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The Governor of the Oceanic Commonwealth of States is the chief executive officer and head of state of the Oceanic Commonwealth of States. The Governor of Oceanic leads the joint executive and legislative branch of Oceanic, as established in the Constitution of Oceanic. The position is elected by at-large popular vote in Oceanic.

The 1st governor was Isabella Roberts, an Independent who took office in 1985. Isabella Roberts is the also the current Governor of Oceanic, having taken office to a nonconsecutive third term in January 2009.

Powers
As prescribed by the Constitution of Oceanic, the Governor is the "Cheif Executive and Commander-in-Chief of the Oceanic Commonwealth of States", and is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Oceanic Armed Forces.

The Governor has the authority to issue Executive Orders, "which may have the power of executive or legislative action", to issue pardons of sentence commutations "for those convicted or facing conviction under Oceanic law", and is responsible for "establishing, enforcing and executing laws passed within the state".

The Governor also has the power to delegate their responsibilities to a Cabinet of Oceanic, to make a temporary appointment to the United States Senate, should a vacancy occur, and to submit a Lieutenant Governor nominee for public referendum.

Requirements
Beyond the requirement that "[n]o person shall be elected to the office of the governor thrice consecutively", no limitations upon who may become Governor of Oceanic exist.

Oceanic has anti-carpetbagging laws preventing those who have not lived in Oceanic for a majority of the last decade from running for office.

Residence
By statute (Oceanic E.O. 050), the Governor of Oceanic is required to spend at least 6 months of their 4-year term at each of 7 Oceanic Capitols, which are located in:


 * Juneau, Alaska
 * Honolulu, Hawai'i
 * San Juan, Puerto Rico
 * Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
 * Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
 * Hagåtña, Guam
 * Pago Pago, American Samoa

Line of Succession
There is no constitutional statute for the succession to the Governorship, but a line of succession has been established by Executive Order. The following cabinet officials are not legally part of the line of succession:


 * Secretary of Education
 * Director of the Alaska Railway Initiative
 * Secretary of the Treasury

Election of 1984
The election of the inaugural Governor of Oceanic took place on November 3rd, 1984. It was a three-way race between Independent Isabella Roberts, Social Democrat Josh Curran, and New Republican Greg Dover. Campaigning primarily focused on economic differences between the candidates. Isabella Roberts won the election with 49.98% of the vote, followed by Greg Dover and Josh Curran, respectively.

Election of 1988
Incumbent Isabella Roberts won unopposed.

Election of 1992
Incumbent Isabella Roberts was term limited. Lieutenant Governor Avery won unopposed.

Election of 1996
Incumbent Governor Avery won unopposed.

Election of 2000
Incumbent Governor Avery term limited. This was the first contested gubernatorial election in Oceanic since 1984, in a three-way race between U.S. Senator Cave Johnson, U.S. Representative FunkMeister, U.S. Senator and Former President Jeremy Grenwich, with an unofficial write-in campaign by term-limited incumbent Governor Avery. The results were subject to much dispute, with each official candidate receiving roughly 33% of the vote, with Funkmeister slightly ahead. All three official candidates agreed to a 2001 redo of the election, which would take place using Ranked Choice Voting.

Election of 2001
This election was a redo of the 2001 election, conducted at the request and consent of all official candidates. It took place with Ranked Choice Voting, a first in Oceanic. In a three-way race between Sen. Johnson, Sen. Grenwich, and Rep. Funkmeister, Funkmeister prevailed on the second ballot, becoming Oceanic's first non-Independent Governor.

Election of 2004
Incumbent Governor Funkmeister won unopposed in the general election after defeating a primary challenge by Former Gov. Roberts.

Election of 2008
Incumbent Governor Funkmeister term limited. Fmr. Gov. and Ass. Justice Isabella Roberts prevailed over Ass. Justice Greg Dover in a 1-on-1 matchup, becoming Oceanic's first Governor elected to non-consecutive terms.