Republican Party gubernatorial primaries, 2020

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Out of all top state executive offices, only the governor and attorney general exist in all 50 states, and only the governor is elected in all 50 states. As the chief executive officer, the governor is among the most powerful figures in state government. Eleven states held elections for governor in 2020.

Of those 11 governor's offices, four were held by Democrats prior to the November 2020 elections and seven were held by Republicans. Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D) was the only governor unable to run for re-election in 2020 due to term limits.

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By state[edit]

Delaware[edit]

See also: Delaware gubernatorial election, 2020 (September 15 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

• Colin Bonini 
• David Bosco
• David Graham
• Julianne Murray ✔ 
• Bryant Richardson
• Scott Walker

Did not make the ballot:

• Neil Shea

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Indiana[edit]

See also: Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

• Eric Holcomb (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Brian Roth

Missouri[edit]

See also: Missouri gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

• Mike Parson (Incumbent) ✔
• Saundra McDowell 
• James Neely
• Raleigh Ritter 

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Montana[edit]

See also: Montana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

• Tim Fox
• Greg Gianforte ✔
• Albert Olszewski

Did not make the ballot:

• Gary Perry
• Corey Stapleton
• Peter Ziehli

New Hampshire[edit]

See also: New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2020 (September 8 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

• Chris Sununu (Incumbent) ✔
• Nobody
• Karen Testerman

North Carolina[edit]

See also: North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

• Dan Forest ✔
• Holly Grange

North Dakota[edit]

See also: North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

• Doug Burgum (Incumbent) ✔
• Michael Coachman

Utah[edit]

See also: Utah gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

• Spencer Cox ✔
• Gregory Hughes
• Jon Huntsman
• Thomas Wright

Did not make the ballot:

• Jan Garbett 

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Vermont[edit]

See also: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

• Phil Scott (Incumbent) ✔
• Douglas Cavett
• John Klar 
• Bernard Peters
• Emily Peyton

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Washington[edit]

See also: Washington gubernatorial election, 2020 (August 4 top-two primary)

Washington utilizes a top-two primary, in which a single primary election is held for each office wherein all candidates running for that office, regardless of party affiliation, compete in the same election. The two candidates receiving the most votes move on to the general election; all voters may vote in the primary for any candidate. Washington's primary was held on August 4, 2020.

Primary candidates

• Jay Inslee  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Thor Amundson  (Independent)
• David Blomstrom  (Fifth Republic Party)
• Craig Campbell  (Unaffiliated)
• Richard Carpenter  (Republican Party) 
• Loren Culp  (Republican Party) ✔
• Cairo D'Almeida  (Democratic Party) 
• Henry Dennison  (Socialist Workers Party)
• Tim Eyman  (Republican Party)
• Phil Fortunato  (Republican Party)
• Joshua Freed  (Republican Party) 
• Raul Garcia  (Republican Party)
• Ian Gonzales  (Republican Party)
• Elaina Gonzalez  (Independent)
• GoodSpaceGuy  (Trump Republican Party)
• Tylor Grow  (Republican Party)
• Liz Hallock  (Green Party) 
• Gene Hart  (Democratic Party)
• Nate Herzog  (Pre-2016 Republican Party) 
• Bill Hirt  (Republican Party)
• Leon Lawson  (Trump Republican Party) 
• William Miller  (American Patriot Party)
• Matthew Murray  (Republican Party)
• Dylan Nails  (Independent) 
• Cregan Newhouse  (Unaffiliated) 
• Don Rivers  (Democratic Party) 
• Ryan Ryals  (Unaffiliated) 
• Anton Sakharov  (Trump Republican Party)
• Omari Tahir-Garrett  (Democratic Party)
• Alex Tsimerman  (Standup-America Party)
• Cameron Vessey  (Unaffiliated)
• David Voltz  (Cascadia Labour Party)
• Brian Weed  (Unaffiliated)
• Martin Wheeler  (Republican Party)
• Winston Wilkes  (Propertarianist Party)
• Joshua Wolf  (New Liberty Party) 

Did not make the ballot:

• Phillip Bailey 
• Matthew Heines
• Mathew Mackenzie 
• Asa Palagi
• Lisa Thomas

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West Virginia[edit]

See also: West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)

 Republican primary candidates

• Jim Justice (Incumbent) ✔
• Shelby Fitzhugh
• Michael Folk
• Larry Brooke Lunsford
• Charles Sheedy 
• Doug Six 
• H. Woody Thrasher

Did not make the ballot:

• Rebecca Henderson

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Seats up for election[edit]

There were seven Republican and four Democratic seats up for election in 2020. The table and map below show what seats were up for election and the incumbent heading into the election.

2020 Gubernatorial Races
State	Incumbent	Term-limited (Y/N)	Incumbent running?
American Samoa	Lolo Matalasi Moliga	Yes	No
Delaware	John Carney Jr.	No	Yes
Indiana	Eric Holcomb	No	Yes
Missouri	Mike Parson	No	Yes
Montana	Steve Bullock	Yes	No
New Hampshire	Chris Sununu	No	Yes
North Carolina	Roy Cooper	No	Yes
North Dakota	Doug Burgum	No	Yes
Puerto Rico	Wanda Vázquez Garced	No	Yes
Utah	Gary Herbert	No	No
Vermont	Phil Scott	No	Yes
Washington	Jay Inslee	No	Yes
West Virginia	Jim Justice	No	Yes

Election dates[edit]

The following table details 2020 gubernatorial filing deadlines and primary dates in each state. The signature filing deadline was the date by which candidates had to file nominating signatures with election officials in order to have their name placed on the ballot.

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