GOVERNORS RACES OVERVIEW
Thirty six states will hold elections to choose governors this cycle.
Disclaimer: The information contained in the table below is subject to revision and will be updated throughout the election cycle.
For additional information, please contact Meghan Holihan
| State | Current Party Control | Primary Date | Candidate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Republican | 3/1/2022 | Governor Greg Abbott (R) (Inc.) |
| Texas | Republican | 3/1/2022 | Former Congressman Beto O'Rourke (D) |
| Ohio | Republican | 5/3/2022 | Governor Mike DeWine (R) (Inc.) |
| Ohio | Republican | 5/3/2022 | Nan Whaley (D) |
| Nebraska (Open Seat) | Republican | 5/10/2022 | State Senator Carol Blood (D) |
| Nebraska (Open Seat) | Republican | 5/10/2022 | Jim Pillen (R) |
| Idaho | Republican | 5/17/2022 | Governor Brad Little (R) (Inc.) |
| Idaho | Republican | 5/17/2022 | Stephen Heidt (D) |
| Oregon (Open Seat) | Democratic | 5/17/2022 | Former Speaker of the House Tina Kotek (D) |
| Oregon (Open Seat) | Democratic | 5/17/2022 | Former State Representative Christine Drazan (R) |
| Oregon (Open Seat) | Democratic | 5/17/2022 | Former State Senator Betsy Johnson (Unaffiliated) |
| Pennsylvania (Open Seat) | Democratic | 5/17/2022 | Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) |
| Pennsylvania (Open Seat) | Democratic | 5/17/2022 | State Senator Douglas V. Mastriano (R) |
| Alabama | Republican | 5/24/2022 | Governor Kay Ivey (R) (Inc.) |
| Alabama | Republican | 6/21/2022 (Run-off) | Yolanda Flowers (D) |
| Georgia | Republican | 5/24/2022 | Governor Brian Kemp (R) (Inc.) |
| Georgia | Republican | 5/24/2022 | Former State Representative Stacey Abrams (D) |
| Arkansas (Open Seat) | Republican | 5/24/2022 | Chris Jones (D) |
| Arkansas (Open Seat) | Republican | 5/24/2022 | Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) |
| California | Democratic | 6/7/2022 | Governor Gavin Newsom (D) (Inc.) |
| California | Democratic | 6/7/2022 | State Senator Brian Dahle (R) |
| Iowa | Republican | 6/7/2022 | Governor Kim Reynolds (R) (Inc.) |
| Iowa | Republican | 6/7/2022 | Deidre DeJear (D) |
| New Mexico | Democratic | 6/7/2022 | Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) (Inc.) |
| New Mexico | Democratic | 6/7/2022 | Mark V. Ronchetti (R) |
| South Dakota | Republican | 6/7/2022 | Governor Kristi Noem (R) (Inc.) |
| South Dakota | Republican | 6/7/2022 | State Representative Jamie Smith (D) |
| Maine | Democratic | 6/14/2022 | Governor Janet Mills (D) (Inc.) |
| Maine | Democratic | 6/14/2022 | Former Governor Paul LePage (R) |
| Nevada | Democratic | 6/14/2022 | Governor Steve Sisolak (D) (Inc.) |
| Nevada | Democratic | 6/14/2022 | Sheriff Joe Lombardo (R) |
| South Carolina | Republican | 6/14/2022 | Governor Henry McMaster (R) (Inc.) |
| South Carolina | Republican | 6/14/2022 | Former Congressman Joe Cunningham (D) |
| Colorado | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Governor Jared Polis (D) (Inc.) |
| Colorado | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Greg Lopez (R) |
| Colorado | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Heidi Ganahl (R) |
| Illinois | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Governor JB Pritzker (D) (Inc.) |
| Illinois | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Beverly Miles (D) |
| Illinois | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | State Senator Darren Bailey (R) |
| Illinois | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Mayor Richard C. Irvin (R) |
| Illinois | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Gary Rabine (R) |
| Illinois | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Former State Senator Paul Schimpf (R) |
| Illinois | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Keisha S. Smith (R) |
| Illinois | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Max Solomon (R) |
| Illinois | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Jesse Sullivan (R) |
| Illinois | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Emily Johnson (R) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | State Representative Dan Cox (R) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Robin Ficker (R) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Former Secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce Kelly Schulz (R) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Joe Werner (R) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Former State Representative Rushern L. Baker, III (D) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Jon Baron (D) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | State Comptroller Peter Franchot (D) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Former Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler (D) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Ralph W. Jaffe (D) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Ashwani Jain (D) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Former United States Secretary of Education John King (D) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Wes Moore (D) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Former United States Secretary of Labor Tom Perez (D) |
| Maryland (Open Seat) | Republican | 7/19/2022 | Jerome M. Segal (D) |
| New York | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Governor Kathy C. Hochul (D) (Inc.) |
| New York | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | U.S. Representative Thomas R. Suozzi (D) |
| New York | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Jumaane D. Williams (D) |
| New York | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Andrew Giuliani (R) |
| New York | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Harry Wilson (R) |
| New York | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | Rob Astorino (R) |
| New York | Democratic | 6/28/2022 | U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin (R) |
| Oklahoma | Republican | 6/28/2022 | Governor Kevin Stitt (R) (Inc.) |
| Oklahoma | Republican | 6/28/2022 | Mark Sherwood (R) |
| Oklahoma | Republican | 6/28/2022 | Joel Kintsel (R) |
| Oklahoma | Republican | 6/28/2022 | Moira McCabe (R) |
| Oklahoma | Republican | 6/28/2022 | Former Senator Connie Johnson (D) |
| Oklahoma | Republican | 6/28/2022 | Joy Hofmeister (D) |
| Arizona (Open Seat) | Republican | 8/2/2022 | Steve Gaynor (R) |
