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Republican gubernatorial primary elections, 2018
By state
Alabama
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Alaska
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Arizona
Republican primary candidates
- Doug Ducey (Incumbent) ✔
- Ken Bennett
- Robert Weber (write-in candidate)
Arkansas
Republican primary candidates
- Asa Hutchinson (Incumbent) ✔
- Jan Morgan
Colorado
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Connecticut
- Connecticut gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 14 Republican primary)
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
- Antonietta Boucher
- Michael Handler
- Mark Lauretti
- Peter Lumaj
- Eric Mastroianni
- Scott Merrell
- Prasad Srinivasan
- Peter Thalheim
- Joseph Visconti
- Dave Walker
- David Walker
Florida
Republican primary candidates
- Don Baldauf
- Ron DeSantis ✔
- Timothy Devine
- Bob Langford
- John Joseph Mercadante
- Bruce Nathan
- Adam Putnam
- Bob White
Did not make the ballot:
- Declined to run
- Richard Corcoran - State Rep.[1][2]
Georgia
- See also: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2018 (May 22 Republican primary)
- Note: Hayes and Urbach withdrew from the race, but still appeared on the primary ballot.
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Hawaii
Republican primary candidates
Idaho
Republican primary candidates
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Not on ballot
- HyDee Liebelt[3]
Illinois
Republican primary candidates
- Bruce Rauner (Incumbent) ✔
- Jeanne M. Ives
Declined to run
- William "Sam" McCann - State senator[4]
Iowa
Republican primary candidates
- Kim Reynolds (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:
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Kansas
Republican primary candidates
- Jeff Colyer (Incumbent)
- Jim Barnett
- Kris Kobach ✔
- Patrick Kucera
- Tyler Ruzich
- Ken Selzer
- Joseph Tutera Jr.
Maine
Republican primary candidates
Withdrew
- Michael Thibodeau - State senator[5][6]
Maryland
Republican primary candidates
- Larry Hogan (Incumbent) ✔
Massachusetts
Republican primary candidates
- Charles D. Baker (Incumbent) ✔
- Scott Lively
Michigan
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Minnesota
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Nebraska
Republican primary candidates
- Pete Ricketts (Incumbent) ✔
- Krystal Gabel
Nevada
Republican primary candidates
- Bill Boyd
- Stephanie Carlisle
- Frederick Conquest
- Edward Dundas
- Jared Fisher
- Adam Laxalt ✔
- Stan Lusak
- Dan Schwartz
New Hampshire
Republican primary candidates
- Chris Sununu (Incumbent) ✔
New Mexico
Republican primary candidates
New York
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Did not make the ballot:
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Ohio
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Oklahoma
Republican primary candidates
- Christopher Barnett
- Mick Cornett ✔
- Dan Fisher
- Eric Foutch
- Barry Gowdy
- Gary Jones
- Todd Lamb
- Gary Richardson
- Blake Cowboy Stephens
- Kevin Stitt ✔

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
- Not running
- Mary Fallin, incumbent
Oregon
Republican primary candidates
- Keenan Bohach
- Knute Buehler ✔
- Sam Carpenter
- Bruce Cuff
- Jonathan Edwards
- Brett Hyland
- Jeff Smith
- Dave Stauffer
- Jack Tacy
- Greg Wooldridge
Pennsylvania
Republican primary candidates
Rhode Island
Republican primary candidates
South Carolina
Republican primary candidates
South Dakota
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Tennessee
Republican primary candidates
Texas
Republican primary candidates
- Greg Abbott (Incumbent) ✔
- Larry SECEDE Kilgore
- Barbara Krueger
Vermont
Republican primary candidates
- Phil Scott (Incumbent) ✔
- Keith Stern
Wisconsin
Republican primary candidates
- Scott Walker (Incumbent) ✔
- Robert Meyer
Did not make the ballot:
Wyoming
Republican primary candidates
By date
March
Texas
Republican primary candidates
- Greg Abbott (Incumbent) ✔
- Larry SECEDE Kilgore
- Barbara Krueger
Illinois
Republican primary candidates
- Bruce Rauner (Incumbent) ✔
- Jeanne M. Ives
Declined to run
- William "Sam" McCann - State senator[7]
May
Ohio
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Idaho
Republican primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Not on ballot
- HyDee Liebelt[8]
Nebraska
Republican primary candidates
- Pete Ricketts (Incumbent) ✔
- Krystal Gabel
Oregon
Republican primary candidates
- Keenan Bohach
- Knute Buehler ✔
- Sam Carpenter
- Bruce Cuff
- Jonathan Edwards
- Brett Hyland
- Jeff Smith
- Dave Stauffer
- Jack Tacy
- Greg Wooldridge
Pennsylvania
Republican primary candidates
Arkansas
Republican primary candidates
- Asa Hutchinson (Incumbent) ✔
- Jan Morgan
Georgia
- See also: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2018 (May 22 Republican primary)
- Note: Hayes and Urbach withdrew from the race, but still appeared on the primary ballot.
