The Green Papers: 2026 General Election
 
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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 2024 are marked as such.

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Arizona  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Katie Hobbs
First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Peter Hessing
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Katie Hobbs
  Candidate Democratic     SaintOmer Kakou
  Candidate Republican     Christopher Ames
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Andy Biggs
Congress CD 5
  Candidate Republican     Isiah Gallegos
  Candidate Republican     Christian "Maverick" Grey
  Candidate Republican     Robert McVeigh
  Candidate Republican     Donald Douglas Muchek
  Candidate Republican     Scott Neely
  Candidate Republican     George Nicholson
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  David S. Schweikert
30 September 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
Member of Congress CD 1
  Candidate Republican     Karrin Taylor Robson
  Candidate Republican     Alan White
  Candidate Green     Lisa Castillo
  Candidate Green     Risa Lombardo
  Candidate Green     Carlos Melendez
  Candidate Green     William Pounds
  Candidate Libertarian     Barry Hess
  Candidate Independent     Jake "Qanon Shaman" Angeli-Chansley
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     Tolleson Union School Board Member  Leezah Sun

California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor  Gavin Newsom
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit
  Candidate Republican     Gregory Albaugh
    Democratic     state Senator  Toni G. Atkins - apparently not a candidate
29 September 2025: "... I'm stepping aside today as a candidate for governor."
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Xavier Becerra
California Attorney General: 1987-1990; California state Assembly member: 1990-1992; First elected to Congress 1992, re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, resigned 24 January 2017; California Attorney General: 2017-2021; Health and Human Services Secretary for President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.: 2021-2025.
  Candidate Republican     Riverside County Sheriff  Chad Bianco
Riverside County Sheriff was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Assembly Member Ian Calderon
    Democratic     Stephen J. Cloobeck - apparently not a candidate
25 November 2025: Withdrew endorsing Member of Congress Eric Michael Swalwell.
  Candidate Republican     Heather Cohen
  Candidate No Party Preference     James Hatami
  Candidate United Party     Savion Hays
  Candidate Republican     Steve Hilton
  Candidate Republican     Michael R. Huizar
  Candidate Green     Raymond Jenkins
  Candidate No Party Preference     Athena Johnson
  Candidate Republican     Leo Naranjo, IV
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Katie Porter
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2020, 2022; Unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate Class 1 seat nomination: 2024.
  Candidate Peace And Freedom     Ramsey Robinson
  Candidate Republican; (Democratic)     Jon Slavet
  Candidate Democratic     Tom Steyer
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Eric Michael Swalwell
21 November 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "I'm running for Governor."
  Candidate Democratic     Public Instruction Superintendent  Tony K. Thurmond
23 September 2023: "I didn't come from money, power, or influence. I'm running for Governor to be a voice for those who need one ...."
  Candidate Democratic     former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
  Candidate Green     Butch Ware
  Candidate Democratic     former state Comptroller Betty Yee
First elected as Comptroller: 2014, re-elected: 2018
  Candidate Democratic     Michael L. Younger
  Candidate Republican     Leo Zacky

Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor  Jared Polis
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Michael Farrand Bennet
11 April 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Democratic     Carmen Alicia Broesder
  Candidate Democratic     Fatima Fernandez
  Candidate Democratic     David Hughes
  Candidate Democratic     Antonio Martinez
  Candidate Democratic     William Moses
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Philip "Phil" Weiser
2 January 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Scott Bottoms
  Candidate Republican     Bob C. Brinkerhoff
  Candidate Republican     John Brooks
  Candidate Republican     Jason Clark
  Candidate Republican     Brycen Garrison
  Candidate Republican     Stevan Gess
  Candidate Republican     Jon F. Gray-Ginsberg
  Candidate Republican     Joshua J. "Josh" Griffin
    Republican     Robin Jones - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Barbara "Barb" Kirkmeyer
  Candidate Republican     Victor Marx
  Candidate Republican     William "Will" McBride
  Candidate Republican     Teller County Sheriff  Jason Mikesell
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Bob" Moore
  Candidate Republican     Alexander "Alex" Mugatu
aka Alexander Lucero-Mugatu
  Candidate Republican     Joe Oltmann
  Candidate Republican     Maria Orms
  Candidate Republican     Katie Pierce
  Candidate Republican     Jim Rundberg
  Candidate Republican     Mitchell Runyon
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Thomas
  Candidate Republican     Gregory A. "Greg" Thomas
  Candidate Republican     Kelvin "K-Man" Wimberly
  Candidate American Constitution     Stephen Hamilton
  Candidate Libertarian     Joshua Rodriguez
  Candidate No Labels     Abass Bamba
  Candidate No Labels     Kelsey Rowe Heikkinen
  Candidate No Labels     Fred Osborne
  Candidate Unity     Paul Noel Fiorino
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Shawn Bennett
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Willow Jon Collamer
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Chaz Evanson
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Justin Ganoe
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Chante Jones
  Candidate Unaffiliated     former Member of Congress  Greg Lopez
Former Republican mayor of Parker; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for the US Senate: 2016; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Colorado: 2018, 2022; first elected as a Republican to the US House in a Special Election: 25 June 2024 [re: resignation of Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck (Republican)]; not a candidate re-election: 2024.
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Rabin Kumar Mahanty
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Jarvis Ray
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Bradley Wall
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Matthew Yearous

Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Edward "Ned" Lamont
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Josh Elliott
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Edward "Ned" Lamont
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Ryan Fazio
  Candidate Republican     former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart
    Republican     Westport First Selectwoman  Jen Tooker - apparently not a candidate
26 September 2025: "...I am suspending my candidacy for Governor."

Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Joshua B. "Josh" Green
First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  J.B. Pritzker
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  J.B. Pritzker
for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Christian Mitchell
    Democratic     Patricia L. Tillman - apparently not a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor: Joseph L. Mosley

9 December 2025: Removed
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Darren Bailey
for Lieutenant Governor: Aaron B. Del Mar
  Candidate Republican     Ted Dabrowski
for Lieutenant Governor: Carrie Mendoza
  Candidate Republican     Rick Heidner
for Lieutenant Governor: Homer Glen Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike
  Candidate Republican     DuPage County Sheriff  James Mendrick
for Lieutenant Governor: Robert Renteria
    Republican     Gregg Moore - apparently not a candidate
7 January 2026: Removed
    Republican     Phil Perez - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Green     Griselda Romero
for Lieutenant Governor: Eyde Arndell
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Joseph "Joe" Severino
for Lieutenant Governor: Rantch Isquith

8 January 2026: Removed from the ballot.

Kansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor  Laura Kelly
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Ethan Corson
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Cindy Holscher
  Candidate Democratic     Sharilyn Ray
  Candidate Democratic     Marty Tuley
    Republican     Doug Billings - apparently not a candidate
29 August 2025: Withdrew.
  Candidate 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.
  Candidate Republican     former Wichita School Board Member Joy Eakins
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Ty Masterson
  Candidate Republican     former Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O'Hara
  Candidate Republican     former Mount Hope City Council Member Stacy L. Rogers
  Candidate Republican     Phillip Sarnecki
  Candidate Republican     Insurance Commissioner  Vicki Schmidt
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  Scott J. Schwab
  Candidate Independent     Devon Durr Welcher

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

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor  Janet Trafton Mills
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit.
14 October 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Democratic     state Secretary of State  Shenna Bellows
  Candidate Democratic     Jason Cherry
    Democratic     state Representative  Ryan D. Fecteau - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Troy Jackson
  Candidate Democratic     Angus King, III
Son of Senator Angus Stanley King, Jr. (Independent)
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Hannah Pingree
Daughter of Member of Congress Chellie M. Pingree
  Candidate Democratic     Nirav Shah
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan Bush
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Bobby" Charles
  Candidate Republican     David Jones
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  James "Jim" Libby
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Garrett Mason
  Candidate Republican     University of Maine Trustee  Owen McCarthy
  Candidate Republican     Ben Midgley
  Candidate Republican     former Paris Town Selectboard Member Robert Wessels
  Candidate Independent; (Republican; Forward Party)     state Senator  Richard "Rick" Bennett
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     state Representative  W. Edward "Ed" Crockett
Previously affiliated with the Democratic Party.
  Candidate Independent     John Glowa, Sr.
  Candidate Independent     Derek Levasseur
  Candidate Independent     Alexander "Alex" Murchison

Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Wes Moore
First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Ralph Jaffe
  Candidate Republican     state Delegate  Christopher "Eric" Bouchat
  Candidate Republican     Carl A. Brunner, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Ed Hale, Sr.
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Stephen S. "Steve" Hershey, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     John A. Myrick
  Candidate Republican     Kurt Wedekind
  Candidate Green     Andy Ellis
for Lieutenant Governor: Owen Silverman Andrews

Massachusetts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Maura Healey
First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Maura Healey
  Candidate Republican     Mike Kennealy
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" Minogue
  Candidate Republican     Brian Shortsleeve
  Candidate Independent     Connor Gray
  Candidate Independent     Andrea James

Michigan  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor  Gretchen Whitmer
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Jocelyn Benson
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Garlin D. Gilchrist, II
  Candidate Democratic     Genesee County Sheriff  Christopher R. "Chris" Swanson
  Candidate Republican     former Attorney General Mike Cox
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  John James
7 April 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Tom Leonard
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Aric Nesbitt
  Candidate Republican     William Null
?
  Candidate Republican     Ralph Rebandt
  Candidate Republican     Karla Wagner
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     Detroit Mayor  Mike Duggan

Minnesota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor  Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Open Chair - 5 January 2026: "I've decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work."
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Steve Carlson
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Bill E. Gates, Jr.
    Democratic-Farmer Labor     Governor  Timothy J. "Tim" Walz - apparently not a candidate
5 January 2026: "I've decided to step out of the race and let others worry about the election while I focus on the work."
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Peggy Bennett
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Lisa Demuth
for Lieutenant Governor: Ryan Wilson
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Scott Jensen
  Candidate Republican     former Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson
  Candidate Republican     Patrick Knight
  Candidate Republican     Brad Kohler
  Candidate Republican     Mike Lindell
  Candidate Republican     Chris Madel
  Candidate Republican     Phillip C. "Phil" Parrish
  Candidate Republican     Kendall A. Qualls
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Kristin Robbins
  Candidate Forward Party     Mike Newcome
Forward Independence Party
 

6 August 2024: Vice President Kamala D. Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz to be her Vice Presidential running mate.
5 November 2024: Vice President Kamala D. Harris and Minnesota Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz lost the Presidential election.


