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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Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor Kay Ivey
• Ascended to the chair 10 April 2017 following the resignation of Governor Robert J. Bentley (Republican). 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
Regular Primary on 19 May 2026. If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote in the primary, a 16 June runoff will be held between the top two vote-getters.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     former U.S. Senator  Gordon Douglas "Doug" Jones
• First elected to the US Senate in a special election: 12 December 2017; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2020.
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville
• 27 May 2025: Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville announces his candidacy for Governor in 2026.
Alaska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor Mike J. Dunleavy
• 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
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     former state Senator Tom Begich - apparently not a candidate
• for Lieutenant Governor: Julia Hnilicka
• on General Election ballot.
28 August 2026: Withdrew endorsing former state Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.
    Democratic; Nonpartisan     former state Senator Click Bishop - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Greta Schuerch
• Bishop Click is a Democrat. Greta Schuerch is Nonpartisan.
  Candidate Republican     former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson
• for Lieutenant Governor: Josh Church
• on General Election ballot.
    Republican     former state Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Robert "Bob" Craig
    Republican     Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor  Edna DeVries - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: George B. Hightower
    Nonpartisan     Meda DeWitt - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Christopher Steere
    Republican     Candi English - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Jodi Taylor
• former Attorney General Treg Taylor's wife.
    Republican     Michael Loren Gilbert - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Timothy Dean Hickel
    Republican     Matt Andrew Heilala - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Jesse M. Sumner
    Republican     former state Senator  Shelley Hughes - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Blake Gettys
• 14 November 2025: Shelley Hughes resigned from the state Senate.
  Candidate Democratic; Nonpartisan     former state Representative Jonathan S. "JKT" Kreiss-Tomkins
• for Lieutenant Governor: Zac Johnson
• Jonathan "JKT" Kreiss-Tomkins (Democratic)
Zac Johnson (Nonpartisan)
on General Election ballot
    Republican; Undeclared     Henry F. "Hank" Kroll - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Tommy R. Nicholson, III
• Henry F. "Hank" Kroll (Republican),
Tommy R. Nicholson, III (Undeclared)
    Republican     former state Senator Lesil L. McGuire - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Sara E. Rasmussen
    Democratic; Republican     former Angoon City Council Member James Willia"JP4" Parkin, IV - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Ramadhani "Ram" Greer
• Parkin is a registered Republican. Greer is a registered Democrat.
    Undeclared     Destry J. Payne, Sr. - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Cliff Silvers
  Candidate Republican     former Attorney General Treg Taylor
• for Lieutenant Governor: Candi English
    Nonpartisan     former Governor Bill Walker - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: former state Revenue Commissioner Randy Hoffbeck
• Governor Walker was first elected as an Independent in 2014. Ran as a Petition candidate in 2018 where he suspended his campaign but remained on the ballot.
  Candidate Republican     Bernadette M. Wilson
• for Lieutenant Governor: former state Senator Michael K. "Mike" Shower
• On General Election ballot.
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
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Sarah Huckabee Sanders
• 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     state Senator  Fredrick J. "Fred" Love
    Democratic     Supha Xayprasith-Mays - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Sarah Huckabee Sanders
    Libertarian     Gary Royce Huskey - apparently not a candidate
    Libertarian     Marc Leon Rosson - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Libertarian     Colt Shelby
Florida  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor  Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis
• 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.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     Evelyn Castillo-Bach - lost primary
    Democratic     Thomas Eloy Fernandez - lost primary
    Democratic     Dayna Marie Foster - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  David W. Jolly
• for Lieutenant Governor: former Member of Congress Gwen Graham
• First elected as a Republican in a special Congressional election: 11 March 2014 [re: passing of Congressman Charles William "C.W." "Bill" Young (Republican)], reelected: 2014, unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2016.
4 June 2025: Filed with the Florida Department of State to run for Governor as a Democrat.
    Democratic     state Representative  Dotie Joseph - lost primary
    Democratic     Kenneth Stephann "Stephann" Norman - lost primary
    Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Jay Collins - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Byron Donalds
• for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Bryan Avila
• 26 February 2025: Member of Congress Donalds, CD 19, is a candidate for Governor in 2026.
