  Candidate Republican     Auditor Jim Zeigler
• 21 June 2017: Formed an Exploratory committee for Governor.
  Candidate Independent     Chad "Chig" Martin
Alaska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent
   
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Mike Dunleavy
• 12 September 2017: Suspended campaign due to health issues.
22 December 2017: Resumes campaign.
  Candidate Republican     Scott Hawkins
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Charlie Huggins
  Candidate Republican     Jacob Kern
  Candidate Republican     Michael D. Sheldon
  Candidate Independent     Governor Bill Walker
• for Lieutenant Governor: Byron I. Mallott
Arizona  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Noah "Noé" Dyer
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Steve Farley
  Candidate Democratic     David R. Garcia
  Candidate Libertarian     Merissa Hamilton
  Candidate Libertarian     Barry Hess
  Candidate Libertarian     Kevin McCormick
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
   
  Candidate Democratic     Jared Henderson
  Candidate Republican     Jan Morgan
  Candidate Libertarian     Mark West
California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Akinyemi Agbede
  Candidate Republican     Assemblyman Travis Allen
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Amare
  Candidate Democratic     David Asem
  Candidate Republican     Stasyi Barth
  Candidate No Party Preference     Michael Bilger
  Candidate No Party Preference     Andy Blanch
  Candidate Democratic     Michael Robert Bracamontes
  Candidate Democratic     Juan Bribiesca
  Candidate Republican     John-Leslie Brown
  Candidate No Party Preference     David Bush
  Candidate Green     Christopher Carlson
  Candidate Democratic     Treasurer John Chiang
• 17 May 2016: Announced his candidacy for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     John Cox
  Candidate No Party Preference     Peter Crawford-Valentino
  Candidate Democratic     Ted Crisell
  Candidate Republican     Brian Domingo
  Candidate Democratic     former Public Instruction Superintendent Delaine Eastin
  Candidate Green     Veronika Fimbres
  Candidate Republican     Yvonne Girard
  Candidate Republican     Rosey Grier
    Republican     former Assemblyman David Hadley - apparently not a candidate
• 19 July 2017: Dropped out.
  Candidate No Party Preference     Grant Handlik
  Candidate Republican     Cole Harris
  Candidate Republican     Tulare County Supervisor Allen Ishida
  Candidate Libertarian     Zoltan Istvan
• Transhumanist
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Robert Jacques
  Candidate Green     Josh Jones
  Candidate No Party Preference     Analila Joya
  Candidate Democratic     Harmesh Kumar
  Candidate No Party Preference     Joshua Laine
  Candidate Republican     Peter Y. Liu
  Candidate Republican     Jacob Morris
  Candidate Republican     Robert Newman, II
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom
• 11 February 2015: Announced his candidacy for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate No Party Preference     Timothy Richardson
  Candidate No Party Preference     Boris Romanowsky
  Candidate No Party Preference     H. Fuji Shioura
  Candidate No Party Preference     Lindsey Neil Shortland
  Candidate Republican     Laura Smith
  Candidate No Party Preference     Scot Sturtevant
  Candidate Democratic     Klement Tinaj
  Candidate No Party Preference     James Tran
  Candidate Democratic     former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
• 10 November 2016: Announced his candidacy for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate No Party Preference     Frederic Prinz von Anhalt
  Candidate Democratic     former state Controller Steve Westly
• Possible candidate. Served as Controller 2002 - 2006.
  Candidate Libertarian     Nickolas Wildstar
Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Adam Garrity
  Candidate Democratic     Noel Ginsburg
  Candidate Democratic     Moses Carmen Humes
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Michael "Mike" Johnston
  Candidate Democratic     former state Treasurer Cary Kennedy
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne
• 1 August 2017: Filed to run for Governor.
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Jared Polis
• Congressional District 2.
