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Governor Races,
2022 Overview and Links
updated
July 1, 2022
Current Balance: 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: Ige-HI, Brown-OR, Wolf-PA; R: Ducey-AZ, Hutchinson-AR, Logan-MD, Ricketts-NE. Retirement - R: Baker-MA.
See also: DGA | RGA || Cook Political Report | Sabato's Crystal Ball || politics1.com || NCSL Primary Dates
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: Ige-HI, Brown-OR, Wolf-PA; R: Ducey-AZ, Hutchinson-AR, Logan-MD, Ricketts-NE. Retirement - R: Baker-MA.
See also: DGA | RGA || Cook Political Report | Sabato's Crystal Ball || politics1.com || NCSL Primary Dates
2022 [LITERATURE]
Thirty-six seats are at stake. The Cook Political Report lists seven seats as toss-ups, five held by Democrats (KS, MI, NV, PA, WI and AZ, GA). A Jan. 1 article in The Hill named Democrats as six of the seven most vulnerable incumbents (KS, ME, MI, NV, NM, WI and GA). There are eight open seats. Open seats can offer pick up opportunities, and Democrats are certainly eyeing Maryland and Massachusetts, where popular Republican governors are not seeking re-election. Former President Trump has endorsed in 19 gubernatorial races (>). These include seven incumbents, two candidates who challenged Republican incumbents (GA-D.Perdue, ID-J.McGeachin) and ten running in open seats or against Democratic incumbents (AZ-K.Lake, AR-S.H.Sanders, IL-D.Bailey, KS-D.Schmidt, MD-D.Cox, MA-G.Diehl, NE-C.Herbster, NV-J.Lombardo, PA-D.Mastriano, WI-T.Michels). Sanders, Bailey, Lombardo and Mastriano won, while Perdue, McGeachin and Herbster lost. Top issues in many governors races include the economy, education and handling of the COVID pandemic. More than half of the 2022 races are likely to be non-competitive; the Cook Political Report lists 20 seats as solidly Democratic or Republican. Looking at comparable recent cycles, as many as five to eight seats could change party control (>).
Thirty-six seats are at stake. The Cook Political Report lists seven seats as toss-ups, five held by Democrats (KS, MI, NV, PA, WI and AZ, GA). A Jan. 1 article in The Hill named Democrats as six of the seven most vulnerable incumbents (KS, ME, MI, NV, NM, WI and GA). There are eight open seats. Open seats can offer pick up opportunities, and Democrats are certainly eyeing Maryland and Massachusetts, where popular Republican governors are not seeking re-election. Former President Trump has endorsed in 19 gubernatorial races (>). These include seven incumbents, two candidates who challenged Republican incumbents (GA-D.Perdue, ID-J.McGeachin) and ten running in open seats or against Democratic incumbents (AZ-K.Lake, AR-S.H.Sanders, IL-D.Bailey, KS-D.Schmidt, MD-D.Cox, MA-G.Diehl, NE-C.Herbster, NV-J.Lombardo, PA-D.Mastriano, WI-T.Michels). Sanders, Bailey, Lombardo and Mastriano won, while Perdue, McGeachin and Herbster lost. Top issues in many governors races include the economy, education and handling of the COVID pandemic. More than half of the 2022 races are likely to be non-competitive; the Cook Political Report lists 20 seats as solidly Democratic or Republican. Looking at comparable recent cycles, as many as five to eight seats could change party control (>).
Governor Primary Dates
| March |
April |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
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| 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 28-CO 28-IL 28-NY |
19-MD |
2-AZ 2-KS 2-MI 4-TN 9-CT 9-MN 9-VT 9-WI 13-HI 16-WY 23-FL 23-OK 16-AK |
13-NH 13-RI 20-MA |
| 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
Ruskowsky (L) Danielle Neuschwanger (ACP) |
| CT |
Aug. 9 |
Ned
Lamont |
||
| HI |
Aug. 13 |
David Ige ...term limited | ||
| IL |
June 28 |
J.B.
Pritzker |
Darren
Bailey |
Scott
Schluter (L) |
| KS |
Aug. 2 |
Laura
Kelly |
||
| ME |
June 14 |
Janet
Mills |
Paul
LePage |
Sam
Hunkler (I) |
| MI |
Aug. 2 |
Gretchen
Whitmer |
||
| MN |
Aug. 9 |
Tim Walz |
Scott Jensen |
Hugh McTavish
(IAP) |
| 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 |
Nathalie Paravicini
(PGP) > R. Leon Noble (L) Donice Noelle Smith (C) > Betsy Johnson (I) |
| PA |
May 17 |
Tom Wolf
...term limited Josh Shapiro |
Doug Mastriano |
Christina
"PK" DiGiulio (G) Matt Hackenburg (L) |
| RI |
Sep. 13 |
Dan McKee |
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| WI |
Aug. 9 |
Tony
Evers |
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