2024 Governor's Chairs by State

The Green Papers: 2024 General Election

2024 Governor's Chairs
by State

11 Governor's Chairs up for election in 2024

39 Governor's Chairs not up for election in 2024

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

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

3 Republican

121 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 2024 are marked as such.

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

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Alabama 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. 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; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit

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

		Republican	Governor Mike J. Dunleavy • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

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

		Democratic	Governor Katie Hobbs • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Arkansas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

		Republican	Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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

		Democratic	Governor Gavin Newsom • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit
		Democratic		state Senator Toni G. Atkins
		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

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

		Democratic	Governor Jared Polis • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit

Connecticut 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Edward "Ned" Lamont • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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

Open		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

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

		Republican		Jerrold A. Price

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

		Republican	Governor Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

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

		Republican	Governor Brian Porter Kemp • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

		Democratic		Justin Laster

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

		Democratic	Governor Joshua B. "Josh" Green • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Idaho 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

		Republican	Governor Brad Little • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Illinois 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor J.B. Pritzker • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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

Open		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 - At term limit.
		Democratic		former state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer G. McCormick • formerly a Republican

		Republican		Senator Michael K. "Mike" Braun • 29 November 2022: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
		Republican		former Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers
		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch
		Republican		Eric Doden
		Republican		former Attorney General Curtis T. Hill, Jr. • First elected: 2016, did not receive his party's nomination in 2020.
		Republican		Jamie Reitenour

		Libertarian		Rhonda Greene • for Lieutenant Governor: Tommy Brown, III
		Libertarian		Donald Rainwater • for Lieutenant Governor: Tonya Hudson

		Write-in; (Independent)		Christopher Ryan Stried

Iowa 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. 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; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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

		Democratic	Governor Laura Kelly • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

Kentucky 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Andy Beshear • First elected: 2019; re-elected: 2023. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2027 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

Louisiana 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

		Republican	Governor "Jeff" Landry • First elected: 2023 • Chair up for regular election: Saturday 16 October 2027 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Maine 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Janet T. Mills • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

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

		Democratic	Governor Wes Moore • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Massachusetts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Maura Healey • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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

		Democratic	Governor Gretchen Whitmer • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

Minnesota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Mississippi 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027. 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; re-elected: 2023. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2027 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

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

Open		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

		Democratic		Sheryl Gladney
		Democratic		Mike Hamra
		Democratic		Hollis L. Laster
		Democratic		Eric Morrison
		Democratic		state Representative Crystal Quade
		~~Democratic~~		~~state Representative Sarah Unsicker - apparently not a candidate~~ • Independent?

		Republican		Secretary of State John R. "Jay" Ashcroft • 6 April 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
		Republican		state Senator William C. "Bill" Eigel
		Republican		Darren L. Grant
		Republican		Jeremy Gundel
		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe
		Republican		Darrell Leon McClanahan, III
		Republican		Robert James Olson
		~~Republican~~		~~Deshon Porter - apparently not a candidate~~
		Republican		Amber Thomsen
		Republican		Chris Wright

		Libertarian		Bill Slantz

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.

		Democratic		Ryan Busse • for Lieutenant Governor: Raph Graybill
		Democratic		Jim Hunt • for Lieutenant Governor: Jerry Driscoll

		*Republican*		Governor Greg Gianforte • for Lieutenant Governor: Kristen Juras
		Republican		state Representative Tanner J. Smith

		Libertarian		Kaiser Leib • for Lieutenant Governor: Matt Campbell

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

		Republican	Governor Jim Pillen • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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

		Republican	Governor Joseph "Joe" Lombardo • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
		Republican		M. Kameron Hawkins

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

Open		Republican	Governor Chris Sununu • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2020, 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Chair - 19 July 2023: "I have decided not to run for another term as Governor in 2024...."

		Democratic		Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig
		Democratic		Jon Kiper
		Democratic		Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington

		Republican		former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte • First elected: 2010; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2016.
		Republican		former state Senator Chuck Morse

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, re-elected: 2021 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2025 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

		Democratic		Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka
		Democratic		Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop
		Democratic		former state Senator Steve Sweeney

		Republican		state Senator Jon M. Bramnick
		Republican		former state Assembly Member Jack Ciattarelli

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

		Democratic	Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

New York 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Kathleen Courtney "Kathy" Hochul • Ascended to the Governor's Chair: 24 August 2021 [re: resignation of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (Democratic)]. First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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

Open		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

		~~Democratic~~		~~Tryon Mayor Pro Tempore Patrice C. "Chrelle" Booker - lost primary~~
		~~Democratic~~		~~Gary W. Foxx - lost primary~~
		~~Democratic~~		~~Michael Rivers "Mike" Morgan - lost primary~~
		Democratic		Attorney General Joshua Harold "Josh" Stein • 18 January 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.
		~~Democratic~~		~~Marcus Whittman Williams - lost primary~~

		~~Republican~~		~~Treasurer Dale Robbins Folwell - lost primary~~
		~~Republican~~		~~William Marc "Bill" Graham - lost primary~~
		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Mark Keith Robinson

		Green		Michael Wayne "Wayne" Turner

		Libertarian		Michael Raymond "Mike" Ross

North Dakota 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: North Dakota passed an initiative in November 2022 to amend the state's Constitution to add Gubernatorial term limits of 2 4 year terms. Applies to individuals elected after 1 January 2023
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

Open		Republican	Governor Doug Burgum • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Open Chair - 7 June 2023: Announced he is running for President in 2024. 4 December 2023: Ended his 2024 Presidential campaign. 22 January 2024: "... it was a very difficult decision for us, a heart felt decision, to not seek a third term."

