2022 United States gubernatorial elections

The 2022 United States gubernatorial elections will be held on November 8, 2022, in 36 states and three territories. In addition, special elections may take place (depending on state law) if other gubernatorial seats are vacated.

2022 United States gubernatorial elections

November 8, 2022
39 governorships 36 states; 3 territories
Leader Kim Reynolds Roy Cooper Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Iowa North Carolina
Democratic incumbent      Term-limited or retiring Democrat      Republican incumbent      Term-limited or retiring Republican      No election

As most governors serve four year terms, the last regular gubernatorial elections for all but two of the seats took place in 2018. The governors of New Hampshire and Vermont, each of whom serve two year terms, ran in the 2020 elections. The 2022 gubernatorial elections will take place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections.

Election predictions

Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat.

Most election predictors use:

• "tossup": no advantage
• "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
• "lean": slight advantage
• "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage
• "safe": near-certain chance of victory

State	PVI[1]	Incumbent[2]	Last race	Cook February 1, 2021[3]
Alabama	R+14	Kay Ivey	59.5% R	Solid R
Alaska	R+9	Mike Dunleavy	51.4% R	Solid R
Arizona	R+5	Doug Ducey (term-limited)	56.0% R	Tossup
Arkansas	R+15	Asa Hutchinson (term-limited)	65.3% R	Solid R
California	D+12	Gavin Newsom	61.9% D	Solid D
Colorado	D+1	Jared Polis	53.4% D	Solid D
Connecticut	D+6	Ned Lamont	49.4% D	Solid D
Florida	R+2	Ron DeSantis	49.6% R	Lean R
Georgia	R+5	Brian Kemp	50.2% R	Lean R
Hawaii	D+18	David Ige (term-limited)	62.7% D	Solid D
Idaho	R+19	Brad Little	59.8% R	Solid R
Illinois	D+7	J. B. Pritzker	54.5% D	Solid D
Iowa	R+3	Kim Reynolds	50.3% R	Likely R
Kansas	R+13	Laura Kelly	48.0% D	Lean D
Maine	D+3	Janet Mills	50.9% D	Likely D
Maryland	D+12	Larry Hogan (term-limited)	55.3% D	Tossup
Massachusetts	D+12	Charlie Baker	66.9% R	Solid R
Michigan	D+1	Gretchen Whitmer	53.3% D	Lean D
Minnesota	D+1	Tim Walz	53.8% D	Likely D
Nebraska	R+14	Pete Ricketts (term-limited)	59.0% R	Solid R
Nevada	D+1	Steve Sisolak	49.4% D	Likely D
New Hampshire	D+1	Chris Sununu	65.1% R	Solid R
New Mexico	D+3	Michelle Lujan Grisham	57.2% D	Solid D
New York	D+12	Andrew Cuomo	59.6% D	Solid D
Ohio	R+3	Mike DeWine	50.4% R	Likely R
Oklahoma	R+20	Kevin Stitt	54.3% R	Solid R
Oregon	D+5	Kate Brown (term-limited)	50.1% D	Solid D
Pennsylvania	EVEN	Tom Wolf (term-limited)	57.8% D	Tossup
Rhode Island	D+10	Gina Raimondo (term-limited)	52.6% D	Solid D
South Carolina	R+8	Henry McMaster	54.0% R	Solid R
South Dakota	R+14	Kristi Noem	51.0% R	Solid R
Tennessee	R+14	Bill Lee	59.6% R	Solid R
Texas	R+8	Greg Abbott	55.8% R	Likely R
Vermont	D+15	Phil Scott	68.4% R	Solid R
Wisconsin	EVEN	Tony Evers	49.5% D	Lean D
Wyoming	R+25	Mark Gordon	67.1% R	Solid R

