The Green Papers: 2026 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2026 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 Republican     Ken McFeeters
  Candidate Republican     "Alabama" Will Santivasci
  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 Republican     former state Senator Click Bishop
  Candidate Republican     former Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson
  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     Henry F. "Hank" Kroll
for Lieutenant Governor: Tommy R. Nicholson, III (Undeclared)
  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 Republican     Christopher Ames
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Andy Biggs
Congress CD 5
  Candidate Republican     Nirosh DeSilva
  Candidate Republican     Tyson Draper
  Candidate Republican     Isiah Gallegos
  Candidate Republican     Dave Graff
  Candidate Republican     Christian "Maverick" Grey
  Candidate Republican     Robert McVeigh
  Candidate Republican     Ken Miceli
  Candidate Republican     Bryce Miller
  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     G. Tapia
    Republican     Karrin Taylor Robson - apparently not a candidate
12 February 2026: "...I have decided to suspend my capaign for Governor."
  Candidate Republican     Alan White

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

   
  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
  Candidate Republican     Riverside County Sheriff  Chad Bianco
Riverside County Sheriff was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.
  Candidate Republican     Heather Cohen
  Candidate Republican     Steve Hilton
  Candidate Republican     Michael R. Huizar
  Candidate Republican     Leo Naranjo, IV
    Republican; (Democratic)     Jon Slavet - apparently not a candidate
3 March 2026: Dropped out.
  Candidate Republican     Leo Zacky

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

   
  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     Joshua J. "Josh" Griffin
    Republican     Robin Jones - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Barbara "Barb" Kirkmeyer
  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     Joe Oltmann
  Candidate Republican     Maria Orms
  Candidate Republican     Katie Pierce
  Candidate Republican     Jim Rundberg
  Candidate Republican     Mitchell Runyon
  Candidate Republican     Daniel Thomas
  Candidate Republican     Gregory A. "Greg" Thomas
  Candidate Republican     Kelvin "K-Man" Wimberly

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

   
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Harry Arora
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Ryan Fazio
  Candidate Republican     former New York Lieutenant Governor Betsy McCaughey
  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

   
    Republican     William Todd Andros - apparently not a candidate
26 January 2026: Withdrew.
  Candidate Republican     Surfside Mayor  Charles W. Burkett
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Jay Collins
  Candidate Republican     Shea Cruel
  Candidate Republican     Jenny Patricia Curtman
    Republican     Jill Casey "Casey" DeSantis - apparently not a candidate
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     Rachel Rodriguez
  Candidate Republican     James Walker Shaw
  Candidate Republican     Caneste Succe
    Republican     Angela Marie "Angie" Walls-Windhauser - apparently not a candidate
aka Angie Windhauser
Candidate for Governor and US House CD 10.
23 January 2026: Withdrew.
  Candidate Republican     Robert Edward "Bobby" William, Jr.
  Candidate No Party Affiliation; (Republican)     Alix Christopher Toulme, Jr.
Candidate for Governor (No Party Affiliation) and US Senate Class 3 Special (Republican)

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

   
  Candidate Republican     Attorney General  Christopher Michael "Chris" Carr
  Candidate Republican     Clark Headrick Dean
  Candidate Republican     Rick Jackson
  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     Gregg Rodne Kirkpatrick
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  Brad Raffensperger
  Candidate Republican     Thomas E. "Tom" Williams
  Candidate Republican     Ken Yasger

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

   
    Republican     Jordan Chirat - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Sean Calvert Crystal
  Candidate Republican     Mark David Fitzpatrick
  Candidate Republican     Daniel C. Fowler
  Candidate Republican     Ethan Giles
    Republican     Scott Hert - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Ron James
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Brad Little
  Candidate Republican     Lisa Marie
  Candidate Republican     Justin R. Plante

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

   
  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

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

   
  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

   
    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 L. Rogers
  Candidate Republican     Phillip Sarnecki
  Candidate Republican     Insurance Commissioner  Vicki Schmidt
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  Scott J. Schwab

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 Republican     Jonathan Bush
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Bobby" Charles
  Candidate Republican     David Jones
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  James "Jim" Libby
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Garrett Mason
  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

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

   
    Republican     state Delegate  Christopher "Eric" Bouchat - apparently not a candidate
Candidate for Governor in 2030
  Candidate Republican     Carl A. Brunner, Jr.
for Lieutenant Governor: Kevin L. Rhodes, Sr.
  Candidate Republican     L. D. Burkindine
for Lieutenant Governor: Jeremy M. Shifflett
  Candidate Republican     Dan Cox
for Lieutenant Governor: Rob Krop
  Candidate Republican     Ed Hale, Sr.
for Lieutenant Governor: Tyrone Keys, Jr.
    Republican     state Senator  Stephen S. "Steve" Hershey, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
Running for re-election
  Candidate Republican     Douglas Larcomb
for Lieutenant Governor: Martina D. Duncan
  Candidate Republican     John A. Myrick
for Lieutenant Governor: Brenda J. Thiam
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Abend" Oakes
for Lieutenant Governor: Ronald W. "Ron" Abend
  Candidate Republican     Nancy Jane Taylor
for Lieutenant Governor: Rachel Hannah "Mohawk" Swift
    Republican     Kurt Wedekind - apparently not a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor: Shannon Wright

6 March 2026: Disqualified

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

   
  Candidate Republican     Mike Kennealy
for Lieutenant Governor: Peabody City Councilor Anne Manning Martin
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" Minogue
  Candidate Republican     Brian Shortsleeve

