State Executive Branch Officials to be Elected: 2022-2026
| FIPS | State or other jurisdiction |
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alabama | G,LG,AG,AR,A,SS,T (a) | ✕ | (a) | ✕ | G,LG,AG,AR,A,SS,T (a) |
| 02 | Alaska | G,LG | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG | |
| 04 | Arizona | G,AG,SS,SP,T (b) | ✕ | (b) | ✕ | G,AG,SS,SP,T (b) |
| 05 | Arkansas | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T (c) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T (c) |
| 06 | California | G,LG,AG,C,CI,SS,SP,T (d) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,C,CI,SS,SP,T (d) |
| 08 | Colorado | G,LG,AG,SS,T (e) | ✕ | (e) | ✕ | G,LG,AG,SS,T (e) |
| 09 | Connecticut | G,LG,AG,C,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,C,SS,T |
| 10 | Delaware | AG,A,T | ✕ | G,LG,CI | ✕ | AG,A,T |
| 12 | Florida | G,LG,AG,AR,CFO | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,AR,CFO |
| 13 | Georgia | G,LG,AG,AR,CI,SS,SP (f) | ✕ | (f) | ✕ | G,LG,AG,AR,CI,SS,SP (f) |
| 15 | Hawaii | G,LG | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG |
| 16 | Idaho | G,LG,AG,C,SS,SP,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,C,SS,SP,T |
| 17 | Illinois | G,LG,AG,C,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,C,SS,T |
| 18 | Indiana | A,SS,T | ✕ | G,LG,AG,SP | ✕ | A,SS,T |
| 19 | Iowa | G,LG,AG,AR,A,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,AR,A,SS,T |
| 20 | Kansas | G,LG,AG,CI,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,CI,SS,T |
| 21 | Kentucky | ✕ | G,LG,AG,AR,A,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| 22 | Louisiana | (g) | G,LG,AG,AR,CI,SS,T | (g) | ✕ | (g) |
| 23 | Maine (h) | G | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G |
| 24 | Maryland | G,LG,AG,C | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,C |
| 25 | Massachusetts | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T |
| 26 | Michigan | G,LG,AG,SS (i) | ✕ | (i) | ✕ | G,LG,AG,SS (i) |
| 27 | Minnesota | G,LG,AG,A,SS | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,SS |
| 28 | Mississippi | ✕ | G,LG,AG,AR,A,CI,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| 29 | Missouri | A | ✕ | G,LG,AG,SS,T | ✕ | A |
| 30 | Montana | (j) | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,SS,SP (j) | ✕ | (j) |
| 31 | Nebraska | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T (k) | ✕ | (k) | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T (k) |
| 32 | Nevada | G,LG,AG,C,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,C,SS,T |
| 33 | New Hampshire | G | ✕ | G | ✕ | G |
| 34 | New Jersey | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G, LG | ✕ |
| 35 | New Mexico | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T (l) | ✕ | (l) | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T (l) |
| 36 | New York | G,LG,AG,C | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,C |
| 37 | North Carolina | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,AR,A,CI,SS,SP,T (m) | ✕ | ✕ |
| 38 | North Dakota | AG,AR,SS (n) | ✕ | G,LG,A,CI,SP,T (n) | ✕ | AG,AR,SS (n) |
| 39 | Ohio | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T |
| 40 | Oklahoma | G,LG,AG,A,CI,SP,T (p) | ✕ | (p) | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,CI,SP,T (p) |
| 41 | Oregon | G (r) | ✕ | AG,SS,T | ✕ | G (r) |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | G,LG | ✕ | AG,A,T | ✕ | G,LG |
| 44 | Rhode Island | G,LG,AG,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,SS,T |
| 45 | South Carolina | G,LG,AG,AR,C,SS,SP,T (s) | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,AR,C,SS,SP,T (s) |
| 46 | South Dakota | G,LG,AG,A,SS,SP,T (t) | ✕ | (t) | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,SS,SP,T (t) |
| 47 | Tennessee | G | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G |
| 48 | Texas | G,LG,AG,AR,C (u) | ✕ | (u) | ✕ | G,LG,AG,AR,C (u) |
| 49 | Utah | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,T | ✕ | ✕ |
| 50 | Vermont | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,SS,T |
| 51 | Virginia | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG | ✕ |
| 53 | Washington | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG,AG,A,CI,SS,SP,T (q) | ✕ | ✕ |
| 54 | West Virginia | ✕ | ✕ | G,AG,AR,A,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ |
| 55 | Wisconsin | G,LG,AG,SS,T | ✕ | ✕ | SP | G,LG,AG,SS,T |
| 56 | Wyoming | G,A,SS,SP,T | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,A,SS,SP,T |
| 60 | American Samoa | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG | ✕ | ✕ |
| 66 | Guam | G,LG,AG | ✕ | A | ✕ | G,LG,AG |
| 69 | CNMI* | G,LG | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG |
| 72 | Puerto Rico | ✕ | ✕ | G | ✕ | ✕ |
| 78 | U.S. Virgin Islands | G,LG | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | G,LG |
Source:
The Council of State Governments' survey of state election office Web sites, July 2022.Notes:
This table shows the executive branch officials up for election in a given year. Footnotes indicate other offices (e.g., commissioners of labor, public service, etc.) also up for election in a given year. The data contained in this table reflect information available at press time.
