The Green Papers: 2026 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2026 Governor's Chairs
by State

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.
    Democratic     Patrick Dampare - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Peter Hessing - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Katie Hobbs
    Democratic     SaintOmer Kakou - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Christopher Ames - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Andy Biggs
Congress CD 5
    Republican     Nirosh DeSilva - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Tyson Draper - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Isiah Gallegos - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Dave Graff - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Christian "Maverick" Grey - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Robert McVeigh - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Ken Miceli
    Republican     Bryce Miller - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Donald Douglas Muchek - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Scott Neely
    Republican     George Nicholson - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  David S. Schweikert
30 September 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
Member of Congress CD 1
    Republican     G. Tapia - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Karrin Taylor Robson - apparently not a candidate
12 February 2026: "...I have decided to suspend my capaign for Governor."
    Republican     Alan White - apparently not a candidate
    Green     Lisa Castillo - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Green     Risa Lombardo
  Candidate No Labels     Teri Ann Hourihan
  Candidate No Labels     Hugh Lytle
3 April 2026: Challenge to Nominating Petitions based on valid signatures. The challenge failed. Hourihan v Lyttle, Maricopa County Superior Court, cv2026-014149.
circa April 2026: Challenge to Nominating Petitions based on the fact that he used his business address rather than home address. Beckman v Lytle, cv2026-014350.
14 April 2026: The Arizona state trial court ruled that Hugh Lytle is to remain on the Arizona Independent Party Gubernatorial primary ballot. Beckman v Lytle, cv2026-014350.
6 May 2026: The Arizona Supreme Court rules that Hugh Lytle is to remain on the No Labels primary ballot.
    Independent     Jake "Qanon Shaman" Angeli-Chansley - apparently not a candidate
    Independent; (Democratic)     Tolleson Union School Board Member  Leezah Sun - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Write-in; (Libertarian)     Barry Hess
  Candidate Write-in; (Green)     Carlos Melendez
?
  Candidate Write-in; (Green)     William Josué "Rex" Pounds, IV