11 June 2017: Candidate for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Democratic     Michael Schroeder
  Candidate Democratic     Erik M. Underwood
  Candidate Republican     Steve Barlock
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman
• 8 November 2017: Candidate for Governor in 2018
  Candidate Republican     Larimer County Commissioner Lew Gaiter, III
  Candidate Republican     former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Victor "Vic" Mitchell
  Candidate Republican     Doug Robinson
  Candidate Republican     Jim Rundberg
  Candidate Republican     JoAnne Silva
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Walker Stapleton
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo
• First elected as a Republican to the U.S. House: 1998; re-elected 2000-2006; not a candidate for reelection: 2008; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination: 2008; unsuccessful American Constitution Party candidate for Governor of Colorado: 2010; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Colorado: 2014.
  Candidate Green     Véronique Bellamy
  Candidate American Constitution     George Cantrell
  Candidate Unity     William "Bill" Hammons
  Candidate Independent     Kathleen Cunningham
  Candidate Independent     Richard Osada
  Candidate Independent     Korey Paul Starkey
  Candidate Independent     Michael Wilbourn
  Candidate Independent     Matthew Wood
Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Dita Bhargava
  Candidate Democratic     Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin
  Candidate Democratic     former state Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Sean Connolly
  Candidate Democratic     Middletown Mayor Dan Drew
  Candidate Democratic     Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Peter "Joe" Ganim
  Candidate Democratic     former state senator Jonathan A. Harris
  Candidate Democratic     Jacey Wyatt
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Toni Boucher
  Candidate Republican     Danbury Mayor Mark D. Boughton
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" Handler
  Candidate Republican     former Trumbull Selectman Timothy M. "Tim" Herbst
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Tony Hwang
  Candidate Republican     Shelton Mayor Mark A. Lauretti
  Candidate Republican     Peter Lumaj
  Candidate Republican     Steve Obsitnik
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Prasad Srinivasan
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Bob" Stefanowski
  Candidate Republican     former U.S. Comptroller General David M. "Dave" Walker
  Candidate Independent     Richard "Oz" Griebel
Florida  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
    Democratic     Henry Davis - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew
  Candidate Democratic     Richard Paul Dembinsky
    Democratic     Lucretia Serena Fordyce - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew
  Candidate Democratic     Tallahassee Mayor Andrew D. Gillum
  Candidate Democratic     former Congressman Gwendolyn "Gwen" Graham
• Served in Congress January 2015-January 2017. Did not run for re-election in 2016.
  Candidate Democratic     Chris King
  Candidate Democratic     Thomas Christopher "Chris" King
  Candidate Democratic     Josue Larose
  Candidate Democratic     former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Louis Levine
    Democratic     Brooke Russell Locke Marx - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew
  Candidate Democratic     Louis Earl McClanahan, III
  Candidate Republican     David Adams
  Candidate Republican     Issak Almaleh
  Candidate Republican     Don Baldauf
  Candidate Republican     Timothy Michael "Tim" Devine
  Candidate Republican     Usha Jain
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Jack Latvala
    Republican     state Senator Jack Latvala - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     John Joseph Mercadante
  Candidate Republican     Bruce F. Nathan
  Candidate Republican     Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam H. Putnam
  Candidate Republican     Armando Adames Rivas
  Candidate Republican     Angel Luis Rivera
  Candidate Republican     Robert William "Bob" White
    Republican     Nathan Dale Wilson - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew
  Candidate Constitution     Daniel Paul Zutler
  Candidate Libertarian     former Lake County School Board Member Randy Wiseman
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Kyle Chaderwick "KC" Gibson
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Anthony "Tony" Knox, Sr.
Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Stacey Abrams
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Lowell S. "Casey" Cagle
• 11 April 2017: Filed paperwork to run for Governor.
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Hunter Hill
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State Brian Porter Kemp
• 31 March 2017: Running for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     Clay Tippins
  Candidate Republican     Marc Alan Urbach
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Michael Williams
  Candidate Libertarian     Doug Craig
Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Ernest Caravalho
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Colleen Wakako Hanabusa
• CD 1.
