State	Gubernatorial Election	State Chief Election	State Board of Education
Alabama	Yes	No – Elected Board Appoints Chief	Yes
Alaska	Yes	No – Appointed Board Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Arizona	Yes	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Board
Arkansas	Yes	No – Appointed Board Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
California	Yes	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Board
Colorado	Yes	No – Elected Board Appoints Chief	Yes
Connecticut	Yes	No – Appointed Board Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Florida	Yes	No – Appointed Board Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Georgia	Yes	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Board
Hawaii	Yes	No – Appointed Board Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Idaho	Yes	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Board
Illinois	Yes	No – Appointed Board Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Iowa	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Kansas	Yes	No – Elected Board Appoints Chief	Yes
Maine	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Maryland	Yes	No – Appointed Board Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Massachusetts	Yes	No – Appointed Board Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Michigan	Yes	No – Elected Board Appoints Chief	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	No State Board
Nebraska	Yes	No – Elected Board Appoints Chief	Yes
Nevada	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	No – Board Election in 2024; Select members appointed
New Hampshire	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
New Mexico	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	Yes
New York	Yes	No – Appointed Board Appoints Chief	No – Legislature Appoints Board
Ohio	Yes	No – Elected and Appointed Board Appoints Chief	Yes
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Board
Oregon	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Pennsylvania	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Rhode Island	Yes	No – Appointed Board Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	No – Legislature Appoints Board
South Dakota	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Tennessee	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Texas	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	Yes
Vermont	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Chief	No – Governor Appoints Board
Wisconsin	Yes	No – Chief Election in 2025	No State Board
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	No – Governor Appoints Board
District of Columbia	No	No – Mayor Appoints Chief	Yes
Utah	No	No – Elected Board Appoints Chief	Yes