The Green Papers: 2025 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2025 Governor's Chairs
by State

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.

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     former Greenville Illinois City Council Member Will Boyd
  Candidate Democratic     JaMel Jermaine Brown
  Candidate Democratic     former U.S. Senator  Gordon Douglas "Doug" Jones
First elected to the US Senate in a special election: 12 December 2017;unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2020.
  Candidate Democratic     Chad "Chig" Martin
  Candidate Republican     Ken McFeeters
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville
24 April 2025: Media reports state Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville will run for Governor in 2026.
27 May 2025: Senator Thomas H. "Tommy" Tuberville announces his candidacy for Governor in 2026.

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Tom Begich
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Click Bishop
  Candidate Republican     former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Matt Claman
  Candidate Republican     former state Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Nancy Dahlstrom
  Candidate Republican     Matanuska-Susitna Borough Mayor  Edna DeVries
  Candidate Republican     Matt Andrew Heilala
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator  Shelley Hughes
14 November 2025: Resigned from the state Senate.
  Candidate Republican     former Angoon City Council Member James Willia"JP4" Parkin, IV
  Candidate Republican     former Attorney General Treg Taylor
  Candidate Republican     Bernadette Wilson

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Saint Omer Kakou
  Candidate Republican     Christopher Ames
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Andy Biggs
Congress CD 5
  Candidate Republican     Isiah Gallegos
  Candidate Republican     Christian "Maverick" Grey
  Candidate Republican     Robert McVeigh
  Candidate Republican     Donald Douglas Muchek
  Candidate Republican     Scott Neely
  Candidate Republican     George Nicholson
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  David S. Schweikert
30 September 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
Member of Congress CD 1
  Candidate Republican     Karrin Taylor Robson
  Candidate Republican     Alan White
  Candidate Green     Lisa Castillo
  Candidate Green     Risa Lombardo
  Candidate Green     Carlos Melendez
  Candidate Green     William Pounds
  Candidate Libertarian     Barry Hess

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

   
    Democratic     Gary Royce Huskey - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Fredrick J. "Fred" Love
  Candidate Democratic     Supha Xayprasith-Mays
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Sarah Huckabee Sanders

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

   
  Candidate Republican     Gregory Albaugh
    Democratic     state Senator  Toni G. Atkins - apparently not a candidate
29 September 2025: "... I'm stepping aside today as a candidate for governor."
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Xavier Becerra
California Attorney General: 1987-1990; California state Assembly member: 1990-1992; First elected to Congress 1992, re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, resigned 24 January 2017; California Attorney General: 2017-2021; Health and Human Services Secretary for President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.: 2021-2025.
  Candidate Republican     Riverside County Sheriff  Chad Bianco
Riverside County Sheriff was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Assembly Member Ian Calderon
    Democratic     Stephen J. Cloobeck - apparently not a candidate
25 November 2025: Withdrew endorsing Member of Congress Eric Michael Swalwell.
  Candidate Republican     Heather Cohen
  Candidate No Party Preference     James Hatami
  Candidate United Party     Savion Hays
  Candidate Republican     Steve Hilton
  Candidate Republican     Michael R. Huizar
  Candidate Green     Raymond Jenkins
  Candidate No Party Preference     Athena Johnson
  Candidate Republican     Leo Naranjo, IV
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Katie Porter
First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2020, 2022; Unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate Class 1 seat nomination: 2024.
  Candidate Peace And Freedom     Ramsey Robinson
  Candidate Republican; (Democratic)     Jon Slavet
  Candidate Democratic     Tom Steyer
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Eric Michael Swalwell
21 November 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "I'm running for Governor."
  Candidate 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 ...."
  Candidate Democratic     former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
  Candidate Green     Butch Ware
  Candidate Democratic     former state Comptroller Betty Yee
First elected as Comptroller: 2014, re-elected: 2018
  Candidate Democratic     Michael L. Younger
  Candidate Republican     Leo Zacky