1 September 2017: Candidate for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator John Carroll
    Republican     state Representative Bob McDermott - apparently not a candidate
• Running for re-election in the state House.
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Andria P.L. Tupola
Idaho  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Boise School Board Trustee A.J. Balukoff
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Paulette E. Jordan
  Candidate Democratic     Troy Minton
  Candidate Republican     Tommy Ahlquist
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Raúl Rafael Labrador
• 9 May 2017: Announced he is a candidate for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     HyDee Liebelt
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Brad Little
• 29 June 2016: Candidate for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     Lisa Marie
  Candidate Republican     Steve Pankey
  Candidate Independent     Adam Phillips
  Candidate Independent     Michael Richardson
  Candidate Independent     John Thomas Wiechec
Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Daniel Biss
• for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Litesa E. Wallace
• 7 September 2017: Senator Biss droped Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as his running mate.
  Candidate Democratic     flormer Madison County Regional Superintendent of Schools Robert A. "Bob" Daiber
• for Lieutenant Governor: Jonathan W. Todd
    Democratic     Terry Getz - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Tio Hardiman
• for Lieutenant Governor: Patricia Avery
  Candidate Democratic     Chris Kennedy
• for Lieutenant Governor: Ra Joy
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Marshall
• for Lieutenant Governor: Dennis Cole
    Democratic     Alex Paterakis - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar - apparently not a candidate
• for Lieutenant Governor: Cairo Mayor Tyrone Coleman
• 12 October 2017: "I don’t have the wealth or connections to keep going."
  Candidate Democratic     J.B. Pritzker
• for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Juliana Stratton
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Jeanne M. Ives
• for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Rich Morthland
  Candidate Republican     Governor Bruce Rauner
• for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Pacino Sanguinetti
  Candidate Constitution     Randy Stufflebeam
  Candidate Libertarian     Grayson "Kash" Jackson
• a.k.a. Benjamin Adam Winderweedle
  Candidate Libertarian     Matthew C. Scaro
  Candidate Libertarian     Jon Stewart
  Candidate Independent     William J. "Bill" Kelly
• for Lieutenant Governor: Brian Leggero
Iowa  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Nate Boulton
  Candidate Democratic     Cathy Glasson
  Candidate Democratic     Fred Hubbell
    Democratic     former Director of Iowa's Department of Natural Resources Richard "Rich" Leopold - apparently not a candidate
• 7 June 2017: Suspending operations.
  Candidate Democratic     Andy McGuire
  Candidate Democratic     former Des Moines School Board President Jon Neiderbach
  Candidate Democratic     John Norris
    Democratic     state Representative Todd Prichard - apparently not a candidate
• 15 August 2017: Suspended his campaign.
  Candidate Democratic     Gary Wells
  Candidate Democratic     former Iowa City Mayor Wilburn Wilburn
  Candidate Republican     Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett
  Candidate Republican     Boone City Councilman Steven Paul Ray
  Candidate Libertarian     Marco Battaglia
  Candidate Libertarian     Jake Porter
  Candidate Independent     Brent Roske
Kansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Arden Andersen
  Candidate Democratic     Jack Bergerson
• for Lieutenant Governor: Alexander Cline
• 31 August 2017: This candidate is 16 years old.
  Candidate Democratic     former Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Laura Kelly
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Klingenberg
• for Lieutenant Governor: Kalib Martin
  Candidate Democratic     former state Agriculture Secretary Joshua "Josh" Svaty
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Jim Ward
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Jim Barnett
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer
• 8 August 2017: Candidate for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     Wink Hartman
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Mark Hutton
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach
  Candidate Republican     Patrick "PK" Kucera
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Ed O'Malley
  Candidate Republican     Ethan Randleas
• for Lieutenant Governor: Cameron Tims
• 28 September 2017: This candidate is 17 years old.
