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

	Republican	Governor Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin • First elected: 2015 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated

	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	Governor John Bel Edwards • Re-elected Saturday 16 November 2019 • First elected: 2015 • Chair up for regular election: Saturday 16 November 2019 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	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

Open	Republican	Governor Phil Bryant • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

	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%

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
	• 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.