The Green Papers: 2022 General Election
 
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Gubernatorial Links

           
Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Kay Ivey
• Ascended to the chair 10 April 2017 following the resignation of Governor Robert J. Bentley (Republican). First elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Christopher A. "Chris" Countryman
  Candidate Republican     former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Kay Ivey
• 2 June 2021: Announced re-election bid.
  Candidate Republican     Dean Odle
  Candidate Republican     Auditor  Jim "Zig" Zeigler
 19 September 2019: Governor Kay Ivey announced that she will be undergoing outpatient radiation for a malignant spot on her lung.
Alaska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Mike J. Dunleavy
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Les Gara
  Candidate Libertarian     William S. "Billy" Toien
• for Lieutenant Governor: Shirley A. Rainbolt
Arizona  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor  Doug Ducey
• First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair - At Term Limit
  Candidate Democratic     Peggy "Gabby" Betzer
    Democratic     Mykala Cain-Reagan - apparently not a candidate
• 11 June 2021: Removed from 2022 General Election Statements of Interest.
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Katie Hobbs
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Aaron Lieberman
  Candidate Democratic     former Nogales Mayor Marco López
  Candidate Democratic     Steven "Paco" Noon, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Ameer El Bey
  Candidate Republican     Kelly Garett
  Candidate Republican     Steve Gaynor
  Candidate Republican     David Hoffman
    Republican     Shane Hudson - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Frank Konarski
  Candidate Republican     Kari Lake
  Candidate Republican     Bryan Masche
  Candidate Republican     Callie Morgan
  Candidate Republican     Scott Neely
  Candidate Republican     George Nicholson
  Candidate Republican     Michael Pavlock, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Arizona Board of Regents Member  Karrin Taylor Robson
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress  Matthew James "Matt" Salmon
• First elected: 1994; served through January 2001; did not run for re-election in 2000; unsuccessful candidate for Arizona Governor: 2002; subsequently elected to Congress: 2012, 2014; did not run for re-election in 2016.
  Candidate Republican     Settimo James "Sam" Savittieri
  Candidate Republican     Julian Tatka
  Candidate Republican     Karrin Taylor Robson
  Candidate Republican     Paola "Z." Tulliani-Zen
    Republican     Wayne Warren - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     state Treasurer  Kimberly Yee
  Candidate Libertarian     Robert "Bob" Baxter, Jr.
  Candidate Libertarian     Barry Hess, II
  Candidate Libertarian     William "Bill" Moritzky
  Candidate Libertarian     Steve Remus
  Candidate Independent Greens     William Pounds
• Independent-Green
  Candidate Independent     Mark Franzen, Jr.
  Candidate Independent     Valerie Kerby Lockey
  Candidate Independent     Alan White
  Candidate Not readily classifiable     Jim "JimBob" Brown
• Patriot Party
  Candidate Not readily classifiable     John "Adventure Hat" Elston
• Conservative Constitutionalist
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
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor  Asa Hutchinson
• Previously served in the U.S. Congress: 3 January 1997 - 6 August 2001. First elected to the Governor's chair: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair - At Term Limit
Running for Attorney General in 2022.
  Candidate Democratic     Anthony Bland
  Candidate Democratic     Chris Jones
  Candidate Democratic     James "Rus" Russell, III
  Candidate Democratic     Supha Xayprasith-Mays
  Candidate Republican     Sarah Huckabee Sanders
• Daughter of former Governor Mike Huckabee
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Leslie Rutledge
  Candidate Libertarian     Ricky Harrington, Jr.
California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Gavin Newsom
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    Republican     Kevin Abushi - apparently not a candidate
    America's Independent     Joseph "Joe" Amey - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Angelyne - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     David Asem - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Karen Blake - apparently not a candidate
    Write-in; (Republican)     Charles Boggus - apparently not a candidate
• for Lieutenant Governor Roy Foreman (Democratic)
    No Party Preference     Jerry Brandt - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Edward Buraye - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Carla Canada - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Tom Cares - apparently not a candidate
    Green     Christopher Carlson - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Michael Grover "Grover" Coltharp - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Mary "Mary Carey" Cook - apparently not a candidate
• former adult entertainment actress.
circa 10 July 2021: Withdrew.