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Michael Farrand Bennet
11 April 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Democratic     Antonio Martinez
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Philip "Phil" Weiser
2 January 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Mark Baisley
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Scott Bottoms
  Candidate Republican     Bob C. Brinkerhoff
  Candidate Republican     John Brooks
  Candidate Republican     Jason Clark
  Candidate Republican     Brycen Garrison
  Candidate Republican     Stevan Gess
  Candidate Republican     Jon F. Gray-Ginsberg
  Candidate Republican     Josh Griffin
    Republican     Robin Jones - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Barbara "Barb" Kirkmeyer
  Candidate Republican     former Member of Congress  Greg Lopez
Former mayor of Parker; unsuccessful candidate for nomination for the US Senate: 2016; unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Governor of Colorado: 2018, 2022; first elected to the US House in a Special Election: 25 June 2024 [re: resignation of Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck (Republican)]; not a candidate re-election: 2024.
  Candidate Republican     Victor Marx
  Candidate Republican     William "Will" McBride
  Candidate Republican     Teller County Sheriff  Jason Mikesell
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Bob" Moore
  Candidate Republican     Alexander "Alex" Mugatu
aka Alexander Lucero-Mugatu
  Candidate Republican     Katie Pierce
  Candidate Republican     Jim Rundberg
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Thomas
  Candidate Republican     Kelvin "K-Man" Wimberly
  Candidate American Constitution     Stephen Hamilton
  Candidate Unity     Paul Noel Fiorino
  Candidate Independent     Willow Jon Collamer
  Candidate Independent     Justin Ganoe
  Candidate Independent     Chante Jones
  Candidate Independent     Rabin Kumar Mahanty
  Candidate Independent     Jarvis Ray
  Candidate Independent     Matthew Yearous

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Josh Elliott
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Edward "Ned" Lamont
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Ryan Fazio
  Candidate Republican     former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart
    Republican     Westport First Selectwoman  Jen Tooker - apparently not a candidate
26 September 2025: "...I am suspending my candidacy for Governor."

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Faith E. Antonio
  Candidate Democratic     Evelyn Castillo-Bach
  Candidate Democratic     Richard Paul Dembinsky
  Candidate Democratic     Orange County Mayor  Jerry L. Demings
  Candidate Democratic     Thomas E. Fernandez
  Candidate Democratic     Dayna Marie Foster
  Candidate Democratic     Indony Pierre "Dony" Jean Baptiste
9 October 2025: Withdrew.
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  David W. Jolly
First elected as a Republican in a special election: 11 March 2014 [re: passing of Congressman Charles William "C.W." "Bill" Young (Republican)], reelected: 2014, unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2016.
4 June 2025: Filed with the Florida Department of State to run for Governor as a Democrat.
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress Alfred "Al" Lawson, Jr.
Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the US House: 2010; unsuccessful candidate for election to the US House: 2012; first elected: 2016, re-elected: 2018, 2020; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2022.
  Candidate Democratic     Donald J. Peterson
  Candidate Democratic     Bill Slater
  Candidate Republican     William Todd Andros
  Candidate Republican     Shea Cruel
  Candidate Republican     Jill Casey "Casey" DeSantis
Wife of Governor Ronald D. "Ron" DeSantis
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Byron Donalds
26 February 2025: Member of Congress Donalds, CD 19, is a candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Republican     James Fishback
  Candidate Republican     Jim Holcomb
  Candidate Republican     Daniel J. Imperato
  Candidate Republican     John Joseph Mercadante
    Republican     Bill Reicherter - apparently not a candidate
28 July 2025: Candidate for state Representative.
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Paul Renner
  Candidate Republican     Caneste Succe
  Candidate Republican     Alix Christopher Toulme, Jr.
Candidate for Governor and US Senate Class 3 Special
  Candidate Republican     Angela Marie "Angie" Walls-Windhauser
aka Angie Windhauser
Candidate for Governor and US House CD 10.
  Candidate Republican     Robert Edward "Bobby" William, Jr.
  Candidate Constitution     Brandon L. McIntyre
  Candidate Libertarian     Scott Jewett
  Candidate Independent Party of Florida     James Michael Brown
  Candidate Independent Party of Florida     Andrea Lynn Klink
  Candidate Independent Party of Florida     Reginald Byron Strachan
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Surindar Singh Bedi
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Moliere "Moe" Dimanche
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Insley Darris Corri Evans, Sr.
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Neil J. Gillespie
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Mourice "Mo" Hylton
    No Party Affiliation     Holly Klask - apparently not a candidate
14 August 2025: Withdrew.
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     state Senator  Jason W. B. Pizzo
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Frank J. Russo
    No Party Affiliation     David Wayne "Gizmo" Wexler - apparently not a candidate
7 October 2025: Withdrew
  Candidate Write-in     Rodney C. Glover
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic)     Christopher Tavarus Powell

