2014 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: 2014 General Election

2014 Governor's Chairs
by State

36 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2014

22 Republican
14 Democratic

36 Elected

14 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2014

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

26 Incumbents renominated by same party

1 Incumbent lost primary - no longer a candidate for this office

1 Democratic

1 Incumbent Governor - election status not yet determined (primaries and/or nominating conventions yet to be held)

1 Republican

246 Candidates seeking a Governor's Chair (Candidates may run under the banner of multiple parties. Hence, the number of parties may be greater than the number of candidates.)

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 2014 are marked as such.

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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

Open		Democratic	Governor Mike Beebe • First elected: 2006, re-elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Republican	470,429	55.44%	former Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson • U.S. Congressman 3 January 1997 - 6 August 2001

		Democratic	352,115	41.49%	former Congressman Michael Avery "Mike" Ross • Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 3 January 2001 through 3 January 2013.

		Libertarian	16,319	1.92%	Dekalb Township Constable Frank Gilbert

		Green	9,729	1.15%	J. Joshua "Josh" Drake
Total			848,592	100.00%

California 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 (Governor Brown served 2 terms as Governor-- from 1975 through 1983) • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • on General Election ballot - 3 June 2014 Primary
		Democratic	4,388,368	59.97%	Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown, Jr.
		Republican	2,929,213	40.03%	Neel Kashkari
Total			7,317,581	100.00%

Colorado 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor John W. Hickenlooper • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary

		Democratic	1,006,433	49.30%	Governor John W. Hickenlooper • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Joseph "Joe" Garcia

		Republican	938,195	45.95%	former Congressman Robert Louis "Bob" Beauprez • for Lieutenant Governor: Douglas County Commissioner Jill Repella

		Libertarian	39,590	1.94%	Matthew Hess • for Lieutenant Governor: Brandon Young

		Green	27,391	1.34%	Harry O. Hempy • for Lieutenant Governor: Scott Olson

		Unaffiliated	24,042	1.18%	Mike Dunafon • for Lieutenant Governor: Robin J. Roberts
		Unaffiliated	5,923	0.29%	Paul Noel Fiorino • for Lieutenant Governor: Charles George Whitley.

		Write-in	33	0.00%	Marcus Giavanni • for Lieutenant Governor: Joshua Yballa
Total			2,041,607	100.00%

Connecticut 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Dannel P. "Dan" Malloy • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary

		Democratic; Working Families	554,314	50.73%	Governor Dannel P. "Dan" Malloy • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman

		Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut	526,295	48.16%	former Ambassador to Ireland Thomas C. "Tom" Foley • for Lieutenant Governor: Groton Mayor Heather Somers.

		Petitioning Candidate	11,456	1.05%	former West Hartford Town Councilor Joe Visconti • for Lieutenant Governor: Chester Frank Harris. On 2 November 2014, the Hartford Courant reported that Joe Visconti dropped out of the Gubernatorial contest and endorsed Tom Foley (Republican).

		Write-in; (Democratic)	568	0.05%	former state Representative Jonathan W. Pelto • for Lieutenant Governor Ebony S. Murphy. Education & Democracy Party. Failed to qualify for the primary. Running as a write-in in the General Election.
		Write-in	108	0.01%	Daniel R. Gaita • for Lieutenant Governor: Jason D. Smith
		Write-in	20	0.00%	John Traceski • for Lieutenant Governor: Elizabeth Traceski
		Write-in	12	0.00%	John Renjilian • for Lieutenant Governor: Jason Renjilian
Total			1,092,773	100.00%

Hawaii 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Lost		Democratic	Governor Neil Abercrombie • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Lost Primary / No Longer Running - 9 August 2014 Primary
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Democratic	181,106	48.99%	state Senator David Yutaka Ige • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Shan S. Tsutsui

		Republican	135,775	36.73%	former Lieutenant Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr. • for Lieutenant Governor: Elwin Peter Kwai Hin Ahu

		Hawai'i Independent Party	42,934	11.62%	former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann • for Lieutenant Governor: Les Chang

		Libertarian	6,395	1.73%	Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Davis • for Lieutenant Governor: Cynthia Kealahilahi Verschuur "Lahi" Marlin

		Scattering	3,001	0.81%	Blank Votes
		Scattering	431	0.12%	Over Votes
Total			369,642	100.00%

