| The Green Papers: 2026 General Election |
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| Alabama 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Ken McFeeters | ||||
| Republican | Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville 24 April 2025: Media reports state Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville will run for Governor in 2026. 27 May 2025: Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville announces his candidacy for Governor in 2026. |
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| Alaska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | former state Senator Click Bishop | ||||
| Republican | former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson | ||||
| Republican | former state Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum | ||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom | ||||
| Republican | Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor Edna DeVries | ||||
| Republican | Matt Andrew Heilala | ||||
| Republican | former state Senator Shelley Hughes 14 November 2025: Resigned from the state Senate. |
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| Republican | Henry F. "Hank" Kroll for Lieutenant Governor: Tommy R. Nicholson, III (Undeclared) |
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| Republican | former Angoon City Council Member James Willia"JP4" Parkin, IV | ||||
| Republican | former Attorney General Treg Taylor | ||||
| Republican | Bernadette Wilson | ||||
| Arizona 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | Christopher Ames | ||||
| Republican | Member of Congress Andy Biggs Congress CD 5 |
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| Republican | Isiah Gallegos | ||||
| Republican | Christian "Maverick" Grey | ||||
| Republican | Robert McVeigh | ||||
| Republican | Donald Douglas Muchek | ||||
| Republican | Scott Neely | ||||
| Republican | George Nicholson | ||||
| Republican | Member of Congress David S. Schweikert 30 September 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. Member of Congress CD 1 |
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| Republican | Karrin Taylor Robson | ||||
| Republican | Alan White | ||||
| Arkansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders | ||||
| California 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | Gregory Albaugh | ||||
| Republican | Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco Riverside County Sheriff was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. |
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| Republican | Heather Cohen | ||||
| Republican | Steve Hilton | ||||
| Republican | Michael R. Huizar | ||||
| Republican | Leo Naranjo, IV | ||||
| Republican; (Democratic) | Jon Slavet | ||||
| Republican | Leo Zacky | ||||
| Colorado 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | state Representative Scott Bottoms | ||||
| Republican | Bob C. Brinkerhoff | ||||
| Republican | John Brooks | ||||
| Republican | Jason Clark | ||||
| Republican | Brycen Garrison | ||||
| Republican | Stevan Gess | ||||
| Republican | Jon F. Gray-Ginsberg | ||||
| Republican | Joshua J. "Josh" Griffin | ||||
| Republican | state Senator Barbara "Barb" Kirkmeyer | ||||
| Republican | Victor Marx | ||||
| Republican | William "Will" McBride | ||||
| Republican | Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell | ||||
| Republican | Robert "Bob" Moore | ||||
| Republican | Alexander "Alex" Mugatu aka Alexander Lucero-Mugatu |
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| Republican | Joe Oltmann | ||||
| Republican | Maria Orms | ||||
| Republican | Katie Pierce | ||||
| Republican | Jim Rundberg | ||||
| Republican | Mitchell Runyon | ||||
| Republican | Daniel Thomas | ||||
| Republican | Gregory A. "Greg" Thomas | ||||
| Republican | Kelvin "K-Man" Wimberly | ||||
| Connecticut 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | state Senator Ryan Fazio | ||||
| Republican | former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart | ||||
26 September 2025: "...I am suspending my candidacy for Governor." |
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| Florida 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | William Todd Andros | ||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins | ||||
| Republican | Shea Cruel | ||||
| Republican | Jill Casey "Casey" DeSantis Wife of Governor Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis |
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| Republican | Member of Congress Byron Donalds 26 February 2025: Member of Congress Donalds, CD 19, is a candidate for Governor in 2026. |
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| Republican | James Fishback | ||||
| Republican | Jim Holcomb | ||||
| Republican | Daniel J. Imperato | ||||
| Republican | John Joseph Mercadante | ||||
28 July 2025: Candidate for state Representative. |
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| Republican | former state Representative Paul Renner | ||||
| Republican | Caneste Succe | ||||
| Republican | Alix Christopher Toulme, Jr. Candidate for Governor and US Senate Class 3 Special |
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| Republican | Angela Marie "Angie" Walls-Windhauser aka Angie Windhauser Candidate for Governor and US House CD 10. |
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| Republican | Robert Edward "Bobby" William, Jr. | ||||
| Georgia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Christopher M. "Chris" Carr | ||||
| Republican | Clark Dean | ||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones 8 July 2025: "... I'm proud to be running to be the next Governor of our great state." |
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| Republican | Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger | ||||