New Mexico  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor  Michelle Lujan Grisham
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Dolores M. Baca
  Candidate Democratic     Bernalillo County District Attorney  Sam Bregman
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Debra A. "Deb" Haaland
Former Member of Congress Debra A. "Deb" Haaland (Democratic) was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020. She was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden as Secretary of the Interior on 17 December 2020 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 51-40, on 15 March 2021. She resigned from Congress on 16 March 2021.
  Candidate Democratic     Margaret Sue Haber
  Candidate Democratic     Arthur Merrill Ives
  Candidate Democratic     Geoffrey P. "Geoff" Luehring
  Candidate Democratic     Luana Marquez
  Candidate Democratic     former Las Cruces Mayor Kenneth Daniel Gallegos "Ken" Miyagishima
  Candidate Republican     Brian Cillessen
  Candidate Republican     James F. "Jim" Ellison
  Candidate Republican     Rio Rancho Mayor  Greggory D. "Gregg" Hull
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Steve D. Lanier
  Candidate Republican     Charles H. Milks, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Belinda Robertson
  Candidate Republican     Duke Rodriguez
  Candidate Republican     Richard F. Uriarte
  Candidate Independent     Gene Pettit

New York  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul
Ascended to the Governor's Chair: 24 August 2021 [re: resignation of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (Democratic)]. First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Antonio Delgado
2 June 2025: Announced candidacy for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Republican     Nassau County Executive  Bruce Blakeman
    Republican     Member of Congress  Elise M. Stefanik - apparently not a candidate
7 November 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "I am running for Governor ...."
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

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

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Tina Kotek
First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     James Atkinson, IV
  Candidate Democratic     David W. Beem
  Candidate Democratic     Brittany Jones
  Candidate Democratic     Khaled K. "Cal" Kishawi
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Tina Kotek
  Candidate Democratic     Tristan Sheppard
  Candidate Republican     Brent Barker
  Candidate Republican     Marion County Commissioner  Danielle Bethell
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Christine Drazan
  Candidate Republican     Kyle M. Duyck
    Republican     Caleb Kintz - apparently not a candidate
30 December 2025: Disqualified.
  Candidate Republican     Patrick Aaron Kopke-Hales
  Candidate Republican     Robert Neuman
  Candidate Republican     Brad T. Peters
  Candidate Republican     Matthew Piatt
  Candidate Republican     Paul J. Romero
  Candidate Republican     Deangelo Leroy Turner
  Candidate Republican     Martin D. Ward
  Candidate Republican     Timothy O. "Tim" Youker
  Candidate Progressive Party of Oregon     Dawn Regier
  Candidate Independent     Alex Ziwahatan

Pennsylvania  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro
First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer  Stacy L. Garrity
  Candidate Libertarian     Ken Krawchuk

Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Daniel J. "Dan" McKee
2 March 2021: Ascended to the office of Governor [re: Governor Gina Raimondo confirmed as Secretary of Commerce in the Biden Administration]. First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Helena Buonanno Foulkes
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Daniel J. "Dan" McKee
  Candidate Democratic     Gregory "Greg" Stevens
  Candidate Republican     Aaron Guckian
  Candidate Republican     Elaine Pelino
  Candidate Republican     Robert Raimondo

Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor  Anthony Steven "Tony" Evers
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Open Chair - 24 July 2025: Governor Evers will not seek re-election. "... I'm announcing I will not be running for a third term ..."
  Candidate Democratic     former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes
First elected as Lieutenant Governor: 2018; unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate: 2022.
  Candidate Democratic     Joel Brennan
  Candidate Democratic     Milwaukee County Executive  David Crowley
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Francesca Hong
  Candidate Democratic     Missy Hughes
  Candidate Democratic     former state Assembly Member Brett Hulsey
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Sara Russell Rodriguez
25 July 2025: Announced her candidacy for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Democratic     Zachary Roper
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Kelda Roys
    Democratic     Ryan Strnad - apparently not a candidate
circa 27 November 2025: "I'm out of the race! Vote for David Crowley."
    Republican     Bill Berrien - apparently not a candidate
26 September 2025: Withdrew.
  Candidate Republican     Washington County Executive  Josh Schoemann
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Thomas "Tom" Tiffany
US House CD 3.
23 September 2025: Announced candidacy for Governor.
  Candidate Green     Jill Ferguson
  Candidate Independent     Jacob Veenhuis

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
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  Republican
Major Third Parties
  American Constitution
  Constitution
  Green
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  Forward Party
  Independent Party of Florida
  No Labels
  Peace And Freedom
  Progressive Party of Oregon
  United Party
  Unity
Independents
  Independent
  No Party Affiliation
  No Party Preference
  Unaffiliated
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in
 

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