    Republican     James Fishback - lost primary
    Republican     Jim Holcomb - lost primary
    Republican     Arthur Joseph McCaffrey - lost primary
    Republican     Daniel Nokovich - lost primary
    Republican     former state Representative Paul Renner - lost primary
    Republican     Rachel Rodriguez - lost primary
    Republican     James Walker Shaw - lost primary
    Republican     Caneste Succe - lost primary
    Republican     Robert Edward "Bobby" Williams, Jr. - lost primary
  Candidate Libertarian     Scott Eckhard Jewett
• for Lieutenant Governor: Nicole Skelly
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Dean Ocean Abrams
• for Lieutenant Governor: Joe Van Vactor
  Candidate No Party Affiliation; (Republican)     former Surfside Mayor Charles W. Burkett
• for Lieutenant Governor: Surfside City Commissioner Ruben Coto
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto
• for Lieutenant Governor: Juan Santana
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Moliere "Moe" Dimanche
• for Lieutenant Governor: Benjamin Rojas
    No Party Affiliation     Desmond Meade - apparently not a candidate
• 27 August 2026: Withdrew.
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Frank J. Russo
• for Lieutenant Governor: Rachel Rodriguez (write-in)
  Candidate Write-in     Kathleen Gail "Kathy" Anderson
• for Lieutenant Governor: Daniel Nokovich
    Write-in; (Independent)     David "DJ" DeJesus - apparently not a candidate
• 27 August 2026: Removed.
    Write-in; (Democratic)     Richard Paul Dembinsky - apparently not a candidate
• 27 August 2026: Removed.
    Write-in     Mohammad Wajid "M.W." Khan - apparently not a candidate
• 17 August 2026: Withdrew.
  Candidate Write-in     Erik Edward Morris
• for Lieutenant Governor: LeRoy Alaways
Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor  Brian Porter Kemp
• 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.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     former Atlanta Mayor Keisha R. Lance Bottoms
    Democratic     Olu Brown - lost primary
    Democratic     Amanda Duffy - lost primary
    Democratic     former Lieutenant Governor Geoffrey Lynn "Geoff" Duncan, Jr. - lost primary
• First elected as a Republican Lieutenant Governor in 2018; Did not run for re-election in 2022. Running for Governor as a Democrat in 2026.
    Democratic     former state Senator  Jason Fernando Esteves - lost primary
    Democratic     state Representative  Derrick L. Jackson - lost primary
    Democratic     former DeKalb County Chief Executive Michael "Mike" Thurmond - lost primary
• Formerly affiliated with the Republican Party.
First elected state Labor Commissioner: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006; Unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate: 2010.
    Republican     Attorney General  Christopher Michael "Chris" Carr - lost primary
    Republican     Clark Headrick Dean - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Rick Jackson
• Advances to and won 16 June runoff. Received 35% in the 19 May primary.
    Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Burt Jones - lost primary
• Advances to 16 June runoff. Received 37% in the 19 May primary.
8 July 2025: "... I'm proud to be running to be the next Governor of our great state."
    Republican     Gregg Rodne Kirkpatrick - lost primary
    Republican     Secretary of State  Brad Raffensperger - lost primary
    Republican     Thomas E. "Tom" Williams - lost primary
    Republican     Ken Yasger - lost primary
    Libertarian     Chase Russell Oliver - apparently not a candidate
• 19 May 2026: "... it is with regret that I announce that I am suspending my campaign as the Libertarian nominee for Governor of Georgia ...." The Libertarian Party may name a replacement candidate but that candidate must meet the 14 July 2026 petition requirements.
