Politics and Campaigns

Gubernatorial Candidates, Louisiana – North Dakota

By: Stateline staff - October 30, 2002 12:00 am

Here’s a list of candidates running for governor this year in Louisiana through North Dakota.

Louisiana
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
NO ELECTION- Gov. Murphy J. Foster (R)	—	—	—	—	—
Maine
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
Peter Cianchette (R)	—	University of Maine	1995 Maine House of Representatives	Married, 2 children	Click here
Rep. John Baldacci (D)	1-30-1955	University of Maine	U.S. House of Representatives 1996	Married, child	Click here
Jonathan Carter (Green Independent)	3-3-1951	University of New Hampshire	Teacher ran for Congress in 1992	Married, 2 children	Click here
Maryland
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (D)	—	—	Lieutenant Governor	Married, 4 daughters	Click here
Robert Ehrlich (R)	—	Wake Forest Law School	2nd district congressman elected in 1995	—	—
Mass.
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
Mitt Romney (R)	3-12-1947	Harvard Law School	President and CEO of Salt Lake Organizing Committee, Vice President Bain & Company	Married, 5 children	Click here
Shannon O’Brien	4-30-1959	Boston University Law School	State Treasurer, Massachusetts House 3 terms from 1986, Massachusetts Senate one term	Married, child	Click here
Carla Howell (L)	—	Babson College	Chair Committee for Small Government Ran for U.S. Senate in 2000	—	Click here
Michigan
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
Dick Posthumus (R)	b. 1950	Michigan State University	Farmer, Elected to State Senate, Senate Majority Leader, elected Lt. Governor in 1998	Married, 4 children	Click here
Jennifer Granholm (D)	2-5-1959	Harvard Law School	Elected Attorney General 1998 former U.S. prosecutor	Married, 3 children	—
Minnesota
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
Tim Penney (I)	b. 1951	Winona State University	Former Democrat and Congressman	Married, 4 children	—
Tim Pawlenty (R)	b. 1960	University of Minnesota Law School	Speaker of Minnesota House, in 5th term	Married, 2 children	Click here
Roger Moe (D)	6-2-1944	Mayville State	Senate Majority Leader elected to Senate in 1970	Married, 4 children	—
Mississippi
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
NO ELECTION- Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (D)	—	—	—	—	—
Missouri
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
NO ELECTION- Gov. Bob Holden (D)	—	—	—	—	—
Montana
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
NO ELECTION- Governor Judy Martz (R)	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
Mike Johanns (R)	6-18-1950	Creighton University Law School	Incumbent governor since 1998	Married, 2 children	Click here
Stormy Dean (D)	8-19-1957	University of Nebraska MBA	Chief financial officer for InfoUSA	Married, 2 children	Click here
Nevada
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
Gov Kenny Guinn (R)	8-24-1936	Utah State PhD	Governor since 1998	Married, 2 children	—
Joe Neal (D)	—	—	—	—	—
New Hampshire
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
Craig Benson (R)	—	—	—	—	—
Mark Fernald (D)	—	—	—	—	—
New York
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
Gov. George Pataki (R)	6-24-1945	Columbia Law School	Governor since 1994	Married, 4 children	—
Carl McCall (D)	—	University of Edinburg	VP of Citicorp, President of NYC Board of Education, former New York State Senator	Married, child	Click here
North Carolina
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
NO ELECTION-Gov. Michael F. Easley (D)	—	—	—	—	—
North Dakota
Name	Date of Birth	Education	Background	Family	Website
NO ELECTION-Gov. John Hoeven (R)

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