Though controversial due to his past personal life and allegations of sexual assault and harassment against women, King has overcome his previous scandals to become one of Grassadellia's most popular governors.
Top Conservatives have passed on a chance to challenge King in next year's gubernatorial election.
That leaves the state's CNS party with few viable choices.
The best-known candidate to have expressed interest in the race is Heydworth businessman Ted Silvan, who previously ran for Federal Senate in 2024 as a write-in candidate.
Silvan, a multi-millionaire retired tech entrepreneur, has criticized fellow Conservatives in the past for being to moderate.
He would be a stark contrast to King, a moderate Nationalist who has incorporated populist and even traditionally conservative policies into his platform.
A new poll from the University of Monomi shows King walloping Silvan in a potential match up, with King receiving 58% to Silvan's 38 percent, respectively.
The poll found that while Silvan retains strong support in rural, hard-right counties, he is struggling in moderate and urban counties.
In the state's largest county, Kingfisher -- which is home to one out of three Monomians -- Silvan gets just 35.7% compared to 60.6% for King.
Kingfisher County is usually a battleground between both parties, with the city of Trieton trending strongly liberal and suburbs trending in the CNS' favor.
Silvan has not announced an official campaign for governor, however, sources close to him say he is poised to enter the race.
His far-right politics, and his uncompromising personality, though, may hinder his success against a younger, more energetic, charismatic, and pragmatic King.
There are other Conservatives who may also seek the governor's seat. They include Sharon Osmorda, a MA from Devanough, state Sen. Mike Randall from northeast Trieton, and retired Navy Captain Lee Glennis of north central Trieton.
Former Govs. John Densy and Will Huxton have ruled out comeback bids, as have former Lt. Govs. Doug Aker and Nick Garringer.
Conservative Party leaders tried for months to persuade popular Federal Sen. Brooke Burnstein to join the governor's race, but Burnstein chose to seek reelection to the Senate last year instead.
Fellow Federal Sens. Riley "Rill" Stevens and Kerry Paul have also declined to run.
That leaves Silvan as the frontrunner, although the race is early and there is still plenty of time for another candidate to take the lead on the Conservative side.
On the NAT side, King, who previously fractured his party with his scandalous past, is not guaranteed a free ride to the general election.
Many Nationalists remain upset at King for dividing their party and for defeating NAT nominee Nathan Lister back in 2022 in a run-off election.
A Nationalist who also has the official backing of the Monomi Working Families Party, King lost the NAT's nomination in 2022 to Lister. However, King changed his affiliation to "Independent" and ran as a third-party candidate.
Lister won the initial three-way race against King and Huxton, who was seeking reelection that year. Huxton was eliminated, leaving King and Lister to advance to the run-off, where King narrowly defeated Lister 52-48 percent, respectively.
That intra-party battle in 2022 has left many Nationalists angry at King, with many refusing to support him in 2026.
But while King has lost some supporters from his own party, he has gained many supporters from the Conservative side; voters who agree with King's pledge for no taxes on working-class workers, his commitment to crack down on illegal border crossings, and his "Monomi First" agenda.
Hardline Conservatives, like Silvan, say the governor has incorporated some conservative policies into his agenda, but he still is much more liberal than a Conservative governor would be.
"People say, 'Well, Scott King is securing the border. And he's against new taxes. And he supports a lot of Conservative policies.' My answer to that would be, 'OK, maybe that's all true. But he's still liberal on many other policy areas,' said Silvan in a recent radio interview in Heydworth.
"If we want a truly Conservative governor, then we should elect a true Conservative. Scott King is not a Conservative. He's a middle-of-the-road Nationalist. But he's still far more liberal than you or I are," said Silvan to right-wing radio host Michael George.
King supporters dispute that the governor is liberal, with his staff openly avoiding the term.
"Scott King is a proud Nationalist," said Deputy Chief of Staff Katy Peters. "Scott is proud of his NAT heritage and his working-class roots. He is proud to be a servant of the people who understands and fights for working-class Monomians. Governor King does not care about 'liberal' or 'conservative' labels. He just cares about getting things done for the hard-working people of Monomi."
While he is much more moderate than other Nationalists, King has, so far, retained widespread support from within his party, despite differing views and his previous scandals.
Sources from within Monomi's NAT circles say the reason is because King is popular with voters, and NAT leaders are reluctant to challenge a popular incumbent.
"For now, the state NAT party is sticking with him and backing him," said one source, who asked for anonymity so as to speak freely. "But they're not really sticking with him because they love Scott King. Many of our state's top Nationalists hate Scott King. But they know he's popular, and no one wants to go after a popular governor. So they're reluctantly sticking with him because they really have no real chance of dethroning him."
King's office declined to comment on a potential challenge from within his own party, only saying the governor "remains focused on delivering for the people of Monomi."
Indeed, King is one of the nation's most popular governors, with an October poll finding him with a 68% approval rating.
With high approval ratings, he's often mentioned as a possible future presidential candidate. For now, though, King remains committed to seeking reelection in his home state.
Unless another scandal opens up, or the economy tanks, Conservatives are left with few good options in their quest to unseat King.
"He's a popular leader, a great communicator, and people like him. Which is good for him and his party. It's bad news for Conservatives. But you know what, sometimes that happens. Sometimes a politician is very popular and difficult to beat and you just have to accept that and move on to other races where you actually have a chance of winning," said Kevin Glasner, a Conservative strategist from eastern Monomi.
King is the first NAT governor of Monomi since popular elections began back in the early 2000's. He's also the first unmarried governor, though his sordid personal life and his habit of dating attractive women and models has been openly discussed in the media. The bachelor governor has no children and is currently single, sources say, though "he is always dating," a close friend told GNN.
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