2022 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: 2022 General Election

2022 Governor's Chairs
by State

36 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2022

14 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2022

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

24 Incumbents renominated by same party

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

455 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 2022 are marked as such.

There have been 0 deaths, 1 resignation, and 0 changes of party affiliation in 2022.

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (Democratic) resigned on 24 August 2021.
New York Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul (Democratic) ascended to the Governor's Chair upon Governor's Cuomo's resignation on 24 August 2021.

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



	Libertarian		former Birmingham City Council Member James "Jimmy" Blake

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


	~~Libertarian~~		William S. "Billy" Toien - lost primary • 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


		Open Chair (no incumbent)

	Write-in; (Libertarian)		Barry Hess, II
	Write-in; (Libertarian)		Mikaela "Mikki" Lutes-Burton

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


		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Libertarian		Ricky Dale Harrington, Jr.

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



	Libertarian		Kevin Ruskusky • for Lieutenant Governor: Michele Poague

Connecticut 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Libertarian		Aaron Lewis • for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Kevin Skulczyck

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


	Libertarian		Hector Roos

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


	Libertarian		Shane Hazel

Idaho 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Libertarian		White Bird City Council Member Paul Sand

Illinois 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Libertarian		Scott Schluter • for Lieutenant Governor: John Phillips

Iowa 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Libertarian		Rick Stewart • for Lieutenant Governor: Marco Battaglia

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


	Libertarian		Seth Cordell • for Lieutenant Governor: Evan Laudick-Gains

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


		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Libertarian		David Lashar • for Lieutenant Governor: Christiana Logansmith

Massachusetts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	~~Libertarian~~		~~Carlos Perez - apparently not a candidate~~
	Libertarian		Kevin Reed

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


	Libertarian		Mary Buzuma • for Lieutenant Governor: Brian Ellison

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


		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Libertarian		Scott Zimmerman

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



	Libertarian		Brandon Davis

New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Libertarian		Karlyn Borysenko
	Libertarian		Kelly Halldorson

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


	Libertarian		Karen Evette Bedonie • for Lieutenant Governor: Travis Steven Sanchez

	Write-in; (Libertarian; Actual Justice)		Ginger G. Grider • Lost 7 June 2022 primary. Now running as a write-in.

New York 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	~~Libertarian~~		Larry Sharpe - apparently not a candidate • for Lieutenant Governor: Andrew Hollister

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


	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


		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Libertarian		R. Leon Noble

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


		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Libertarian		Jonathan Matthew Hackenburg • for Lieutenant Governor: Timothy D. "Tim" McMaster

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


	~~Libertarian~~		~~James T. Aubin - apparently not a candidate~~ • 30 June 2022: Withdrew.
	~~Libertarian~~		~~Elijah Jon Gizzarelli - apparently not a candidate~~ • 25 July 2022: Challenge Denial of Ballot Placement
	~~Libertarian~~		~~Joel Hellmann - apparently not a candidate~~

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


	Libertarian		Morgan "Bruce" Reeves • for Lieutenant Governor: Jessica Ethridge

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


	Libertarian		Tracey Quint • for Lieutenant Governor: Ashley Strand

Texas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	~~Libertarian~~		~~Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Libertarian~~		~~Fidel "Two Bears" Castillo - apparently not a candidate~~
	~~Libertarian~~		~~Andrew Jewell - apparently not a candidate~~ • Candidate for Cedar Hill City Council
	Libertarian		former Lago Vista City Council Member Mark Tippetts

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
	• Green Independent
	• Libertarian
	• Pacific Green
Other Third Parties
	• Actual Justice
	• Alaskan Independence
	• America's Independent
	• American Constitution
	• American Solidarity
	• Americans Coming Together Party
	• Approval Voting
	• Conservative
	• Freedom
	• Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis
	• Independence
	• Independence-Alliance
	• Independent American
	• Independent Greens
	• Independent Party of Connecticut
	• Keystone
	• Labor
	• Legal Marijuana Now
	• Peace And Freedom
	• Progressive
	• Socialist Workers Party
	• U.S. Taxpayers
	• Unite NY
	• Unity
	• Working Families
Independents
	• Decline to State
	• Independent
	• No Party Affiliation
	• No Party Preference
	• No Political Party
	• Non Affiliated
	• Nonpartisan
	• Not affiliated with a recognized
	• Unaffiliated
	• Undeclared
	• Working Class
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• None of these candidates
	• 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.