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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Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  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.
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
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 Republican     Jan Morgan
California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     Assemblyman Travis Allen
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Amare
  Candidate Republican     Stasyi Barth
  Candidate Republican     John-Leslie Brown
  Candidate Republican     John Cox
  Candidate Republican     Brian Domingo
  Candidate Republican     Yvonne Girard
  Candidate Republican     Rosey Grier
    Republican     former Assemblyman David Hadley - apparently not a candidate
• 19 July 2017: Dropped out.
  Candidate Republican     Cole Harris
  Candidate Republican     Tulare County Supervisor Allen Ishida
  Candidate Republican     Peter Y. Liu
  Candidate Republican     Jacob Morris
  Candidate Republican     Robert Newman, II
  Candidate Republican     Laura Smith
Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  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.
Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  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
Florida  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  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
Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  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
Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  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 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
Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  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
Iowa  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett
  Candidate Republican     Boone City Councilman Steven Paul Ray
Kansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  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
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 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
Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Governor Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr.
• for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford
Massachusetts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
    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 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
Minnesota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
    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
Nebraska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  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 Republican     Jared Fisher
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer Dan Schwartz
New Jersey  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Republican 878,588 42.29% Lieutenant Governor Kimberly M. "Kim" Guadagno
• for Lieutenant Governor: Woodcliff Lake Mayor Carlos A. Rendo
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 Republican     Congressman Stevan E. "Steve" Pearce
• 10 July 2017: Candidate for Governor in 2018. Congressman CD 2.
New York  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra
  Candidate Republican     Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb
  Candidate Republican     Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. "Marc" Molinaro
Ohio  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  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
Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  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
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 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
Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     Giovanni Feroce
  Candidate Republican     Cranston Mayor Allan Fung
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Patricia L. Morgan
South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  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 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 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
   
  Candidate Republican     Governor Greg Abbott
  Candidate Republican     Larry "SECEDE" Kilgore
  Candidate Republican     Barbara Krueger
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) **
  Candidate Republican 1,175,731 44.97% Edward W. "Ed" Gillespie
• former Republican National Committee Chairman
Total 2,614,282 100.00%  
Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Jacob Augustine-Clark
  Candidate Republican     Ryan Cason
  Candidate Republican     Robert Meyer
  Candidate Republican     Governor Scott Walker
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 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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