2017 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: 2017 General Election

2017 Governor's Chairs
by State

2 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2017

2 Elected

2 Democratic

48 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2017

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

474 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.)

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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Alabama 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Independent			Chad "Chig" Martin

Alaska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent



	*Independent*			Governor Bill Walker • for Lieutenant Governor: Byron I. Mallott

Colorado 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Independent			Kathleen Cunningham
	Independent			Richard Osada
	Independent			Korey Paul Starkey
	Independent			Michael Wilbourn
	Independent			Matthew Wood

Connecticut 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Independent			Richard "Oz" Griebel

Idaho 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Independent			Adam Phillips
	Independent			Michael Richardson
	Independent			John Thomas Wiechec

Illinois 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	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


	Independent			Brent Roske

Kansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Independent			Richard "Rick" Kloos
	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


	Independent			Ethan Alcorn
	Independent			Kenneth Capron
	Independent			Alan Caron
	Independent			state Treasurer Teresea M. "Terry" Hayes
	Independent			former state Senator John Jenkins
	Independent			Karmo Sanders

Nebraska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	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.

New Jersey 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Independent	11,776	0.57%	former Long Hill Mayor Gina Genovese • Party: REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES
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


	Independent			Christopher Michael Roybal

Rhode Island 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Independent			former state Representative Joseph A. "Joe" Trillo • 2016 Honorary Rhode Island campaign chair for Donald Trump

Texas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	~~Independent~~			~~Byron Bradford - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Independent~~			~~Thor Harris - apparently not a candidate~~
	Independent			Patrick Smith • Party: Non-Aggression Principle Compliant
	~~Independent~~			~~Daniel Wooten - apparently not a candidate~~

Wisconsin 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Independent			Jefferson Carpenter
	Independent			Ralph "Robbie" Hoffman
	Independent			Travis D. Swenby

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.