| The Green Papers: 2018 General Election |
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| Delaware 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 Democratic | |||||
| Democratic | Governor John Charles Carney, Jr. • Previously served in the U.S. House 2011-2017. First elected to the Governor's Chair: 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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| 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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| 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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| Louisiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Democratic | Governor John Bel Edwards • First elected: 2015 • Chair up for regular election: Saturday 12 October 2019 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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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 Michael L. "Mike" Parson • Ascended to the Governor's chair: 1 June 2018 [re: resignation of Governor Eric Greitens (Republican)] • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| 29 May 2018: While the state legislature was considering impeachment proceedings, Governor Eric Greitens (Republican), who was first elected in 2016, announced his resignation effective Friday 1 June 2018 at 5pm local time. 1 June 2018: Lieutenant Governor Michael L. "Mike" Parson (Republican) ascends to the Governor's chair. He will serve the remainding 2 1/2 years of Governor Eric Greitens' term. | |||||
| Montana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Steve Bullock • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit |
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| New Jersey 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Philip "Phil" Murphy • First elected: 2017 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2021 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| North Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Roy Asberry Cooper • 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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| 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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| 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 • Open Chair |
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| Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Ralph S. Northam • First elected: 2017 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2021 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| Washington 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Jay R. Inslee • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
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| 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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| 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 | |
| • Reform | |
| • Wisconsin Green | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Clear Water Party of Iowa | |
| • Compassion | |
| • Conservative | |
| • Earth Rights | |
| • Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis | |
| • Griebel Frank for CT | |
| • Humanitarian | |
| • Independence | |
| • Independent American | |
| • Independent Party of Connecticut | |
| • Independent Party of Oregon | |
| • Liberty Union | |
| • Marijuana | |
| • Moderate | |
| • Natural Law | |
| • Progressive | |
| • Republican Takeover | |
| • Serve America Movement | |
| • Socialist Workers Party | |
| • U.S. Taxpayers | |
| • Unity | |
| • Women's Equality | |
| • Working Families | |
| Independents | |
| • Independent | |
| • No Affiliation | |
| • No Party Affiliation | |
| • No Political Party | |
| • None | |
| • Nonpartisan | |
| • Petition | |
| • The Wisconsin Party | |
| • Unenrolled | |
| Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
| • None of these candidates | |
| • Not readily classifiable | |
| • Scattering | |
| • Write-in | |
| 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. |