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This page lists the former Republican Party governors that were tracked by Ballotpedia. The list is organized by state. If a state does not list any former governors, none were tracked by Ballotpedia.

Alabama[edit]

• Bob Riley
• Robert J. Bentley

Alaska[edit]

• Sarah Palin
• Wally Hickel
• Sean Parnell (Alaska)
• Jay S. Hammond

Arizona[edit]

• Jan Brewer
• Doug Ducey

Arkansas[edit]

• Mike Huckabee
• Asa Hutchinson

California[edit]

• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Hiram Johnson
• Ronald Reagan

Colorado[edit]

Ballotpedia did not track any former Republican governors in Colorado.

Connecticut[edit]

• Mary Jodi Rell

Delaware[edit]

• Michael N. Castle

Florida[edit]

• Charlie Crist
• Jeb Bush
• Rick Scott

Georgia[edit]

• Sonny Perdue
• Nathan Deal

Hawaii[edit]

• Linda Lingle

Idaho[edit]

• Butch Otter
• Jim Risch

Illinois[edit]

• Bruce Rauner

Indiana[edit]

• Mitch Daniels
• Eric Holcomb
• Mike Pence

Iowa[edit]

• Terry E. Branstad

Kansas[edit]

• Sam Brownback
• Jeff Colyer

Kentucky[edit]

• Ernie Fletcher
• Matt Bevin

Louisiana[edit]

• Bobby Jindal

Maine[edit]

• Paul LePage

Maryland[edit]

• Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
• Larry Hogan

Massachusetts[edit]

• Mitt Romney
• Bill Weld
• Charles D. Baker

Michigan[edit]

• John Engler
• William G. Milliken
• George Romney
• Rick Snyder

Minnesota[edit]

• Tim Pawlenty
• Arne Carlson

Mississippi[edit]

• Haley Barbour
• Phil Bryant

Missouri[edit]

• Matt Blunt
• Eric Greitens
• Mike Parson

Montana[edit]

Ballotpedia did not track any former Republican governors in Montana.

Nebraska[edit]

• Dave Heineman
• Pete Ricketts
• Mike Johanns

Nevada[edit]

• Jim Gibbons
• Brian Sandoval

New Hampshire[edit]

• Chris Sununu

New Jersey[edit]

• Chris Christie (New Jersey)

New Mexico[edit]

• Gary Johnson (New Mexico)
• Susana Martinez

New York[edit]

• George Pataki

North Carolina[edit]

• Pat McCrory

North Dakota[edit]

• John Hoeven
• Jack Dalrymple

Ohio[edit]

• John Kasich

Oklahoma[edit]

• Mary Fallin

Oregon[edit]

Ballotpedia did not track any former Republican governors in Oregon.

Pennsylvania[edit]

• Tom Corbett

Rhode Island[edit]

• Donald Carcieri
• Lincoln Almond

South Carolina[edit]

• Nikki Haley
• Mark Sanford (South Carolina)

South Dakota[edit]

• Dennis Daugaard
• Mike Rounds

Tennessee[edit]

• Bill Haslam
• Lamar Alexander

Texas[edit]

• Rick Perry (Texas)
• George W. Bush

Utah[edit]

• Jon Huntsman Jr.
• Gary R. Herbert

Vermont[edit]

• Jim Douglas (Vermont)

Virginia[edit]

• Bob McDonnell
• Jim Gilmore

Washington[edit]

Ballotpedia did not track any former Republican governors in Washington.

West Virginia[edit]

• Jim Justice

Wisconsin[edit]

• Scott Walker (Wisconsin governor)
• Tommy Thompson (Wisconsin)

Wyoming[edit]

• Matt Mead

See also[edit]

• Governor (state executive office)
• Former Democratic Party governors
• Gubernatorial elections
• How gubernatorial vacancies are filled