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 Democratic     Akinyemi Agbede
  Candidate Democratic     Mohammad Arif
  Candidate Republican     James "Jim" Athans, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     Larry Azevedo
  Candidate No Party Preference     Naomi Bar-Lev
  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     Carolina Buhler
  Candidate No Party Preference     Joseph Cabrera
  Candidate No Party Preference     Elaine Culotti
  Candidate Democratic     Louis A. De Barraicua
  Candidate Republican     Patrizia "Patty" De Luca Basualdo
  Candidate No Party Preference     LivingForGodAndCountry DeMott
  Candidate Republican     Randeep S. Dhillon
  Candidate Democratic     Sophia Edum-a-Sam
  Candidate No Party Preference     Serge "SF" Fiankan
  Candidate No Party Preference     Lukasz Adam Filinski
  Candidate No Party Preference     Max Fomin
  Candidate Democratic     Mount Pleasant School Board Trustee  Derek Grasty
  Candidate No Party Preference; (Constitution)     Don J. Grundmann
  Candidate No Party Preference     Jon Henderson
  Candidate No Party Preference     Lewis Herms
  Candidate Republican     Rafael M. Hernandez
  Candidate Republican     Steve Hilton
  Candidate Democratic     Joel E. Jacob
  Candidate No Party Preference     Dawit Kellel
  Candidate Democratic     Gary Howard Kidgell
  Candidate No Party Preference     Anne Komarovsk
  Candidate Republican     Alicia Olivia Lapp
  Candidate Democratic     Matthew Chase Levy
  Candidate No Party Preference; (American Solidarity)     Duane Terrence Loynes, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     Mayor of San Jose  Matt Mahan
  Candidate No Party Preference     Amanda Martin
  Candidate No Party Preference     Brent G. Maupin
  Candidate No Party Preference     Daniel Mercuri
  Candidate Republican     Leo Naranjo, IV
  Candidate Republican     Tim Nelson
  Candidate Democratic     Barack D. Obama Shaw
  Candidate No Party Preference     Mauro Alberto Orozco
  Candidate Democratic     Thunder Parley
  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 Democratic     Raji Rab
  Candidate Democratic     Satish Rao
  Candidate Peace And Freedom     Ramsey Robinson
  Candidate No Party Preference     Reza Safarnejad
  Candidate No Party Preference     Sam Sandak
  Candidate No Party Preference     Christine R. Sarmiento
  Candidate No Party Preference     Frederic C. "Fred" Schultz
  Candidate Democratic     Scott P. Shields
  Candidate Republican     Gretha Solórzano
  Candidate Democratic     Tom Steyer
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Eric Michael Swalwell
21 November 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "I'm running for Governor."
12 April 2026: "I am suspending my campaign for Governor...." Remains on the ballot.
13 April 2026: Regarding allegations of sexual misconduct: "I am deeply sorry ... for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past ... I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes ... I am aware of efforts to bring an immediate expulsion vote against me ... Therefore, I plan to resign my seat in Congress ...."
14 April 2026: Resigned effective 2pm.
  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 No Party Preference; (Socialist Workers Party)     Margaret Trowe
  Candidate Democratic     former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
  Candidate Write-in; (Green)     Rudolph "Butch" Ware
16 March 2026: Removed from the ballot by the Secretary of State.
A hearing is scheduled for 16 March 2026 Superior Court, Sacramento Lawsuit, Ware v Weber, 26WM000074 to be re-instated.
26 March 2026: The court refused to restore Mr. Ware to the ballot.
8 April 2026: Mr. Ware appeals to the California State Court of Appeals to re placed on the ballot Ware v Superior Court C106053.
17 April 2026: The California State Appeals Court declined to place Butch Ware on the primary ballot. Ware v Superior Court C106053.
27 April 2026: Butch Ware files suit in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division Ware v Weber, 2:26cv-1643 re: ballot access.
  Candidate Libertarian     Tom Woodard
  Candidate Democratic     former state Controller Betty T. Yee
20 April 2026: Dropped out. Remains on the ballot.
First elected as Controller: 2014, re-elected: 2018.
  Candidate No Party Preference     former Tracy Mayor Nancy D. Young
  Candidate Republican     Leo Samuel Zacky
  Candidate Democratic     Erin "Zez" Zezulak
  Candidate Republican     David Zickefoose