| Illinois 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | former state Senator Darren Bailey for Lieutenant Governor: Aaron B. Del Mar |
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| Republican | Ted Dabrowski for Lieutenant Governor: Carrie Mendoza |
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| Republican | Rick Heidner for Lieutenant Governor: Homer Glen Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike |
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| Republican | DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick for Lieutenant Governor: Robert Renteria |
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7 January 2026: Removed |
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| Write-in; (Republican) | Joseph "Joe" Severino for Lieutenant Governor: Rantch Isquith 8 January 2026: Removed from the ballot. |
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| Iowa 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | state Representative Eddie Andrews | ||||
20 November 2025: Announced he will run for re-election in the state Senate. |
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| Republican | Member of Congress Randall "Randy" Feenstra 13 May 2025: Formed an exploratory committee to run for Governor in 2026. Member of Congress CD 4. |
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| Republican | Zach Lahn | ||||
| Republican | former state Representative Brad Sherman | ||||
| Republican | Adam Steen | ||||
| Kansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
29 August 2025: Withdrew. |
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| Republican | former Govermor Jeff William 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]; lost his party's nomination for election to the Governor's chair in 2018. |
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| Republican | former Wichita School Board Member Joy Eakins | ||||
| Republican | state Senator Ty Masterson | ||||
| Republican | former Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O'Hara | ||||
| Republican | former Mount Hope City Council Member Stacy L. Rogers | ||||
| Republican | Phillip Sarnecki | ||||
| Republican | Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt | ||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Scott J. Schwab | ||||
| Maine 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | Jonathan Bush | ||||
| Republican | Robert "Bobby" Charles | ||||
| Republican | David Jones | ||||
| Republican | state Senator James "Jim" Libby | ||||
| Republican | former state Senator Garrett Mason | ||||
| Republican | University of Maine Trustee Owen McCarthy | ||||
| Republican | Ben Midgley | ||||
| Republican | former Paris Town Selectboard Member Robert Wessels | ||||
| Independent; (Republican; Forward Party) | state Senator Richard "Rick" Bennett | ||||
| Maryland 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | state Delegate Christopher "Eric" Bouchat | ||||
| Republican | Carl A. Brunner, Jr. for Lieutenant Governor: Kevin Rhodes |
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| Republican | Ed Hale, Sr. | ||||
| Republican | state Senator Stephen S. "Steve" Hershey, Jr. | ||||
| Republican | John A. Myrick for Lieutenant Governor: Brenda Thiam |
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| Republican | Kurt Wedekind for Lieutenant Governor: Shannon Wright |
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| Massachusetts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | Mike Kennealy | ||||
| Republican | Michael "Mike" Minogue | ||||
| Republican | Brian Shortsleeve | ||||
| Michigan 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | former Attorney General Mike Cox | ||||
| Republican | Member of Congress John James 7 April 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. |
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| Republican | former state Representative Tom Leonard | ||||
| Republican | state Senator Aric Nesbitt | ||||
| Republican | William Null ? |
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| Republican | Ralph Rebandt | ||||
| Republican | Karla Wagner | ||||
| Minnesota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | state Representative Peggy Bennett | ||||
| Republican | state Representative Lisa Demuth for Lieutenant Governor: Ryan Wilson |
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| Republican | former state Senator Scott Jensen | ||||
| Republican | former Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson | ||||
| Republican | Patrick Knight | ||||
| Republican | Brad Kohler | ||||
| Republican | Mike Lindell | ||||
| Republican | Chris Madel | ||||
| Republican | Phillip C. "Phil" Parrish | ||||
| Republican | Kendall A. Qualls | ||||
| Republican | state Representative Kristin Robbins | ||||
| Mississippi 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson | ||||
| Republican | Auditor of Public Accounts Shadrack "Shad" White | ||||
| Nebraska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Jacy Todd | ||||
| Nevada 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Irina Hansen | ||||
| Republican | M. Kameron Hawkins | ||||
| New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Kelly Ayotte | ||||
| New Mexico 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | Brian Cillessen | ||||
| Republican | James F. "Jim" Ellison | ||||
| Republican | Rio Rancho Mayor Greggory D. "Gregg" Hull | ||||
| Republican | state Senator Steve D. Lanier | ||||
| Republican | Charles H. Milks, Jr. | ||||
| Republican | Belinda Robertson | ||||
| Republican | Duke Rodriguez | ||||
| Republican | Richard F. Uriarte | ||||
| New York 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman | ||||
19 December 2025: ".... I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Governor and will not seek re-election to Congress." Member of Congress District 21 |
