| The Green Papers: 2017 General Election |
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2017 Governor's Chairs by State |
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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 Kay Ivey • Ascended to the chair 10 April 2017 following the resigation of Governor Robert J. Bentley (Republican). • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| 10 April 2017: Governor Robert J. Bentley (Republican), who was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, resigned amid a sex scandal. Following his resignation, Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey (Republican) was sworn in as Governor. 10 April 2017: Governor Robert J. Bentley was booked at the Montgomery County jail on misdemeanor charges involving campaign finance violations. | |||||
| Arizona 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 • Open Chair - 14 October 2014: "Won't run for a fourth term" in 2018. |
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| 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 |
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| Indiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Eric Joseph Holcomb • First elected: 2016 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| Iowa 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds • Ascended to the Governor's Chair: 24 May 2017 [re: Governor Terry E. Branstad (Republican) resignation to become Ambassador to China]. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Governor Terry E. Branstad (Republican) resigned on 24 May 2017. The Governor was nominated on 7 December 2016 by President-elect Trump to be Ambassador to China, accepted the nomination on 13 December 2016, and on 23 May 2017 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 82-13. Governor Branstad served as Governor from 1983 to 1999 and 2011 to 2017, 22 years in all and was last elected in 2014. | |||||
| 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 affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - 27 July 2017: Nominated for Ambassador for Religious Freedom in the Trump Administration. |
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| Kentucky 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin • First elected: 2015 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Michigan 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Richard D. "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 |
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| Mississippi 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Phil Bryant • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit. |
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| 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 | |||||
| Republican | Governor Eric Greitens • First elected: 2016 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2018. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Chris Sununu • First elected: 2016 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| 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 |
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| North Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: North Dakota passed an initiative in November 2022 to amend the state's Constitution to add Gubernatorial term limits of 2 4 year terms. Applies to individuals elected after 1 January 2023 | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Doug Burgum • First elected: 2016 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| 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 |
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| Oklahoma 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 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 |
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| South Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Henry D. McMaster • 24 January 2017: Ascended to the Governor's Chair following the resignation of Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley (Republican) who became United Nations Ambassador. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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23 November 2016: President-elect Trump nominates Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley (Republican) for the position of United Nations Ambassador. | |||||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Texas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Greg Abbott • Previously served as Attorney General: first elected 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010; First elected as Governor: 2014. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Utah 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. 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, 2016. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
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| Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2018. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Phil Scott • First elected: 2016 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor. | |||||
| West Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Jim Justice • First elected: 2016 (as a Democrat) • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • 3 August 2017: Announced he was changing his affiliation from Democratic to Republican: "... tomorrow I will be changing my registration to Republican." |
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| 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 |
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| 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. • Open Chair - 7 February 2017: Will not run for re-election in 2018. |
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| 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 |
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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. |