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.
    Democratic     Carmen Alicia Broesder - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     David Hughes - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Antonio Martinez - apparently not a candidate
17 March 2026: Petition Withdrawn
    Democratic     William D. Moses - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Philip "Phil" Weiser
2 January 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Scott Bottoms
    Republican     Bob C. Brinkerhoff - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     John Brooks - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Jason Clark - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Brycen Garrison - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Stevan Gess - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Jon F. Gray-Ginsberg - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Joshua J. "Josh" Griffin - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Robin Jones - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Teri Kear - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Barbara "Barb" Kirkmeyer
  Candidate Republican     Victor Marx
11 April 2026: Petition Withdrawn
    Republican     Teller County Sheriff  Jason Mikesell - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Robert "Bob" Moore - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Alexander "Alex" Mugatu - apparently not a candidate
aka Alexander Lucero-Mugatu
    Republican     Joe Oltmann - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Maria Orms - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Katie Pierce - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Jim Rundberg - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Mitchell Runyon - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Daniel Thomas - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Gregory A. "Greg" Thomas - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Bradley Wall - apparently not a candidate
Unaffiliated?
    Republican     Kelvin "K-Man" Wimberly - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate American Constitution     Stephen Taylor Hamilton
for Lieutenant Governor: James Karl "Jim" Treibert
  Candidate Libertarian     Eric Mulder
for Lieutenant Governor: Wayne Harlos
    Libertarian     Joshua Rodriguez - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Approval Voting; (Democratic)     Erik Underwood
for Lieutenant Governor: Frank Atwood
  Candidate Forward Party     Danny R. Fish
  Candidate No Labels     Abass Bamba
  Candidate No Labels     Kelsey Rowe Heikkinen
  Candidate No Labels     Fred Osborne
  Candidate Unity     Paul Noel Fiorino
  Candidate Unity     Jeff Peckman
for Lieutenant Governor: Tom Hall
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Nathaniel Archuleta
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Shawn Bennett
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Willow Jon Collamer
  Candidate Unaffiliated     James Dulaney
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Chaz Evanson
  Candidate Unaffiliated; (Democratic)     Fatima Fernandez
  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     William "Will" McBride
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Jarvis Ray
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Joseph Rodriguez
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Gregory Roebuck
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Rachel Suh
  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     former state Representative Harry Arora
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Ryan Fazio
  Candidate Republican     former New York Lieutenant Governor Betsy McCaughey
  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.
  Candidate Democratic     Duke Bourgoin
  Candidate Democratic     Dickey L. "Frank" Ling
  Candidate Democratic     George Tuki Tamatoa "Teva" Lucas-Tadeo
Filed for Governor and US House CD 2
  Candidate Democratic     Hans J. "Keoni" Wilhelm
  Candidate Republican     Gary Cordery
  Candidate Libertarian     Bu Laia Hill
  Candidate Nonpartisan     Kenneth "Ken" Fujiyama
  Candidate Nonpartisan     Eric N. Kanda
  Candidate Nonpartisan     Clyde McClain "Mac" Lewman
  Candidate Nonpartisan     Liam Grace Patrick Keali'i O'Malley
  Candidate Nonpartisan     Brett Hammett Sortland

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
Renominated
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  J.B. Pritzker
for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Christian Mitchell
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Darren Bailey
for Lieutenant Governor: Aaron B. Del Mar
    Republican     Ted Dabrowski - lost primary
for Lieutenant Governor: Carrie Mendoza
    Republican     Rick Heidner - lost primary
for Lieutenant Governor: Homer Glen Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike
    Republican     DuPage County Sheriff  James Mendrick - lost primary
for Lieutenant Governor: Robert Renteria
  Candidate Green     Griselda Romero
for Lieutenant Governor: Eyde Arndell
  Candidate Independence     Gary T. Pierce
for Lieutenant Governor: Alejandro Cabrera
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Joe Severino
for Lieutenant Governor: Rantch Isquith

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 the U.S. Senate in 2026.
30 April 2026: ".... I have made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend my campaign for the United States Senate."
  Candidate Democratic     state Secretary of State  Shenna Bellows
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Troy Dale Jackson
  Candidate Democratic     Angus King, III
Son of Senator Angus Stanley King, Jr. (Independent)
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Hannah M. Pingree
Daughter of Member of Congress Chellie M. Pingree
  Candidate Democratic     Nirav D. Shah
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan J. Bush
  Candidate Republican     Robert B. "Bobby" Charles
  Candidate Republican     David J. Jones
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  James D. "Jim" Libby
10 April 2026: Withdrew after failing to qualify for public financing. Remains on the ballot.
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Garrett Paul Mason
  Candidate Republican     University of Maine Trustee  Owen Z. McCarthy
  Candidate Republican     Benjamin T. "Ben" Midgley
  Candidate Republican     former Paris Town Selectboard Member Robert J. 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     Eric S. Felber
for Lieutenant Governor: LaTrece Hawkins Lytes
    Democratic     Ralph William Jaffe - apparently not a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor: Donald Palmore Ray