Race summary

State	Governor	Party	First elected	Last race	Status	Candidates
Alabama	Kay Ivey	Republican	2017[lower-alpha 1]	59.5% R	Eligible	Dean Odle (Republican)[4]
Alaska	Mike Dunleavy	Republican	2018	51.4% R	Eligible	TBD
Arizona	Doug Ducey	Republican	2014	56.0% R	Term-limited	TBD
Arkansas	Asa Hutchinson	Republican	2014	65.3% R	Term-limited	Tim Griffin (Republican)[5] Leslie Rutledge (Republican)[6] James Russell (Democratic)[7][8] Sarah H. Sanders (Republican)[9]
California	Gavin Newsom	Democratic	2018	61.9% D	Eligible	Kevin Faulconer (Republican)[10] Adriel Hampton (Independent)[11] Nickolas Wildstar (Libertarian)[12] Major Williams (Republican)[13]
Colorado	Jared Polis	Democratic	2018	53.4% D	Eligible	TBD
Connecticut	Ned Lamont	Democratic	2018	49.4% D	Eligible	TBD
Florida	Ron DeSantis	Republican	2018	49.6% R	Eligible	Richard Dembinsky (Democratic)[14] Kyle "KC" Gibson (Independent)[14] Mark B. Graham (Independent)[14] Frank Hughes Jr. (Independent)[15] Amaro Lionheart (Democratic)[16] Alex Lundmark (Democratic)[17] John Joseph Mercadante (Republican)[18]
Georgia	Brian Kemp	Republican	2018	50.2% R	Running	Shane T. Hazel (Libertarian)[19] Brian Kemp (Republican)[20]
Hawaii	David Ige	Democratic	2014	62.7% D	Term-limited	Marissa Kerns (Republican)[21] Andria Tupola (Republican)[22]
Idaho	Brad Little	Republican	2018	59.8% R	Eligible	TBD
Illinois	J. B. Pritzker	Democratic	2018	54.5% D	Eligible	TBD
Iowa	Kim Reynolds	Republican	2017[lower-alpha 2]	50.3% R	Eligible	TBD
Kansas	Laura Kelly	Democratic	2018	48.0% D	Running	Laura Kelly (Democratic)
Maine	Janet Mills	Democratic	2018	50.9% D	Eligible	Paul LePage (Republican)
Maryland	Larry Hogan	Republican	2014	55.4% R	Term-limited	Robin Ficker (Republican)[23] Peter Franchot (Democratic)[24] Ashwani K. Jain (Democratic)[25]
Massachusetts	Charlie Baker	Republican	2014	66.6% R	Eligible	Danielle Allen (Democratic)[26][27]
Michigan	Gretchen Whitmer	Democratic	2018	53.3% D	Eligible	Austin Chenge (Republican)[28]
Minnesota	Tim Walz	DFL	2018	53.8% D	Eligible	TBD
Nebraska	Pete Ricketts	Republican	2014	59.0% R	Term-limited	Bob Krist (Democratic)[29] Chuck Herbster (Republican)[30][31]
Nevada	Steve Sisolak	Democratic	2018	49.4% D	Eligible	TBD
New Hampshire	Chris Sununu	Republican	2016	65.1% R	Eligible	TBD
New Mexico	Michelle Lujan Grisham	Democratic	2018	57.2% D	Eligible	TBD
New York	Andrew Cuomo	Democratic	2010	59.6% D	Running	Mike Carpinelli (Republican)[32] Andrew Cuomo (Democratic)[33] Derrick Gibson (Republican)[34]
Ohio	Mike DeWine	Republican	2018	50.4% R	Running	Mike DeWine (Republican)[35]
Oklahoma	Kevin Stitt	Republican	2018	54.3% R	Eligible	Ervin Yen (Republican)[36]
Oregon	Kate Brown	Democratic	2015[lower-alpha 3]	50.1% D	Term-limited	Bud Pierce (Republican)[37]
Pennsylvania	Tom Wolf	Democratic	2014	57.8% D	Term-limited	TBD
Rhode Island	Gina Raimondo	Democratic	2014[lower-alpha 4]	52.6% D	Term-limited	TBD
South Carolina	Henry McMaster	Republican	2017[lower-alpha 5]	54.0% R	Running	Henry McMaster (Republican)[38]
South Dakota	Kristi Noem	Republican	2018	51.0% R	Running	Kristi Noem (Republican)[39]
Tennessee	Bill Lee	Republican	2018	59.6% R	Running	Bill Lee (Republican)[40]
Texas	Greg Abbott	Republican	2014	55.8% R	Running	Greg Abbott (Republican)[41] Chad Prather (Republican)[42]
Vermont	Phil Scott	Republican	2016	68.5% R	Eligible	TBD
Wisconsin	Tony Evers	Democratic	2018	49.5% D	Eligible
Wyoming	Mark Gordon	Republican	2018	67.1% R	Eligible	TBD

Republican incumbents eligible for re-election

Kay Ivey (Alabama)

Governor Kay Ivey took office on April 10, 2017 upon the resignation of Robert J. Bentley and was elected to a full term at her own right in 2018 with 59.5% of the vote. She is eligible to run for re-election for a second full term, but has not yet stated whether she will do so. Opelika, Alabama, pastor Dean Odle has announced he will seek the Republican nomination for Governor.[43]

Mike Dunleavy (Alaska)

Governor Mike Dunleavy was elected in 2018 with 51.4% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Ron DeSantis (Florida)

Governor Ron DeSantis was elected in 2018 with 49.6% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, and is expected to do so after hinting towards a 2022 re-election campaign on Fox News in early January of 2021. Former mayor of Tallahassee and Democratic nominee for governor in 2018 Andrew Gillum will not run against DeSantis again, after stating on March 16, 2020, he would enter rehabilitation, citing struggles with alcohol after narrowly losing the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race.[44][45] Florida commissioner of agriculture Nikki Fried is a potential Democratic candidate.[46]