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms
  Candidate Democratic     former Lieutenant Governor Geoffrey L. "Geoff" Duncan
First elected as a Republican Lieutenant Governor in 2018; Did not run for re-election in 2022. Running for Governor as a Democrat in 2026.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator  Jason Esteves
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Derrick Jackson
    Democratic     Member of Congress  Lucia Kay "Lucy" McBath - apparently not a candidate
Member of Congress House CD 6.
31 March 2025: Suspends campaign for Governor to focus on her husband's health as he undergoes cancer treatment.
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Ruwa Romman
  Candidate Democratic     former DeKalb County Chief Executive Michael Thurmond
Formerly affiliated with the Republican Party.
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Christopher M. "Chris" Carr
  Candidate Republican     Clark Dean
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Burt Jones
8 July 2025: "... I'm proud to be running to be the next Governor of our great state."
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  Brad Raffensperger

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Terri Pickens
  Candidate Constitution     Marvin "Pro Life" Richardson
  Candidate Independent     Maxine Durand

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  J.B. Pritzker
for Lieutenant Governor: former state Representative Christian Mitchell
    Democratic     Patricia L. Tillman - apparently not a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor: Joseph L. Mosley

9 December 2025: Removed
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Darren Bailey
for Lieutenant Governor: Aaron B. Del Mar
  Candidate Republican     Ted Dabrowski
for Lieutenant Governor: Carrie Mendoza
  Candidate Republican     Rick Heidner
for Lieutenant Governor: Homer Glen Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike
  Candidate Republican     DuPage County Sheriff  James Mendrick
for Lieutenant Governor: Robert Renteria
  Candidate Republican     Gregg Moore
for Lieutenant Governor: (not provided)
    Republican     Phil Perez - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Joseph "Joe" Severino
for Lieutenant Governor: Rantch Isquith
    Republican     Max Solomon - apparently not a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor: Geno Young

1 December 2025: Withdrawn

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Paul Dahl
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor  Rob Sand
12 May 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Democratic     Julie Stauch
  Candidate Democratic     Sondra Wilson
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Eddie Andrews
    Republican     state Senator  Mike Bousselot - apparently not a candidate
20 November 2025: Announced he will run for re-election in the state Senate.
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Randall "Randy" Feenstra
13 May 2025: Formed an exploratory committee to run for Governor in 2026.
Member of Congress CD 4.
  Candidate Republican     Zach Lahn
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Brad Sherman
  Candidate Republican     Adam Steen

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Ethan Corson
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Cindy Holscher
  Candidate Democratic     Sharilyn Ray
  Candidate Democratic     Marty Tuley
    Republican     Doug Billings - apparently not a candidate
29 August 2025: Withdrew.
  Candidate Republican     former Govermor Jeff William 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 his party's nomination for election to the Governor's chair in 2018.
  Candidate Republican     former Wichita School Board Member Joy Eakins
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Ty Masterson
  Candidate Republican     former Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O'Hara
  Candidate Republican     former Mount Hope City Council Member Stacy Rogers
  Candidate Republican     Phillip Sarnecki
  Candidate Republican     Insurance Commissioner  Vicki Schmidt
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  Scott J. Schwab
  Candidate Independent     Devon Durr Welcher