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
June
Alabama
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Iowa
Republican primary candidates
- Kim Reynolds (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
New Mexico
Republican primary candidates
South Dakota
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Maine
Republican primary candidates
Withdrew
- Michael Thibodeau - State senator[9][10]
Nevada
Republican primary candidates
- Bill Boyd
- Stephanie Carlisle
- Frederick Conquest
- Edward Dundas
- Jared Fisher
- Adam Laxalt ✔
- Stan Lusak
- Dan Schwartz
South Carolina
Republican primary candidates
Colorado
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Maryland
Republican primary candidates
- Larry Hogan (Incumbent) ✔
Oklahoma
Republican primary candidates
- Christopher Barnett
- Mick Cornett ✔
- Dan Fisher
- Eric Foutch
- Barry Gowdy
- Gary Jones
- Todd Lamb
- Gary Richardson
- Blake Cowboy Stephens
- Kevin Stitt ✔

= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
- Not running
- Mary Fallin, incumbent
August
Tennessee
Republican primary candidates
Kansas
Republican primary candidates
- Jeff Colyer (Incumbent)
- Jim Barnett
- Kris Kobach ✔
- Patrick Kucera
- Tyler Ruzich
- Ken Selzer
- Joseph Tutera Jr.
Michigan
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Hawaii
Republican primary candidates
Connecticut
- Connecticut gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 14 Republican primary)
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
- Antonietta Boucher
- Michael Handler
- Mark Lauretti
- Peter Lumaj
- Eric Mastroianni
- Scott Merrell
- Prasad Srinivasan
- Peter Thalheim
- Joseph Visconti
- Dave Walker
- David Walker
Minnesota
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Vermont
Republican primary candidates
- Phil Scott (Incumbent) ✔
- Keith Stern
Wisconsin
Republican primary candidates
- Scott Walker (Incumbent) ✔
- Robert Meyer
Did not make the ballot:
Alaska
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Wyoming
Republican primary candidates
Arizona
Republican primary candidates
- Doug Ducey (Incumbent) ✔
- Ken Bennett
- Robert Weber (write-in candidate)
Florida
Republican primary candidates
- Don Baldauf
- Ron DeSantis ✔
- Timothy Devine
- Bob Langford
- John Joseph Mercadante
- Bruce Nathan
- Adam Putnam
- Bob White
Did not make the ballot:
- Declined to run
- Richard Corcoran - State Rep.[11][12]
September
New Hampshire
Republican primary candidates
- Chris Sununu (Incumbent) ✔
Rhode Island
Republican primary candidates
Massachusetts
Republican primary candidates
- Charles D. Baker (Incumbent) ✔
- Scott Lively
New York
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Did not make the ballot:
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See also
- Democratic gubernatorial primary elections, 2018
- Top-two gubernatorial primary elections, 2018
- Third party gubernatorial primary elections, 2018
- Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary elections, 2018
- Attorney General Republican primary elections, 2018
- Secretary of State Republican primary elections, 2018
- Gubernatorial elections, 2018
- State executive official elections, 2018
Footnotes
- ↑ Palm Beach Post, "Web makeover for Richard Corcoran as he weighs run for governor," October 25, 2017
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Corcoran bails on governor run, backs Putnam," May 9, 2018
- ↑ The Green Papers, "Idaho 2018 General Election Candidates," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ NBC Chicago, "Republican State Senator May Challenge Rauner in Primary," July 19, 2017
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Maine Senate President Mike Thibodeau jumps into 2018 race for governor," October 17, 2017
- ↑ Press Herald, "Maine Senate President Mike Thibodeau drops out of governor’s race," March 26, 2018
- ↑ NBC Chicago, "Republican State Senator May Challenge Rauner in Primary," July 19, 2017
- ↑ The Green Papers, "Idaho 2018 General Election Candidates," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Bangor Daily News, "Maine Senate President Mike Thibodeau jumps into 2018 race for governor," October 17, 2017
- ↑ Press Herald, "Maine Senate President Mike Thibodeau drops out of governor’s race," March 26, 2018
- ↑ Palm Beach Post, "Web makeover for Richard Corcoran as he weighs run for governor," October 25, 2017
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Corcoran bails on governor run, backs Putnam," May 9, 2018