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

   
  Candidate Republican     former Attorney General Mike Cox
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  John James
7 April 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026.
  Candidate Republican     Perry Johnson
  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

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

   
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Peggy Bennett
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Lisa Demuth
for Lieutenant Governor: Ryan Wilson
    Republican     former St. Cloud City Council Member Jeff Johnson - apparently not a candidate
10 February 2026: Suspended his campaign after the death of his daughter.
  Candidate Republican     Patrick Knight
  Candidate Republican     Brad Kohler
  Candidate Republican     Mike Lindell
    Republican     Chris Madel - apparently not a candidate
26 January 2026: "I am ending my campaign for Minnesota Governor."
  Candidate Republican     Phillip C. "Phil" Parrish
  Candidate Republican     Kendall A. Qualls
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Kristin Robbins

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 Republican     Sal Holguin
  Candidate Republican     Sheila J. Korth-Focken
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Jim Pillen
  Candidate Republican     Gary L. Rogge
  Candidate Republican     Jacy Todd
  Candidate Republican     John Walz

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

   
  Candidate Republican     Irina Hansen
  Candidate Republican     M. Kameron Hawkins
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Joseph "Joe" Lombardo

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

   
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Kelly Ayotte

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

   
    Republican     Brian Cillessen - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Abram David De Loera - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     James F. "Jim" Ellison
    Republican     Roland J. Gutierrez - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Joyce Elaine Hill - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Rio Rancho Mayor  Greggory D. "Gregg" Hull
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Steve D. Lanier
    Republican     Charles H. Milks, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Angela M. Montoya - apparently not a candidate
    Republican     Belinda Robertson - apparently not a candidate
circa 10 February 2026: Disqualified
  Candidate Republican     Duke Rodriguez
  Candidate Republican     Doug W. Turner
    Republican     Richard F. Uriarte - apparently not a candidate

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

   
  Candidate Republican; Conservative     Nassau County Executive  Bruce Blakeman
for Lieutenant Governor: Madison County Sheriff Todd M. Hood
  Candidate Republican; Libertarian     Larry Sharpe
    Republican     Member of Congress  Elise M. Stefanik - apparently not a candidate
7 November 2025: Candidate for Governor in 2026. "I am running for Governor ...."
19 December 2025: ".... I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Governor and will not seek re-election to Congress."
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 Republican     former Morgan County School Board Member Heather Brazell-Hill
for Lieutenant Governor: Stuart "Stu" Moats

aka Heather Hill
    Republican     Philip Funderburg - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Casey Putsch
for Lieutenant Governor: Kimberly C. "Kim" Georgeton
  Candidate Republican     Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy
for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Robert A. "Rob" McColley
    Republican     former state Senator Renea Turner - apparently not a candidate
for Lieutenant Governor: Jalen Turner
    Republican     Jeremiah Workman - apparently not a candidate
    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."

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

   
  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     Laura Moreno
  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 Republican     Brent Barker
  Candidate Republican     Marion County Commissioner  Danielle Bethell
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Edwin L. "Ed" Diehl, III
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Christine Drazan
  Candidate Republican     Chris Dudley
  Candidate Republican     Kyle M. Duyck
    Republican     Caleb Kintz - apparently not a candidate
30 December 2025: Disqualified.
    Republican     Patrick Aaron Kopke-Hales - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     David Medina
  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     Wendy Waddell
  Candidate Republican     Martin D. Ward
  Candidate Republican     Timothy O. "Tim" Youker

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

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

   
  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 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
for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Mike Reichenbach

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

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 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     Carlton Boleyjack
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Monty Fritts
  Candidate Republican     David Elmer Hatley
  Candidate Republican     Rebecca Lynn Inman
  Candidate Republican     Robby L. Jenkins
  Candidate Republican     Pamela Moses
6 February 2026: Filed for Governor (Republican) and US House CD 8 (Republican and Independent)
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  John W. Rose
Member of Congress CD 6
    Republican     Barry E. "Butch" Wilmore - apparently not a candidate
8 March 2026: Will not file to run.

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

   
  Candidate Republican     Governor  Greg Abbott
    Republican     R.F. "Bob" Achgill - lost primary
    Republican     state Board of Education Member  Evelyn Brooks - lost primary
    Republican     Pete "Doc" Chambers - lost primary
    Republican     Charles Andrew Crouch - lost primary
    Republican     Arturo Espinosa - lost primary
    Republican     Mark V. Goloby - lost primary
    Republican     Kenneth Hyde - lost primary
    Republican     Stephen Samuelson - lost primary
    Republican     Ronnie Tullos - lost primary
    Republican     Nathaniel Welch - lost primary

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

   
    Republican     Bill Berrien - apparently not a candidate
26 September 2025: Withdrew.
  Candidate Republican     Andy Manske
    Republican     Washington County Executive  Josh Schoemann - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Thomas "Tom" Tiffany
US House CD 3.
23 September 2025: Announced candidacy for Governor.

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     Public Instruction Superintendent  Megan Degenfelder
  Candidate Republican     Joseph Kibler
    Republican     Wyoming Community College Trustee  Ozzie Knezovich - apparently not a candidate
15 January 2026: "... I’ll be back in 2030 ...." Note: The Wyoming Constitution requires gubernatorial candidates to be state residents for 5 years which Mr. Knezovich does not meet.

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.

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Major Third Parties
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  Green
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Other Third Parties
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  United Party
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Independents
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Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
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If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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