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     state Secretary of State  Shenna Bellows
  Candidate Democratic     Jason Cherry
    Democratic     state Representative  Ryan D. Fecteau - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Troy Jackson
  Candidate Democratic     Angus King, III
Son of Senator Angus Stanley King, Jr. (Independent)
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Hannah Pingree
Daughter of Member of Congress Chellie M. Pingree
  Candidate Democratic     Nirav Shah
  Candidate Republican     Jonathan Bush
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Bobby" Charles
  Candidate Republican     David Jones
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  James "Jim" Libby
  Candidate Republican     University of Maine Trustee  Owen McCarthy
  Candidate Republican     Ben Midgley
  Candidate Republican     former Paris Town Selectboard Member Robert Wessels
  Candidate Independent; (Republican; Forward Party)     state Senator  Richard "Rick" Bennett
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     state Representative  W. Edward "Ed" Crockett
Previously affiliated with the Democratic Party.
  Candidate Independent     John Glowa, Sr.
  Candidate Independent     Derek Levasseur
  Candidate Independent     Alexander Murchison

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Ralph Jaffe
  Candidate Republican     state Delegate  Christopher "Eric" Bouchat
  Candidate Republican     Carl A. Brunner, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Ed Hale, Sr.
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Stephen S. "Steve" Hershey, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     John A. Myrick
  Candidate Republican     Kurt Wedekind
  Candidate Green     Andy Ellis
for Lieutenant Governor: Owen Silverman Andrews

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Maura Healey
  Candidate Republican     Mike Kennealy
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" Minogue
  Candidate Republican     Brian Shortsleeve
  Candidate Independent     Connor Gray

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Jocelyn Benson
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Garlin D. Gilchrist, II
  Candidate Democratic     Genesee County Sheriff  Christopher R. "Chris" Swanson
  Candidate Republican     former Attorney General Mike Cox
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  John James
7 April 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Tom Leonard
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Aric Nesbitt
  Candidate Republican     William Null
?
  Candidate Republican     Ralph Rebandt
  Candidate Republican     Karla Wagner
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     Detroit Mayor  Mike Duggan

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

   
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Steve Carlson
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Bill E. Gates, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Governor  Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Lisa Demuth
for Lieutenant Governor: Ryan Wilson
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Scott Jensen
  Candidate Republican     former Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson
  Candidate Republican     Patrick Knight
  Candidate Republican     Brad Kohler
  Candidate Republican     Mike Lindell
  Candidate Republican     Chris Madel
  Candidate Republican     Phillip C. "Phil" Parrish
  Candidate Republican     Kendall A. Qualls
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Kristin Robbins
  Candidate Forward Party     Mike Newcome
Forward Independence Party

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

   
  Candidate Republican     Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce  Andy Gipson
  Candidate Republican     Auditor of Public Accounts  Shadrack "Shad" White

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Lynne Walz
exploratory committee
  Candidate Republican     Jacy Todd

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Aaron D. Ford
  Candidate Democratic     Washoe County Commissioner  Alexis Hill
  Candidate Republican     Irina Hansen
  Candidate 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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Jon Kiper

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

   
  Elected Democratic 1,896,610 56.88% Member of Congress  Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill
for Lieutenant Governor: former New Brunswick School Board Member Dale G. Caldwell
12 November 2024: Candidate for Governor in 2025. Member of Congress CD 11.
  Candidate Republican 1,417,705 42.52% former state Assembly Member Jack Ciattarelli
for Lieutenant Governor: Morris County Sheriff James "Jim" Gannon
  Candidate Liberation 11,880 0.36% Vic Kaplan
for Lieutenant Governor: Bruno Pereira
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 8,164 0.24% Joanne S. Kuniansky
for Lieutenant Governor: Craig Honts
  Candidate Write-in; (Green)     Lily Benavides
28 August 2025: Withdrew after petitions successfully challenged.
Substitute candidate. The replacement petition is due 21 August 2025. Lisa Ryan was running on the ticket for Lieutenant Governor.
8 August 2025: Media reports state she is running as a write-in.
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Monica Brinson
Party: DISRUPT THE CORRUPT.
circa 17 June 2025: Failed to gather the requisite number signatures needed to get on the ballot. Will continue as a write-in candidate.
    Write-in; (Republican)     Hans Herberg - apparently not a candidate
Total 3,334,359 100.00%  

