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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Kentucky 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. 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. • Open Chair - at term limit
		Democrat	A.B. "Ben" Chandler • Lt. Governor: Charlie Owen
		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]
		Write-In	Stacy C. Abner • Lt. Governor: Harvey Carroll, Jr.
		Write-In	Jeffrey Loren Hillebrandt • Lt. Governor: Margarita Nancy Hillebrandt

Louisiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. 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 15 November 2003 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair - at term limit
		Democrat	Kathleen Babineaux Blanco • Outgoing Lt. Governor. Received 18% of the primary vote on 4 October 2003. Advances to 15 November runoff.
		Republican	"Bobby" Jindal • Received 33% of the primary vote on 4 October 2003. Advances to 15 November runoff.
	4 October Candidates who did not advance to the November runoff: Alan Allgood (Republican): 1%; Patrick Henry "Dat" Barthel (Democrat): 1%; Quentin R. Brown, Jr. (Independent): 0%; "Hunt" Downer (Republican): 6% J. D. "Boudreaux" Estilette (Independent): 0%; Randy Ewing (Democrat): 9%; Richard P. Ieyoub (Democrat): 16%; J. E. Jumonville, Jr (Democrat): 0%; Patrick "Live Wire&quto; Landry (Independent): 0%; Claude "Buddy" Leach (Democrat): 14%; Edward "Eddie" Mangin (Independent): 0%; Richard McCoy (Democrat): 0%; Fred Robertson (Democrat): 0%; John M. "Doc" Simoneaux (Independent): 0%; "Mike" Stagg: 0%.

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

		Democrat	Governor Ronnie Musgrove • First elected: 1999 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003 • The current Governor is NOT affected by a term limit. • Renominated - Tuesday 5 August 2003 Primary
		Constitution	John Thomas Cripps
		Democrat	Governor Ronnie Musgrove
		Green	Sherman Lee Dillon
		Reform	Shawn O'Hara
		Republican	Haley Barbour • Haley Barbour was the Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997