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Democratic Party gubernatorial primaries, 2020
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| Primaries by state |
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
Delaware
Democratic primary candidates
- John C. Carney Jr. (Incumbent) ✔
- David Lamar Williams Jr.
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Indiana
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Missouri
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Montana
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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New Hampshire
Democratic primary candidates
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North Carolina
Democratic primary candidates
- Roy Cooper (Incumbent) ✔
- Ernest Reeves
North Dakota
Democratic primary candidates
Utah
Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled.
Vermont
Democratic primary candidates
Washington
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:
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West Virginia
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Seats up for election
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 | ||||
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| 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
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.
| 2020 Election Dates | ||||||
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| State | Filing deadline | Primary election | ||||
| Delaware | July 14 | September 15 | ||||
| Indiana | February 7 | June 2 | ||||
| Missouri | March 31 | August 4 | ||||
| Montana | March 9 | June 2 | ||||
| New Hampshire | June 12 | September 8 | ||||
| North Carolina | December 20 | March 3 | ||||
| North Dakota | April 6 | June 9 | ||||
| Utah | March 19 | June 30 | ||||
| Vermont | May 28 | August 11 | ||||
| Washington | May 15 | August 4 | ||||
| West Virginia | January 25 | June 9 | ||||
See also
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