Impact of term limits on state executive elections in 2023
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Of the 36 state executive offices on the ballot in 2023, 18 of them were represented by incumbents who were subject to term limits. Seven of those incumbents were ineligible to run for re-election in 2023 due to term limits. This represented 19.4 percent of the total seats up for election in 2023.
Term-limited state executives by state
The map below displays the 36 states that had laws limiting the number of terms state executive officials could serve as of 2023. Of those states, three—Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi—held elections in 2023.
Term-limited elections by state
Kentucky
Seven state executive seats in Kentucky were up for election in 2023. Three officials were ineligible to run because of term limits.
- Agriculture Commissioner: Ryan Quarles (R)
- Auditor: Mike Harmon (R)
- Treasurer: Allison Ball (R)
Louisiana
Fifteen state executive seats in Louisiana were up for election in 2023. Four officials were ineligible to run because of term limits.
- Governor: John Bel Edwards (D)
- State Board of Education: James Garvey Jr. (R), Kira Orange Jones (D), and Holly Boffy (R)
Mississippi
Fourteen state executive seats in Mississippi were up for election in 2023. No officials were ineligible to run because of term limits.
See also
- State executive official elections, 2023
- State executives with term limits
- Term limits on the ballot
- Term limits in the United States
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