Idaho  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Brad Little
• First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
• Renominated
    Democratic     Maxine Durand - lost primary
    Democratic     Jill C. Kirkham - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     Terri Pickens
    Democratic     Chanelle Torrez - lost primary
    Republican     Sean Calvert Crystal - lost primary
    Republican     Mark David Fitzpatrick - lost primary
    Republican     Daniel C. Fowler - lost primary
    Republican     Ethan Giles - lost primary
    Republican     Ron James - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Brad Little
    Republican     Lisa Marie - lost primary
    Republican     Justin R. Plante - lost primary
  Candidate Constitution     Marvin "Pro Life" Richardson
    Libertarian     Melissa-Sue Robinson - lost primary
  Candidate Libertarian     Paul Sand
  Candidate Independent     former state Supreme Court Justice John R. Stegner
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Jacob Burnett
Iowa  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor  Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds
• Ascended to the Governor's Chair: 24 May 2017 [re: Governor Terry E. Branstad (Republican) resignation to become Ambassador to China]; first elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
• Open Chair - 11 April 2025: "After a lot of thought, prayer, and conversations with my family, I have decided that I will not seek re-election in 2026...."
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor  Rob Sand
• for Lieutenant Governor: Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer
• 12 May 2025: Auditor Rob Sand is a candidate for Governor in 2026.
    Republican     state Representative  Eddie Andrews - lost primary
    Republican     Member of Congress  Randall "Randy" Feenstra - lost primary
• 13 May 2025: Formed an exploratory committee to run for Governor in 2026.
Member of Congress CD 4.
  Candidate Republican     Zach Lahn
• for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Derek Wulf
    Republican     former state Representative Brad Sherman - lost primary
    Republican     Adam Steen - lost primary
    Libertarian     Nicholas "Nick" Gluba - apparently not a candidate
• for Lieutenant Governor: Charles Aldrich
• Petitions challenged
15 June 2026: Removed by State Objection Panel.
23 June 2026: Appeal in progress with the Polk County District Court.
28 July 2026: Polk County judge rules that the candidates are removed from the ballot.
29 July 2026: The candidates plan to appeal.
13 August 2026: Lieutenant Governor nominee replaced.
27 August 2026: Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin ruled that the Libertarian Party did not conduct their replacement nomination process correctly and their nominee will not be on the General Election ballot.
Nebraska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Jim Pillen
• First elected: 2022.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Renominated
    Democratic     Larry Marvin - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Lynne Walz
• for Lieutenant Governor: Richardson County Rural Water District Board Member Ben Steffen
    Republican     Sal Holguin - lost primary
    Republican     Sheila J. Korth-Focken - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Jim Pillen
• for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly
    Republican     Gary L. Rogge - lost primary
    Republican     Jacy Todd - lost primary
    Republican     John Walz - lost primary
  Candidate America First     former state Senator Brent Lindstrom
• for Lieutenant Governor: Mike Picard
  Candidate Legal Marijuana Now     Rick Beard
• for Lieutenant Governor: Keenya Barnes
    Legal Marijuana Now     James Joseph Charvat, III - lost primary
• 12 May 2026: Received 31% in the primary.
Nevada  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Joseph "Joe" Lombardo
• First elected: 2022.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Renominated
    Democratic     Sunshine Arterburn - lost primary
    Democratic     Miqehl Bayfield - lost primary
    Democratic     Emile Bouari - lost primary
    Democratic     James Cooper - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Aaron Darnell Ford
    Democratic     Washoe County Commissioner  Alexis Hill - lost primary
    Republican     Donald J. "Donald Jr" Beaudry, Jr. - lost primary
    Republican     Irina Hansen - lost primary
    Republican     Michael Kameron "M. Kameron" Hawkins - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Joseph "Joe" Lombardo
    Republican     Matthew Rian Winterhawk - lost primary
    Republican     Jose M. Zelaya - lost primary
    Republican     Barak Zilberberg - lost primary
    No Political Party     Christopher "Chris" Battenberg - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate No Political Party     state Board of Education Member  Danielle Ford
    No Political Party     Jordan Koteras - apparently not a candidate
    No Political Party     Allen Anderson Rheinhart - apparently not a candidate
• Democratic Socialist
    No Political Party     Emilio Ray Rodriguez - apparently not a candidate
    No Political Party     John T. Scott - apparently not a candidate
New Hampshire  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Kelly Ayotte
• First elected: 2024.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
• Renominated
  Candidate Democratic     former Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Kelly Ayotte
    Republican     Shaun Fife - lost primary
    Republican     Bob Wayne McClory - lost primary
  Candidate Independent     John Horsley
  Candidate Independent     Everett Howard
    Independent; (Democratic)     Jonathan "Jon" Kiper - apparently not a candidate
• Community First Party
  Candidate Independent; (Libertarian)     Stephen Villee
• Granite State Libertarian Party
Ohio  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor  Michael "Mike" DeWine
• 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.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     Amy Acton
• for Lieutenant Governor: former Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper
    Republican     former Morgan County School Board Member Heather Brazell-Hill - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Stuart "Stu" Moats
• aka Heather Hill.
