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

3 Republicans
3 Democrats

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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New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

	Republican			Governor Craig R. Benson • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
Total		666,181	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

	Republican			Governor John Hoeven • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 8 June 2004 Primary
Total		309,873	100.00%

Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2004. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

	Republican			Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004. • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 14 September 2004 Primary
Total		309,285	100.00%