DeSantis dropped out of the presidential race. How long will he remain Florida governor?

Ron DeSantis has ended his bid to win the Republican nomination for president and endorsed his opponent, former President Donald Trump.

DeSantis entered the race last May fresh from a landslide reelection win in Florida and had every expectation of capturing the hearts of Republicans nationwide with his accomplishments, but frequent campaign missteps plagued his campaign from the beginning, the public perception of him as stiff and awkward in debates and public appearances followed him at every turn, and he was never able to get a momentum going despite placing second beyond frontrunner Trump in the Iowa caucuses.

DeSantis is still governor of Florida, though, and will be in office for nearly three more years.

How long can a Florida governor serve?

A Florida governor can serve two consecutive four-year terms before having to step down for the next election.

There is no lifetime limit on the number of times a candidate may be elected.

The governor is elected by popular election every four years, according to the state constitution.

How long will DeSantis be governor of Florida?

DeSantis was first elected in 2018 and began his term in office Jan. 8, 2019. He was re-elected by a landslide in 2022.

H will be ineligible to run again in the next Florida gubernatorial election in 2026 and will leave office in Jan. 2027.

What are the qualifications for Florida governor?

The governor must be at least 30 years old and have been a resident and registered voter of Florida for at least seven years, according to the Florida Constitution.

The same qualifications hold for lieutenant governor and each cabinet member.

How many states have the same term limits for governor?

Two consecutive, four-year terms is the most common term limit for governors in the United States, according to U.S. Term Limits.

Twenty-three states, including Florida, have that term limit.

The states are:

• Alabama

• Alaska

• Arizona

• Colorado

• Florida

• Georgia

• Hawaii

• Kansas

• Kentucky

• Louisiana

• Maine

• Maryland

• Nebraska

• New Jersey

• New Mexico

• North Carolina

• Ohio

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• South Carolina

• South Dakota

• Tennessee

• West Virginia

Which states limit governor to two terms in a lifetime?

States that limit a governor to no more than two terms in a lifetime are:

• Arkansas

• California

• Delaware

• Michigan

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Nevada

• North Dakota

• Oklahoma

Do any states have no term limits for governor?

Vermont and New Hampshire do not impose term limits on their governor.

They are the only states where the terms are two years as opposed to the four-year terms typical of most other states.

Virginia is the only state with a one-term lifetime limit.

Who was the longest-serving governor in the US?

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) resigned in May 2017 to become President Trump’s envoy to China, ending the longest governorship in American history, according to The Hill.

Branstad first became Iowa's governor 1982, the first of four consecutive terms in office. He left government for 12 years before returning in 2010.

He is the only governor in American history to have been elected to six four-year terms. The day he resigned, marked his 8,169th day as governor.

Who was Florida's first governor?

Even before statehood, Andrew Jackson was appointed by then-President James Monroe as federal military commissioner of Florida March 10, 1821, serving until his resignation on Dec. 31 the same year.

The first territorial governor was William Pope Duval, who served 12 years from 1822 to 1834 — the longest of any governor — before Florida became a state in 1845. Duval was the first of six territorial governors.

Florida's first governor after statehood was William Dunn Moseley (D), who served from June 25, 1845, to Oct. 1, 1849, according to the National Governors Association.

Florida's first Republican governor was Harrison Reed, elected in 1868.

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Four state governors have served two full four-year terms:

• William D. Bloxham: 1881 to 1885 and again from 1897 to 1901.

• Reubin Askew: 1971 to 1979.

• Jeb Bush: 1999 to 2007.

• Rick Scott: 2011 to 2015 and 2015 to 2019.

Bob Graham:  1979 to 1987 almost served two full terms but resigned with three days left in his term to take a seat in the U.S. Senate.

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