The Green Papers: Midterm Election 2002 |
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Alabama Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Don Siegelman First elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary |
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Close Race. Republican Congressman Bob Riley (670,913 votes, 49.26%) vs Incumbent Democrat Governor Don Siegelman (667,718 votes, 49.03%). Apparently, an extra several thousand votes were originally counted for Governor Siegelman in Baldwin County that were mistakenly counted twice; it was evidently on the belief- fueled, in part, by the original numbers- that a recount could possibly still give him the victory that caused Governor Siegelman to claim victory on Election Night even as Congressman Riley was doing the same. The county canvassing boards will certify election results no later than 20 November. Congressman Riley has asked the Alabama Supreme Court to block a statewide recount on grounds that, under State law, the seals on voting machines can only be broken under circumstances not applicable to the instant case: Oral Argument has been set for Thursday 21 November, the day after the deadline for the election results to be certified. For his part, Governor Siegelman is claiming that nearly 10,000 so-called "undervotes" (that is, ballots cast in which no vote for Governor appears to have been made) includes enough actual votes for Governor misread as "blank" to potentially give him the ultimate victory; in the unofficial returns, Siegelman is behind Riley by slightly more than 3,000 votes (as can be seen above). Nevertheless, it appears that- without question- this race was won by Congressman Riley. | |||
Alaska Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Tony Knowles First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Arizona Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years; 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Jane Dee Hull As Secretary of State, succeeded to the office upon the resignation of Governor Fife Symington (Republican): 5 September 1997; first elected to a full term: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Arizona's Term Limit states that an office holder can not serve for more than 8 years. Governor Hull served 1.5 years of the previous Governor's term and was elected to a full 4 year term in 1998. By November 2002 she will have served 5.5 years making her ineligible for another 4 year term. | |||
Arkansas Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Mike Huckabee Re-elected 5 November 2002 As Lieutenant Governor, succeeded to the office upon the resignation of Governor Jim Guy Tucker (Democrat): 15 July 1996; first elected to a full term: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 21 May 2002 Primary |
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California Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Gray Davis Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 5 March 2002 Primary |
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Colorado Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Bill Owens Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 13 August 2002 - Primary |
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Connecticut Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor John G. Rowland Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1984, 1986, 1988] Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - July 2002 Convention |
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Delaware Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Ruth Ann Minner First elected: 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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Florida Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor John Ellis "Jeb" Bush Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary |
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Georgia Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Roy E. Barnes First elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 20 August 2002 - Primary |
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Hawaii Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Ben Cayetano First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Idaho Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Dirk Kempthorne Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 [also served in U.S. Senate- elected: 1992] Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - Tuesday 28 May 2002 Primary |
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Illinois Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor George H. Ryan First elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Indiana Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Frank O'Bannon First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. |
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Iowa Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Tom Vilsack Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary |
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Kansas Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Bill Graves First elected: 1994; re-relected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Kentucky Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Paul Patton First elected: 1995; re-elected; 1999 Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. |
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Louisiana Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor M.J. "Mike" Foster First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999 Chair up for election: Saturday 18 October 2003 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. |
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Maine Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent | |||
Independent | Governor Angus S. King First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Maryland Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Parris N. Glendening First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Massachusetts Term Limit: None; 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Jane Swift As Lieutenant Governor, suceeded to the office upon the resignation of Governor Argeo Paul Cellucci (Republican): 10 April 2001 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
10 April 2001: Argeo Paul Cellucci resigned the Governor's chair to become Ambassador to Canada. He (as Lieutenant Governor) suceeded to the chair upon the resignation of Governor William F. Weld (Republican) on 29 July 1997. Governor Cellucci was first elected to a full term in 1998. On 5 April 2001, the Senate, by voice vote, confirmed Governor Paul Cellucci as Ambassador to Canada. On 13 February 2001, the Bush Administration nominated Massachusetts Governor Cellucci as Ambassador to Canada. | |||
Michigan Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor John Engler First elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994, 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Minnesota Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Independence | |||
Independence | Governor Jesse Ventura First elected: 1998 (under the banner of the Reform Party: left the Party February 2000) Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Mississippi Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Ronnie Musgrove First elected: 1999 Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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Missouri Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Bob Holden First elected: 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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Montana Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Judy Martz First elected: 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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Nebraska Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Mike Johanns Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 14 May 2002 Primary |
