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List of current United States governors

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The following is a list of the current governors of the states and territories of the United States. As of January 2024 there were 27 Republicans and 23 Democrats holding the office of governor in the states. There are 4 Democrats and 1 Republican (one is also a member of the New Progressive Party) as governor of United States Territories and Mayor of the District of Columbia.

State governors

In the table below, Next Election means the year the governor's term ends. The current term ends in January of the given year for every state except Alaska, Hawaii, and Kentucky, where the term ends in December of the year of election. When the table has (term limits) after the year it means that the current governor cannot seek re-election in that year. If the table has (retiring) it means that the current governor has said they will not seek re-election at the end of the term or to run for another office.

The longest serving incumbent U.S. governor is Jay Inslee of Washington, having served since January 16, 2013, and the most recently inaugurated governor is Jeff Landry of Louisiana, having served since January 8, 2024. Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest.

Current state governors of the United States
State Image Governor[1] Party[1] Born Prior public experience[2] Inauguration[1] End of term[1] Ref.
Alabama (list) 100px Ivey, KayKay Ivey Republican

15 October 1944 

     (aged 81)
Lieutenant Governor
State Treasurer 		April 10, 2017 2027 (term limits) [3]
Alaska (list) 100px Dunleavy, MikeMike Dunleavy Republican

5 May 1961 

     (aged 64)
Alaska Senate December 3, 2018 2026 (term limits) [4]
Arizona (list) 134x134px Hobbs, KatieKatie Hobbs Democratic

28 December 1969 

     (aged 56)
Secretary of State
Minority Leader of the Arizona Senate
Arizona House 		January 2, 2023 2027 [5]
Arkansas (list) 100px Huckabee Sanders, SarahSarah Huckabee Sanders Republican

13 August 1982 

     (aged 43)
White House Press Secretary January 10, 2023 2027 [6]
California (list) 100px Newsom, GavinGavin Newsom Democratic

10 October 1967 

     (aged 58)
Lieutenant Governor
Mayor of San Francisco
San Francisco Board of Supervisors 		January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [7]
Colorado (list) 100px Polis, JaredJared Polis Democratic

12 May 1975 

     (aged 50)
U.S. House
Colorado State Board of Education 		January 8, 2019 2027 (term limits) [8]
Connecticut (list) 100px Lamont, NedNed Lamont Democratic

3 January 1954 

     (aged 72)
Chair of the State Investment Advisory Council
Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation
Greenwich Board of Selectmen 		January 9, 2019 2027 [9]
Delaware (list) 100px Meyer, MattMatt Meyer Democratic

29 September 1971 

     (aged 54)
Executive of New Castle County January 21, 2025 2029 [10]
Florida (list) 100px DeSantis, RonRon DeSantis Republican

14 September 1978 

     (aged 47)
U.S. House January 8, 2019 2027 (term limits) [11]
Georgia (list) 100px Kemp, BrianBrian Kemp Republican

2 November 1963 

     (aged 62)
Secretary of State
Georgia Senate 		January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [12]
Hawaii (list) 100px Green, JoshJosh Green Democratic

11 February 1970 

     (aged 55)
Lieutenant Governor
Hawaii Senate
Hawaii House 		December 5, 2022 2026 [13]
Idaho (list) 100px Little, BradBrad Little Republican

15 February 1954 

     (aged 71)
Lieutenant Governor
Idaho Senate 		January 7, 2019 2027 [14]
Illinois (list) 100px Pritzker, J. B.J. B. Pritzker Democratic

19 January 1965 

     (aged 60)
Chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission January 14, 2019 2027 [15][16]
Indiana (list) 125x125px Braun, MikeMike Braun Republican

24 March 1954 

     (aged 71)
U.S. Senate
Indiana House 		January 13, 2025 2029
Iowa (list) 100px Reynolds, KimKim Reynolds Republican

4 August 1959 

     (aged 66)
Lieutenant Governor
Iowa Senate
Clarke County Treasurer 		May 24, 2017 2027 [17]
Kansas (list) 100px Kelly, LauraLaura Kelly Democratic

24 January 1950 

     (aged 75)
Kansas Senate January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [18]
Kentucky (list) 100px Beshear, AndyAndy Beshear Democratic

