The Green Papers: 2008 General Election |
2008 Governor's Chairs by State |
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Indiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | Governor Mitchell E. "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 First elected: 2004 Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 6 May 2008 Primary |
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Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Governor Mitchell E. "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. | |||||
Montana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | Governor Brian Schweitzer Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 First elected: 2004 Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer | |||||
New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2008. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | Governor John Lynch Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2006 Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary |
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Polls: Democratic Governor John Lynch | |||||
North Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | Governor John Hoeven Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004 Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 10 June 2008 Primary |
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Polls: Republican Governor John Hoeven | |||||
Utah 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 First elected: 2004 Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 10 May 2008 Convention |
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Polls: Republican Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. | |||||
Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2008. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2004, 2006 Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary |
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Polls: Republican Governor James H. "Jim" Douglas | |||||
If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor. | |||||
West Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2008. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | Governor Joe Manchin, III Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 First elected: 2004 Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. Renominated - 13 May 2008 |
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Polls: Democratic Governor Joe Manchin, III |
Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
Major Parties | |
Democratic | |
Democratic-Farmer Labor | |
Democratic-Nonpartisan League | |
Republican | |
Major Third Parties | |
Green | |
Libertarian | |
Other Third Parties | |
Blue Enigma Party | |
Boston Tea | |
Constitution | |
Liberty Union | |
Marijuana | |
Mountain | |
Personal Choice | |
Progressive | |
Independents | |
Independent | |
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
Scattering | |
Write-in |
Notes |
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot. |
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