Gov. JB Pritzker made Illinois history when he was projected to win a third term during Tuesday’s Midterm elections, but how many terms can a governor actually serve in the state?
According to NBC News projections, Pritzker is slated to defeat former State Sen. Darren Bailey and will earn a third term as the state’s governor.
In Illinois’ history, no Democratic governor has ever been elected to a third term. But he won’t be the first governor to serve a third term in the state.
In Illinois, there are no limits on how many terms a governor can serve. Legislation was previously proposed in 2009 to limit the office to two terms, but that never passed.
“The term of office of governor of Illinois is 4 years, and there is no limit on the number of terms a governor may serve,” the state’s government website reads.
Illinois is one of 13 states without a gubernatorial term-limit, alongside Midwest neighbors Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
While Pritzker is set to mark the first Democratic governor to serve a third term in Illinois, he is not the first overall to do so, however.
In fact, former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, a Republican, served as governor for 14 years from 1976 to 1991.
The question now becomes, will he serve a full third term?
If Pritzker ultimately runs for president, which there has been plenty of speculation that he could do, he could resign his post as governor to focus on the campaign. If he were to do so, his running mate, Christian Mitchell, would ascend to the governor’s chair, and would become the first Black governor in Illinois history.
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