2025 Uppasala gubernatorial election

  

2025 Uppasala gubernatorial election

March 3, 2025

Party Liberal Democrat Tory Alliance Progressive Bloc Conservative Coalition

Incumbent Governor Larry Parker Liberal Democratic

The 2025 Uppasala gubernatorial election will take place on March 3, 2025, to determine who will be elected to serve as the governor of Uppasala. Incumbent governor Larry Parker announced in September 2022 that he would not run for re-election in 2025 despite being eligable to do so, leaving the office open in the next election. Due to the numerous controveries under Parker during his tenure as governor and several political developments within Uppasala state politics in recent years, the race is expected to be competitive with both the Progressive Bloc and Conservative Coalition preparing to commit significant fundraising and resources into the race.

Background

Uppasala has traditionally favored the Liberal Democratic Party and has historically been classified as a red state as a result. In 2013, Larry Parker was first elected governor and won by a solid margin of 11.3%. He would be re-elected in 2017 by a smaller margin of 4.3% in a deeply competitive race. Various controversies had emerged that year surrounding allegations of corruption, abuse of power, cronyism, and favoritism to Uppasala's urban electorate and population at the expense of its suburban and rural residents which would contribute to the United Conservative Party winning control of the Uppasala State Legislature in 2017 despite Parker winning the election overall.

Progressive Bloc primary

Candidates

Publically expressed interest

• Lisa Bowman (Liberal Democrat), incumbent lieutenant governor (2013–present), former state senator from the 1st district (2005–2013)
• Franklin Reeves (Liberal Democrat), state representative from the 17th district (2005–2017), candidate for governor in 2021
• Tara Reid (Liberal Democrat), minority leader of the Uppasala House of Representatives (2018–present), state representative from the 22nd district (2013–present)
• Dan Perry (Farmer Labor), state representative from the 31st district

Potential

• Roger Ferguson (Liberal Democratic), incumbent attorney general (2017–present)

Declined

• Larry Parker (Liberal Democrat), incumbent governor (2013–present), Majority Leader of the House of Representatives (2009–2013), state representative from the 19th district (1999–2013)

Conservative Coalition primary

Candidates

Declined

• Daniel Meijer (United Conservative), Majority Leader of the Uppasala Senate (2017–2022), state senator from the 13th district (1997–2022), candidate for governor in 2021

Minor party and independent candidates

Declared

• David Brooke (New Labor), community organizer, trade unionist, and political activist
• Joe Bundy (Constitutional Unionist), candidate for the state house in 2021

See also

• 2025 Uppasala elections