Because Justice switched his registration more than halfway through the year, he was counted as a Democrat in 2017 for the purposes of the chart. Blue denotes states won by Democrats.

Term limits prevented incumbent Phil Bryant (R) from seeking re-election, leaving the seat open to a newcomer. John Bel Edwards (D) defeated businessman Eddie Rispone (R) in the general election for governor of Louisiana on November 16, 2019. [106] Neither Stefanowski nor Stemerman participated in the statewide convention. Former gubernatorial aide John Norris, State Senator Nate Boulton, former state party chairwoman Andy McGuire, SEIU leader Cathy Glasson, attorney Jon Neiderbach, former Iowa City Mayor Ross Wilburn, and businessman Fred Hubbell sought the Democratic nomination, which Hubbell won. [109], Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum won the Democratic nomination. function defer() { One-term Republican incumbent Larry Hogan ran for re-election. Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro was the Republican nominee. Cox. }); [19], Libertarian Mark West sought his party's nomination. Former Independence Party Governor Jesse Ventura expressed interest in running again, but ultimately declined. Incumbent not running for re-election in . Two-term incumbent Scott Walker was eligible for re-election, as Wisconsin does not have gubernatorial term limits. There were three gubernatorial seats on the ballot in 2019. Some predictions also include a "tilt" rating that indicates that one party has an advantage that is not quite as strong as the "lean" rating would indicate (except Fox News, where "likely" is the highest rating given). Out of all the state executive offices, only the governor is elected in all 50 states. LePage won re-election in a three-way race over Democrat Mike Michaud and independent Eliot Cutler, in 2014. Businessman Bob Stefanowski became the second candidate in the history of Connecticut to petition to be on the primary ballot on June 18, 2018, and the first for a gubernatorial race.

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Henry McMaster succeeded Nikki Haley in January 2017 after she was confirmed as the U.S.