  Candidate Republican     Tyler Ruzich
• for Lieutenant Governor: Calvin Tran
• 28 September 2017: This candidate is 17 years old.
  Candidate Republican     Dominic Scavuzzo
• November 2017: High School Student
  Candidate Republican     Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer
  Candidate Republican     Joseph Tutera, Jr.
• November 2017: High School Student
  Candidate Independent     Richard "Rick" Kloos
  Candidate Independent     Greg Orman
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
   
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Jim Boyle
  Candidate Democratic     Adam Cote
  Candidate Democratic     Dominic Crocitto
  Candidate Democratic     Steven "Steve" DeAngelis
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Mark Dion
  Candidate Democratic     Patrick "Ike" Eisenhart
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Mark W. Eves
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Sean Faircloth
  Candidate Democratic     state Attorney General Janet T. Mills
    Democratic     Kenneth "Ken" Pinet - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Diane Russell
  Candidate Democratic     Cynthia Soma-Hernandez
  Candidate Democratic     Betsy Sweet
  Candidate Democratic     J. Martin Vachon
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Kenneth Wade "Ken" Fredette
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Garrett Mason
  Candidate Republican     former state Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew
  Candidate Republican     University of Maine System Trustee Shawn H. Moody
    Republican     Deril Stubenrod - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Michael "Mike" Thibodeau
    Green     Jay Dresser - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Green     Betsy Marsano
  Candidate Libertarian     Richard Light
  Candidate Independent     Ethan Alcorn
  Candidate Independent     Kenneth Capron
  Candidate Independent     Alan Caron
  Candidate Independent     state Treasurer Teresea M. "Terry" Hayes
  Candidate Independent     former state Senator John Jenkins
  Candidate Independent     Karmo Sanders
Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III
  Candidate Democratic     Maya Rockeymoore Cummings
• Wife of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, CD 7.
  Candidate Democratic     Ralph Jaffe
• for Lieutenant Governor: Freda Jaffe
  Candidate Democratic     Ben Jealous
• for Lieutenant Governor: Susan Turnbull
  Candidate Democratic     Baltimore County Executive Kevin B. Kamenetz
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Richard S. "Rich" Madaleno, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     Alec J. Ross
  Candidate Democratic     former State University Regent Jim Shea
  Candidate Democratic     Krish Vignarajah
  Candidate Republican     Governor Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr.
• for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford
  Candidate Green     Ian Schlakman
• for Lieutenant Governor: Annie Chambers
  Candidate Libertarian     Shawn Quinn
• for Lieutenant Governor: Christina Smith
Massachusetts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     former Secretary of Finance Jay Gonzalez
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Kinloch "Bob" Massie, IV
  Candidate Democratic     Newton Mayor Setti D. Warren
    Republican     Barnstable County Commissioner Ronald R. "Ron" Beaty - apparently not a candidate
• 13 December 2017: "... I'm ending my GOP exploratory effort, and have decided NOT to seek to run against Charlie Baker for Governor of Massachusetts in 2018."
  Candidate Republican     Scott Lively
Michigan  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     William Cecil "Bill" Cobbs
  Candidate Democratic     former Detroit Health Director Adbulrahman M. "Abdul" El-Sayed
  Candidate Democratic     Geoffrey N. Fieger
  Candidate Democratic     John F. Freeman
  Candidate Democratic     Justin David Giroux
  Candidate Democratic     Shri Thanedar
  Candidate Democratic     forner state Senator Gretchen Whitmer
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Brian Nelson Calley
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Patrick Colbeck
  Candidate Republican     Joseph Thomas Derose
  Candidate Republican     James R. "Jim" Hines
  Candidate Republican     Earle Patrick Lackie
  Candidate Republican     Mark A. McFarlin
• ?