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Nevada Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Kenny Guinn Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 3 September 2002 Primary |
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New Hampshire Term Limit: None; 2-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Jeanne Shaheen First elected: 1996; re-elected: 1998, 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Open Chair - Nominee for U.S. Senate |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
New Jersey Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor James E. ["Jim"] McGreevey First elected: 2001 Chair up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2005 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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Tuesday 8 January 2002 - from Noon EST (1700 UTC) today until Noon EST (1700 UTC) on Tuesday 15 January 2002, the duties of Acting Governor of NEW JERSEY will be shared by Democrat State Senator Richard J. Codey and Republican State Senator John O. Bennett who will- after Noon (1700 UTC), 8 January- be co-Presidents of the State Senate. The reason for this is that the Senate term of Acting Governor (and outgoing State Senate President) Donald T. DeFrancesco will have ended when the Legislature elected in last November's elections takes office at Noon (1700 UTC) on 8 January: since Governor-elect James E. McGreevey will NOT take office for a full 4-year term until Noon (1700 UTC) on 15 January and the new NJ State Senate is split along party lines- 20 Democrats to 20 Republicans- this rather unique situation, lasting a week, has been created due to the fact that the State Constitution of New Jersey has not provided for a Lieutenant Governor or some similar state official to fill a vacancy in the State's Governor's Chair. | |||
New Mexico Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Gary E. Johnson First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
New York Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor George E. Pataki Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 10 September 2002 Primary |
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North Carolina Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Mike Easley First elected: 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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North Dakota Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor John Hoeven First elected: 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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Ohio Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Bob Taft Re-elected 5 November 2002 First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 7 May 2002 Primary |
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Oklahoma Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Frank Keating First elected: 1994; re-elected 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Oregon Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor John Kitzhaber First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Pennsylvania Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Mark Schweiker Assumed office: 5 October 2001 upon the resignation of Tom Ridge. Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Rhode Island Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Lincoln C. Almond First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
South Carolina Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Jim Hodges First elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 11 June 2002 Primary |
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South Dakota Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor William J. Janklow First elected to these terms: 1994; re-elected: 1998 [had previously been elected Governor in 1978 and re-elected in 1982] Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair - NOTE:Nominee for U.S. House (At-Large seat) |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Tennessee Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Don Sundquist First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Texas Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Rick Perry Re-elected 5 November 2002 Lt. Gov. Rick Perry became Governor 21 December 2000 when George W. Bush resigned to take the office of President of the United States. First elected to a full term: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 12 March 2002 Primary |
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Utah Term Limit: 3 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Michael O. Leavitt First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Governor Leavitt is eligible to run for re-election in 2004 since he was an incumbent when Utah's term limits were adopted. [Utah Code Section 20A-10-201 (4) For purposes of calculating the term limits established by this section, no person may count the time a state officer, state representative, or state senator served in a particular office before January 1, 1995.] |
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Vermont Term Limit: None; 2-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Howard Dean As Lieutenant Governor, succeeded to the office upon the death of Governor Richard A. Snelling (Republican): 14 August 1991; first elected to a full term: 1992; re-elected: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Open Chair - Voluntary Retirement |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||
Since no candidate received 50% of the vote, Governor's race in will be decided by the Republican controlled State Legislature. On 6 November, Democratic Lieutenant Governor Racine (42%) conceded to Republican Jim Douglas (45%). | |||
Virginia Term Limit: 1 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Mark Warner First elected: 2001 (succeeding Republican James S. Gilmore) Chair up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2005 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. |
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Washington Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Gary Locke First elected: 1996, 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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West Virginia Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat | |||
Democrat | Governor Robert E. Wise, Jr. First elected: 2000 Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. |
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Wisconsin Term Limit: None; 4-year term | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Scott McCallum Entered office: 2001. Lieutenant Governor Scott McCallum assumed the Governor's Chair upon the resignation of Governor Tommy G. Thompson. (Governor Thompson became Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Bush Administration.) Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit. Renominated - 10 September 2002 - Primary |
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Wyoming Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period | |||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||
Republican | Governor Jim Geringer First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998 Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002 The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. Open Chair |
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  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** |
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