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Dolores M. Baca
  Candidate Democratic     Bernalillo County District Attorney  Sam Bregman
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Debra A. "Deb" Haaland
Former Member of Congress Debra A. "Deb" Haaland (Democratic) was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020. She was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden as Secretary of the Interior on 17 December 2020 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 51-40, on 15 March 2021. She resigned from Congress on 16 March 2021.
  Candidate Democratic     Margaret Sue Haber
  Candidate Democratic     Arthur Merrill Ives
  Candidate Democratic     Geoffrey P. "Geoff" Luehring
  Candidate Democratic     Luana Marquez
  Candidate Democratic     former Las Cruces Mayor Kenneth Daniel Gallegos "Ken" Miyagishima
  Candidate Republican     Brian Cillessen
  Candidate Republican     James F. Ellison
  Candidate Republican     Rio Rancho Mayor  Greggory D. "Gregg" Hull
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Steve D. Lanier
  Candidate Republican     Charles H. Milks, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Belinda Robertson
  Candidate Republican     Duke Rodriguez
  Candidate Republican     Richard F. Uriarte
  Candidate Independent     Gene Pettit

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Antonio Delgado
2 June 2025: Announced candidacy for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Republican     Nassau County Executive  Bruce Blakeman
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Elise M. Stefanik
7 November 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "I am running for Governor ...."
Member of Congress District 21

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Amy Acton
  Candidate Republican     Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy
  Candidate Republican     Jeremiah Workman
    Republican     Attorney General  David A. "Dave" Yost - apparently not a candidate
16 May 2025: Dropped out of the contest for Governor. "I do not wish to divide my political party or my state with a quixotic battle over the small differences between my vision and that of my opponent. I am simply not that important."
  Candidate Libertarian     former Harrison City Council Member Mike Mains
  Candidate Libertarian     Travis Jon Vought
  Candidate Independent; (Forward Party)     Timothy "Tim" Grady
for Lieutenant Governor: Andrea Neutzling
  Candidate Nonparty     former Morgan County School Board Member Heather Brazell-Hill
aka Heather Hill

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Cyndi Munson
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Gentner F. Drummond
  Candidate Republican     former Rio New Mexico City Manager Leisa Mitchell Haynes
  Candidate Republican     Chip Keating
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Mike Mazzei
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Charles McCall
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Jake Merrick
  Candidate Republican     Kenneth Sturgell

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     James Atkinson
  Candidate Democratic     David W. Beem
  Candidate Democratic     Brittany Jones
  Candidate Democratic     Khaled K. "Cal" Kishawi
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Tina Kotek
  Candidate Democratic     Tristan Sheppard
  Candidate Republican     Brent Barker
  Candidate Republican     Marion County Commissioner  Danielle Bethell
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Christine Drazan
  Candidate Republican     Kyle M. Duyck
  Candidate Republican     Caleb Kintz
  Candidate Republican     Patrick Aaron Kopke-Hales
  Candidate Republican     Robert Neuman
  Candidate Republican     Brad T. Peters
  Candidate Republican     Matthew Piatt
  Candidate Republican     Paul J. Romero
  Candidate Republican     Deangelo Leroy Turner
  Candidate Republican     Martin D. Ward
  Candidate Republican     Timothy O. "Tim" Youker
  Candidate Independent     Alex Ziwahatan

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

   
  Candidate Republican     Treasurer  Stacy L. Garrity
  Candidate Libertarian     Ken Krawchuk

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Helena Buonanno Foulkes
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Daniel J. "Dan" McKee
  Candidate Democratic     Gregory "Greg" Stevens
  Candidate Republican     Aaron Guckian
  Candidate Republican     Elaine Pelino
  Candidate Republican     Robert Raimondo

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.
  Candidate Democratic     William "Mullins" McLeod, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Pamela S. Evette
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Josh Kimbrell
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Nancy Ruth Mace
4 August 2025: "I'm running for governor...."
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Ralph W. Norman, Jr.
25 July 2025: Member of Congress Norman is a candidate for Governor in 2026. "I'm running for governor to shake things up...."
    Republican     former state Treasurer Thomas Ravenel - apparently not a candidate
11 February 2025: "...this is not the time for me to be running...."
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Michael Alan "Alan" Wilson

