2004 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: General Election 2004

2004 Governor's Chairs
by State

11 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2004

11 Elected

39 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2004

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

6 Incumbents renominated by same party

1 Incumbent lost bid for Renomination

1 Democrat

1 Incumbent failed to qualify for Primary

1 Republican

46 Candidates seeking a Governor's Chair

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 2004 are marked as such.

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Delaware 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
	Democrat	185,687	50.87%	Governor Ruth Ann Minner
Total		365,008	100.00%

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
	Democrat	1,113,900	45.49%	Governor Joseph E. "Joe" Kernan
Total		2,448,498	100.00%

Missouri 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Democrat	1,301,442	47.85%	Auditor Claire McCaskill
Total		2,719,599	100.00%

Montana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Democrat	225,016	50.44%	Brian Schweitzer • Lieutenant Governor: John C. Bohlinger
Total		446,146	100.00%

New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Democrat	339,927	51.03%	John Lynch
Total		666,181	100.00%

New Jersey 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2001, 2005. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
	Democrat			(pending) • U.S. Senator Jon Corzine formally announced his candidacy, 2 December 2004; another likely candidate is acting Governor Richard Codey

North Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
	Democrat	1,939,154	55.62%	Governor Mike Easley
Total		3,486,688	100.00%

North Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: North Dakota passed an initiative in November 2022 to amend the state's Constitution to add Gubernatorial term limits of 2 4 year terms. Applies to individuals elected after 1 January 2023.
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Democrat	84,877	27.39%	Joseph A. Satrom • Lt. Governor: Deb Mathern
Total		309,873	100.00%

Utah 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Democrat	380,359	41.35%	Scott M. Matheson, Jr. • Lt. Governor: Karen Hale
Total		919,960	100.00%

Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
	Democrat	117,327	37.93%	Peter Clavelle
Total		309,285	100.00%

Washington 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Democrat	1,373,361	48.87%	Attorney General Christine Gregoire
Total		2,810,058	100.00%

West Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Democrat	472,758	63.51%	Secretary of State Joe Manchin, III
Total		744,433	100.00%