Disqualified but remains on the ballot.
    Republican     Casey Putsch - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Kimberly C. "Kim" Georgeton
  Candidate Republican     Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy
• for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Robert A. "Rob" McColley
  Candidate Libertarian     Donald C. "Don" Kissick
• for Lieutenant Governor: James L. Mills
  Candidate Independent; (Forward Party)     Timothy "Tim" Grady
• for Lieutenant Governor: Andrea Neutzling
    Write-in; (Libertarian)     Travis Jon Vought - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: Christy Jo Orr
Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor J. Kevin Stitt
• 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.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     Arya Azma - lost primary
    Democratic     former state Senator Connie Johnson - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Cyndi Munson
    Republican     Attorney General  Gentner F. Drummond - lost primary
• 16 June 2026: Received 26.3% in the primary. Advances to but lost 25 August runoff.
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Mike Mazzei
• 16 June 2026: Received 25.9% in the primary. Advances to and won 25 August runoff iwht 50.3%.
  Candidate Independent     Robert E. Brooks, Sr.
  Candidate Independent     Orlando Lynn Bush
  Candidate Independent     former Tulsa School Board Member Jerry Griffin
South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor  Henry Dargan McMaster
• 24 January 2017: Ascended to the Governor's Chair following the resignation of Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley (Republican) who became United Nations Ambassador; 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 Representative  Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.
• for Lieutenant Governor: Samuel "Sam" Skardon
    Democratic     William M. "Mullins" McLeod, Jr. - lost primary
    Democratic     William M. "Billy" Webster - lost primary
    Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Pamela S. Evette - lost primary
• Received 28.9% in the 9 June primary. Advances to 23 June runoff.
    Republican     state Senator  Joshua B. "Josh" Kimbrell - lost primary
• 4 June 2026: Withdrew, "While my campaign is ending....", endorsing Michael Alan "Alan" Wilson. Remains on the ballot.
    Republican     Member of Congress  Nancy Ruth Mace - lost primary
• 4 August 2025: "I'm running for governor...."
    Republican     Member of Congress  Ralph W. Norman, Jr. - lost primary
• 25 July 2025: Member of Congress Norman is a candidate for Governor in 2026. "I'm running for governor to shake things up...."
    Republican     Rom Reddy - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Michael Alan "Alan" Wilson
• for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Mike Reichenbach
• Received 26.4% in the 9 June primary. Advances to and won 23 June runoff.
  Candidate Green     Walid N. Hakim
• for Lieutenant Governor: Arnold E. Karr
  Candidate United Citizens     Michael A. Addison
• for Lieutenant Governor: Candace Brewer
    Workers Party     Gary M. Votour - apparently not a candidate
• 29 June 2026: Withdrew After Primary
South Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Larry Rhoden
• Ascended to the Chair: 26 January 2025 [re: resignation of Governor Kristi Lynn Noem (Republican)]
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Renominated
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Dan Ahlers
• for Lieutenant Governor: Steven McCleerey
    Republican     Toby Doeden - lost primary
• 2 June 2026: Advances to the 28 July 2026 runoff with 30.6% of the vote.
    Republican     state Representative  Jon Hansen - lost primary
• for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Karla Lems
    Republican     Member of Congress  Dustin "Dusty" Johnson - lost primary
• Member of Congress At-Large.
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Larry Rhoden
• for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Tony Venhuizen
• 2 June 2026: Advances to and won the 28 July 2026 runoff with 25.2% of the vote.