		Democratic-Nonpartisan League		state Senator Merrill Piepkorn • for Lieutenant Governor: Patrick Hart

		~~Democratic~~		~~Travis Hipsher - apparently not a candidate~~

		Republican		Member of Congress Kelly M. Armstrong • for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Michelle Strinden
		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Tammy J. Miller • for Lieutenant Governor: state Commerce Commissioner Josh Teigen

		Independent		Michael Coachman

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

		Republican	Governor Michael "Mike" DeWine • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.
		Republican		Lieutenant Governor Jon A. Husted
		Republican		Jeremiah Workman
		Republican		Attorney General David A. "Dave" Yost

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

		Republican	Governor Kevin Stitt • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

Oregon 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Tina Kotek • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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

		Democratic	Governor Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro • First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

		Libertarian		Ken Krawchuk

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

		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]. First elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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

		Republican	Governor Henry Dargan 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; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

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

		Republican	Governor Kristi Lynn Noem • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. Previously served in the U.S. House 2011-2019. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

Tennessee 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

		Republican	Governor William "Bill" Lee • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit.

Texas 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. 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, 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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 • 17 March 2023: "I promised two terms if the people will have me. So that will be it for me."

		Democratic		state Representative Brian Smith King

		*Republican*		*Governor Spencer J. Cox*
		Republican		Sylvia Miera Fisk
		Republican		T. Carson Jorgensen
		Republican		state Representative Phil Lyman
		Republican		Scott Robbins

		Libertarian		J. Robert Latham

		Independent American		Tommy Williams

		Unaffiliated		Tom Tomeny

Vermont 2 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2024. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

		Republican	Governor Phil Scott • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2018, 2020, 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

		Democratic		former Middlebury Town Selectboard Member Esther Charlestin
	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 Republican

		Republican	Governor Glenn A. Youngkin • First elected: 2021. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2025 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

		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.

		Write-in		Merle Rutledge, Jr.

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

Open		Democratic	Governor Jay R. Inslee • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016, 2020. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Chair - 1 May 2023: Governor Inslee will not seek re-election: "I'm ready to pass the torch...."
		Democratic		Ricky Anthony
		Republican		former Richland School Board Member M. Semi Bird • 1 August 2023: Apparently recalled as Richland School Board Member.
		Write-in; (Democratic)		Edward Cale, IV
		Independent		William Combs
		Republican		Jim Daniel
		Libertarian		Michael DePaula
		Democratic		Attorney General Bob Ferguson • 2 May 2023: Announced exploratory campaign for Governor.
		Republican		Tim Ford
		Democratic		Fred Grant
		Democratic		Regenal "Reggie" Grant
		Independent		Cassondra M. Hanson
		Democratic		Chaytan Inman
		Democratic		EL'ona Kearney
		Republican		Laurel Wheat Khan
		Independent		Leon Lawson
		Constitution		Ambra Mason
		Republican		Daniel Miller
		Democratic		state Senator Mark Douglas Mullet
		Independent		Eric Nelson
		Independent		Geoff Nelson
		Republican		former Member of Congress David G. "Dave" Reichert • First elected to the U.S. House: 2004; re-elected: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016; not a candidate for reelection: 2018.
		Democratic		Don L. Rivers
		Independent		Bobbie Samons
		Republican		Kriss Schuler
		Republican		Tony Tasmaly

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

Open		Republican	Governor James Conley "Jim" Justice, II • 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 - 27 April 2023: Candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 1 Seat in 2024.

		Democratic		Huntington Mayor Stephen Taylor "Steve" Williams

		Republican		former state Delegate Arch Alfred Moore "Moore" Capito • Son of Senator Shelley Moore Capito (Republican), grandson of the late Governor Arch Moore (Republican), cousin of state Treasurer Riley McGowan Moore (Republican).
		Republican		Kevin Douglas "KC" Christian
		Republican		Christopher Douglas "Chris" Miller • Son of Member of Congress Carol Devine Miller.
		Republican		Attorney General Patrick James Morrisey • 4 April 2023: Announced candidacy for Governor.
		Republican		David Mitchell "Mitch" Roberts
		Republican		Secretary of State Andrew McCoy "Mac" Warner • 11 January 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.

		Constitution		former state Delegate S. Marshall Wilson

		Libertarian		Erika Kolenich

		Mountain		Chase G. Linko-Looper

		Independent		Quintin Gerard Caldwell
		Independent		Fred Vance

Wisconsin 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

		Democratic	Governor Anthony Steven "Tony" Evers • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

		Independent		Jacob Veenhuis

Wyoming 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. 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; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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-Nonpartisan League
	• Republican
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution
	• Green
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Independent American
	• Mountain
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.

"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.