| State & Statute | Minimum Age | Residency | U.S. Citizenship | Registered voter/Elector | Sole employment | Sole office | Notes |
|---|
| Alabama}}Alabama: Article V, Section 116[3] | 30 | For at least seven years by the date of the election | For at least ten years by the date of the election | Yes | Federal positions and any other state positions are precluded |
| Alaska}}Alaska: Article III, Section 2[4] | 30 | At least seven years prior to filing | At least seven years prior to filing | Yes | Yes | "qualified voter of the State..." "The governor shall not hold any other office or position of profit under the United States, the State, or its political subdivisions." |
| Arizona}}Arizona: Article V, Section 2:[5] | 25 | Five years by election day | Five years by election day | Yes |
| Arkansas}}Arkansas: Article 6, Section 11[6] | 30 | By at least seven years on election day | Yes. | Yes "May not hold any federal office, any civil or military commission, any office in another state, or any other office in Arkansas." |
| California}}California: Article 5, Section 2[7] | For five years immediately preceding the Governor's election | For five years immediately preceding the Governor's election | Yes | Yes | . |
| Colorado}}Colorado: Article IV, Section 4[8] | 30 | For at least two years on the day of the election | Yes | Any legislative or judicial office is precluded | The standard for residency is not affected by time out of the state due to civil or military service |
| Connecticut}}Connecticut: Article IV, Section 5[9] | 30 | On election day | On election day | On election day | |
| Delaware}}Delaware: Article III, Section 1[10] | 30 | Six years on election day | 12 years on election day | "...and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the United States twelve years next before the day of his election, and the last six years of that term an inhabitant of this State, unless he shall have been absent on public business of the United States or of this State." |
| Florida}}Florida: Article IV, Section 5[11] | 30 | Seven years | Seven years |
| Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg}}Georgia: Article V, Section 1, Paragraph IV[12] | 30 | Six years immediately preceding the election | Fifteen years immediately preceding the election | Yes |
| Hawaii}}Hawaii: Article V, Section 1[13] | 30 | Five years consecutive years previous to election | Yes | "The governor shall not hold any other office or employment of profit under the State or the United States during the governor's term of office." |
| Idaho}}Idaho: Article IV, Section 3 | 30 | At least two years prior to the election | Yes |
| Illinois}}Illinois: Article V, Section 3 | 25 | Three years preceding his election | Yes |
| Indiana}}Indiana: Article 5, Section 1 | 30 | Five consecutive years before the election | Five consecutive years before the election | Yes | The governor may not hold any other state or federal office during his term |
| Iowa}}Iowa: Article IV, Section 6 | 30 | At least two years before the election | Yes |
| Kansas}}Kansas: Constitution of Kansas | No requirements |
| Kentucky}}Kentucky: Article IV, Section 72[14] | 30 | At least six years preceding the general election |
| Louisiana}}Louisiana: Article IV, Section 2[15] | 25 | Must have been a citizen of Louisiana for at least the preceding five years | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Maine}}Maine: Article IV, Part 1[16] | 30 | A resident for at least five years | At least fifteen years | Yes | Yes | During his/her tenure in office, a statewide elected official shall hold no other public office |
| Maryland}}Maryland: Article II, Section I[17] | 30 | For five years preceding the election | For five years preceding the election |
| Massachusetts}}Massachusetts:Section I, Article II[18] | 30 | Seven years |
| Michigan}}Michigan:Section 22[19] | 30 | For at least four years preceding the election |
| Minnesota}}Minnesota: Article V, Section 2[20] | 25 | At least two years before the election | Yes |
| Mississippi}}Mississippi: Article V[21] | 30 | Five years | Twenty years |
| Missouri}}Missouri: Article IV[22] | 30 | For at least ten years | For at least fifteen years |
| Montana}}Montana: Article VI[23] | 25 | For least two years at his election | Yes |
| Nebraska}}Nebraska: Article IV[24] | 30 | For at least five years | Yes |
| Nevada}}Nevada: Article V, Section I[25] | 25 | For at least two years | Yes | Yes | While in office, the governor may not hold any federal level office. |
| New Hampshire}}New Hampshire: Constitution of New Hampshire[26] | 30 | For at least seven years on election day |