    Independent     Terry Gleason - apparently not a candidate
• for Lieutenant Governor: Kirra Noltensmeier
    Independent     Scott Morris - apparently not a candidate
• for Lieutenant Governor: Ericka Flanigan
    Independent     Allison Renville - apparently not a candidate
 12 November 2024: President-elect Donald Trump nominates Governor Kristi Lynn Noem to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
25 January 2025: Governor Kristi Lynn Noem (Republican), who was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, resigned after being confirmed by the US Senate 59-34 as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. She previously served in the U.S. House 2011-2019.
25 January 2024: Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden (Republican) who was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, ascended to the Governor's Chair upon the resignation of Governor Kristi Lynn Noem (Republican). Governor Noem was earlier confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
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
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor William "Bill" Lee
• 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.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     Carnita Atwater - lost primary
    Democratic     Tim Cyr - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     Memphis City Council Member  Jerri Green
    Democratic     Adam "Ditch" Kurtz - lost primary
    Democratic     Kevin Lee McCants - lost primary
  Candidate 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.
    Republican     state Representative  Monty Fritts - lost primary
    Republican     Member of Congress  John W. Rose - lost primary
• Member of Congress CD 6
  Candidate Independent     Misam Abidi
  Candidate Independent     Harold Dean "Dean" Brewer
  Candidate Independent     Edgar Ray "Ray" Brown
  Candidate Independent; (Republican)     David Elmer Hatley
  Candidate Independent     Wendell Jackson
  Candidate Independent     Charles Van Morgan
  Candidate Independent     Eddie Lee Murphy
  Candidate Independent; (Forward Party)     Lauren M. Pinkston
  Candidate Independent     Victor Lloyd "Vic" Scoggin
  Candidate Independent     David "Dave" Seeman
  Candidate Independent     Karl Knox Smithson
  Candidate Independent     Larita Webb "L. Webb" Taylor
  Candidate Independent     Robert C. Vick
  Candidate Write-in     Stephen C. Maxwell
Texas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Greg Abbott
• Previously served as Attorney General: first elected 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010; First elected as Governor: 2014; re-elected: 2018, 2022.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
• Renominated
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Gina Hinojosa
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Greg Abbott
  Candidate Libertarian     former Lago Vista City Council Member Pat Dixon
  Candidate Write-in     Edward Earl Giles
  Candidate Write-in     Jinghpaw Majoishingra
  Candidate Write-in     Mike Miller
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Jenn Mack Raphoon
• aka Jenn Mack
Vermont  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Phil Scott
• First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
• Renominated
  Candidate Democratic; Progressive     Amanda Janoo
    Democratic     Aly Richards - lost primary
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Phil Scott
  Candidate Peace And Justice     June Goodband
  Candidate Freedom and Unity Party     Dean R. Roy
• The candidate is 15 years old.
  Candidate Independent     Brian Judd
    Write-in; (Constitution)     Mark Grimek - apparently not a candidate
    Write-in; (Democratic)     Brett Hulsey - lost primary
  Candidate Write-in     Bryan Ponnwitz
    Write-in; (Democratic)     Tim Reppen - lost primary
    Write-in; (Republican)     Dennis Williams - lost primary
 If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor. [Vermont Constitution Section 47, Chapter II]
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
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor  Mark Gordon
• First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Open Chair - 16 April 2026: Stated he will not run for a 3rd term.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     Kenneth R. "Ken" Casner
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Eric Barlow
    Republican     Brent Warren Bien - lost primary
    Republican     Curt Norman Blake - lost primary
    Republican     Public Instruction Superintendent  Megan Degenfelder - lost primary
  Candidate Constitution     Rebecca Bextel
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
 • Peace And Justice
 • U.S. Taxpayers
Other Third Parties
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 • Approval Voting
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 • Freedom and Unity Party
 • Independence
 • Independent Party of Connecticut
 • Legal Marijuana Now
 • New
 • No Labels
 • Progressive
 • Progressive Party of Oregon
 • Prohibition Party
 • Socialist Workers Party
 • United Citizens
 • Unity
 • Vote Affordable
 • Workers Party
 • Working Class
 • Working Families
Independents
 • Decline to State
 • Independent
 • No Party Affiliation
 • No Political Party
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 • Unaffiliated
 • Undeclared
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
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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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