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General William D. "Bill" Schuette
• 12 September 2017: Announced he is running for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     Evan Sebastian Space
  Candidate Green     Jennifer V. Kurland
  Candidate Green; Socialist Party USA     Dwain Clarence Reynolds, III
  Candidate Libertarian     William H. "Bill" Gelineau
  Candidate Libertarian     John J. Tartar
  Candidate Libertarian     Jeffrey "Jeff" Wood
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Ryan Henry Cox
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Larry James Hutchinson, Jr.
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Todd M. Schleiger
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Richard A. Sills
Minnesota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Saint Paul Mayor Christopher B. "Chris" Coleman
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     state Representative Tina Liebling
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     state Representative Erin Murphy
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Auditor Rebecca Otto
• 9 January 2017: Running for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     state Representative Paul Thissen
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
• for Lieutenant Governor: state Representiave Peggy Flanagan
• CD 1.
27 March 2017: Candidate for Governor
    Republican     Nikolay Bey - apparently not a candidate
• Running for the Class 1 Senate Seat
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Matt Dean
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Keith Downey
  Candidate Republican     Woodbury Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens
    Republican     Ramsey County Commissioner Blake Huffman - apparently not a candidate
• 3 September 2017: Withdrew.
  Candidate Republican     Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson
  Candidate Republican     former state Commerce Secretary Lance Johnson
  Candidate Republican     state Senator David J. Osmek
  Candidate Republican     Phillip Parrish
  Candidate Republican     Ole Savior
  Candidate Republican     Jeffrey Wharton
  Candidate Independence     Jenny Rhoades
Missouri  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     James L. "Jim" Shea
Nebraska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Vanessa Ward
  Candidate Republican     Krystal Gabel
  Candidate Independent; (Republican)     state Senator Bob Krist
• 12 September 2017: Announced he would change his registration from Republican to Independent.
13 September 2017: Announced he want to form a "Unity Ticket".
17 July 2017: Planning to run as a 3rd Party candidate but has not stated which party. The "Unity", "Unification", and "Centrist" parties have been mentioned. [Running as an independent candidate requires more petition signatures to be placed on the ballot than a third party candidate. -Ed]
27 December 2017: Will attempt to create the United Nebraska Party.
Nevada  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani
  Candidate Democratic     Clark County Commissioner Stephen F. "Steve" Sisolak
  Candidate Republican     Jared Fisher
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Dan Schwartz
New Hampshire  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2018. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand
  Candidate Libertarian     Jilletta Jarvis
New Jersey  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,154,978 55.60% former Ambassador to Germany Philip "Phil" Murphy
• for Lieutenant Governor: Assemblywoman Sheila Y. Oliver
  Candidate Republican 878,588 42.29% Lieutenant Governor Kimberly M. "Kim" Guadagno
• for Lieutenant Governor: Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos A. Rendo
  Candidate Independent 11,776 0.57% former Long Hill Mayor Gina Genovese
• Party: REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES
  Candidate Libertarian 10,251 0.49% Peter J. Rohrman
• for Lieutenant Governor: Karese J. Laguerre
  Candidate Green 9,690 0.47% Seth Kaper-Dale
• for Lieutenant Governor: Lisa Durden
  Candidate Constitution 7,301 0.35% Matthew "Matt" Riccardi
  Candidate We The People 4,721 0.23% Vincent Ross
• for Lieutenant Governor: April A. Johnson
Total 2,077,305 100.00%  
New Mexico  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Jeff Apodaca
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Joe Cervantes
  Candidate Democratic     Peter DeBenedittis
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Michelle Lujan Grisham
• 13 December 2016: Announced run for Governor in 2016. Congressman CD 1.
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce
• 10 July 2017: Candidate for Governor in 2018. Congressman CD 2.
