2003 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: Off Year Election 2003

2003 Governor's Chairs
by State

3 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2003

4 Elected

47 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2003

2 Open Governor's Chairs (voluntary retirement, seeking other political office, term limits)

1 Incumbent renominated by same party

1 Democrat

150 Candidates seeking a Governor's Chair

This is a list of the current Governors' seats, the incumbents occupying them, and the candidacy status of said incumbents. Chairs up for election in the year 2003 are marked as such.

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California 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor	Republican	. Alex-St. James • Los Angeles County. Public Policy Strategist
Governor	Republican	Douglas Anderson • Ventura County. Mortgage Broker.
Governor	Republican	John W. Beard • Los Angeles County. Businessman.
Governor	Republican	Ed Beyer • Orange County. Chief Operations Officer.
Governor	Republican	Vip Bhola • Los Angeles County. Attorney/Businessowner.
Governor	Republican	Cheryl Bly-Chester • Placer County. Businesswoman/Environmental Engineer
Governor	Republican	Todd Carson • Orange County. Real Estate Developer.
Governor	Republican	William S. "Bill" Chambers • Placer County. Railroad Switchman/Brakeman.
Governor	Republican	D. "Logan Darrow" Clements • Los Angeles County. Businessman.
Governor	Republican	Robert A. "Butch" Dole • Santa Clara County. Small Business Owner.
Governor	Republican	Gene Forte • Monterey County. Executive Recruiter/Entrepreneur.
Governor	Republican	Richard Andrew "Rich" Gosse • Marin County. Educator.
Governor	Republican	Jim Hoffmann • San Joaquin County
Governor	Republican	S. Issa • Los Angeles County. Engineer.
Governor	Republican	Michael Jackson • Los Angeles County. Satellite Project Manager
Governor	Republican	Stephen L. Knapp • Santa Clara County. Engineer.
Governor	Republican	Gino Martorana • Fresno County. Restaurant Owner.
Governor	Republican	Tom McClintock • Ventura County. Republican State Senator.
Governor	Republican	Dennis Duggan McMahon • San Francisco County. Banker.
Governor	Republican	Mike McNeilly • Los Angeles County. Artist.
Governor	Republican	Carl A. Mehr • San Diego County. Businessman.
Governor	Republican	Jeffrey L. Mock • Los Angeles County. Business Owner.
Governor	Republican	Dorene Musilli • Sonoma County. Parent/Educator/Businesswoman
Governor	Republican	Robert C. Newman, II • Riverside County. Psychologist/Farmer
Governor	Republican	Gregory J. Pawlik • Los Angeles County. Realtor/Businessman.
Governor	Republican	Heather Peters • Los Angeles County. Mediator.
Governor	Republican	Bryan Quinn • Santa Clara County. Businessman.
Governor	Republican	Reva Renee Renz • Orange County. Small Business Owner.
Governor	Republican	Daniel W. Richards • San Bernardino County. Businessman.
Governor	Republican	Kevin Richter • San Joaquin County. Information Technology Mananger.
Governor	Republican	Jamie Rosemary Safford • Placer County. Business Owner.
Governor	Republican	Donald Ronald Sams • Agoura Hills. Businessman/Producer/Writer.
Governor	Republican	Arnold Schwarzenegger • Los Angeles County. Actor/Businessman.
Governor	Republican	~~Bill Simon - withdrew~~ • Los Angeles County. Republican Gubernatorial candidate 2002. Businessman. Mr. Simon withdrew his candidacy on 23 August 2003.
Governor	Republican	Randall D. Sprague • Sacramento County. Discrimination Complaint Investigator.
Governor	Republican	William Tsangares • Los Angeles County. Businessperson.
Governor	Republican	~~Peter V. Ueberroth - withdrew~~ • Withdrew 9 September 2003. Los Angeles County. Former baseball commissioner. Businessman.
Governor	Republican	James M. Vandeventer, Jr. • Los Angeles County. Salesman/Businessman.
Governor	Republican	Paul W. Vann • Orange County. Financial Planner.
Governor	Republican	Van Vo • Orange County. Radio Producer/Businessman.
Governor	Republican	Chuck Walker • Santa Cruz County. Business Intelligence Analyst.
Governor	Republican	Jon W. Zellhoefer • Tecopa. Energy Consultant/Entrepreneur.

Indiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor	Republican	(Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. - pending) • 10 June 2003: The former White House budget director filed papers to start raising money for a 2004 gubernatorial run.

Kentucky 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor	Republican	Congressman Ernie Fletcher • Lt. Governor: Stephen B. Pence [NOTE: original candidate for Lt.Governor Hunter Bates was found by judicial order of 26 March 2003 to not have met the constitutional residency requirements to serve in this office; Pence was named the replacement candidate running with Congressman Fletcher in the 20 May 2003 Primary]

Louisiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Governor	Republican	"Bobby" Jindal • Received 33% of the primary vote on 4 October 2003. Advances to 15 November runoff.

Mississippi 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
Governor	Republican	Haley Barbour • Haley Barbour was the Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997