Key:
| ✕ | — | No regularly scheduled elections of state executive officials. |
| G | — | Governor. |
| LG | — | Lieutenant Governor. |
| AG | — | Attorney General. |
| AR | — | Agriculture. |
| A | — | Auditor. |
| C | — | Comptroller/Controller. |
| CFO | — | Chief Financial Officer. |
| CI | — | Commissioner of Insurance. |
| SS | — | Secretary of State. |
| SP | — | Superintendent of Public Instruction or Commissioner of Education. |
| T | — | Treasurer. |
Footnotes:
| (a) | Public Service Commissioner (3): 2022 – 2 seats (associate commissioners); 2024 – 1 seat (president); 2026 – 2 seats (associate commissioners). |
| (b) | Corporation Commissioner (5) – 4-year term: 2022 – 2 seats; 2024 – 3 seats; 2026 – 2 seats. State Mine Inspector – 4-year term, 2022 and 2026. |
| (c) | Commissioner of State Lands – 4-year term. |
| (d) | Four (4) Board of Equalization members are elected to serve four-year concurrent terms. The state controller is the fifth member of the Board. |
| (e) | University of Colorado Board of Regents (9, one elected from each of the state’s congressional districts and two at-large members) – 2022 – 1 statewide, 2 districts; 2024 – 1 statewide, 2 districts; 2026 – 1 statewide, 2 districts. |
| (f) | Commissioner of Labor – 4-year term, 2022; Public Service Commissioner (5) – 6-year term, 2022 – 1, 2024 – 2, 2026 – 2. |
| (g) | Public Service Commissioner (5) – 6-year term, 2022 – 2, 2024 – 1, 2026 – 2. |
| (h) | The Maine legislature elects constitutional officers (AG,SS,T) for 2-year terms; the auditor was elected by the legislature in 2020 and serves a 4-year term. |
| (i) | Michigan State University trustees (8) – 8-year term, 2022 – 2; 2024 – 2; 2026 -2. University of Michigan regents (8) – 8-year term, 2022 – 2; 2024 – 2; 2026 -2. Wayne State University governors (8) – 8 year term, 2022 – 2, 2024 – 2; 2026 – 2. State Board of Education (8) – 8 year term, 2022 – 2, 2024 – 2, 2026 – 2. |
| (j) | Public Service Commissioner (5) – 4-year term, 2022 – 2; 2024 – 3; 2026 – 2. |
| (k) | Public Service Commissioner (5) – 6-year term, 2022 – 2; 2024 -2; 2026 – 1. |
| (l) | Commissioner of Public Lands – 4-year term, 2022 and 2026; Public Education Commission (10) – 4-year terms, 2022 – 5; 2024 – 5, 2026 – 5. Public Regulation Commissioner (5) – 4-year terms, 2022 – 3, 2024 – 2, 2026 – 3. |
| (m) | Commissioner of Labor – 4-year term. |
| (n) | Tax Commissioner – 4-year term, 2022; Public Service Commissioner (3) – 6-year term, 2022 – 1, 2024 – 1, 2026 – 1. |
| (p) | Commissioner of Labor – 4-year term, 2022; Corporation Commissioner (3) – 6-year term, 2022 – 1, 2024 – 1, 2026 – 1. |
| (q) | Commissioner of Public Lands – 4-year term. |
| (r) | Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, 4-year term. |
| (s) | Adjutant General – 4-year term. |
| (t) | The title is Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands, 2022 and 2026; Public Utility Commissioner (3) – 6-year term, 2022 – 1, 2024 – 1, 2026 – 1. |
| (u) | Commissioner of General Land Office – 4-year term, 2022 and 2026; Railroad Commissioner (3) – 6-year term, 2022 – 1, 2024 -1; 2026 – 1. |