| New Jersey}}New Jersey: Article V[27] | 30 | For at least seven years | For at least twenty years | Yes | No governor shall hold office in any other state or under the federal government, nor shall a sitting governor be elected to any legislative seat. Governors who accept any state or federal position or profit are considered to have vacated their seat. |
| New Mexico}}New Mexico: Article V, Section 3[28] | 30 | Must have been a resident of New Mexico continuously for five years on the day of the election | Yes |
| New York}}New York: Article IV[29] | 30 | For at least five years prior to the election | Yes |
| North Carolina}}North Carolina: Article III[30] | 30 | For at least two years | For at least five years |
| North Dakota}}North Dakota: Constitution of North Dakota[31] | 30 | For at least five years | Yes |
| Ohio}}Ohio: Constitution of Ohio[32] | A candidate for the governor's office may not hold any congressional or federal office or any other state office. |
| Oklahoma}}Oklahoma: Constitution of Oklahoma[33] | 31 | For at least ten years | Yes |
| Oregon}}Oregon: Constitution of Oregon[34] | 30 | For at least three years | Yes | The age requirements do not apply to someone who succeeds to office under Section 8a of Article V. |
| Pennsylvania}}Pennsylvania: Constitution of Pennsylvania[35] | 30 | For at least seven years | Yes | Yes | The governor may not hold Congressional office, any other office under the Commonwealth, or any federal office. The exception is that the governor may be a reserve member of the National Guard. |
| Rhode Island}}Rhode Island: Article III, Of Qualification of Office[36] | Yes | Yes | Governors shall not be serving a sentence for, on probation for, or on parole for any felony. |
| South Carolina}}South Carolina: Article IV[37] | 30 | For at least five years | Yes | Yes | The statute that a candidate for the governor must believe in the existence of the "Supreme Being" was declared unconstitutional by the South Carolina Supreme Court in 1996; although it has not been repealed, it is unenforceable. Furthermore, the Governor may not hold office or a commission under any other power, excepting that of a militia. |
| South Dakota}}South Dakota: Article IV[38] | 21 | For at least two years as of the election | Yes |
| Tennessee}}Tennessee: Article III[39] | 30 | For at least seven years upon his election | Yes | |
| Texas}} Texas: Article 4, Section 4[40] | 30 | For at least five years immediately preceding his election | Yes | Yes | Yes | The Governor... shall not hold any other office: civil, military or corporate; nor shall he practice any profession, and receive compensation, reward, fee, or the promise thereof for the same; nor receive any salary, reward or compensation or the promise thereof from any person or corporation, for any service rendered or performed during the time he is Governor, or to be thereafter rendered or performed. |
| Utah}}Utah: Article VII[41] | 30 | For at least five years on the day of the election | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sitting Governors may not hold any federal office, any state office other than the governorship, or be elected to the United States Senate during his term. |
| Vermont}}Vermont: Chapter II[42] | A candidate for governor must be a resident of Vermont for at least four years on the day of the election | Yes | Governors may not hold any legislative office or any other constitutional office. Excepting positions in military reserves, they also may not hold any office under the federal government. Nor is the governor eligible for any appointed position made by any branch of the Vermont government. |
| Virginia}}Virginia: Article VI, Section 1[43] | 30 | For at least five years at the time of the election | Yes | For at least one year preceding the election |
| Washington}}Washington: Article III[44] | Yes | Yes |
| West Virginia}}West Virginia: Article VII | 30 | For at least five years preceding the election | Yes | Yes | Yes | Under Article IV, Section 10, no individual who has fought a duel with deadly weapons, sent a challenge for such a duel, or knowingly acted as a second in such a duel in West Virginia or in any other state may hold any office in West Virginia. |
| Wisconsin}}Wisconsin: Constitution of Wisconsin[45] | Yes | Yes | Partially | No gubernatorial may hold any office, honor or profit under any foreign power, nor hold any federal office, be a convicted felon, or be convicted of any misdemeanor involving a violation of the public trust |
| Wyoming}}Wyoming: Article 4[46] | 30 | For at least five years preceding the election | Yes | On the day of the election | Yes | Any governor who asks for, receives, or agrees to receive a bribe automatically forfeits his office and his right to hold any other office in Wyoming upon his conviction. |
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