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The type of relationship between the governor and the lieutenant governor greatly varies by state. In some states the governor and lieutenant governor are completely independent of each other, while in others the governor gets to choose (prior to the election) who would be their lieutenant governor. Four states do not have a lieutenant governor.
The governor's office has term limits in 37 states and 4 territories; these terms are four years except in New Hampshire and Vermont, where governors serve two-year terms. [ 9 ] [ 15 ] The average age of governors at the time of their inauguration was about 59 years old.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 2024, in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2020, except in New Hampshire and Vermont, where governors only serve two-year terms and elected their governors in 2022.
There are two states with Republican governors up for reelection in states Kamala Harris won in 2024 (Vermont at D+32 and New Hampshire at D+2.8), and there are five states with Democratic governors in states Donald Trump won, (Wisconsin R+0.9, Michigan R+1.4, Pennsylvania R+1.7, Arizona R+5.5, and Kansas R+16). [1]
Nationally there were 36 state governor's races on U.S. midterm election ballots on Tuesday, with the future of abortion rights and election oversight at risk in competitive contests around the ...
Each state is itself a sovereign entity, and as such, reserves the right to organize in any way (within the above stated parameter) deemed appropriate by its people. As a result, while the governments of the various states share many similar features, they often vary greatly with regard to form and substance. No two state governments are identical.
Before Congress standardized congressional elections in 1872, states could hold their elections any time they wanted, so many races took place on different days, years, and even seasons.
All 170 state lawmakers are also on the ballot this year, and if they retain supermajorities, or even simple majorities, a Republican governor would expedite their agenda.