    No Party Preference     Mariana Dawson - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Doug Deitch - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Jason Dixon - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Brian Domingo - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Anthony Fanara - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Bryan Farley - apparently not a candidate
    Green     Veronika Fimbres - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Steven Fitzgerald - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Chaz Flemmings - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Libby Floyd - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Wayne H. Frazier - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Michael Gabriel - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Jason Gateus - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Steven Green - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Robert Griffis - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Adam Hadjinian - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Adriel Hampton - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Sean Harrison - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Tim Herode - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Luis Huang - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Justin Hubbard - apparently not a candidate
    American Independent     Raymond Jenkins - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Jimih Jones - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Paul Kangas - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Paul Kurdian - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Torr Leonard - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Joseph Patrick Luciano - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Jeremy Lupoli - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Louis Marinelli - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Christopher Mason - apparently not a candidate
    Green     Barbara McVeigh - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Jemiss Nazar - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Lee Olson - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Chamath Palihapitiya - apparently not a candidate
• ?
    Democratic     Ronald Palmieri - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     John Pierce - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Patrick Rakus, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Charles Reyburn - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Marc Roth - apparently not a candidate
    Green     A. Shantz - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Hilaire Fuji Shioura - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Laura Smith - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Dakota K. Vaughn - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Frank Wade - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Errol Webber - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Major Williams - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     former Menlo Park Mayor Mickie Winkler - apparently not a candidate
    No Party Preference     Ben Zandpour - apparently not a candidate
• a.k.a. "DJ Ass Maggots"
Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Jared Polis
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Republican     Laurie Clark
  Candidate Republican     Commerce City Mayor  Benjamin Huseman
  Candidate Republican     former Parker Mayor Greg Lopez
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Peter J. Carr
Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor Edward "Ned" Lamont
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  Candidate Republican     former state General Assembly Member Themis Klarides
Delaware  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Democratic Governor  John Charles Carney, Jr.
• Previously served in the U.S. House 2011-2017. First elected to the Governor's Chair: 2016, 2020.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
Florida  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Charlie Joseph Crist
• Previously served as Governor (Republican): 2007-2011. Ran for, but lost, the contest for the Florida U.S. Senate Class 3 Seat in 2010 as "No Party Affiliation". First elected to the U.S. House (as a Democrat): 2016, re-elected: 2018, 2020.
Member of Congress CD 13
  Candidate Democratic     David Nelson Freeman
  Candidate Democratic     Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services  Nicole "Nikki" Heather Fried
  Candidate Democratic     Ivan Graham
  Candidate Democratic     Jonathan Karns
  Candidate Democratic     Amaro Lionheart
  Candidate Democratic     Alexander "Alex" "Lundy" Lundmark
  Candidate Democratic     Timothy Lemont Mosley
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Lee Willis
  Candidate Republican     John Joseph Mercadante
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Richard Paul Dembinsky
• 30 May 2021: Requested removal.
3 June 2021: Withdrew.
20 July 2021: Re-added.
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Kyle "KC" Gibson
    No Party Affiliation     Mark B. Graham - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Frank J. Hughes, Jr.
Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Brian Porter Kemp
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan Garcia
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Vernon Jones
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Brian Porter Kemp
  Candidate Republican     Kandiss Taylor
  Candidate Libertarian     Shane Hazel
Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Democratic Governor David Yutaka Ige
• First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Kirk Caldwell
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Joshua B. "Josh" Green
  Candidate Republican     Marissa Kerns
  Candidate Republican     Honolulu City Council Member  Andria P. L. Tupola
Idaho  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Brad Little
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  Candidate Democratic     Melissa Sue Robinson
  Candidate Republican     Ammon Bundy
• 19 June 2021: Announced
  Candidate Republican     Jeff Cotton
  Candidate Republican     Chris Hammond
  Candidate Republican     Edward R. "Ed" Humphreys
  Candidate Republican     Lisa Marie
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Janice McGeachin
• 19 May 2021: Announced her candidacy for the Governor's chair in 2022.