Brian Kemp (Georgia)

Governor Brian Kemp was elected in 2018 with 50.2% of the vote. He is running for re-election.[47]

Kemp may face a primary challenge from former U.S. Representative Doug Collins.[48]

Potential Democratic candidates include former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives and Democratic nominee for governor in 2018 Stacey Abrams,[49] and former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.[50]

Brad Little (Idaho)

Governor Brad Little was elected in 2018 with 59.8% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Kim Reynolds (Iowa)

Governor Kim Reynolds took office on May 24, 2017, upon the resignation of Terry Branstad and was elected to a full term at her own right in 2018 with 50.3% of the vote. She is eligible to run for re-election for a second full term, but has not yet stated whether she will do so.

Potential Democratic candidates include Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand.[51]

Charlie Baker (Massachusetts)

Governor Charlie Baker was re-elected to a second term in 2018 with 66.6% of the vote. Because Massachusetts does not have gubernatorial term limits in its Constitution, he is eligible to run for re-election for a third term, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Chris Sununu (New Hampshire)

Governor Chris Sununu was re-elected in 2020 with 65.1% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election for a fourth term, but has not yet stated whether he will do so. There is a possibility that Sununu will run for the U.S. Senate.

Corey Lewandowski, a former advisor to President Donald Trump is considering running for Governor regardless of Sununu's intentions.[52]

Mike DeWine (Ohio)

Governor Mike DeWine was elected in 2018 with 50.4% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

DeWine may face a primary challenge from his right due to his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio, and his policies on gun control.[53] Former Ohio House of Representatives Speaker Larry Householder was reportedly considering a campaign before he was indicted on federal bribery charges.[54][55]

Potential Democratic candidates include Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley,[56] Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper, U.S. Representative and 2020 presidential candidate Tim Ryan, Ohio House of Representatives Minority Leader Emilia Sykes,[57] and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley.[58][53]

Kevin Stitt (Oklahoma)

Governor Kevin Stitt was elected in 2018 with 54.3% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so. Former State Senator and physician Ervin Yen has filed paperwork to challenge Stitt should the governor decide to run for reelection.[59]

Henry McMaster (South Carolina)

Governor Henry McMaster took office on January 24, 2017, upon the resignation of Nikki Haley and was elected to a full term at his own right in 2018 with 54% of the vote. He is running for re-election for a second full term.[38]

Kristi Noem (South Dakota)

Governor Kristi Noem was elected in 2018 with 51% of the vote. She is running for re-election.

Bill Lee (Tennessee)

Governor Bill Lee was elected in 2018 with 59.6% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, and in September of 2020 announced his intent to do so.

Greg Abbott (Texas)

Governor Greg Abbott was re-elected to a second term in 2018 with 55.8% of the vote. Because Texas does not have gubernatorial term limits in its Constitution, he is eligible to run for re-election for a third term, and has announced he will do so.[41] Comedian and talk show host Chad Prather is a potential Republican candidate.[60] Former 2020 presidential, former U.S. representative, and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 Beto O'Rourke is a potential Democratic candidate. Former United States secretary of housing and urban development, and former mayor of San Antonio Julián Castro[61] is also a potential Democratic candidate as well.[49]

Phil Scott (Vermont)

Governor Phil Scott was re-elected in 2020 with 68.5% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election for a fourth term, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Mark Gordon (Wyoming)

Governor Mark Gordon was elected in 2018 with 67.1% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Ralph Torres (Northern Mariana Islands)

Governor Ralph Torres became governor on December 29, 2015, upon the death of incumbent governor Eloy Inos.[62][63] He was elected to his first full term in 2018 with 62.2% of the vote. He is eligible to run for a second full term.

Retiring and term-limited Republican incumbents

Doug Ducey (Arizona)

Governor Doug Ducey was re-elected to a second term in 2018 with 56% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Arizona Constitution in 2022 and cannot seek election as governor until 2026.

Potential Republican candidates include Attorney General of Arizona Mark Brnovich,[64] U.S Representative David Schweikert,[65] and State Treasurer of Arizona Kimberly Yee.[66]

Democratic Secretary of State of Arizona Katie Hobbs has said that she's seriously considering a campaign, and has given a decision timetable of early 2021. Other potential Democratic candidates include Arizona House Minority Leader Charlene Fernandez, and U.S Representative Greg Stanton.[67]

Asa Hutchinson (Arkansas)

Governor Asa Hutchinson was re-elected to a second term in 2018 with 65.3% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Arkansas Constitution in 2022 and cannot seek re-election for a third term. Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin, former White House Press Secretary and the daughter of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Attorney General Leslie Rutledge have announced campaigns.[68][69]

Larry Hogan (Maryland)

Governor Larry Hogan was re-elected to a second term in 2018 with 55.4% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Maryland Constitution in 2022 and cannot seek election as governor until 2026.

