The Green Papers: 2021 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2021 Governor's Chairs
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Gubernatorial Links

           
Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     former Ambassador to Slovenia Lindy Blanchard
• 3 December 2021: Media reports indicate she will run for Governor.
  Candidate Republican     former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George
  Candidate Republican     Governor Kay Ivey
• 2 June 2021: Announced re-election bid.
  Candidate Republican     Tim James
  Candidate Republican     Dean Odle
  Candidate Republican     Auditor Jim "Zig" Zeigler
Alaska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Governor Mike J. Dunleavy
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Christopher Kurka
  Candidate Republican     Bruce Walden
• for Lieutenant Governor: Tanya Lange
Arizona  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Tyson Draper
  Candidate Republican     Ameer El Bey
  Candidate Republican     Kelly Garett
  Candidate Republican     Steve Gaynor
  Candidate Republican     David "Dave" Hoffman
    Republican     Shane Hudson - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Frank Konarski
  Candidate Republican     Kari Lake
  Candidate Republican     Wali Mailatyar
  Candidate Republican     Bryan Masche
  Candidate Republican     Jayson "Jayson" Moncada
  Candidate Republican     Callie Morgan
  Candidate Republican     Scott Neely
  Candidate Republican     George Nicholson
  Candidate Republican     Michael Pavlock, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Jorge A. Rivas
  Candidate Republican     Arizona Board of Regents Member Karrin Taylor Robson
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress Matthew James "Matt" Salmon
• First elected: 1994; served through January 2001; did not run for re-election in 2000; unsuccessful candidate for Arizona Governor: 2002; subsequently elected to Congress: 2012, 2014; did not run for re-election in 2016.
  Candidate Republican     Virgilio "Africa" Saromo
  Candidate Republican     Settimo James "Sam" Savittieri
  Candidate Republican     Julian Tatka
  Candidate Republican     Karrin Taylor Robson
  Candidate Republican     Paola "Z." Tulliani-Zen
  Candidate Republican     Elbridge Walker
    Republican     Wayne Warren - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     state Treasurer Kimberly Yee
Arkansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Sarah Huckabee Sanders
• Daughter of former Governor Mike Huckabee
California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
    Republican     Kevin Abushi - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Karen Blake - apparently not a candidate
    Write-in; (Republican)     Charles Boggus - apparently not a candidate
• for Lieutenant Governor Roy Foreman (Democratic)
    Republican     Edward Buraye - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Michael Grover "Grover" Coltharp - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Brian Domingo - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Steven Fitzgerald - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Wayne H. Frazier - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Jason Gateus - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Tim Herode - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Justin Hubbard - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Joseph Patrick Luciano - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Christopher Mason - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     John Pierce - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Patrick Rakus, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Laura Smith - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Major Williams - apparently not a candidate
Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     Laurie Clark
  Candidate Republican     University of Colorado Regent Heidi Ganahl
  Candidate Republican     Commerce City Mayor Benjamin Huseman
  Candidate Republican     former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez
  Candidate Republican     Danielle Neuschwanger
Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     former state General Assembly Member Themis Klarides
Florida  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Governor Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis
  Candidate Republican     John Joseph Mercadante
Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan Garcia
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Vernon Jones
  Candidate Republican     Governor Brian Porter Kemp
  Candidate Republican     former Senator David Alfred Perdue, Jr.
• First elected Senator: 2014; unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the U.S. Senate: 2020.
23 February 2021: "After much prayer and reflection, Bonnie and I have decided that we will not enter the race for the United States Senate in Georgia in 2022."
6 December 2021: Candidate for Governor.
  Candidate Republican     Kandiss Taylor
Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     Marissa Kerns
  Candidate Republican     B.J. Penn
    Republican     Honolulu City Council Member Andria P. L. Tupola - apparently not a candidate
• 5 August 2021: "... I'm going to finish my four-year term as a City Council member."
Idaho  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Steve Bradshaw
  Candidate Republican     Ammon Bundy
• 19 June 2021: Announced
  Candidate Republican     Jeff Cotton
    Republican     Chris Hammond - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Edward R. "Ed" Humphreys
  Candidate Republican     Lisa Marie
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin
• 19 May 2021: Announced her candidacy for the Governor's chair in 2022.