  Candidate Republican     Cody Usabel
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Robert Dempsay
  Candidate Unaffiliated     John Dionne
Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  J.B. Pritzker
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  Candidate Democratic     Beverly Miles
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  J.B. Pritzker
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Darren Bailey
  Candidate Republican     Gary Rabine
  Candidate Republican     Christopher J. Roper
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Paul Schimpf
  Candidate Republican     Max Solomon
Indiana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Republican Governor  Eric Joseph Holcomb
• First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
  Candidate Republican     Eric Doden
Iowa  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds
• Ascended to the Governor's Chair: 24 May 2017 [re: Governor Terry E. Branstad (Republican) resignation to become Ambassador to China]; first elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  Candidate Democratic     Diedre DeJear
  Candidate Democratic     Katie Geltz
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  RasTafari "Ras" Smith
Kansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Laura Kelly
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Laura Kelly
  Candidate Republican     former Governor Jeff Colyer
• Ascended to the Governor's Chair 31 January 2018 [re: Governor Samuel D. "Sam" Brownback's (Republican) confirmation on 24 January 2018 as Ambassador for Religious Freedom in the Trump Administration]. Lost the primary for re-election: 2018.
  Candidate Republican     Kent Lee McElroy
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Derek Schmidt
• First elected Attorney General: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018.
Kentucky  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Democratic Governor  Andy Beshear
• First elected: 2019
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Republican     Brian Bush
  Candidate Republican     Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon
  Candidate Republican     Clint Johnson
Louisiana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards
• First elected: 2015; re-elected: 2019
• Chair up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair - At Term Limit
Maine  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Janet T. Mills
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Republican     former Governor Paul R. LePage
• First elected Governor: 2010; re-elected: 2014. At term limit in 2018.
  Candidate Green Independent     Michael Barden
Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor  Lawrence J. "Larry" Hogan, Jr.
• First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
  Candidate Democratic     former Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III
  Candidate Democratic     Jon Baron
  Candidate Democratic     Comptroller  Peter Franchot
  Candidate Democratic     former state Attorney General Douglas F. "Doug" Gansler
• First elected as Attorney General: 2006, re-elected: 2010; lost the Democratic nonmination for Governor: 2014.
  Candidate Democratic     Ashwani Jain
  Candidate Democratic     former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     Wes Moore
  Candidate Democratic     former Montgomery County Councillor Tom Perez
  Candidate Democratic     Mike Rosenbaum
  Candidate Democratic     Ed Tinus
  Candidate Republican     state Delegate  Daniel L. "Dan" Cox
  Candidate Republican     former state Delegate Robin Ficker
  Candidate Republican     state Commerce Secretary  Kelly M. Schulz
  Candidate Republican     former Lieutant Governor Michael Steele
• Elected Lieutenant Governor: 2002; unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate: 2006.
  

22 June 2015: Governor Hogan announced that he has advanced and aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
16 November 2015: Governor Hogan announced that he was 100% cancer free and in complete remission.
Massachusetts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Charles D. "Charlie" Baker, Jr.
• First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  Candidate Democratic     Danielle Allen
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Sonia Chang-Díaz
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Ben Downing
  Candidate Democratic     Scott M. Khourie
  Candidate Democratic     Orlando Silva
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Geoff Diehl
  Candidate Republican     Darius Mitchell
  Candidate Libertarian     Carlos Perez
  Candidate Write-in     Philip Mitza
• Register Republican; was considering running as a Libertarian.
Michigan  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Gretchen Whitmer
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Republican     Austin Chenge
  Candidate Republican     James Craig
  Candidate Republican     Tudor Dixon
  Candidate Republican     Garrett Soldano
Minnesota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Scott Jensen
  Candidate Republican     Lexington Mayor  Mike Murphy
  Candidate Independent     James McCaskel
Mississippi  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Republican Governor  Tate Reeves
• First elected: 2019.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Missouri  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Republican Governor  Michael L. "Mike" Parson
• Ascended to the Governor's chair: 1 June 2018 [re: resignation of Governor Eric Greitens (Republican)]. First elected: 2020.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Mike Kehoe
Montana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Republican Governor  Greg Gianforte
• First elected: 2020
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• Open Chair
Nebraska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Republican Governor  J. Peter "Pete" Ricketts
• First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair - At Term Limit
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Robert J. "Bob" Krist
  Candidate Republican     Michael Connely
  Candidate Republican     Charles W. Herbster
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Brent Lindstrom
  Candidate Republican     University of Nebraska Regent  Jim Pillen
  Candidate Republican     Breland Ridenour
  Candidate Libertarian     Scott Zimmerman
Nevada  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Stephen F. "Steve" Sisolak
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Republican     Joey Gilbert
  Candidate Republican     Eddie Hamilton
  Candidate Republican     North Las Vegas Mayor  John Jay Lee
  Candidate Republican     Clark County Sheriff  Joseph "Joe" Lombardo
  Candidate Republican     Fred Simon
New Hampshire  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Chris Sununu
• First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2020.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
New Jersey  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2021, 2025. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Democratic Governor  Philip "Phil" Murphy
• First elected: 2017
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2021
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
• 22 February 2020: Governor Phil Murphy stated that he will have surgery to remove a kidney tumor.