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| Ohio 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | former Morgan County School Board Member Heather Brazell-Hill for Lieutenant Governor: Stuart "Stu" Moats aka Heather Hill |
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| Republican | Philip Funderburg | ||||
| Republican | Casey Putsch for Lieutenant Governor: Kim Georgeton |
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| Republican | Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Rob McColley |
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| Republican | Jeremiah Workman | ||||
16 May 2025: Dropped out of the contest for Governor. "I do not wish to divide my political party or my state with a quixotic battle over the small differences between my vision and that of my opponent. I am simply not that important." |
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| Oklahoma 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Gentner F. Drummond | ||||
| Republican | former Rio New Mexico City Manager Leisa Mitchell Haynes | ||||
| Republican | Chip Keating | ||||
| Republican | former state Senator Mike Mazzei | ||||
| Republican | former state Representative Charles McCall | ||||
| Republican | former state Senator Jake Merrick | ||||
| Republican | Kenneth Sturgell | ||||
| Oregon 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | Brent Barker | ||||
| Republican | Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell | ||||
| Republican | state Senator Christine Drazan | ||||
| Republican | Kyle M. Duyck | ||||
30 December 2025: Disqualified. |
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| Republican | Patrick Aaron Kopke-Hales | ||||
| Republican | Robert Neuman | ||||
| Republican | Brad T. Peters | ||||
| Republican | Matthew Piatt | ||||
| Republican | Paul J. Romero | ||||
| Republican | Deangelo Leroy Turner | ||||
| Republican | Martin D. Ward | ||||
| Republican | Timothy O. "Tim" Youker | ||||
| Pennsylvania 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Stacy L. Garrity | ||||
| Rhode Island 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | Aaron Guckian | ||||
| Republican | Elaine Pelino | ||||
| Republican | Robert Raimondo | ||||
| South Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette | ||||
| Republican | state Senator Josh Kimbrell | ||||
| Republican | Member of Congress Nancy Ruth Mace 4 August 2025: "I'm running for governor...." |
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| Republican | Member of Congress Ralph W. Norman, Jr. 25 July 2025: Member of Congress Norman is a candidate for Governor in 2026. "I'm running for governor to shake things up...." |
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11 February 2025: "...this is not the time for me to be running...." |
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| Republican | Attorney General Michael Alan "Alan" Wilson | ||||
| South Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Toby Doeden | ||||
| Republican | state Representative Jon Hansen for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Karla Lems |
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| Republican | Member of Congress Dustin "Dusty" Johnson Member of Congress At-Large |
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| Republican | Governor Larry Rhoden | ||||
| Tennessee 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Senator Marsha Blackburn 6 August 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "It's official! I'm running for Governor ...." Previously served in the U.S. House: 2003-2019; first elected to the U.S. Senate: 2018; re-elected: 2024. |
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| Republican | state Representative Monty Fritts | ||||
| Republican | Member of Congress John W. Rose Member of Congress CD 6 |
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| Texas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | Governor Greg Abbott | ||||
| Republican | R.F. "Bob" Achgill | ||||
| Republican | state Board of Education Member Evelyn Brooks | ||||
| Republican | Pete "Doc" Chambers | ||||
| Republican | Charles Andrew Crouch | ||||
| Republican | Arturo Espinosa | ||||
| Republican | Mark V. Goloby | ||||
| Republican | Kenneth Hyde | ||||
| Republican | Stephen Samuelson | ||||
| Republican | Ronnie Tullos | ||||
| Republican | Nathaniel Welch | ||||
| Utah 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
| Republican | former state Representative Phil Lyman | ||||
| Washington 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
| Republican | Ethan Brunton | ||||
| Wisconsin 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None | |||||
| Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
26 September 2025: Withdrew. |
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| Republican | Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann | ||||
| Republican | Member of Congress Thomas "Tom" Tiffany US House CD 3. 23 September 2025: Announced candidacy for Governor. |
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| Wyoming 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. 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 | state Senator Eric Barlow | ||||
| Republican | Brent Brien | ||||
| Republican | Public Instruction Superintendent Megan Degenfelder | ||||
| Republican | Joseph Kibler | ||||
| 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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| 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. 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. "Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office). "FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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