  Candidate Republican     Cody Usabel
Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Darren Bailey
• for Lieutenant Governor: Stephanie Trussell
  Candidate Republican     Gary Rabine
  Candidate Republican     Christopher J. "Chris" Roper
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Paul Schimpf
  Candidate Republican     Max Solomon
• for Lieutenant Governor: Latasha Fields
  Candidate Republican     Jesse William "Sully" Sullivan
Indiana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Eric Doden
Kansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
    Republican     former Governor Jeff Colyer - apparently not a candidate
• 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]. Lost the primary for re-election: 2018.
30 August 2021: Withdrew. "While I have always focused on helping others, for the next few weeks I am going to focus on my health ... I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer ...."
  Candidate Republican     Kent Lee McElroy
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General Derek Schmidt
• First elected Attorney General: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018.
Kentucky  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     Brian Bush
  Candidate Republican     David Cooper
  Candidate Republican     Eric C. Deters
  Candidate Republican     Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon
  Candidate Republican     Clint Johnson
Maine  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     former Governor Paul R. LePage
• First elected Governor: 2010; re-elected: 2014. At term limit in 2018.
Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     state Delegate Daniel L. "Dan" Cox
• for Lieutenant Governor: Gordana Schifanelli
  Candidate Republican     former state Delegate Robin Ficker
  Candidate Republican     state Commerce Secretary Kelly M. Schulz
  Candidate Republican     former Lieutant Governor Michael Steele
• Elected Lieutenant Governor: 2002; unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate: 2006.
  Candidate Republican     Joe Werner
• for Lieutenant Governor: Minh "Mike" Luong
Massachusetts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Shiva Ayyadurai
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Geoff Diehl
  Candidate Republican     Darius Mitchell
Michigan  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     former Berrien County Commissioner Mike Brown
  Candidate Republican     Austin Chenge
  Candidate Republican     James Craig
  Candidate Republican     Tudor Dixon
  Candidate Republican     Ralph A. Rebandt, II
  Candidate Republican     Kevin Rinke
  Candidate Republican     Garrett Soldano
Minnesota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Michelle R. Benson
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Paul E. Gazelka
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Scott Jensen
    Republican     Mike Marti - apparently not a candidate
• 13 December 2021: Suspended campaign.
  Candidate Republican     Lexington Mayor Mike Murphy
  Candidate Republican     Neil Shah
Missouri  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe
Nebraska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Michael Connely
  Candidate Republican     Charles W. Herbster
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Brent Lindstrom
  Candidate Republican     University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen
  Candidate Republican     Breland Ridenour
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Theresa Thibodeau
Nevada  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     City of Las Vegas Council Member Michele Fiore
  Candidate Republican     Joey Gilbert
  Candidate Republican     Eddie Hamilton
  Candidate Republican     former Senator Dean Heller
• Nevada Secretary of State 1995-2007; first elected to U.S. Congress: 2006, re-elected 2008, 2010; appointed to the U.S. Senate (to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John E. Ensign): 3 May 2011; first elected to the U.S. Senate: 2012; unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Senate: 2018.
  Candidate Republican     North Las Vegas Mayor John Jay Lee
  Candidate Republican     Clark County Sheriff Joseph "Joe" Lombardo
  Candidate Republican     Guy Nohra
  Candidate Republican     Fred Simon
  Candidate Republican     Barak Zilberberg
New Hampshire  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     former Brentwood School Board Member Thad Riley
  Candidate Republican     former Franklin City Councilor Karen Testerman
New Jersey  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican 1,254,415 47.99% former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli
• for Lieutenant Governor: former state Senator Diane Allen
Total 2,613,641 100.00%  
New Mexico  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     Karen Bedonie
  Candidate Republican     Sandoval County Commissioner Jay C. Block
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Rebecca Dow
  Candidate Republican     Mark Ronchetti
  Candidate Republican     Greg Zanetti
New York  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino
  Candidate Republican     Lewis County Sheriff Mike Carpinelli
  Candidate Republican     Derrick Gibson
  Candidate Republican     Andrew Giuliani
• Son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
  Candidate Republican; Conservative     Member of Congress Lee Michael Zeldin
• 8 April 2021: Announced his candidacy for Governor.
