In Blue States that currently have Republican Governors, Who is likely to be the Democratic nominee?

[nkpolitics1212]

MD(Hogan-R is term limited) Rushern Baker-D. County Executive of Prince George County.(2010-2018) Democratic candidate for the 2018 MD Gubernatorial Election(made a strong 2nd place finish. Jealous-D 40% Baker-D 29%.)
MA(Baker-R is eligible to seek re-election.) Maura Healey-D(State Attorney General).
VT(Scott-R is going to seek re-election) T.J. Donovan-D(State Attorney General).

[elleng]

1. LOTS of candidates.

Maryland gubernatorial primary could be the most expensive in state’s history.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/maryland-governors-race/2021/07/05/668f6a46-d9bf-11eb-bb9e-70fda8c37057_story.html

[nkpolitics1212]

2. The top tier Democratic candidates for the 2022 MD Gubernatorial Election are-

Peter Franchot
Anthony Brown
Doug Gansler
Rushern Baker
Tom Perez

Tom Perez will be the front runner having executive experience in the Federal and State Level.
DNC Chairman from 2017-2021.
US Secretary of Labor from 2013-2017
US Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights from 2009-2013
Maryland Secretary of Labor from 2007-2009
Tom Perez will be the first Latino Governor of Maryland.

Peter Franchot is the most experienced candidate for MD Governor serving
4 terms as MD Comptroller (2007-2023)
10 terms in the MD House of Delegates(1987-2007).
Franchot is the Joe Biden of MD.
He is the oldest and most experienced.
If Franchot or Perez get the Democratic nomination for Governor. They should select a black female as their Lt Gubernatorial runningmate.
Angela Alsobrooks- the current Prince George’s County Executive.
I picked Alsobrooks as Lt Governor because she will be next in line to be Governor if Franchot has to leave the Governorship due to poor health or Perez has to leave the Governorship in order to be Kamala Harris’s Vice President.

[elleng]

3. Alsobrooks decided NOT to seek governorship, I think;

Lieut sounds OK to me. (A friend is on her staff.)

[I_UndergroundPanther]

4. I will vote for the most

Progressive Dem in general.

[nkpolitics1212]

5. If Peter Franchot ran for Governor in 2018, would he have won the Primary and General?

Franchot would have been the establishment candidate in the Democratic primary.
Franchot would have carried the 5thCD(Steny Hoyer’s) and 8thCD(Van Hollen/Raskin’s) in the November General Election.

MD-1 39%
MD-2 45%
MD-3 48%
MD-4 60%
MD-5 54%
MD-6 42%
MD-7 57%
MD-8 51%