Gubernatorial Term Limits for US State Governors

Yellow: Limitless 4-year Terms; Dark Blue: 2 Terms; White: 2 but re-eligible (Wikipedia)

Governors of these 12 US States and 1 US Territory plus the Mayor of the District of Columbia may serve unlimited 4-year terms:

  1. Connecticut
  2. Idaho
  3. Illinois
  4. Iowa
  5. Massachusetts
  6. Minnesota
  7. New York
  8. North Dakota
  9. Texas
  10. Utah
  11. Washington
  12. Wisconsin
  13. Puerto Rico

Governors of these 2 US States may serve unlimited 2-year terms:

  1. New Hampshire
  2. Vermont

Governors of these 8 US States and 1 US Territory are limited to two terms for life:

  1. Arkansas
  2. California
  3. Delaware
  4. Michigan
  5. Mississippi
  6. Missouri
  7. Nevada
  8. Oklahoma
  9. Northern Mariana Islands

Governors of these 23 US States and 3 US Territories are limited to two consecutive terms, but are eligible to run again after four years out of office:

  1. Alabama
  2. Alaska
  3. Arizona
  4. Colorado
  5. Florida
  6. Georgia
  7. Hawaii
  8. Kansas
  9. Kentucky
  10. Louisiana
  11. Maine
  12. Maryland
  13. Nebraska
  14. New Jersey
  15. New Mexico
  16. North Carolina
  17. Ohio
  18. Pennsylvania
  19. Rhode Island
  20. South Carolina
  21. South Dakota
  22. Tennessee
  23. West Virginia
  24. American Samoa
  25. Guam
  26. US Virgin Islands

The following 1 State prohibits its Governor from serving consecutive terms, but former Governors are re-eligible after four years out of office:

  1. Virginia

The following 2 States limit their Governors to serving 8 years out of any given 12 years:

  1. Indiana
  2. Oregon

The following 2 States limit their Governors to serving 2 terms or 8 years out of any given 16 years:

  1. Montana
  2. Wyoming

Sources:

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_limits_in_the_United_States#State_term_limits

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