A governor in Georgia can serve a term of four years and is limited to two consecutive terms. After serving two consecutive terms, a governor must wait four years before being eligible to run for the office again. This means a governor can serve a maximum of eight years consecutively but may run again after a four-year hiatus
. The relevant constitutional provision states: "Persons holding the office of Governor may succeed themselves for one four-year term of office. Persons who have held the office of Governor and have succeeded themselves as hereinbefore provided shall not again be eligible to be elected to that office until after the expiration of four years from the conclusion of their term as Governor"
. In summary:
- Term length: 4 years
- Maximum consecutive terms: 2
- Required gap after two consecutive terms: 4 years before running again
This allows for the possibility of a governor serving multiple non-consecutive terms over a lifetime, though no governor has done so since the 1940s