26 February 2026: Withdrawn.
6 February 2026: Ralph Jaffe passed away.
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Wes Moore
for Lieutenant Governor: Aruna Miller
    Republican     state Delegate  Christopher "Eric" Bouchat - apparently not a candidate
Candidate for Governor in 2030
  Candidate Republican     Carl A. Brunner, Jr.
for Lieutenant Governor: Kevin L. Rhodes, Sr.
  Candidate Republican     L. D. Burkindine
for Lieutenant Governor: Jeremy M. Shifflett
  Candidate Republican     Dan Cox
for Lieutenant Governor: Rob Krop
  Candidate Republican     Ed Hale, Sr.
for Lieutenant Governor: Tyrone Keys, Jr.
    Republican     state Senator  Stephen S. "Steve" Hershey, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
Running for re-election
  Candidate Republican     Douglas Larcomb
for Lieutenant Governor: Martina D. Duncan
  Candidate Republican     John A. Myrick
for Lieutenant Governor: Brenda J. Thiam
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Abend" Oakes
for Lieutenant Governor: Ronald W. "Ron" Abend
  Candidate Republican     Nancy Jane Taylor
for Lieutenant Governor: Rachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift
    Republican     Kurt Wedekind - apparently not a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor: Shannon Wright

6 March 2026: Disqualified
  Candidate Republican     Shannon Wright
for Lieutenant Governor: Reba A. Hawkins
  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
    Democratic     Seartch Delva - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Maura Healey
    Republican     Mike Kennealy - apparently not a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor: Peabody City Councilor Anne Manning Martin

26 April 2026: Announced the suspension of his campaign after falling short of the necessary 15% threshold (received 14.1%) at the Massachusetts Republican Convention.
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" Minogue
Received 70.38% at the Massachusetts Republican Convention.
  Candidate Republican     Brian Shortsleeve
for Lieutenant Governor: New Bedford City Councilor Shawn Oliver

Received 15.5% at the Massachusetts Republican Convention.
  Candidate Independent     Connor Gray
  Candidate Independent; (Green-Rainbow)     Andrea "AJ" James
  Candidate Independent     Muhammed Kokonezis-Hanino
  Candidate Independent     Boylston Town Parks Commissioner  Steven Nason
for Lieutenant Governor: Jr.
  Candidate Independent     Aaron L. Packard

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
    Democratic     Kevin Hogan - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     former Cape Coral Florida Mayor Marni Sawicki - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Genesee County Sheriff  Christopher R. "Chris" Swanson
  Candidate Democratic     Kimberly "Kim" Thomas
  Candidate Republican     former Attorney General Mike Cox
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  John James
7 April 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
Member of Congress CD 10
  Candidate Republican     Perry Johnson
    Republican     former state Representative Tom Leonard - apparently not a candidate
23 April 2026: "... today we will be withdrawing from the Governor's race."
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Aric Nesbitt
    Republican     William Null - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Ralph Rebandt
  Candidate Libertarian     Anthony Hudson
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     Detroit Mayor  Mike Duggan
  Candidate Independent; (Republican)     Karla Wagner

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.
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Senator  Amy J. Klobuchar
22 January 2026: Filed with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board to run for Governor in 2026.
29 January 2026: Announced candidacy for Governor.
    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
    Republican     former St. Cloud City Council Member Jeff Johnson - apparently not a candidate
10 February 2026: Suspended his campaign after the death of his daughter.
  Candidate Republican     Patrick Knight
  Candidate Republican     Brad Kohler
  Candidate Republican     John Krhin
  Candidate Republican     Mike Lindell
    Republican     Chris Madel - apparently not a candidate
26 January 2026: "I am ending my campaign for Minnesota Governor."
  Candidate Republican     Phillip C. "Phil" Parrish
  Candidate Republican     Kendall A. Qualls
    Republican     state Representative  Kristin Robbins - apparently not a candidate
1 May 2026: "... I have decided to suspend my campaign for Governor ...."
  Candidate Green     Steven Young
for Lieutenant Governor: Jane Kirby
    Forward Party     Mike Newcome - apparently not a candidate
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     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 Republican     Rio Rancho Mayor  Greggory D. "Gregg" Hull
  Candidate Republican     Duke Rodriguez
  Candidate Republican     Doug W. Turner
  Candidate Independent     Meliton Gonzales
  Candidate Independent     David X. Gordon
  Candidate Independent     Daniel Hernandez
  Candidate Independent     former Las Cruces Mayor Kenneth Daniel Gallegos "Ken" Miyagishima
  Candidate Independent     Gene G. 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
    Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Antonio Delgado - apparently not a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor: India Walton