| Arizona (Open Seat) | Republican | 8/2/2022 | Kari Lake (R) |
| Arizona (Open Seat) | Republican | 8/2/2022 | Scott Neely (R) |
| Arizona (Open Seat) | Republican | 8/2/2022 | Former Congressman Matt Salmon (R) |
| Arizona (Open Seat) | Republican | 8/2/2022 | Karrin Taylor Robson (R) |
| Arizona (Open Seat) | Republican | 8/2/2022 | Paola "Z." Tulliani-Zen (R) |
| Arizona (Open Seat) | Republican | 8/2/2022 | Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D) |
| Arizona (Open Seat) | Republican | 8/2/2022 | Former State Representative Aaron Lieberman (D) |
| Arizona (Open Seat) | Republican | 8/2/2022 | Marco Lopez (D) |
| Kansas | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Governor Laura Kelly (Inc.) |
| Kansas | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Richard S. Karnowski |
| Kansas | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Attorney General Derek Schmidt |
| Kansas | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Arlyn Briggs |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) (Inc.) |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Donna Brandenburg (R) |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Michael Brown (R) |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | James Craig (R) |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Tudor M. Dixon (R) |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Perry Johnson (R) |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Ryan D. Kelley (R) |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Michael Jay Markey Jr. (R) |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Ralph Rebandt (R) |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Kevin Rinke (R) |
| Michigan | Democratic | 8/2/2022 | Garrett Soldano (R) |
| Tennessee | Republican | 8/4/2022 | Governor Bill Lee (R) (Inc.) |
| Tennessee | Republican | 8/4/2022 | Carnita Faye Atwater (D) |
| Tennessee | Republican | 8/4/2022 | Jason Brantley Martin (D) |
| Tennessee | Republican | 8/4/2022 | JB Smiley Jr. (D) |
| Connecticut | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | |
| Minnesota | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | Governor Tim Walz (D) (Inc.) |
| Minnesota | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | Ole Savior (D) |
| Minnesota | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | Scott Jensen (R) |
| Minnesota | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | Bob Carney Jr. (R) |
| Minnesota | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | Joyce Lynne Lacey (R) |
| Vermont | Republican | 8/9/2022 | Governor Phil Scott (R) (Inc.) |
| Vermont | Republican | 8/9/2022 | Peter Duval (R) |
| Vermont | Republican | 8/9/2022 | Stephen C. Bellows (R) |
| Vermont | Republican | 8/9/2022 | Susan Hatch Davis (Progressive) |
| Vermont | Republican | 8/9/2022 | Brenda Siegel (D) |
| Wisconsin | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | Governor Tony Evers (D) (Inc.) |
| Wisconsin | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | Kevin Nicholson (R) |
| Wisconsin | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | Former Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch (R) |
| Wisconsin | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | State Representative Timothy Ramthun (R) |
| Wisconsin | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | Adam J. Fischer (R) |
| Wisconsin | Democratic | 8/9/2022 | Tim Michels (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Lieutenant Governor Josh Green (D) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | State Representative Kai Kahele (D) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | David L. (Duke) Bourgoin (D) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Vicky Cayetano (D) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Richard Kim (D) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Clyde Mcclain (Mac) Lewman (D) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | David Ford (D) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | John Mungo (D) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Former Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | City Councilwoman Heidi Tsuneyoshi (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Jay Bitar (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Zachary B. Burd (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Gary Cordery (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Wendell A. Elento (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Harvey W. Eli (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | George Hawat (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Keline Kahau (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Lynn Barry Mariano (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Paul Morgan (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Sharie S. Ono (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Moses (Momo) Paskowitz (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Bj Penn (R) |
| Hawaii (Open Seat) | Democratic | 8/13/2022 | Walter Woods (R) |
| Alaska | Republican | 8/16/2022 | Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) (Inc.) |
| Alaska | Republican | 8/16/2022 | David S. Haeg (R) |
| Alaska | Republican | 8/16/2022 | State Representative Christopher Kurka (R) |
| Alaska | Republican | 8/16/2022 | Charlie Pierce (R) |
| Alaska | Republican | 8/16/2022 | Bruce Walden (R) |
| Alaska | Republican | 8/16/2022 | Former State Representative Les Gara (D) |
| Alaska | Republican | 8/16/2022 | Former Governor Bill Walker (I) |
| Wyoming | Republican | 8/16/2022 | Governor Mark Gordon (R) (Inc.) |
| Wyoming | Republican | 8/16/2022 | Brent Bien (R) |
| Wyoming | Republican | 8/16/2022 | James Scott Quick (R) |
| Wyoming | Republican | 8/16/2022 | Rex Rammell (R) |
| Wyoming | Republican | 8/16/2022 | Theresa A. Livingston (D) |
| Wyoming | Republican | 8/16/2022 | Rex Wilde (D) |
| Florida | Republican | 8/23/2022 | |
| New Hampshire | Republican | 9/13/2022 | |
| Rhode Island | Democratic | 9/13/2022 | |
| Massachusetts (Open Seat) | Republican | 9/6/2022 | State Senator Sonia Rosa Chang-Díaz (D) |
| Massachusetts (Open Seat) | Republican | 9/6/2022 | Attorney General Maura Healey (D) |
| Massachusetts (Open Seat) | Republican | 9/6/2022 | Former State Representative Geoff Diehl (R) |
| Massachusetts (Open Seat) | Republican | 9/6/2022 | Chris Doughty (R) |