page_title: List of Republicans who oppose the 2020 Donald Trump presidential campaign
section_title: Former
hierarchical_section_title: List of Republicans who oppose the 2020 Donald Trump presidential campaign / State and territorial executive officials / Governors / Former
caption_attribution_description: John Kasich
context_page_description: This is a list of Republicans and conservatives who oppose or have declined to endorse the re-election of incumbent Donald Trump, the 2020 Republican Party nominee for President of the United States. Among them are former Republicans who left the party in 2016 or later due to their opposition to Trump, those who held office as a Republican, Republicans who endorsed a different candidate, and Republican presidential primary election candidates that announced opposition to Trump as the presumptive nominee.
context_section_description: Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida (1999–2007), Secretary of Commerce of Florida (1987–1988), Republican candidate for President in 2016
  Arne Carlson, Governor of Minnesota (1991–1999) (endorsed Joe Biden)
  Jim Edgar, 38th Governor of Illinois (1991–1999) (endorsed Joe Biden)
  John Kasich, Governor of Ohio (2011–2019), U.S. Representative from OH-12 (1983–2001) (endorsed Joe Biden)
  George Pataki, Governor of New York (1995–2006) and 2016 presidential candidate (Declined a 2020 endorsement)
  Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California (2003–2011)
  Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina (2003–2011), U.S. Representative from SC-01 (1995–2001, 2013–2019)
  Jane Swift, Governor of Massachusetts (2001–2003)
  Bill Weld, Governor of Massachusetts (1991–1997) and 2016 Libertarian Party nominee for Vice President of the United States (endorsed Joe Biden)
caption: John Kasich
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