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The following is the plannedorder of succession for thegovernorships of the 50U.S. states,Washington, D.C., and the five organizedterritories of the United States, according to theconstitutions (and supplemental laws, if any) of each.^[1] Some states make a distinction whether the succeeding individual is acting as governor or becomes governor.

From 1980 to 1999, there were 13 successions of governorships. From 2000 to 2019 this number increased to 29.^[2] The only instance since at least 1980 in which the second in line reached a state governorship was on January 8, 2002, when New Jersey Attorney GeneralJohn Farmer Jr. acted as governor for 90 minutes betweenDonald DiFrancesco andJohn O. Bennett's terms in that capacity as president of the Senate following governorChristine Todd Whitman's resignation.^[3] In 2019, Secretary of Justice of Puerto RicoWanda Vázquez Garced became governor when both the governor and secretary of state resigned inTelegramgate.

From 1945 to 2016, 39 of those who succeeded to the governorship ran for and won election to a full term.^[4]

Established by Article V, Section 127 of theConstitution of Alabama.^[5]

Established by Article III, Section 10 of theConstitution of Alaska.^[6]

Established by Article V, Section 6 of theConstitution of Arizona.^[8]

Established by Article VI, Section 5 of theConstitution of Arkansas as amended.^[9]

Established by Article V, Section 10 of theConstitution of California^[10] and (GOV) Title 2, Division 3, Part 2, Art. 5.5 of theCalifornia Codes.^[11][12]

Established by Article IV, Section 13(7) of theConstitution of Colorado.^[13]

Established by Article IV, Sections 18–21 of theConstitution of Connecticut.^[14]

Established by Article III, Section 20 of theConstitution of Delaware.^[15]

Established by Article IV, Section 3 of theConstitution of Florida^[16] and Florida Statute 14.055.^[17]

Established by Article V, Section 1, Paragraph V of theConstitution of Georgia.^[18]

Established by Article V, Section 4 of theConstitution of Hawaii^[19] and Title 4 §26-2 of the Hawaii code.^[20]

Established by Article IV, Sections 12–14 of the Constitution of Idaho.^[22]

Established by Article V, Section 6 of theConstitution of Illinois^[23] and the Governor Succession Act^[24]

Established by Article V, Section 10 of theConstitution of Indiana.^[25]

Established by Article IV, Sections 17–19 of the Constitution of Iowa.^[26]

Established by KSA Statute 75–125^[27] and the Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act of 1994.^[28]

Established by Sections 84,^[29] 85^[30] and 87^[31] of theKentucky Constitution.

Established by Article IV, Section 14 of theConstitution of Louisiana.^[32]

Established by Article V, Part 1, Section 14 of theConstitution of Maine.^[33]

Established by Article II, Section 6 of theConstitution of Maryland.^[34]

Established by Article LV of theConstitution of Massachusetts.^[35]

Established by Article V, Section 26 of theConstitution of Michigan,^[36] Section 10.2 of the Revised Statutes of 1846^[37] and the Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act (PA 202 of 1959, Section 31.4)^[38][39]

Established by Article V, Section 5 of theMinnesota Constitution^[41] and Minnesota Statute 4.06.^[42]

Established by Article V, Section 131 of theConstitution of Mississippi.^[43]

Established by Article IV, Section 11(a) of theConstitution of Missouri.^[44]

Established by Article VI, Section 6 of theConstitution of Montana^[45] and Montana Code 2-16-511 to 2-16-513.^[46][47][48]

Established by Article IV, Section 16 of theConstitution of Nebraska^[49] and Nebraska Revised Statutes 84-120^[50] and 84-121.^[51]

Established by Nevada Revised Statute 223.080.^[52]

Established by Part 2, Article 49 of theConstitution of New Hampshire.^[53]

Established by Article V, Section I, Paragraph 7 of theConstitution of New Jersey^[54] and New Jersey Revised Statute 52:14A-4.^[55]

Established by Article V, Section 7 of theConstitution of New Mexico^[56]

Established by Article IV, Sections 5–6 of theNew York Constitution^[57] and Article 1-A, Section 5 of the Defense Emergency Act of 1951.^[58]

Established by Article III, Section 3, of theConstitution of North Carolina^[59] and G.S. Section 147.11.1.^[60]

Established by Article V, Section 11 of theConstitution of North Dakota.^[61]

Established by Article III, Section 15 of theConstitution of Ohio^[62] and Title I, Chapter 161 of theOhio Revised Code.^[63]

As provided by Article VI, Section 15 of theConstitution of Oklahoma^[64] and theOklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act.

Established by Article V, Section 8a of theConstitution of Oregon^[65]

Established by Article IV, Sections 13–14 of thePennsylvania Constitution^[66][67]

Established by Article IX, Sections 9–10 of theConstitution of Rhode Island^[68]

Established by Article IV, Sections 6 and 7 of theSouth Carolina Constitution^[69] andSouth Carolina Code of Laws sections 1-3-120,^[70] 1-3-130^[71] and 1-9-30.^[72]

Established by Article IV, Section 6 of theConstitution of South Dakota.^[73]

Established by Article III, Section 12 of theConstitution of Tennessee^[74] and Acts 1941, Chapter 99 §1.^[75]

Established by Article IV, Sections 3a and 16–18 of theConstitution of Texas^[76] and Chapter 401.023 of Title 4 the Texas Gov't Code.^[77]

Established by Article VII, Section 11 of theConstitution of Utah^[78] and the Emergency Interim Succession Act (C53-2a-803).^[79]

Established by Chapter II, Section 20 of theConstitution of Vermont,^[80] 3 VSA §1^[81] and 20 VSA §183.^[82]

Established by Article V, Section 16 of theConstitution of Virginia.^[83]

Established by Article III, Section 10 of theConstitution of Washington.^[84]

Established by §6A-1-4a of the West Virginia Code.^[85]

Established by Article V, Sections 7 and 8 of theConstitution of Wisconsin.^[86]

Established by Article IV, Section 6 of theWyoming Constitution.^[87]

Established by Title IV, Section 421(c)(2) of theDistrict of Columbia Home Rule Act.^[88]

Established by Article IV, Section 4Constitution of American Samoa^[89] and Section 4.0106 of the American Samoa Codes Annotated.^[90]

Established by Subchapter 1, Section 1422(b) of theGuam Organic Act of 1950.^[91]

Established by Article III, Section 7 of theNorthern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Constitution.^[92]

Established by Article IV, Section 8 of theConstitution of Puerto Rico^[93] and Law No. 7 of 2005^[94]

Established by Subsection IV §1595(b, e) of theRevised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands^[95] and the Executive Succession Act of 1972^[96]

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