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Philip "Phil" Murphy
• for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver
• 1 October 2020: Announced re-election bid.
  Candidate Republican     former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli
    Republican     former Somerset County Commissioner Brian D. Levine - lost primary
    Republican     Phil Rizzo - lost primary
    Republican     Hirsch V. Singh - lost primary
  Candidate Green     Madelyn R. Hoffman
• for Lieutenant Governor: Heather Warburton
  Candidate Libertarian     Gregg C. Mele
• for Lieutenant Governor: Eveline Brownstein
    Legalize Marijuana Party     Ed "NJ Weedman" Forchion - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Joanne Kuniansky
• for Lieutenant Governor: Candace Wagner
    Independent     Justin Maldonado - apparently not a candidate
• 9 June 2021: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
    Not readily classifiable     David Winkler - apparently not a candidate
• New Jersey Patriot Party
New Mexico  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Michelle Lujan Grisham
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Michelle Lujan Grisham
  Candidate Republican     Karen Bedonie
  Candidate Republican     Sandoval County Commissioner  Jay C. Block
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Rebecca Dow
  Candidate Republican     Tim Walsh
  Candidate Republican     Greg Zanetti
New York  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Andrew M. Cuomo
• First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Andrew M. Cuomo
  Candidate Republican     former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino
  Candidate Republican     Lewis County Sheriff  Mike Carpinelli
  Candidate Republican     Derrick Gibson
  Candidate Republican     Andrew Giuliani
• Son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
  Candidate Republican; Conservative     Member of Congress  Lee Michael Zeldin
• 8 April 2021: Announced his candidacy for Governor.
Member of Congress District 1
North Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Democratic Governor  Roy Asberry Cooper, III
• First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
North Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Republican Governor  Doug Burgum
• First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Ohio  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Michael "Mike" DeWine
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Cincinnati Mayor  John Cranley
  Candidate Democratic     Dayton Mayor  Nan Whaley
  Candidate Democratic     Ted Williams
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative John Becker
  Candidate Republican     Joe Blystone
• for Lieutenant Governor: Joanna Swallen
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress  Jim Renacci
• First elected to Congress: 2010; re-elected: 2012, 2014, 2016. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate: 2018.
Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Kevin Stitt
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Connie Johnson
  Candidate Republican     former state Sentor Ervin Yen
  Candidate Libertarian     Natalie Bruno
Oregon  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Democratic Governor  Kate Brown
• Ascended to the Governor's chair 18 February 2015 re: resignation of John A. Kitzhaber (Democratic); first elected in a Special Election: 2016; re-elected 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
  Candidate Democratic     Yamhill County Commissioner  Casey Kulla
  Candidate Republican     Jessica Gomez
  Candidate Republican     Baker City Mayor  Kerry McQuisten
  Candidate Republican     William C. "Bud" Pierce
  Candidate Republican     Sandy Mayor  Stan Pulliam
  Candidate Republican     Paul Romero, Jr.
Pennsylvania  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election
Open		 Democratic Governor  Thomas W. "Tom" Wolf
• First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress  Lou Barletta
• First elected to the U.S. House: 2010; re-elected: 2012, 2014, 2016; unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate: 2018.
  Candidate Republican     Montgomery County Commissioner  Joseph C. "Joe" Gale
  Candidate Republican     Charlie Gerow
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Daniel "Dan" Laughlin
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Scott Martin
  Candidate Republican     former Corry Mayor Jason Monn
  Candidate Republican     Jason Richey
  Candidate Republican     John Ventre
  Candidate Republican     Nche Zama
  Candidate Libertarian     Joe Soloski
Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Daniel J. "Dan" McKee
• 2 March 2021: Ascended to the office of Governor [re: Governor Gina Raimondo confirmed as Secretary of Commerce in the Biden Administration]
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Nellie M. Gorbea
• 24 May 2021: Candidate for Governor in 202
  Candidate Democratic     Luis Daniel Muñoz
  
Governor Gina Marie Raimondo (Democratic), who was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018, was nominated on 7 January 2021 to be Secretary of Commerce in Biden Administration. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 84-15, on 2 March 2021.