29 November 1977 

     (aged 48)
State Attorney General December 10, 2019 2027 (term limits) [19]
Louisiana (list) 100px Jeff Landry Republican

23 December 1970 

     (aged 55)
State Attorney General
U.S. House 		January 8, 2024 2028 [20]
Maine (list) 100px Mills, JanetJanet Mills Democratic

30 December 1947 

     (aged 78)
State Attorney General
Maine House 		January 2, 2019 2027 (term limits) [21]
Maryland (list) File:Wes Moore Official Governor Portrait (9x12).jpg Moore, WesWes Moore Democratic

15 October 1978 

     (aged 47)
No prior public experience January 18, 2023 2027 [22]
Massachusetts (list) 100px Healey, MauraMaura Healey Democratic

8 February 1971 

     (aged 54)
State Attorney General January 5, 2023 2027 [23]
Michigan (list) 100px Whitmer, GretchenGretchen Whitmer Democratic

23 August 1971 

     (aged 54)
Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate
Michigan House 		January 1, 2019 2027 (term limits) [24][25]
Minnesota (list) 100px Walz, TimTim Walz Democratic–Farmer–Labor[note 1]

6 April 1964 

     (aged 61)
U.S. House January 7, 2019 2027 [27]
Mississippi (list) 100px Reeves, TateTate Reeves Republican

5 June 1974 

     (aged 51)
Lieutenant Governor
State Treasurer 		January 14, 2020 2028 (term limits) [28]
Missouri (list) Kehoe, MikeMike Kehoe Republican

17 January 1962 

     (aged 63)
Lieutenant Governor
Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate 		January 13, 2025 2029 [29]
Montana (list) 100px Gianforte, GregGreg Gianforte Republican

17 April 1961 

     (aged 64)
U.S. House January 4, 2021 2029 [30]
Nebraska (list) 100px Pillen, JimJim Pillen Republican

31 December 1955 

     (aged 70)
No prior public experience January 5, 2023 2027 [31]
Nevada (list) 100px Lombardo, JoeJoe Lombardo Republican

8 November 1962 

     (aged 63)
Clark County Sheriff January 2, 2023 2027 [32]
New Hampshire (list) 100px Ayotte, KellyKelly Ayotte Republican

27 June 1968 

     (aged 57)
U.S. Senate
Attorney General 		January 9, 2025 2027 [33]
New Jersey (list) 100px Murphy, PhilPhil Murphy Democratic

16 August 1957 

     (aged 68)
U.S. Ambassador to Germany January 16, 2018 2026 (term limits) [34]
New Mexico (list) 100px Lujan Grisham, MichelleMichelle Lujan Grisham Democratic

24 October 1959 

     (aged 66)
U.S. House
Bernalillo County Commission
State Secretary of Health 		January 1, 2019 2027 (term limits) [35][36]
New York (list) Photographic portrait of Kathy Hochul Hochul, KathyKathy Hochul Democratic

27 August 1958 

     (aged 67)
Lieutenant Governor
U.S. House
Erie County Clerk 		August 24, 2021 2026[note 2] [38]
North Carolina (list) 100px Stein, JoshJosh Stein Democratic

13 September 1966 

     (aged 59)
State Attorney General
North Carolina Senate 		January 1, 2025 2029 [39]
North Dakota (list) Kelly Armstrong (cropped).jpg Armstrong, KellyKelly Armstrong Republican

6 October 1976 

     (aged 49)
U.S. House
North Dakota Senate 		December 15, 2024 2028 [40]
Ohio (list) 100px DeWine, MikeMike DeWine Republican

5 January 1947 

     (aged 79)
State Attorney General
U.S. Senate
Lieutenant Governor
U.S. House
Ohio Senate
Greene County Prosecutor 		January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [41]
Oklahoma (list) 100px Stitt, KevinKevin Stitt Republican

28 December 1972 

     (aged 53)
No prior public experience January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [42]
Oregon (list) 100px Kotek, TinaTina Kotek Democratic

30 September 1966 

     (aged 59)
Speaker of the Oregon House January 9, 2023 2027 [43]
Pennsylvania (list) 100px Shapiro, JoshJosh Shapiro Democratic

