Understanding Gubernatorial Term Limits in the United States

2024-02-22 02:57:52

Thirty-seven states have some form of term limit on the office of governor. Thirteen states do not. They are: Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Gubernatorial Term Limits

StatesTerm Limits

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia2 consecutive 4-year terms

Indiana, Wyoming, Oregon2 consecutive 4-year terms, 1 term pause

Montana2 consecutive 4-year terms, 2 term pause

Arkansas, California, Delaware, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma2 four-year terms a lifetime

Virginia1 four-year term

Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsinno term limits (NH and VT have unlimited 2 year terms, the remainder have unlimited 4 year terms)
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