2 March 2021: Lieutenant Governor Daniel J. "Dan" McKee ascends to the Governor's Chair and sworn.
South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Henry D. McMaster
• 24 January 2017: Ascended to the Governor's Chair following the resignation of Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley (Republican) who became United Nations Ambassador; first elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Joseph Kendrick "Joe" Cunningham
• First elected: 2018; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2020.
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Mia S. McCleod
  Candidate Democratic     Gary Votour
  Candidate Republican     Peggy Kandies
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Henry D. McMaster
South Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Kristi Lynn Noem
• First elected: 2018.
Previously served in the U.S. House 2011-2019.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Lora Hubbel
Tennessee  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Bill Lee
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Texas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Greg Abbott
• Previously served as Attorney General: first elected 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010; First elected as Governor: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  Candidate Democratic     Michael Cooper
  Candidate Democratic     Deirdre Gilbert
  Candidate Democratic     Yomi S. Hardison
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Greg Abbott
  Candidate Republican     Larry Baggett
  Candidate Republican     Paul Belew
  Candidate Republican     Danny Harrison
  Candidate Republican     Rusk City Councilmember Martin Holsome
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Don Huffines
  Candidate Republican     Chad Prather
  Candidate Republican     Kurt Schwab
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress  Allen West
• Florida Congressman; unsuccessful candidate for election: 2008; first elected: 2010; unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2012.
  Candidate Green     Delilah Barrios
  Candidate Libertarian     Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman
  Candidate Libertarian     Andrew Jewell
  Candidate Independent     Patrick Scott Wynne
Utah  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Republican Governor  Spencer J. Cox
• Previously served as Lieutenant Governor 2013-2020; First elected: 2020
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Vermont  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Phil Scott
• First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2020.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the November General Election, the state Legislature chooses the next Governor.
Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2021, 2025. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Democratic Governor Ralph S. Northam
• First elected: 2017
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2021
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair -
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Convention at remote voting locations on 8 May.
    Democratic     former state Delegate Jennifer D. Carroll Foy - lost primary
    Democratic     state Delegate  Lee J. Carter - lost primary
    Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Justin E. Fairfax - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     former Governor Terry R. McAuliffe
    Democratic     state Senator  Jennifer L. "Jenn" McClellan - lost primary
    Republican     state Senator Amanda F. Chase - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     state Delegate  M. Kirkland "Kirk" Cox - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Paul Davis - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Sergio de la Peña - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Peter Doran - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     former Roanoke City Sheriff Octavia Johnson - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Merle Rutledge, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Kurt Santini - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Pete Snyder - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Glenn A. Youngkin
• 8 May 2021: Nominated by convention.
    Constitution     Timothy "TC Country" Phipps - apparently not a candidate
• 10 June 2021: Insufficient petition signatures.
  Candidate Libertarian     Princess L. Blanding
    Independent     Frankie Bowers - apparently not a candidate
• 10 June 2021: Insufficient petition signatures.
    Independent     Brad Froman - apparently not a candidate
Washington  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
  Democratic Governor  Jay R. Inslee
• First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016, 2020.
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
West Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
  Republican Governor  James C. "Jim" Justice
• First elected: 2016 (as a Democrat); changed party affiliation to Republican: 3 August 2017; re-elected: 2020 (as a Republican)
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor  Anthony Steven "Tony" Evers
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Anthony Steven "Tony" Evers
Wyoming  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period. The Wyoming Supreme Court determined on 4 May 2004 that term limits require an amendment to the state constitution rather than, as they were, imposed by a 1992 ballot initiative. At the time, the ruling was not applied to statewide offices. Reference: CATHCART v. MEYER, 2004 WY 49, 88 P.3d 1050, Case Number: 04-32, 04-33, 04-34, Decided: 05/04/2004
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
Chair up for regular election Republican Governor  Mark Gordon
• First elected: 2018
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Republican     Rex Rammell
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