2022 Gubernatorial Elections Map

36 governor seats contested in 2022

There are 28 Republican and 22 Democratic governors. 36 states will hold elections in 2022. The table below the map lists the governors of all 50 states, tabbed by the next election year.

The three-part map lets you view the current governors by party, make a forecast for the 2022 gubernatorial elections, and see the 2023 map by party based on those predictions. Once you create your forecast, you can use the buttons below the map to share it on social media.

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As of August 6, 2022 Details >>

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Governor Elections
Current 22 28
Consensus Forecast 16 17 3
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Upcoming Elections

2022 2023 2024^ 2025
16 2 3 1
20 1 6 1

^Excludes NH & VT: Next election is 2022 (two-year terms)

State Incumbent Party Since Term Consensus
AK Mike Dunleavy
2018 1st
AZ Doug Ducey
2015 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2022 due to term limits.
Katie Hobbs
Kari Lake
CO Jared Polis
2019 1st
Jared Polis*
Heidi Ganahl
CT Ned Lamont
2019 1st
Ned Lamont*
Bob Stefanowski
DE John Carney
2017 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits.
FL Ron DeSantis
2019 1st
GA Brian Kemp
2019 1st
Stacey Abrams
Brian Kemp*
IN Eric Holcomb
2017 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits.
KS Laura Kelly
2019 1st
Laura Kelly*
Derek Schmidt
KY Andy Beshear
2019 1st
LA John Bel Edwards
2016 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2023 due to term limits.
MA Charlie Baker
2015 2nd
Incumbent not running for re-election in 2022.
MD Larry Hogan
2015 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2022 due to term limits.
Wes Moore
Dan Cox
ME Janet Mills
2019 1st
Janet Mills*
Paul LePage
MI Gretchen Whitmer
2019 1st
Gretchen E. Whitmer*
Tudor Dixon
MN Tim Walz
2019 1st
MO Mike Parson
2018 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits.
MS Tate Reeves
2020 1st
MT Greg Gianforte
2021 1st
NC Roy Cooper
2017 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits.
ND Doug Burgum
2016 2nd
NJ Phil Murphy
2018 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2025 due to term limits.
NM Michelle Lujan Grisham
2019 1st
Michelle Lujan Grisham*
Mark Ronchetti
NV Stephen Sisolak
2019 1st
Steve Sisolak*
Joe Lombardo
OR Kate Brown
2015 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2022 due to term limits.
Tina Kotek
Christine Drazan
Betsy Johnson
PA Tom Wolf
2015 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2022 due to term limits.
Josh Shapiro
Doug Mastriano
TX Greg Abbott
2015 2nd
Beto O'Rourke
Greg Abbott*
UT Spencer Cox
2021 1st
VA Glenn Youngkin
2022 1st
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2025 due to term limits.
WA Jay Inslee
2013 3rd
WI Tony Evers
2019 1st
WV Jim Justice
2017 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2024 due to term limits.
The following races are rated as safe for the incumbent party.
AL Kay Ivey
2017 2nd
Yolanda Flowers
Kay Ivey*
AR Asa Hutchinson
2015 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2022 due to term limits.
Chris Jones
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
CA Gavin Newsom
2019 1st
Newsom faces a recall election on September 14
Gavin Newsom*
Brian Dahle
HI David Ige
2014 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2022 due to term limits.
IA Kim Reynolds
2017 2nd
Deidre DeJear
Kim Reynolds*
ID Brad Little
2019 1st
Stephen Heidt
Brad Little*
IL J.B. Pritzker
2019 1st
J.B. Pritzker*
Darren Bailey
NE Pete Ricketts
2015 2nd
Incumbent cannot run for re-election in 2022 due to term limits.
Carol Blood
Jim Pillen
NH Chris Sununu
2017 3rd
NY Kathy Hochul
2021 1st
Kathy Hochul*
Lee Zeldin
OH Mike DeWine
2019 1st
Nan Whaley
Mike DeWine*
OK Kevin Stitt
2019 1st
Joy Hofmeister
Kevin Stitt*
RI Daniel McKee
2021 1st
SC Henry McMaster
2017 2nd
Joe Cunningham
Henry McMaster*
SD Kristi Noem
2019 1st
Jamie Smith
Kristi Noem*
TN Bill Lee
2019 1st
Jason Martin
Bill Lee*
VT Phil Scott
2017 3rd
WY Mark Gordon
2019 1st