Here’s a list of candidates running for governor this year in Louisiana through North Dakota.
Louisiana |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| NO ELECTION- Gov. Murphy J. Foster (R) | — | — | — | — | — |
Maine |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| Peter Cianchette (R) | — | University of Maine | 1995 Maine House of Representatives | Married, 2 children | Click here |
| Rep. John Baldacci (D) | 1-30-1955 | University of Maine | U.S. House of Representatives 1996 | Married, child | Click here |
| Jonathan Carter (Green Independent) | 3-3-1951 | University of New Hampshire | Teacher ran for Congress in 1992 | Married, 2 children | Click here |
Maryland |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D) | — | — | Lieutenant Governor | Married, 4 daughters | Click here |
| Robert Ehrlich (R) | — | Wake Forest Law School | 2nd district congressman elected in 1995 | — | — |
Mass. |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| Mitt Romney (R) | 3-12-1947 | Harvard Law School | President and CEO of Salt Lake Organizing Committee, Vice President Bain & Company | Married, 5 children | Click here |
| Shannon O’Brien | 4-30-1959 | Boston University Law School | State Treasurer, Massachusetts House 3 terms from 1986, Massachusetts Senate one term | Married, child | Click here |
| Carla Howell (L) | — | Babson College | Chair Committee for Small Government Ran for U.S. Senate in 2000 | — | Click here |
Michigan |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| Dick Posthumus (R) | b. 1950 | Michigan State University | Farmer, Elected to State Senate, Senate Majority Leader, elected Lt. Governor in 1998 | Married, 4 children | Click here |
| Jennifer Granholm (D) | 2-5-1959 | Harvard Law School | Elected Attorney General 1998 former U.S. prosecutor | Married, 3 children | — |
Minnesota |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| Tim Penney (I) | b. 1951 | Winona State University | Former Democrat and Congressman | Married, 4 children | — |
| Tim Pawlenty (R) | b. 1960 | University of Minnesota Law School | Speaker of Minnesota House, in 5th term | Married, 2 children | Click here |
| Roger Moe (D) | 6-2-1944 | Mayville State | Senate Majority Leader elected to Senate in 1970 | Married, 4 children | — |
Mississippi |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| NO ELECTION- Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (D) | — | — | — | — | — |
Missouri |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| NO ELECTION- Gov. Bob Holden (D) | — | — | — | — | — |
Montana |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| NO ELECTION- Governor Judy Martz (R) | — | — | — | — | — |
Nebraska |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| Mike Johanns (R) | 6-18-1950 | Creighton University Law School | Incumbent governor since 1998 | Married, 2 children | Click here |
| Stormy Dean (D) | 8-19-1957 | University of Nebraska MBA | Chief financial officer for InfoUSA | Married, 2 children | Click here |
Nevada |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| Gov Kenny Guinn (R) | 8-24-1936 | Utah State PhD | Governor since 1998 | Married, 2 children | — |
| Joe Neal (D) | — | — | — | — | — |
New Hampshire |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| Craig Benson (R) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Fernald (D) | — | — | — | — | — |
New York |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| Gov. George Pataki (R) | 6-24-1945 | Columbia Law School | Governor since 1994 | Married, 4 children | — |
| Carl McCall (D) | — | University of Edinburg | VP of Citicorp, President of NYC Board of Education, former New York State Senator | Married, child | Click here |
North Carolina |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| NO ELECTION-Gov. Michael F. Easley (D) | — | — | — | — | — |
North Dakota |
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| Name | Date of Birth | Education | Background | Family | Website |
| NO ELECTION-Gov. John Hoeven (R) |
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