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

   
  Candidate Republican     Toby Doeden
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Jon Hansen
for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Karla Lems
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Dustin "Dusty" Johnson
Member of Congress At-Large
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Larry Rhoden
  Candidate Independent     Terry Gleason
for Lieutenant Governor: Kirra Noltensmeier
  Candidate Independent     Allison Renville

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Memphis City Council Member  Jerri Green
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Marsha Blackburn
6 August 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "It's official! I'm running for Governor ...."
Previously served in the U.S. House: 2003-2019; first elected to the U.S. Senate: 2018; re-elected: 2024.
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Monty Fritts
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  John W. Rose
Member of Congress CD 6
  Candidate Write-in     Stephen C. Maxwell

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     Patricia Abrego
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress  Chris Bell
First elected to the US House: 2002; unsuccessful candidate for renomination: 2004; unsuccessful candidate for Texas Governor: 2006; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the US Senate: 2020.
    Democratic     James Bills - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Bobby Cole
  Candidate Democratic     Carlton W. Hart
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Gina Hinojosa
    Democratic     Robert Hostetler - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Jose Navarro Balbuena
  Candidate Democratic     Faizan Syed
    Democratic     Meagan Tehseldar - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Zach Vance
  Candidate Democratic     Angela "Tía Angie" Villescaz
    Democratic     John Washington - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Andrew White
    Democratic     Glenna "Grumpy" Williams - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Greg Abbott
  Candidate Republican     R.F. "Bob" Achgill
  Candidate Republican     state Board of Education Member  Evelyn Brooks
  Candidate Republican     Pete "Doc" Chambers
  Candidate Republican     Charles Andrew Crouch
  Candidate Republican     Arturo Espinosa
  Candidate Republican     Mark V. Goloby
  Candidate Republican     Kenneth Hyde
  Candidate Republican     Stephen Samuelson
  Candidate Republican     Ronnie Tullos
  Candidate Republican     Nathaniel Welch
  Candidate Libertarian     former Lago Vista City Council Member Pat Dixon

Utah  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Republican

   
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Phil Lyman

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

   
  Candidate Independent     Dean Roy
Freedom and Unity Party

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

   
  Elected Democratic 1,976,857 57.58% former 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.
  Candidate Republican 1,449,586 42.22% Lieutenant Governor  Winsome Earle Sears
circa 5 September 2024: Filed paperwork to run for Governor in 2025.
  Candidate Scattering 6,897 0.20% Write-In
Total 3,433,340 100.00%  

Washington  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Term Limit: None
Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic

   
  Candidate Republican     Ethan Brunton

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

   
  Candidate Democratic     former Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes
First elected as Lieutenant Governor: 2018; unsuccessful candidate for the US Senate: 2022.
  Candidate Democratic     Joel Brennan
  Candidate Democratic     Milwaukee County Executive  David Crowley
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Francesca Hong
  Candidate Democratic     Missy Hughes
  Candidate Democratic     former state Assembly Member Brett Hulsey
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Sara Russell Rodriguez
25 July 2025: Announced her candidacy for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Democratic     Zachary Roper
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Kelda Roys
    Democratic     Ryan Strnad - apparently not a candidate
circa 27 November 2025: "I'm out of the race! Vote for David Crowley."
    Republican     Bill Berrien - apparently not a candidate
26 September 2025: Withdrew.
  Candidate Republican     Washington County Executive  Josh Schoemann
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Thomas "Tom" Tiffany
US House CD 3.
23 September 2025: Announced candidacy for Governor.
  Candidate Green     Jill Ferguson
  Candidate 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

   
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Eric Barlow
  Candidate Republican     Brent Brien
  Candidate Republican     Joseph Kibler

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
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  Republican
Major Third Parties
  American Constitution
  Constitution
  Green
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  Forward Party
  Independent Party of Florida
  Liberation
  Peace And Freedom
  Socialist Workers Party
  United Party
  Unity
Independents
  Independent
  No Party Affiliation
  No Party Preference
  Nonparty
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering
  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.

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.


 


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