2019 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: 2019 General Election

2019 Governor's Chairs
by State

3 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2019

3 Elected

47 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2019

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

1 Incumbent renominated by same party

1 Republican

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

1 Democratic

75 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 2019 are marked as such.

There have been 0 deaths, 0 resignations, and 0 changes of party affiliation in 2019.

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Arkansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Republican			Lieutenant Governor John Timothy "Tim" Griffin • Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 2011-2015.

California 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Democratic			Adriel Hampton

Colorado 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Unaffiliated			Peter J. Carr

Delaware 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic			David Lamar Williams, Jr.

Indiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Democratic			state Senator Eddie D. Melton
	Democratic			former state Health Commissioner Woody Myers
	Democratic			Josh Owens

	*Republican*			Governor Eric Joseph Holcomb • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch
	Republican			Brian Roth

Kentucky 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic	709,577	49.19%	Attorney General Andy Beshear • for Lieutenant Governor: Jacqueline Coleman

	Republican	704,388	48.83%	Governor Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin • for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Ralph A. Alvarado • 25 August 2018: Announced he would run for re-election. 5 November 2019: Governor Bevin states he will not concede. 6 November 2019: This result is being challenged. There will be a recanvass on 14 November. 14 November 2019: Conceded.

	Libertarian	28,425	1.97%	John Hicks • for Lieutenant Governor: Ann Cormican

	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)			Amy Husk • for Lieutenant Governor: Samir Hazboun
	Write-in			Blackii Effing Whyte • for Lieutenant Governor: Douglas G. Estridge
Total		1,442,390	100.00%

Louisiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Democratic	774,498	51.33%	Governor John Bel Edwards • Recieved 47% in the 12 October General Election. Proceeds to 16 November 2019 Runoff
	Republican	734,286	48.67%	"Eddie" Rispone • Recieved 27% in the 12 October General Election. Proceeds to 16 November 2019 Runoff
Total		1,508,784	100.00%

Mississippi 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Republican	449,655	52.13%	Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves • 3 January 2019: Running for Governor in 2019. 6 August 2019: Received 49% in the primary. Proceeds to 27 August Runoff. 27 August 2019: Won the run-off with 54%.

	Democratic	402,131	46.62%	Attorney General Jim Hood • 1 October 2018: Will run for Governor in 2019.

	Independent	8,245	0.96%	David R. "Big Dave" Singletary

	Constitution	2,517	0.29%	Bob Hickingbottom
Total		862,548	100.00%

Missouri 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic			La'Ondril Brown
	Democratic			Auditor Nicole Galloway
	Democratic			James L. "Jim" Shea

	Republican			state Representative Jim Neely
	*Republican*			*Governor Michael L. "Mike" Parson*

Montana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic			Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney
	Democratic			former state Representative Reilly Neill
	Democratic			state Representative Casey Schreiner
	Democratic			Whitney Williams

	Republican			Attorney General Tim Fox • 24 January 2019: Candidate for Governor in 2020.
	Republican			Congressman Greg Gianforte • 7 June 2019: Filed to run for Governor.
	Republican			state Senator Albert "Al" Olszewski • for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Kenneth Bogner
	Republican			former state Senator Gary Perry
	~~Republican~~			~~Peter Ziehli - apparently not a candidate~~

	Libertarian			Ron Vandevender • for Lieutenant Governor: Roger Roots

Nebraska 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic			former state Senator Robert J. "Bob" Krist

New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2020. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Democratic			state Senator Dan Feltes
	Democratic			state Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky
	Democratic			Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky

	Republican			Rich "Nobody" Paul
	*Republican*			*Governor Chris Sununu*

North Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Republican			Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. "Dan" Forest • 28 January 2019: Running for Governor in 2020.
	Republican			state Representative Holly Grange

North Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. 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 Doug Burgum*
	Republican			Michael Coachman

Utah 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic			Zachary Moses

	Republican			Jeff Burningham
	Republican			Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox
	Republican			former Governor and U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. • Former Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (Republican), who was first elected to the Governor's Chair in 2004 and re-elected in 2008, was nominated in May 2009 by President Barack Obama as Ambassador to China. The Governor resigned his Chair on 11 August 2009.
	Republican			Salt Lake County Council Member Aimee Winder Newton

Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2020. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Democratic			former Vermont Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe

	Republican			John Klar

Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic



	Democratic			Attorney General Mark R. Herring • 7 December 2018: Announced he would run for Attorney General in 2021.

Washington 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Republican			Loren Culp
	Republican			state Senator Phil Fortunato
	Republican			former Bothell Mayor Joshua Freed
	*Democratic*			*Governor Jay R. Inslee* • 22 August 2019: Running for re-election after withdrawing as a Presidential contender.

West Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican



	Democratic			Jody Murphy
	Democratic			Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango
	~~Democratic~~			~~Cecil Teddy Silva - apparently not a candidate~~
	Democratic			Stephen Noble Smith
	Democratic			state Senator Ron D. Stollings
	Democratic			Edwin "Ed" Vanover

	~~Republican~~			~~Paul Chapman - apparently not a candidate~~
	Republican			Shelby Fitzhugh
	Republican			former state Delegate Mike Folk
	Republican			Rebecca Henderson
	*Republican*			*Governor Jim Justice* • 7 January 2019: Announced that he would run for re-election.
	Republican			Charles R. "Chuck" Sheedy, Sr.
	Republican			George Six
	Republican			former state Commerce Secretary H. Wood "Woody" Thrasher

	Constitution			Larry Dwayne Trent

	Libertarian			Erika Klie Kolenich

	Independent			Dave Sartin

	Write-in; (Independent)			Quintin Gerard Caldwell

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
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	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Socialist Workers Party
Independents
	• Independent
	• Unaffiliated
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• 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.