    Libertarian     Grady Owens - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Independent     Christopher Michael Roybal
New York  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Terry Gipson
  Candidate Republican     former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra
  Candidate Republican     Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb
  Candidate Republican     Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. "Marc" Molinaro
  Candidate Libertarian     Larry Sharpe
Ohio  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     former First Director of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Richard Cordray
  Candidate Democratic     state Supreme Court Justice William M. "Bill" O'Neill
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Connie Pillich
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Joe Schiavoni
  Candidate Democratic     former Congresssman Betty Sutton
• First elected as a Democrat to Congress 2006, re-elected 2008, 2010. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 2012.
  Candidate Democratic     Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Michael "Mike" DeWine
• for Lieutenant Governor: Secretary of State Jon A. Husted
• 26 May 2016: Running for Governor in 2018.
    Republican     Secretary of State Jon A. Husted - apparently not a candidate
• 7 May 2017: Announced.
30 November 2017: Running for Lieutenant Governor as Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's running mate.
  Candidate Republican     Congressman James B. "Jim" Renacci
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor
  Candidate Green     Constance Gadell-Newton
Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Norman Brown
  Candidate Democratic     former state Attorney General Drew Edmondson
    Democratic     state Representative Scott Inman - apparently not a candidate
• 25 October 2017: State Representative Scott Inman withdrew from the Governor's race and will resign from the state Legislature in early 2018.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Connie Johnson
  Candidate Republican     Oklahoma City Mayor Michael Earl "Mick" Cornett, Sr.
  Candidate Republican     Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Dan Fisher
  Candidate Republican     Auditor and Inspector Gary A. Jones
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Todd G. Lamb
  Candidate Republican     Gary Richardson
  Candidate Republican     Kevin Stitt
  Candidate Libertarian     Rex Lawhorn
  Candidate Libertarian     Joseph "Joe Exotic Maldonado
  Candidate Libertarian     Chris Powell
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
   
  Candidate Democratic     Governor Kate Brown
  Candidate Republican     Keenan W. Bohach
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Knute Buehler
  Candidate Republican     Sam Carpenter
  Candidate Republican     Bruce A. Cuff
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan I. Edwards
    Republican     Douglas T. Muck, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Jeffery G. "Jeff" Smith
  Candidate Republican     Jack W. Tacy
Pennsylvania  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     Laura Ellsworth
    Republican     Kris Hart - apparently not a candidate
• Planned to run for Governor but did not meet the state's Gubernatorial residency requirements then decided to run for U.S. Congress Congressional District 13.
  Candidate Republican     Paul Mango
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Mike Turzai
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Scott Wagner
  Candidate Libertarian     Ken V. Krawchuk
Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Spencer Dickinson
  Candidate Democratic     Burrillville Land Trust President Paul A. Roselli
  Candidate Republican     Giovanni Feroce
  Candidate Republican     Cranston Mayor Allan Fung
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Patricia L. Morgan
  Candidate Independent     former state Representative Joseph A. "Joe" Trillo
• 2016 Honorary Rhode Island campaign chair for Donald Trump
South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Phil Noble
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative James E. Smith, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Kevin L. Bryant
  Candidate Republican     former Democratic Lieutenant Governor and state Senator J. Yancey McGill
• 21 March 2016: Announced candidacy as a Republican.
  Candidate Republican     Governor Henry D. McMaster
• for Lieutenant Governor: Pamela Evette
    Republican     state Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     former Department of Health and Environmental Control chief Catherine Templeton
  Candidate Republican     John Warren
South Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Billie H. Sutton
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Marty J. Jackley
• 1 March 2017: Running for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Kristi Lynn Noem
• 14 November 2016: Candidate for Governor in 2018.
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
   
  Candidate Democratic     former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Craig Fitzhugh
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Mae Beavers
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Diane Lynn Black
• 2 August 2017: Running for Governor in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     Randy Boyd
  Candidate Republican     Mark "Coonrippy" Brown
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Beth Harwell
  Candidate Republican     Bill Lee
  Candidate Republican     Kay White
Texas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
    Democratic     Garry Brown - apparently not a candidate
• withdrew
  Candidate Democratic     James Jolly Clark
  Candidate Democratic     former Balch Springs Mayor Cedric Davis, Sr.
