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

20 Republican
16 Democratic

14 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2022

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

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

308 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.)

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

		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.

		Democratic		Christopher A. "Chris" Countryman

		Republican		former Morgan County Commissioner Stacy Lee George
		*Republican*		*Governor Kay Ivey* • 2 June 2021: Announced re-election bid.
		Republican		Dean Odle
		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

		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.

		Democratic		former state Representative Les Gara

		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

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

		Democratic		Peggy "Gabby" Betzer
		~~Democratic~~		~~Mykala Cain-Reagan - apparently not a candidate~~ • 11 June 2021: Removed from 2022 General Election Statements of Interest.
		Democratic		Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
		Democratic		state Representative Aaron Lieberman
		Democratic		former Nogales Mayor Marco López
		Democratic		Steven "Paco" Noon, Jr.

		Republican		Ameer El Bey
		Republican		Kelly Garett
		Republican		Steve Gaynor
		Republican		David Hoffman
		~~Republican~~		~~Shane Hudson - apparently not a candidate~~
		Republican		Frank Konarski
		Republican		Kari Lake
		Republican		Bryan Masche
		Republican		Callie Morgan
		Republican		Scott Neely
		Republican		George Nicholson
		Republican		Michael Pavlock, Jr.
		Republican		Arizona Board of Regents Member Karrin Taylor Robson
		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.
		Republican		Settimo James "Sam" Savittieri
		Republican		Julian Tatka
		Republican		Karrin Taylor Robson
		Republican		Paola "Z." Tulliani-Zen
		~~Republican~~		~~Wayne Warren - apparently not a candidate~~
		Republican		state Treasurer Kimberly Yee

		Libertarian		Robert "Bob" Baxter, Jr.
		Libertarian		Barry Hess, II
		Libertarian		William "Bill" Moritzky
		Libertarian		Steve Remus

		Independent Greens		William Pounds, IV • Independent-Green

		Independent		Mark Franzen, Jr.
		Independent		Valerie Kerby Lockey
		Independent		Alan White

		Not readily classifiable		Jim "JimBob" Brown • Patriot Party
		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

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.

		Democratic		Anthony Bland
		Democratic		Chris Jones
		Democratic		James "Rus" Russell, III
		Democratic		Supha Xayprasith-Mays

		Republican		Sarah Huckabee Sanders • Daughter of former Governor Mike Huckabee
		Republican		Attorney General Leslie Rutledge

		Libertarian		Ricky Harrington, Jr.

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

		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.

		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
		Democratic		David Nelson Freeman
		Democratic		Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nicole "Nikki" Heather Fried
		Democratic		Ivan Graham
		Democratic		Jonathan Karns
		Democratic		Amaro Lionheart
		Democratic		Alexander "Alex" "Lundy" Lundmark
		Democratic		Timothy Lemont Mosley
		Democratic		Robert Lee Willis

		Republican		John Joseph Mercadante

		No Party Affiliation		Richard Paul Dembinsky • 30 May 2021: Requested removal. 3 June 2021: Withdrew. 20 July 2021: Re-added.
		No Party Affiliation		Kyle "KC" Gibson
		~~No Party Affiliation~~		~~Mark B. Graham - apparently not a candidate~~ • Withdrew
		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

		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.

		Republican		Jonathan Garcia
		Republican		former state Representative Vernon Jones
		*Republican*		*Governor Brian Porter Kemp*
		Republican		Kandiss Taylor

		Libertarian		Shane Hazel

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

		Republican	Governor Brad Little • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
		Democratic		Melissa Sue Robinson

		Republican		Ammon Bundy • 19 June 2021: Announced
		Republican		Jeff Cotton
		Republican		Chris Hammond
		Republican		Edward R. "Ed" Humphreys
		Republican		Lisa Marie
		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin • 19 May 2021: Announced her candidacy for the Governor's chair in 2022.
		Republican		Cody Usabel

		Unaffiliated		Robert Dempsay
		Unaffiliated		John Dionne

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

		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

		Democratic		Diedre DeJear
		Democratic		Katie Geltz
		Democratic		state Representative RasTafari "Ras" Smith

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

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

		Democratic		former Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III
		Democratic		Jon Baron
		Democratic		Comptroller Peter Franchot
		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.
		Democratic		Ashwani Jain
		Democratic		former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr.
		Democratic		Wes Moore
		Democratic		former Montgomery County Councillor Tom Perez
		Democratic		Mike Rosenbaum
		Democratic		Ed Tinus

		Republican		state Delegate Daniel L. "Dan" Cox
		Republican		former state Delegate Robin Ficker
		Republican		state Commerce Secretary Kelly M. Schulz
		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

		Republican	Governor Charles D. "Charlie" Baker, Jr. • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

		Democratic		Danielle Allen
		Democratic		state Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz
		Democratic		former state Senator Ben Downing
		Democratic		Scott M. Khourie
		Democratic		Orlando Silva

		Republican		former state Representative Geoff Diehl
		Republican		Darius Mitchell

		Libertarian		Carlos Perez

		Write-in		Philip Mitza • Register Republican; was considering running as a Libertarian.

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

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

		Democratic		former state Senator Robert J. "Bob" Krist

		Republican		Michael Connely
		Republican		Charles W. Herbster
		Republican		state Senator Brent Lindstrom
		Republican		University of Nebraska Regent Jim Pillen
		Republican		Breland Ridenour

		Libertarian		Scott Zimmerman

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

		Republican	Governor Chris Sununu • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2020. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

		Republican		Franklin City Councilor Karen Testerman

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

		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.

		Democratic		Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley
		Democratic		Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley
		Democratic		Ted Williams

		Republican		former state Representative John Becker
		Republican		Joe Blystone • for Lieutenant Governor: Joanna Swallen
		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

		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.

		Democratic		former state Senator Connie Johnson

		Republican		former state Sentor Ervin Yen

		Libertarian		Natalie Bruno

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

		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.

		Democratic		former Member of Congress Joseph Kendrick "Joe" Cunningham • First elected: 2018; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2020.
		Democratic		state Senator Mia S. McCleod
		Democratic		Gary Votour

		Republican		former Fort Lawn Town Council Member Al BellaVance
		Republican		Peggy Kandies
		*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

		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.
		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

		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.

		Democratic		Carnita Atwater

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

		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
		Democratic		Michael Cooper
		Democratic		Deirdre Gilbert
		Democratic		Yomi S. Hardison

		*Republican*		*Governor Greg Abbott*
		Republican		Larry Baggett
		Republican		Paul Belew
		Republican		Danny Harrison
		Republican		Rusk City Councilmember Martin Holsome
		Republican		former state Senator Don Huffines
		Republican		Chad Prather
		Republican		Kurt Schwab
		Republican		former Member of Congress Allen West • Florida Congressman; unsuccessful candidate for election: 2008; first elected: 2010; unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2012.

		Green		Delilah Barrios

		Libertarian		Dan "Taxation is Theft" Behrman
		Libertarian		Andrew Jewell

		Independent		Patrick Scott Wynne

Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2022. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

		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.

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

		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.

		Republican		Rex Rammell

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