20 June 1973 

     (aged 52)
State Attorney General
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
Pennsylvania House 		January 17, 2023 2027 [44]
Rhode Island (list) File:Dan McKee Rose Garden October 2021.jpg McKee, DanDan McKee Democratic

16 June 1951 

     (aged 74)
Lieutenant Governor March 2, 2021 2027 [45]
South Carolina (list) 100px McMaster, HenryHenry McMaster Republican

27 May 1947 

     (aged 78)
Lieutenant Governor
State Attorney General 		January 24, 2017 2027 (term limits) [46]
South Dakota (list) South Dakota Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden (cropped2).jpg Rhoden, LarryLarry Rhoden Republican

5 February 1959 

     (aged 66)
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of Agriculture
South Dakota House
South Dakota Senate 		January 25, 2025 2027 [47]
Tennessee (list) 100px Lee, BillBill Lee Republican

9 October 1959 

     (aged 66)
No prior public experience January 19, 2019 2027 (term limits) [48]
Texas (list) 100px Abbott, GregGreg Abbott Republican

13 November 1957 

     (aged 68)
State Attorney General
Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court 		January 20, 2015 2027 [49]
Utah (list) 100px Cox, SpencerSpencer Cox Republican

11 July 1975 

     (aged 50)
Lieutenant Governor
Utah House
Sanpete County Commission 		January 4, 2021 2029 [50][51]
Vermont (list) 100px Scott, PhilPhil Scott Republican

4 August 1958 

     (aged 67)
Lieutenant Governor
Vermont Senate 		January 5, 2017 2027 [52]
Virginia (list) 100px Youngkin, GlennGlenn Youngkin Republican

9 December 1966 

     (aged 59)
No prior public experience January 15, 2022 2026 (term limits) [53]
Washington (list) 100px Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson Democratic

23 February 1965 

     (aged 60)
Attorney general
King County Council 		January 15, 2025 2029
West Virginia (list) 129x129px Morrisey, PatrickPatrick Morrisey Republican

21 December 1967 

     (aged 58)
State Attorney General January 13, 2025 2029
Wisconsin (list) File:Tony Evers - 2022 (crop).jpg Evers, TonyTony Evers Democratic

5 November 1951 

     (aged 74)
State Superintendent of Public Instruction January 7, 2019 2027 [54]
Wyoming (list) 100px Gordon, MarkMark Gordon Republican

14 March 1957 

     (aged 68)
State Treasurer January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [55]

Territory governors

Current territorial governors of the United States
Territory Image Governor[1] Party[1] Born Prior public experience Inauguration[1] End of term[1] Ref.
American Samoa (list) 100px Pula, Pula NikolaoPula Nikolao Pula Republican

31 December 1955 

     (aged 70)
No prior public experience January 3, 2025 2029 [56]
Guam (list) File:Lou Leon Guerrero in 2018.jpeg Guerrero, Lou LeonLou Leon Guerrero Democratic

8 November 1950 

     (aged 75)
Guam Legislature January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [57][58]
Northern Mariana Islands (list) 100px Apatang, David M.David M. Apatang Independent

10 July 1948 

     (aged 77)
Lieutenant Governor July 23, 2025 2027 [59]
Puerto Rico (list) 134x134px González-Colón, JennifferJenniffer González-Colón Republican

5 August 1976 

     (aged 49)
U.S. House
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico 		January 2, 2025 2029 [60]
U.S. Virgin Islands (list) 100px Bryan, AlbertAlbert Bryan Democratic

21 February 1968 

     (aged 57)
Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Labor January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [61][62]

Federal district mayor

      Democratic (1)

Federal district Portrait Mayor Party Prior Public Experience Inauguration End of Term Past Mayors
75px
District of Columbia
 100px Bowser, MurielMuriel Bowser   Democratic Council of the District of Columbia January 2, 2015 2023 List


List Of Current United States Governors Media

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    Governor Mike J. Dunleavy - Official Portrait

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    Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (cropped)

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  39. ↑ "Josh Stein". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  40. ↑ "Kelly Armstrong". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
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Notes

  1. ↑ The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.[26]
  2. ↑ In New York, gubernatorial terms begin at midnight on New Year's Day.[37]

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