Illinois 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Patrick "Pat" Quinn • As Lieutenant Governor, entered office 29 January 2009 upon the removal from office of Governor Rod Blagojevich. First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - in 18 March 2014 Primary

		Republican	1,823,627	50.27%	Bruce Rauner • for Lieutenant Governor: Wheaton Councilman At-Large Evelyn Pacino Sanguinetti

		Democratic	1,681,343	46.35%	Governor Patrick "Pat" Quinn • for Lieutenant Governor: former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas

		Libertarian	121,534	3.35%	Chad Grimm • for Lieutenant Governor: Alexander "Alex" "A.J." Cummings

		Write-in; (Green)	684	0.02%	Scott K. Summers • for Lieutenant Governor: Bobby J. "Bob" Pritchett, Jr.
		Write-in	256	0.01%	Robert "Chico" Perez, Jr.
		Write-in	134	0.00%	Mark Smith
		Write-in	95	0.00%	Ryan Sweeney
		Write-in	10	0.00%	Michael W. Scruggs
		Write-in	7	0.00%	Aaron Merreighn
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Gregg Moore
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Michael Rentfro
Total			3,627,690	100.00%

Maryland 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Open		Democratic	Governor Martin O'Malley • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Republican	884,400	51.03%	Larry Hogan, Jr. • for Lieutenant Governor: Boyd Rutherford

		Democratic	818,890	47.25%	Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown • for Lieutenant Governor: Howard County Executive Ken Ulman

		Libertarian	25,382	1.46%	Shawn Quinn • for Lieutenant Governor: Lorenzo Gaztañaga

		Scattering	4,202	0.24%	Other Write-Ins

		Write-in; (Democratic)	283	0.02%	Charles Ulysses Smith • for Lieutenant Governor: Clarence Tucker. Lost the Tuesday 24 June 2014 Democratic Primary. Now running as a write-in.
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	20	0.00%	Ed Tinus • for Lieutenant Governor: Richard Richmond
Total			1,733,177	100.00%

Massachusetts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Open		Democratic	Governor Deval L. Patrick • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Chair - March 2012: Announced he is not running for re-election in 2014.
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Republican	1,044,573	47.77%	Charles D. "Charlie" Baker, Jr. • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Karyn E. Polito.

		Democratic	1,004,408	45.93%	Attorney General Martha Coakley • for Lieutenant Governor: former Lancaster Selectman Stephen J. "Steve" Kerrigan

		United Independent	71,814	3.28%	Evan Falchuk • for Lieutenant Governor: Angus Jennings

		Scattering	28,463	1.30%	Blanks

		Independent	19,378	0.89%	Scott Lively • for Lieutenant Governor: Shelly Saunders
		Independent	16,295	0.75%	Jeffrey S. "Jeff" McCormick • for Lieutenant Governor: Yarmouth Selectman Tracy Post

		Scattering	1,858	0.08%	All Others
Total			2,186,789	100.00%

Minnesota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Mark Dayton • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	989,113	50.07%	Governor Mark Dayton • for Lieutenant Governor: Tina Smith

		Republican	879,257	44.51%	Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson • for Lieutenant Governor: Bill Kuisle.

		Independence	56,900	2.88%	Hannah Nicollet • for Lieutenant Governor: Tim Gieseke

		Grassroots	31,259	1.58%	Chris Wright • for Lieutenant Governor: David Daniels

		Libertarian	18,082	0.92%	Chris Holbrook • for Lieutenant Governor: Chris Dock

		Scattering	769	0.04%	WRITE-IN

		Write-in	15	0.00%	Aj Janssen • for Lieutenant Governor: Letitia Rea
		Write-in; (Republican)	7	0.00%	Merrill Anderson • for Lieutenant Governor: Mark Anderson
		Write-in	4	0.00%	Dennis S. Ferche • for Lieutenant Governor: Jane Smith
Total			1,975,406	100.00%

New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2014. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Maggie Hassan • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2012 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary

		Democratic	254,666	52.49%	Governor Maggie Hassan

		Republican	229,610	47.32%	Walter "Walt" Havenstein

		Scattering	907	0.19%	Scatter

		Write-in; (Libertarian)			Max Abramson
Total			485,183	100.00%

New York 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Andrew M. Cuomo • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 9 September 2014 Primary

		Democratic; Independence; Women's Equality; Working Families	2,069,480	52.65%	Governor Andrew M. Cuomo • for Lieutenant Governor: former Congresswoman Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul.

