The Green Papers: 2022 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2022 Governor's Chairs
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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 2022 are marked as such.

There have been 0 deaths, 1 resignation, and 0 changes of party affiliation in 2022.

  • New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (Democratic) resigned on 24 August 2021.
  • New York Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul (Democratic) ascended to the Governor's Chair upon Governor's Cuomo's resignation on 24 August 2021.

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Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Yolanda Rochelle Flowers
• proceeds to Runoff
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Malika Sanders Fortier
• proceeds to Runoff
    Democratic     Patricia Salter Jamieson - lost primary
    Democratic     Arthur Kennedy - lost primary
    Democratic     Chad "Chig" Martin - lost primary
    Democratic     Doug "New Blue" Smith - lost primary
Alaska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Les Gara
• for Lieutenant Governor: Jessica A. Cook
Arizona  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
    Democratic     Mark Atchley - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Peggy "Gabby" Betzer - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Mykala Cain-Reagan - apparently not a candidate
• 11 June 2021: Removed from 2022 General Election Statements of Interest.
    Democratic     Daniel Dicochea - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Robert C. Ectman - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Marlon Farley - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Katie Hobbs
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative  Aaron Lieberman
  Candidate Democratic     former Nogales Mayor Marco López
    Democratic     Steven "Paco" Noon, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Cathline "Cathy" Rivera - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Jack Shiles - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Michael C. West - apparently not a candidate
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
   
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     Anthony "Tony" Bland - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     Chris Jones
    Democratic     former state Representative Jay Martin - lost primary
    Democratic     James "Rus" Russell, III - lost primary
    Democratic     Supha Xayprasith-Mays - lost primary
California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Anthony "Tony" Fanara
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Gavin Newsom
  Candidate Democratic     Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato
  Candidate Democratic     Joel Ventresca
Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Jared Polis
Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Edward "Ned" Lamont
Florida  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Conner
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Charlie Joseph Crist
• Previously served as Governor (Republican): 2007-2011. Ran for, but lost, the contest for the Florida U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2010 as "No Party Affiliation". First elected to the U.S. House (as a Democrat): 2016, re-elected: 2018, 2020.
Member of Congress CD 13
  Candidate Democratic     Cadance Ashley Daniel
  Candidate Democratic     David Nelson Freeman
  Candidate Democratic     Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services  Nicole "Nikki" Heather Fried
  Candidate Democratic     Ivan Graham
  Candidate Democratic     Jonathan Karns
    Democratic     Amaro Lionheart - apparently not a candidate
• 10 March 2022: Candidate for state Senate.
  Candidate Democratic     Alexander "Alex" "Lundy" Lundmark
    Democratic     Timothy Lemont Mosley - apparently not a candidate
• 29 December 2021: Withdrew
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Annette Taddeo
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Lee Willis
  Candidate Democratic     Randy Zapata
Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Stacey Yvonne Abrams
Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     David L. "Duke" Bourgoin
    Democratic     former state Representative Kirk Caldwell - apparently not a candidate
• 5 May 2022: "... I'm not sensing the kind of momentum I know I need in the time we have left to continue to be viable."
  Candidate Democratic     Vicky Cayetano
• former First Lady
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Joshua B. "Josh" Green
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Kaiali'i "Kai" Kahele
• CD 2
  Candidate Democratic     Richard Y. "Rich K" Kim
  Candidate Democratic     Clyde McClain "Mac" Lewman
  Candidate Democratic     John "Jony Makalani" "Johnny Makalani'" Mungo
  Candidate Democratic     Van K. Tanabe
Idaho  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Stephen Heidt
    Write-in; (Democratic)     Sandpoint Mayor  Shelby Rognstad - lost primary
Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Beverly Miles
• for Lieutenant Governor: Karla Shaw
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  J.B. Pritzker
• for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton
Iowa  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Diedre DeJear
Kansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Laura Kelly
• for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor David Toland
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 Democratic     Governor  Janet T. Mills
Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     former Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III
• for Lieutenant Governor: Nancy Navarro
  Candidate Democratic     Jon Baron
• for Lieutenant Governor: Natalie Williams
  Candidate Democratic     state Comptroller  Peter Franchot
• for Lieutenant Governor: Monique Anderson-Walker
  Candidate Democratic     former state Attorney General Douglas F. "Doug" Gansler
• for Lieutenant Governor: Candace Hollingsworth
• First elected as Attorney General: 2006, re-elected: 2010; lost the Democratic nonmination for Governor: 2014.
  Candidate Democratic     Ralph W. Jaffe
• for Lieutenant Governor: Mark Greben
  Candidate Democratic     Ashwani Jain
• for Lieutenant Governor: LaTrece Hawkins Lytes
  Candidate Democratic     former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr.
• for Lieutenant Governor: Michelle Daugherty Siri
  Candidate Democratic     Wes Moore
• for Lieutenant Governor: former state Delegate Aruna Miller
    Democratic     Laura Neuman - apparently not a candidate
• 14 April 2022: Withdrew endorsing state Comptroller Peter Franchot.
  Candidate Democratic     former Montgomery County Councillor Tom Perez
• for Lieutenant Governor: Shannon Sneed
    Democratic     Michael "Mike" Rosenbaum - apparently not a candidate
• 30 November 2021: "I have concluded that a campaign for governor is not the most effective way forward in achieving the kind of change I believe is necessary for Maryland to thrive. Therefore, I have decided to end my campaign for governor ...."
  Candidate Democratic     Jerome M. Segal
• for Lieutenant Governor: Justinian M. Dispenza
• Founder of the disbanded Bread and Roses Party.
    Democratic     Ed Tinus - apparently not a candidate
Massachusetts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
    Democratic     Danielle Allen - apparently not a candidate
• 15 February 2022: "... I am announcing my decision to wind down my campaign for governor ...."
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Sonia Chang-Díaz
    Democratic     former state Senator Ben Downing - apparently not a candidate
• 28 December 2021: "... I am formally ending my bid to become the next Governor of Massachusetts."
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Maura Healey
    Democratic     Scott M. Khourie - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Orlando Silva - apparently not a candidate
Michigan  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Gretchen Whitmer
Nebraska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Carol Blood
• for Lieutenant Governor: former state Senator Al Davis
    Democratic     Roy A. Harris - lost primary
Nevada  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     former state Assembly Member Tom Collins
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Stephen F. "Steve" Sisolak
New Hampshire  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
    Democratic     Gary Hirshberg - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Tom Sherman
New Mexico  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Michelle Lujan Grisham
New York  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
    Democratic     Governor Andrew M. Cuomo - apparently not a candidate
• 10 August 2021: Announced resignation.
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul
• for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado
• 12 August 2021: Declared she will run for re-election.
    Democratic     Vladimy D. Joseph - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Agha Muhammad Saleh - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Paul Nichols - apparently not a candidate
• for Lieutenant Governor: Sodus Village Mayor/Trustee David Englert
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Thomas R. "Tom" Suozzi
• for Lieutenant Governor: former New York City Council Member Diana Reyna
• 29 November 2021: Candidate for Governor in 2022.
  Candidate Democratic; Working Families     New York City Public Advocate  Jumaane D. Williams
• for Lieutenant Governor: Ana Maria Archila
Ohio  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
    Democratic     Cincinnati Mayor  John Cranley - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Teresa Fedor
  Candidate Democratic     Dayton Mayor  Nan Whaley
• for Lieutenant Governor: Cuyahoga County Council Member Cheryl L. Stephens
Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Public Instruction Superintendent  Joy Hofmeister
• First elected Public Instruction Superintendent as a Repubican: 2014; re-elected: 2018; affiliated with the Democratic Party: 7 October 2021.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Connie Johnson
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
   
