2023 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: 2023 General Election

2023 Governor's Chairs
by State

3 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2023

3 Elected

47 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2023

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

2 Incumbents renominated by same party

92 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 2023 are marked as such.

There have been 0 deaths, 0 resignation, and 0 changes of party affiliation in 2023.

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California 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Democratic			Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis • 24 April 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
	Democratic			Public Instruction Superintendent Tony K. Thurmond • 23 September 2023: "I didn't come from money, power, or influence. I'm running for Governor to be a voice for those who need one ...."
	Democratic			former state Controller Betty Yee • First elected as Comptroller: 2014, re-elected: 2018

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			Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long • 12 September 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
	Democratic			New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer

Georgia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Democratic			Justin Laster

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


	Democratic			Bob Kern
	Democratic			former state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick • formerly a Republican

Kentucky 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Democratic	694,482	52.53%	Governor Andy Beshear • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman
Total		1,322,021	100.00%

Louisiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


		Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Democratic	275,525	25.93%	former state Transportation Secretary Shawn D. Wilson • 4 March 2023: Resigned as Transportation Secretary.
	Democratic	27,662	2.60%	Daniel M. "Danny" Cole
Total		1,062,498	100.00%

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


	Democratic	373,361	47.12%	Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley
Total		792,386	100.00%

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


	Democratic			Mike Hamra
	Democratic			state Representative Crystal Quade

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


	Democratic			Ryan Busse

New Hampshire 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Democratic			Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig
	Democratic			Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington

New Jersey 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2021, 2025. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Democratic			Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop
	Democratic			former state Senator Steve Sweeney

North Carolina 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Democratic			Mike Morgan
	Democratic			Attorney General Joshua Harold "Josh" Stein • 18 January 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.

Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2021, 2025. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Democratic			Member of Congress Abigail A. Spanberger • 13 November 2023: Member of Congress Abigail A. Spanberger (Democratic) will not seek re-election to the U.S. House District 7 in 2024 in order to run for Governor in 2025.
	Democratic			Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney

Washington 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic


	Democratic			Attorney General Bob Ferguson • 2 May 2023: Announced exploratory campaign for Governor.
	Democratic			state Senator Mark Douglas Mullet

West Virginia 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican


	Democratic			Cecil Silva
	Democratic			Huntington Mayor Stephen T. "Steve" Williams

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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Major Third Parties
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Other Third Parties
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Independents
	• Independent
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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.

"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.