The Green Papers: 2015 General Election
 
Copyright www.flags.net/UNST.htm 2015 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 2015 are marked as such.

There have been 0 deaths, 1 resignation, and 0 changes of party affiliation in 2015.

  • Governor John A. Kitzhaber ( (Democratic - Oregon) resigned 18 February 2015 amid scandal involving payments from and advocacy group. Secretary of State Kate Brown (Democratic) ascended to the Governor's chair upon his resignation.
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    Alabama  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Alaska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Independent
      Independent Governor Bill Walker
    • First elected: 2014
    • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
    • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
    Arizona  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Arkansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    California  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Colorado  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Connecticut  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Delaware  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Florida  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Georgia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Hawaii  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Idaho  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Illinois  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Indiana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Iowa  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Kansas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Kentucky  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Louisiana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Maine  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Maryland  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Massachusetts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Michigan  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Minnesota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Mississippi  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Missouri  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Montana  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Nebraska  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Nevada  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    New Hampshire  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2016. Term Limit: None. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    New Jersey  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    New Mexico  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    New York  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    North Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    North Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Ohio  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Oklahoma  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Oregon  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 3-term period
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Pennsylvania  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Rhode Island  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    South Carolina  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    South Dakota  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Tennessee  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Texas  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Utah  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Vermont  2 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2016. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Washington  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    West Virginia  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms
    Partisan Composition: 1 Democratic
    Wisconsin  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None
    Partisan Composition: 1 Republican
    Wyoming  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. 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
    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
     • Republican
    Major Third Parties
     • Constitution
     • Libertarian
     • Reform
    Other Third Parties
     • Marijuana
    Independents
     • Independent
    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.

     

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