		Republican; Conservative; StopCommonCore	1,536,879	39.10%	Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino • for Lieutenant Governor: Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss.

		Green	184,419	4.69%	Howie Hawkins • for Lieutenant Governor: Brian P. Jones

		Scattering	106,852	2.72%	Blank

		Libertarian	16,967	0.43%	Michael "Mike" McDermott • for Lieutenant Governor: Chris Edes

		Scattering	6,378	0.16%	Scattering

		Sapient	4,963	0.13%	Steven Cohn • for Lieutenant Governor: Bobby K. Kalotee

		Scattering	4,448	0.11%	Void
	5 February 2015: The official vote totals from the New York Board of Elections differ by 86 votes from the totals shown here. The difference is related to the blank, void, and scattering subtotals.
Total			3,930,386	100.00%

Oregon 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor John A. Kitzhaber • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 20 May 2014 Primary

		Democratic; Working Families	733,230	49.89%	Governor John A. Kitzhaber

		Republican; Independent Party of Oregon	648,542	44.13%	state Representative Dennis Richardson

		Pacific Green	29,561	2.01%	Jason Z. Levin

		Libertarian	21,903	1.49%	Paul B. Grad

		Constitution	15,929	1.08%	Aaron D. Auer

		Progressive	13,898	0.95%	Chris Henry

		Scattering	6,654	0.45%	Misc.
Total			1,469,717	100.00%

Rhode Island 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

Open		Democratic	Governor Lincoln Davenport "Linc" Chafee • First elected: 2010 as an Independent. Switched party affiliation to Democratic on 30 May 2013. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Chair - 3 September 2013: Announced he will not seek re-election.
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Democratic	131,899	40.70%	General Treasurer Gina Marie Raimondo

		Republican	117,428	36.24%	Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung

		Moderate	69,278	21.38%	Robert J. "Bob" Healey • Previously affiliated with the Cool Moose Party.

		Independent	3,483	1.07%	Kate L. Fletcher
		Independent	1,228	0.38%	Leon M. Kayarian

		Scattering	739	0.23%	WRITE-IN
Total			324,055	100.00%

Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2014. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Peter Shumlin • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2012 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 26 August 2014 Primary

		Democratic	89,509	46.36%	Governor Peter Shumlin • Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the 2014 General Election, the state Legislature, when it meets on 8 January 2015, will choose the next Governor (CHAPTER II, Section 47, paragraph 3 of the CONSTITUTION OF VERMONT). We expect the [Democratic] state Legislature to vote for the candidate who received the most votes-- Governor Peter Shumlin. The trailing candidate can allow the leading candidate to claim victory without legislative action. However, Mr. Milne stated that he will neither concede nor request a recount. 8 January 2015: Vermont Shumlin (Democratic) is re-elected by the state Legislature, 110-69, over Scott Milne (Republican).

		Republican	87,075	45.10%	Scott Milne

		Libertarian	8,428	4.36%	Dan Feliciano

		Independent	3,157	1.64%	Emily Peyton • Lost 26 August 2014 Republican Primary for this office. Now running as an Independent.

		Liberty Union	1,673	0.87%	Pete Diamondstone

		Independent	1,434	0.74%	Bernard Peters
		Independent; (Marijuana)	1,089	0.56%	Cris Ericson

		Scattering	722	0.37%	write-in
	If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor.
Total			193,087	100.00%

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
	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution
	• Green
	• Libertarian
	• Pacific Green
Other Third Parties
	• Americans Elect
	• Conservative
	• Grassroots
	• Hawai'i Independent Party
	• Independence
	• Independent American
	• Independent Party of Connecticut
	• Independent Party of Oregon
	• Iowa
	• Liberty Union
	• Marijuana
	• Moderate
	• New Independent Party Iowa
	• Peoples
	• Progressive
	• Sapient
	• StopCommonCore
	• U.S. Taxpayers
	• United Citizens
	• United Independent
	• Women's Equality
	• Working Families
Independents
	• Independent
	• No Party Affiliation
	• Petition
	• Petitioning Candidate
	• Unaffiliated
	• Unenrolled
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• None of these candidates
	• Scattering
	• Write-in

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.