George Pataki, Jim Gilmore Absent on Four Out of Eight State Primary Ballots

With the filing deadlines for eight states passed, two GOP presidential candidates didn’t qualify for half of those state primary ballots.

Former New York Gov. George Pataki will not be on the GOP state primary ballot in Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas and Alabama, while former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore isn’t on the GOP state primary ballot in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana.

The other 12 GOP presidential candidates have qualified to be on the Republican primary ballots in every state where the filing deadlines have passed:

• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Alabama
• Arkansas
• New Hampshire
• Florida
• Tennessee
• Louisiana

The requirements for qualifying for the state GOP presidential primary ballot varies from state to state.