The Green Papers: General Election 2004
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2004 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 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
  Candidate Republican 167,115 45.78% William S. "Bill" Lee
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
  Elected Republican 1,302,912 53.21% Mitchell E. "Mitch" Daniels
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) **
  Elected Republican 1,382,419 50.83% Matt Blunt
Son of Republican Congressman Roy Blunt (CD 7)
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) **
  Candidate Republican 205,313 46.02% Secretary of State Bob Brown
Lieutenant Governor: Dave Lewis
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
  Candidate Republican 325,514 48.86% Governor Craig R. Benson
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
  Candidate Republican     (Douglas Forrester - pending)

North Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
  Candidate Republican 1,495,021 42.88% Patrick J. Ballantine
No candidate received 40% of the vote in the 20 July Republican Primary for Governor. Normally, the two leading candidates would compete in a Tuesday 17 August 2004 runoff. However, on 22 July Richard Vinroot, who came in second place, withdrew from the race giving the nomination to first place winner Patrick J. Ballatine. Results of the 20 July Primary: Patrick J. Ballantine (30.40%); Richard Vinroot (29.95%); Bill Cobey (27%); Commissioner Dan Barrett (5%); State Senator Fern H. Shubert (4%); George W. Little (4%)
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
  Elected Republican 220,803 71.26% Governor John Hoeven
Lt. Governor: Lt. Governor Jack Dalrymple
Total 309,873 100.00%  

Utah  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 531,190 57.74% Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.
Lt. Governor: Gary Herbert
Total 919,960 100.00%  

Vermont  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Elected Republican 181,540 58.70% Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas
Total 309,285 100.00%  

Washington  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Republican 1,373,232 48.87% Dino Rossi
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) **
  Candidate Republican 253,131 34.00% Monty Warner
Total 744,433 100.00%  
 

 


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