Governor Races 2022 from Democracy in Action

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Governor Races, 2022 Overview and Links

updated Dec. 9, 2022

2022 [LITERATURE]
Balance before Nov. 8, 2022: 27 Republicans, 23 Democrats.

36 seats at stake: 16 held by Democrats, 20 by Republicans.

8 open...
7 term limited: 3 Democrats, 4 Republicans; plus 1 Retirement: 1 Republican.
Term-limited - D: David Ige (HI), Kate Brown (OR), Tom Wolf (PA). R: Doug Ducey (AZ), Asa Hutchinson (AR), Larry Hogan (MD), Pete Ricketts (NE). Retirement - R: Charlie Baker (MA).

No incumbents were defeated in primaries.

1 incumbent defeated in the general election: Republicans picked up 1.
D: Steve Sisolak (NV).

3 open seats flipped: Democrats picked up all 3.
D: Katie Hobbs (AZ), Wes Moore (MD), Maura Healey (MA).

9 new Governors elected: 6 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
D: Katie Hobbs (AZ), Josh Green (HI), Wes Moore (MD), Maura Healey (MA), Tina Kotek (OR), Josh Shapiro (PA).
R: Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AR), JIm Pillen (NE), Joe Lombardo (NV).

Balance after Nov. 8, 2022: 25 Republicans, 25 Democrats.

	Primary	DEMOCRATIC incumbents (16) ...3 open	REPUBLICAN challenger	THIRD PARTY/INDEP.
CA	June 7	Gavin Newsom	Brian Dahle	—
CO	June 28	Jared Polis	Heidi Ganahl	Kevin Ruskusky (L) Danielle Neuschwanger (ACP) Bill Stevens (AV) Paul Noel Fiorino (UP)
CT	Aug. 9	Ned Lamont	Bob Stefanowski	Rob Hotaling (IP)
HI	Aug. 13	David Ige ...term limited >Josh Green	Duke Aiona	—
IL	June 28	J.B. Pritzker	Darren Bailey	Scott Schluter (L)
KS	Aug. 2	Laura Kelly	Derek Schmidt	Seth Cordell (L) Dennis Pyle (I)
ME	June 14	Janet Mills	Paul LePage	Sam Hunkler (I)
MI	Aug. 2	Gretchen Whitmer	Tudor Dixon	Mary Buzuma (L) Donna Brandenburg (USTP) Kevin Hogan (G)
MN	Aug. 9	Tim Walz	Scott Jensen	Hugh McTavish (IAP) Steve Patterson (GRP) James McCaskel (LMN)
NV	June 14	Steve Sisolak	Joe Lombardo	Ed Bridges (IAP) Brandon Davis (L)
NM	June 7	Michelle Lujan Grisham	Mark Ronchetti	Karen Bedonie (L)
NY	June 28	Kathy Hochul	Lee Zeldin	—
OR	May 17	Kate Brown ...term limited >Tina Kotek	Christine Drazan	Donice Smith (C) Betsy Johnson (I) ~~Nathalie Paravicini (PGP)~~ 09/02 Paul Romero (II) w/in
PA	May 17	Tom Wolf ...term limited >Josh Shapiro	Doug Mastriano	Christina "PK" DiGiulio (G) Matt Hackenburg (L) Joe Soloski (K)
RI	Sep. 13	Dan McKee	Ashley Kalus	Zach Hurwitz (I) Elijah Gizzarelli (L)
WI	Aug. 9	Tony Evers	Tim Michels	~~Joan Ellis Beglinger (I)~~ 09/04

	Primary	DEMOCRATIC	REPUBLICAN incumbents (20) ...5 open	THIRD PARTY/INDEP.
AL	May 24, June 21	runoff: Yolanda Flowers d. Malika Sanders Fortier	Kay Ivey	James "Jimmy" Blake (L)
AK	Aug. 16	Les Gara	Mike Dunleavy Charlie Pierce	Bill Walker (I)
AZ	Aug. 2	Katie Hobbs	Doug Ducey ...term limited >Kari Lake	—
AR	May 24	Chris Jones	Asa Hutchinson ...term limited Sarah Huckabee Sanders	Ricky Dale Harrington (L)
FL	Aug. 23	Charlie Crist	Ron DeSantis	Hector Roos (L) Carmen Jackie Giménez (NPA) Jodi Jeloudov (NPA)
GA	May 24	Stacey Abrams	Brian Kemp	Shane Hazel (L)
ID	May 17	Stephen Heidt	Brad Little	Paul Sand (L) Chantyrose Davison (C) Ammon Bundy (I)
IA	June 7	Deidre DeJear	Kim Reynolds	Rick Stewart (L)
MD	July 19	Wes Moore	Larry Hogan ...term limited >Dan Cox	David Lashar (L) Nancy Wallace (G) Dave Harding (WCP) Kyle Sefcik (I) w/in
MA	Sept. 20	Maura Healey	Charlie Baker ...announced Dec. 1, 2021 would not seek a third term Geoff Diehl	Kevin Reed (L)
NE	May 10	Carol Blood	Pete Ricketts ...term limited >Jim Pillen	Scott Zimmerman (L)
NH	Sept. 13	Tom Sherman	Chris Sununu	Karlyn Borysenko (L) Kelly Halldorson (L)
OH	May 3	Nan Whaley	Mike DeWine	~~Niel Petersen (I)~~ —
OK	June 28	Joy Hofmeister	Kevin Stitt	Ervin Yen (I) Natalie Bruno (L)
SC	June 14	Joe Cunningham	Henry McMaster	Bruce Reeves (L) ~~Gary M. Votour (Lab.)~~
SD	June 7	Jamie Smith	Kristi Noem	Tracey Quint (L)
TN	Aug. 4	Jason Martin	Bill Lee	Constance Every (I), John Gentry (I), Basil Marceaux (I), Charles Van Morgan (I), Alfred O'Neil (I) Deborah Rouse (I), Michael E. Scantland (I) and Rick Tyler (I). Lemichael Wilson (L, w/in)
TX	Mar. 1	Beto O'Rourke	Greg Abbott	Mark Tippetts (L) Delilah Barrios (G)
VT	Aug. 9	Brenda Siegel	Phil Scott	Peter Duval (I) Kevin Hoyt (I) Bernard Peters (I)
WY	Aug. 16	Theresa Livingston	Mark Gordon	—

Note: These lists do not include write-in candidates unless the candidate specifically emails to request inclusion.

Governor Primary Dates

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April

May

June

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Aug.

Sept.

1-TX

3-OH

10-NE

17-ID
17-OR
17-PA

24-AL
24-AR
24-GA

7-CA
7-IA
7-NM
7-SD

14-ME
14-NV
14-SC

21-AL runoff

28-CO
28-IL
28-MD*
28-NY
28-OK

19-MD

2-AZ
2-KS
2-MI

4-TN

9-CT
9-MN
9-VT
9-WI

13-HI

16-WY

23-FL

16-AK

6-MA

13-NH
13-RI

On Mar. 15, 2022, the Maryland Court of Appeals issued an order moving the primary date from June 28 to July 19. No primaries in April. [PRIMARY LITERATURE]