The Republican candidate for president in 2012 will likely be was a current or former Republican governor: [[Mitt Romney]]. Here is a list of eligible then suspected governors:<ref>This list does not include [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], governor of [[California]], who is not eligible to run for president.</ref>
Current governors:
*[[Butch Otter]], [[Idaho]], re-elected 2010
*[[Mitch Daniels]], [[Indiana]], term expires 2012, not running
*[[Bobby Jindal]], [[Louisiana]], term expires 2011, not running
*[[Haley Barbour]], [[Mississippi]], term-limited 2011, not running
*[[John Hoeven]], [[North Dakota]], term expired 2012
*[[Rick Perry]], [[Texas]], re-elected 2010, running
Former governors:
*[[Mike Huckabee]], [[Arkansas]], not running
*[[Mitt Romney]], [[Massachusetts]], running
*[[Tim Pawlenty]], [[Minnesota]], term expired 2010, quit the race
*[[Jon Huntsman]], [[Utah]], term expires 2012, but quit his position in 2009, running
*[[Jim Douglas]], [[Vermont]], term expired 2010
*[[Donald Carcieri]], [[Rhode Island]], term-limited 2010
*[[Mark Sanford]], [[South Carolina]], term-limited 2010, not running
*[[Mike Rounds]], [[South Dakota]], term-limited 2010
*[[Dave Heineman]], [[Nebraska]], term-limited 2010
*[[Jim Gibbons]], [[Nevada]], term-limited 2010
*[[Bob Riley]], [[Alabama]], term-limited 2010
*[[Sarah PalinSean Parnell]], [[Alaska]], term expires expired 2010*[[M. Jodi Rell]], [[Connecticut]], term expires 2010*[[Charlie Crist]], [[Florida]], term expires expired 2010
*[[Sonny Perdue]], [[Georgia]], term-limited 2010
*[[Linda Lingle]], [[Hawaii]], term-limited 2010
*[[Butch Otter]], [[Idaho]], term expires 2010
*[[Mitch Daniels]], [[Indiana]], term expires 2012
*[[Bobby Jindal]], [[Louisiana]], term expires 2011
*[[Tim Pawlenty]], [[Minnesota]], term expires 2010
*[[Haley Barbour]], [[Mississippi]], term-limited 2011
*[[Dave Heineman]], [[Nebraska]], term-limited 2010
*[[Jim Gibbons]], [[Nevada]], term-limited 2010
*[[John Hoeven]], [[North Dakota]], term expires 2012
*[[Donald Carcieri]], [[Rhode Island]], term-limited 2010
*[[Mark Sanford]], [[South Carolina]], term-limited 2010
*[[Mike Rounds]], [[South Dakota]], term-limited 2010
*[[Rick Perry]], [[Texas]], term expires 2010
*[[Jon Huntsman]], [[Utah]], term expires 2012
*[[Jim Douglas]], [[Vermont]], term expires 2010
Former governors:
*[[Mike Huckabee]], [[Arkansas]]
*[[Mitt Romney]], [[Massachusetts]]
== References ==