The Green Papers: 2012 General Election |
2012 Governor's Chairs by State |
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Arkansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | John Burkhalter | ||||
Democratic | Attorney General Dustin McDaniel | ||||
Delaware 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | 275,993 | 69.34% | Governor Jack A. Markell | ||
Republican | 113,793 | 28.59% | Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Cragg | ||
Green | 4,575 | 1.15% | Mark Joseph Perri | ||
Libertarian | 3,668 | 0.92% | Jesse McVay | ||
Write-in | 4 | 0.00% | David C. Graham | ||
Total | 398,033 | 100.00% | |||
Florida 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | state Senator Nan H. Rich 18 April 2012: Announced candidacy |
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Indiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 1,275,424 | 49.49% | Congressman Mike Pence For Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Sue Ellspermann |
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Democratic | 1,200,016 | 46.56% | former state Representative John R. Gregg For Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Vi Simpson |
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Libertarian | 101,868 | 3.95% | Rupert Boneham for Lieutenant Governor, Brad Klopfenstein |
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Write-in | 21 | 0.00% | Donnie Harold Harris For Lieutenant Governor: George Fish |
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Total | 2,577,329 | 100.00% | |||
Maine 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | Yarmouth Town Council Man Stephen M. "Steve" Woods | ||||
Missouri 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | 1,494,056 | 54.77% | Governor Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon | ||
Republican | 1,160,265 | 42.53% | David "Dave" Spence | ||
Libertarian | 73,509 | 2.69% | Jim Higgins | ||
Write-in | 39 | 0.00% | Leonard Steinman | ||
Write-in | 14 | 0.00% | Ronald E. Levy | ||
Total | 2,727,883 | 100.00% | |||
Montana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic | 236,450 | 48.90% | Attorney General Steve Bullock For Lieutenant Governor, former state Adjutant General John Walsh |
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Republican | 228,879 | 47.34% | former Congressman Rick Hill For Lieutenant Governor, state Senator Jon Sonju |
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Libertarian | 18,160 | 3.76% | Ron Vandevender For Lieutenant Governor, Marc Mulcahy |
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Total | 483,489 | 100.00% | |||
Nebraska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
6 December 2012: Ended his campaign after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. |
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Republican | Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy | ||||
New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2012. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic | 378,934 | 54.61% | former state Senator Maggie Hassan | ||
Republican | 295,026 | 42.52% | Ovide M. Lamontagne | ||
Libertarian | 19,251 | 2.77% | John J. Babiarz | ||
Scattering | 666 | 0.10% | Scatter | ||
Total | 693,877 | 100.00% | |||
New Jersey 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2009, 2013. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | state Senator Barbara Buono | ||||
Republican | Governor Christopher J. "Chris" Christie Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Kimberly M. "Kim" Guadagno |
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New Mexico 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | Attorney General Gary K. King | ||||
North Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Republican | 2,440,707 | 54.62% | former Charlotte Mayor Patrick "Pat" McCrory | ||
Democratic | 1,931,580 | 43.23% | Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Dalton | ||
Libertarian | 94,652 | 2.12% | Barbara Howe | ||
Scattering | 1,297 | 0.03% | Write-in | ||
Write-in | 59 | 0.00% | Donald Kreamer | ||
Total | 4,468,295 | 100.00% | |||
North Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 200,526 | 63.10% | Governor Jack Dalrymple for Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor Drew H. Wrigley |
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Democratic-Nonpartisan League | 109,047 | 34.31% | state Senator Ryan M. Taylor for Lieutenant Governor, Ellen Chaffee |
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Independent | 5,356 | 1.69% | Paul Sorum Vice President: Michael Coachman |
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Independent | 2,616 | 0.82% | Roland Clifford Riemers Vice President: Anthony Johns |
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Scattering | 267 | 0.08% | write-in | ||
Total | 317,812 | 100.00% | |||
Pennsylvania 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | former Public Utility Commissioner John Hanger | ||||
Rhode Island 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Independent | |||||
Democratic | former Auditor General Ernest Almonte | ||||
Texas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | Larry Secede Kilgore | ||||
Utah 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Republican | 688,592 | 68.41% | Governor Gary R. Herbert for Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor Gregory S. "Greg" Bell. 21 April 2012: Received his party's nomination. |
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Democratic | 277,622 | 27.58% | Peter S. Cooke for Lieutenant Governor, Vincent C. Rampton. 21 April 2012: Won his party's nomination. |
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Libertarian | 22,611 | 2.25% | Kenneth Rex "Ken" Larsen For Lieutenant Governor, J. Robert "Rob" Latham |
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Constitution | 17,696 | 1.76% | Kirk D. Pearson for Lieutenant Governor: Tim Aalders |
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Write-in; (Unaffiliated) | 2 | 0.00% | Dennis C. Owen | ||
Write-in; (Unaffiliated) | 1 | 0.00% | David J. Cannon | ||
Total | 1,006,524 | 100.00% | |||
Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2012. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic; Working Families | 170,749 | 57.80% | Governor Peter Shumlin | ||
Republican | 110,940 | 37.55% | state Senator Randy Brock | ||
Independent | 5,868 | 1.99% | Emily Peyton | ||
Marijuana | 5,583 | 1.89% | Cris Ericson Running for the Senate Class 1 seat and the Governor's chair in 2012. |
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Liberty Union | 1,303 | 0.44% | Dave Eagle | ||
Scattering | 969 | 0.33% | Combined Write-in votes | ||
Write-in; (Progressive) | Annette Smith | ||||
Total | 295,412 | 100.00% | |||
Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2009, 2013. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | Terry McAuliffe | ||||
17 August 2011: Candidate for Governor in 2013. 28 November 2012: Suspends campaign. |
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Republican | Attorney General Kenneth T. "Ken" Cuccinelli, II | ||||
Republican | Tareq Salahi | ||||
Washington 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
  | ** Open Chair (no incumbent) ** | ||||
Democratic | 1,582,802 | 51.54% | Congressman Jay R. Inslee Prefers Democratic Party. 24 June 2011: Candidate for Governor in 2012. Congressman CD 1. |
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Republican | 1,488,245 | 48.46% | Attorney General Rob McKenna Prefers Republican Party |
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Write-in; (No Party Preference) | Thomas Gerard Grajkowski | ||||
Total | 3,071,047 | 100.00% | |||
West Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic | |||||
Democratic | 335,468 | 50.49% | Governor Earl Ray Tomblin | ||
Republican | 303,291 | 45.64% | William Joseph "Bill" Maloney | ||
Mountain | 16,791 | 2.53% | Jesse Johnson | ||
Libertarian | 8,936 | 1.34% | David Moran | ||
Write-in; (Constitution) | Phil Hudok | ||||
Write-in | Frankie Rocchetti | ||||
Write-in | Barbara Lynn Spurlock | ||||
Total | 664,486 | 100.00% | |||
Wisconsin 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None | |||||
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican | |||||
Democratic | former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk | ||||
Democratic | Secretary of State Douglas "Doug" La Follette | ||||
Democratic | state Senator Kathleen Vinehout | ||||
Independent | Hari Trivedi |
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. |
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Marijuana | |
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Independent | |
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Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
Scattering | |
Write-in |
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