  Candidate Democratic     Joe Mumbach
  Candidate Democratic     Adrian Ocegueda
  Candidate Democratic     Jeffrey Payne
  Candidate Democratic     Demetria Smith
  Candidate Democratic     former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez
  Candidate Democratic     Thomas "Tom" Wakely
    Democratic     Lee Bryant Weaver - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Andrew White
  Candidate Democratic     Grady Yarbrough
  Candidate Republican     Governor Greg Abbott
  Candidate Republican     Larry "SECEDE" Kilgore
  Candidate Republican     Barbara Krueger
  Candidate Green     Janis Richards
  Candidate Libertarian     Kathie Glass
  Candidate Libertarian     former Lago Vista City Councilman Mark Tippetts
  Candidate Libertarian     Kory Watkins
    Independent     Byron Bradford - apparently not a candidate
    Independent     Thor Harris - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Independent     Patrick Smith
• Party: Non-Aggression Principle Compliant
    Independent     Daniel Wooten - apparently not a candidate
Vermont  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     James Ehlers
  Candidate Democratic     Ethan Sonneborn
• 31 August 2017: This candidate is 13 years old.
  Candidate Marijuana     Cris Ericson
Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,409,175 53.90% Lieutenant Governor Ralph S. Northam
• 24 February 2015: Announced candidacy.
  Candidate Republican 1,175,731 44.97% Edward W. "Ed" Gillespie
• former Republican National Committee Chairman
  Candidate Libertarian 27,987 1.07% Clifford D. "Cliff" Hyra
• 6 May 2017: Received his party's nomination. 10,000 petition signatures are needed to put him on the general election ballot.
27 June 2017: Petitions validated.
  Candidate Scattering 1,389 0.05% Write In
Total 2,614,282 100.00%  
Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
    Democratic     former state Senator Timothy "Tim" Cullen - apparently not a candidate
• 29 March 2017: Announced he is not a candidate.
  Candidate Democratic     Nicholas Michael "Nick" De Leon
  Candidate Democratic     Michele Doolan
  Candidate Democratic     Public Instruction Superintendent Anthony Steven "Tony" Evers
  Candidate Democratic     Matt Flynn
  Candidate Democratic     Andy Gronik
  Candidate Democratic     Robert "Bob" Harlow
  Candidate Democratic     Dave Heaster
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Brett Hulsey
  Candidate Democratic     Kurt Jason Kober
  Candidate Democratic     Jared William Landry
  Candidate Democratic     Andrew Lust
  Candidate Democratic     Mike McCabe
  Candidate Democratic     Mahlon Mitchell
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Kelda Helen Roys
  Candidate Democratic     Jeffrey "Jeff" Rumbaugh
  Candidate Democratic     Madison Mayor Paul R. Soglin
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Kathleen Vinehout
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Dana Wachs
  Candidate Democratic     Ramona Rose Whiteaker
  Candidate Republican     Jacob Augustine-Clark
  Candidate Republican     Ryan Cason
  Candidate Republican     Robert Meyer
  Candidate Republican     Governor Scott Walker
  Candidate Libertarian     Phil Anderson
• for Lieutenant Governor: Patrick Baird
  Candidate Independent     Jefferson Carpenter
  Candidate Independent     Ralph "Robbie" Hoffman
  Candidate Independent     Travis D. Swenby
  Candidate Not readily classifiable     Timothy Jesse
• Equality
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
   
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Mary A. Throne
  Candidate Republican     Bill Dahlin
  Candidate Republican     Harriet M. Hageman
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
 • American Constitution
 • Independence
 • Marijuana
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Unity
 • We The People
Independents
 • Independent
 • No Party Affiliation
 • No Party Preference
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 • Scattering
 
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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