The Green Papers: 2018 General Election |
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Alabama 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
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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: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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Republican | Governor Bruce Rauner First elected: 2014 Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 Renominated |
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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Republican | Governor Jeff Colyer Ascended to the Governor's Chair 31 January 2018 [re: Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback's (Republican) confirmation on 24 January 2018 as Ambassador for Religious Freedom in the Trump Administration]. Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback (Republican), who was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, resigned on 31 January 2018 to become Ambassador for Religious Freedom in the Trump Administration. 27 July 2017: Nominated for Ambassador for Religious Freedom in the Trump Administration. 24 January 2018: Confirmed as Ambassador for Religious Freedom in the Trump Administration by the U.S. Senate 50-49. 31 January 2018: Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback (Republican) resigns and Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer (Republican) ascends to the Governor's Chair. | |||||
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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | Governor Doug Burgum First elected: 2016 Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
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Ohio 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
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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 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 Renominated |
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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. |
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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Marijuana | |
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Socialist Party USA | |
Unity | |
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Independent | |
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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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