Pete Ricketts (Nebraska)

Governor Pete Ricketts was re-elected to a second term in 2018 with 59% of the vote. He will be term-limited by the Nebraska Constitution in 2022 and cannot seek election as governor until 2026.

Democratic incumbents eligible for re-election

Gavin Newsom (California)

Governor Gavin Newsom was elected in 2018 with 61.9% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Jared Polis (Colorado)

Governor Jared Polis was elected in 2018 with 53.4% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Ned Lamont (Connecticut)

Governor Ned Lamont was elected in 2018 with 49.4% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so. Republican nominee for governor in 2018 Bob Stefanowski may run against Lamont again.[70]

J. B. Pritzker (Illinois)

Governor J. B. Pritzker was elected in 2018 with 54.5% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Laura Kelly (Kansas)

Governor Laura Kelly was elected in 2018 with 48% of the vote. She plans to run for re-election.[71]

Janet Mills (Maine)

Governor Janet Mills was elected in 2018 with 50.9% of the vote. She is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether she will do so. Former Republican governor Paul LePage has announced that he will run again.[72]

Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan)

Governor Gretchen Whitmer was elected in 2018 with 53.3% of the vote. She is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether she will do so.

Tim Walz (Minnesota)

Governor Tim Walz was elected in 2018 with 53.8% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Steve Sisolak (Nevada)

Governor Steve Sisolak was elected in 2018 with 49.4% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Michelle Lujan Grisham (New Mexico)

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham was elected in 2018 with 57.2% of the vote. She is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether she will do so.

Andrew Cuomo (New York)

Governor Andrew Cuomo was re-elected to a third term in 2018 with 59.6% of the vote. Because New York does not have gubernatorial term limits in its Constitution, he is eligible to run for re-election for a fourth term. On May 28, 2019, Cuomo announced that he would run for re-election for a fourth term in 2022.[33][73]

Tony Evers (Wisconsin)

Governor Tony Evers was elected in 2018 with 49.5% of the vote. He is eligible to run for re-election, but has not yet stated whether he will do so.

Lou Leon Guerrero (Guam)

Governor Lou Leon Guerrero was elected in 2018 with 50.8% of the vote. She is eligible to run for reelection.

Albert Bryan (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Governor Albert Bryan was elected in 2018 with 54.5% of the vote. He is eligible to run for reelection.

Retiring and term-limited Democratic incumbents

David Ige (Hawaii)

Governor David Ige was re-elected to a second term in 2018 with 62.7% of the vote. He will be term-limited from the Hawaii Constitution in 2022 and cannot seek re-election for a third consecutive term.

Kate Brown (Oregon)

Governor Kate Brown took office on February 18, 2015 upon the resignation of John Kitzhaber. She was subsequently elected in the gubernatorial special election in 2016 and was re-elected to a full term in 2018 with 50.1% of the vote. She will be term-limited by the Oregon Constitution in 2022 and cannot seek re-election for another full term until 2026.

Tom Wolf (Pennsylvania)

Governor Tom Wolf was re-elected to a second term in 2018 with 57.8% of the vote. He will be term-limited from the Pennsylvania Constitution in 2022 and will therefore be unable to seek re-election for a third consecutive term. Potential Democratic candidates include former state treasurer Joe Torsella, state attorney general Josh Shapiro and Philadelphia mayor Jim Kenney.[74] Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman is also expected to seek statewide or federal office in 2022.[75][76]

Gina Raimondo (Rhode Island)

Governor Gina Raimondo was re-elected to a second term in 2018 with 52.6% of the vote. She will be term-limited from the Rhode Island Constitution in 2022 and cannot seek re-election for a third consecutive term. She was selected by Joe Biden to serve as the Secretary of Commerce and pending confirmation, will be seated at some point after January 20, 2021.

Notes

1. Kay Ivey took office in 2017 after her predecessor (Robert J. Bentley) resigned. She was subsequently elected in the 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election.
2. Kim Reynolds took office in 2017 after her predecessor (Terry Branstad) resigned. She was subsequently elected in the 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election.
3. Kate Brown took office in 2015 after her predecessor (John Kitzhaber) resigned. She was subsequently elected in the 2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election.
4. If confirmed by the Senate to be the new Secretary of Commerce in the Biden Administration, Raimondo will leave her post as governor.
5. Henry McMaster took office in 2017 after his predecessor (Nikki Haley) resigned. He was subsequently elected in the 2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election.

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