2 June 2025: Announced candidacy for Governor in 2026.
5 February 2026: Did not receive his party's nomination. Requires 15,000 petition signatures by 6 April for ballot access.
10 February 2026: "I've decided to end my campaign for Governor of New York. After much consideration, I've concluded that there simply is no viable path forward."
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul
for Lieutenant Governor: former New York City Council Member Adrienne Adams
  Candidate Republican; Conservative     Nassau County Executive  Bruce A. Blakeman
for Lieutenant Governor: Madison County Sheriff Todd M. Hood
    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
  Candidate Libertarian     Larry Sharpe
  Candidate Working Families     Amy S. Taylor
  Candidate Independent     Carl Gottstein

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     Forest "Fora" Alexander
  Candidate Democratic     James Atkinson, IV
  Candidate Democratic     Donald M. Beckwith
  Candidate Democratic     David W. Beem
  Candidate Democratic     Brittany Jones
  Candidate Democratic     Khaled K. "Cal" Kishawi
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Tina Kotek
  Candidate Democratic     Steve William Laible
  Candidate Democratic     Tristan Sheppard
  Candidate Democratic     Miranda R. Weigler
  Candidate Republican     Marion County Commissioner  Danielle Bethell
  Candidate Republican     Hope A. Dalrymple
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Edwin L. "Ed" Diehl, III
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Christine Drazan
  Candidate Republican     Chris Dudley
  Candidate Republican     Kyle M. Duyck
  Candidate Republican     David Medina
  Candidate Republican     Robert Neuman
  Candidate Republican     Brad T. Peters
  Candidate Republican     Paul J. Romero, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Deangelo Leroy Turner
  Candidate Republican     Wendy "Wed" Waddell
  Candidate Republican     Martin D. Ward
  Candidate Republican     Timothy O. "Tim" Youker
  Candidate Libertarian; Pacific Green     former Coquille Mayor Matt Rowe
  Candidate Pacific Green; Progressive Party of Oregon     Dawn Regier
  Candidate Pacific Green; Independent Party of Oregon     Brett Smith
  Candidate Pacific Green     Jason Wright
  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.
Renominated
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer  Stacy Lorraine Garrity
  Candidate Green     Tony Dastra
  Candidate Libertarian     Ken Krawchuk
for Lieutenant Governor: Kittanning Boro Constable John Thomas

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
  Candidate Independent     Ken Block

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     Kirk Bangstad
  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     Zach Roper
  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     Andy Manske
    Republican     Washington County Executive  Josh Schoemann - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Thomas "Tom" Tiffany
US House CD 3.
23 September 2025: Announced candidacy for Governor.
  Candidate Republican     Dennis D. Williams
  Candidate Green     Jill Ferguson
  Candidate Independent     Jamie Jo Carothers
  Candidate Independent     Carlos Lemar Dixon
Filed for Governor and US House CD 4
  Candidate Independent     Crystal Harper
  Candidate Independent     David D. King
  Candidate Independent     Jacob Veenhuis
  Candidate Independent     Wayne Wiedeman
  Candidate Not readily classifiable     Oliver Carranza
Olive Party

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
  American Constitution
  Constitution
  Green
  Green-Rainbow
  Libertarian
  Pacific Green
Other Third Parties
  American Solidarity
  Approval Voting
  Conservative
  Forward Party
  Independence
  Independent Party of Florida
  Independent Party of Oregon
  Legal Marijuana Now
  No Labels
  Peace And Freedom
  Progressive Party of Oregon
  Socialist Workers Party
  United Citizens
  Unity
  Workers Party
  Working Families
Independents
  Independent
  No Party Affiliation
  No Party Preference
  No Political Party
  Nonpartisan
  Unaffiliated
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Not readily classifiable
  Write-in
 

Notes

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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