36 states have term limits for governorships,
but Virginia is the only state where the limit is one single term. They can (and often do) serve nonconsecutive terms.
Upon doing some digging the "why" goes back to colonial times and the idea of keeping the power more broadly with "the people" via state legislature rather than consolidated with the state's chief executive.
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omahadomer,
2026-04-21, 17:53
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- Your USSC point is an important one that has made me - BillyGoat, 2026-04-22, 09:08
- As a 35 year resident of Virginia, I could not be happier. -
Albie,
2026-04-22, 07:55
- What's the origin or reasoning -
BPH,
2026-04-22, 08:49
- 36 states have term limits for governorships, - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2026-04-22, 09:07
- What's the origin or reasoning -
BPH,
2026-04-22, 08:49
- I wonder how fast this gets to SC
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terribletr,
2026-04-22, 04:32
- The SC let the California Prop 50 vote stand - Jack, 2026-04-22, 10:32
- designed to expire in 2030 -
Jay,
2026-04-21, 20:18
- Even more than CA Yes on 50, this election was rife -
Joe I,
2026-04-21, 20:37
- I was getting "Vote No" mail pretty much every day -
HCE,
2026-04-22, 04:38
- Yes won overwhelmingly in minority districts - Jack, 2026-04-22, 10:26
- I was getting "Vote No" mail pretty much every day -
HCE,
2026-04-22, 04:38
- Even more than CA Yes on 50, this election was rife -
Joe I,
2026-04-21, 20:37