Member of Congress District 1.
18 September 2021: Announced that he is being treated for early chronic myeloid leukemia and is in remission.
Ohio  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative John Becker
  Candidate Republican     Joe Blystone
• for Lieutenant Governor: Joanna Swallen
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress Jim Renacci
• for Lieutenant Governor: Joe Knopp
• First elected to Congress: 2010; re-elected: 2012, 2014, 2016. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate: 2018.
Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Mark Sherwood
  Candidate Republican     former state Sentor Ervin Yen
Oregon  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     Bridget E. Barton
  Candidate Republican     Angelique Bouvier
  Candidate Republican     David Burch
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Christine Drazan
  Candidate Republican     Mark Duncan
  Candidate Republican     John L. Fosdick, III
  Candidate Republican     Jessica Gomez
  Candidate Republican     Nicholas "Nick" Hess
  Candidate Republican     Jim Huggins
    Republican     John Melvin Kohler, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Alexander M. Males
  Candidate Republican     Baker City Mayor Kerry McQuisten
  Candidate Republican     Brandon C. Merritt
  Candidate Republican     William C. "Bud" Pierce
  Candidate Republican     Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam
  Candidate Republican     Amber R. Richardson
  Candidate Republican     Paul Romero, Jr.
    Republican     Monte K. Sauer, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Stefan G. Strek
  Candidate Republican     Marc Thielman
Pennsylvania  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress Lou Barletta
• First elected to the U.S. House: 2010; re-elected: 2012, 2014, 2016; unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate: 2018.
  Candidate Republican     Guy Ciarrocchi
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Jacob "Jake" Doyle Corman, III
  Candidate Republican     Montgomery County Commissioner Joseph C. "Joe" Gale
  Candidate Republican     Charlie Gerow
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress Melissa A. Hart
• First elected to Congress: 2000, re-elected: 2002, 2004; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2006; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2008.
    Republican     state Senator Daniel "Dan" Laughlin - apparently not a candidate
• 6 December 2021: "I firmly believe that had I gotten the support that absolutely I would have been an excellent contender ... But try as I might I couldn't raise any money." He endorsed former Delaware County Council Member Dave White.
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Scott Martin
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Doug Mastriano
  Candidate Republican     Bill McSwain
  Candidate Republican     former Corry Mayor Jason Monn
  Candidate Republican     Jason Richey
  Candidate Republican     John Ventre
  Candidate Republican     former Delaware County Council Member Dave White
  Candidate Republican     Nche Zama
Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     David Darlington
South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     former Fort Lawn Town Council Member Al BellaVance
  Candidate Republican     Peggy Kandies
  Candidate Republican     Governor Henry D. McMaster
South Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Steve Haugaard
Texas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Governor Greg Abbott
    Republican     Larry Baggett - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Paul Belew
    Republican     Eric Braden - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Danny Harrison
    Republican     Rusk City Councilmember Martin Holsome - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Kandy Kay Horn
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Don Huffines
  Candidate Republican     Rick Lynn Perry
• Note Former Governor.
  Candidate Republican     Chad Prather
    Republican     Kurt Schwab - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress Allen B. West
• Florida Congressman; unsuccessful candidate for election: 2008; first elected: 2010; unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2012.
Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,663,158 50.58% Glenn A. Youngkin
• 8 May 2021: Nominated by convention.
Total 3,288,327 100.00%  
West Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Republican     Terri Bradshaw
  Candidate Republican     Chris Miller
• Son of Member of Congress Carol Devine Miller
Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Republican     Adam John Fischer
  Candidate Republican     James Timothy Kellen
  Candidate Republican     former Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch
  Candidate Republican     Leonard Edward Larson, Jr.
    Republican     state Representative John Macco - apparently not a candidate
• 1 December 2021: Announced he would not run for Governor and endorsed former Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch.
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan Wichmann
Wyoming  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. 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     Rex Rammell
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