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     David W. Beem - lost primary
    Democratic     Julian W. Bell - lost primary
    Democratic     Wilson R. Bright - lost primary
    Democratic     George L. Carrillo - lost primary
    Democratic     Michael Cross - lost primary
    Democratic     Ifeanyichukwu Chijioke Diru - lost primary
    Democratic     Haines City Councilor  Peter W. Hall - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Tina Kotek
• 21 January 2022: Resigning from the state Legislature to focus on her campaign.
    Democratic     Keisha Lanell "Coach Kay" Merchant - lost primary
    Democratic     state Treasurer  Tobias Read - lost primary
    Democratic     former McKenzie School Board Member Patrick E. Starnes - lost primary
    Democratic     David W. "Dave" Stauffer - lost primary
    Democratic     John Sweeney - lost primary
    Democratic     Michael Trimble - lost primary
    Democratic     Genevieve H. Wilson - lost primary
Pennsylvania  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro
• Running mate: state Representative Austin Davis
Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     former Secretary of State Matthew A. "Matt" Brown
• First elected: 2002. Ran for but withdrew from the Class 1 Senate Seat: 2006.
for Lieutenant Governor: Cynthia Mendes
  Candidate Democratic     Helena Foulkes
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Nellie M. Gorbea
• 24 May 2021: Candidate for Governor in 2022
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Daniel J. "Dan" McKee
  Candidate Democratic     Luis Daniel Muñoz
South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Carlton Boyd
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Joseph Kendrick "Joe" Cunningham
• First elected: 2018; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2020.
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Maymia S. "Mia" McCleod
  Candidate Democratic     Calvin Jerome "CJ Mack" McMillan
  Candidate Democratic     William H. "Cowboy" Williams
South Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Jamie Smith
Tennessee  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Carnita Faye Atwater
  Candidate Democratic     Jason Brantley Martin
    Democratic     Casey Nicholson - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Memphis City Council Member  J.B. Smiley, Jr.
Texas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
    Democratic     Inocencio "Inno" Barrientez - lost primary
    Democratic     Michael Cooper - lost primary
    Democratic     Joy E. Diaz - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Beto O'Rourke
• First elected as a Democrat: 2012, re-elected: 2014, 2016. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate: 2018.
    Democratic     Rich Wakeland - lost primary
Vermont  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
   
  Candidate Democratic     Brenda Siegel
Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
   
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Anthony Steven "Tony" Evers
  Candidate Democratic     Job "Edd" Hou-Seye
  Candidate Democratic     Yousef Sameer Zahran
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 Democratic     Theresa Anne Livingston
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