List of current United States governors

Party control of Governors' offices after January 15, 2024.      Democratic Governor      Republican Governor

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.

United States governors       Republican (27)       Democratic (23)
State	Image	Governor	Party		Born	Prior public experience	Inauguration	End of term	Past governors
Alabama		Ivey, KayKay Ivey		Republican	(1944-10-15) October 15, 1944	Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, Alabama Commission on Higher Education Director of Government Affairs, Alabama Development Office Assistant Director, Alabama House Reading Clerk	Apr 10, 2017	2023	List
Alaska		Dunleavy, MikeMike Dunleavy		Republican	(1961-05-05) May 5, 1961	Alaska Senate, Matanuska-Susitna Borough Board President	Dec 3, 2018	2026 (term limits)	List
Arizona		Hobbs, KatieKatie Hobbs		Democratic	(1969-12-28) December 28, 1969	Secretary of State, Minority Leader of the Arizona Senate, Arizona House	Jan 2, 2023	2027	List
Arkansas		Huckabee Sanders, SarahSarah Huckabee Sanders		Republican	(1982-08-13) August 13, 1982	White House Press Secretary	Jan 10, 2023	2027	List
California		Newsom, GavinGavin Newsom		Democratic	(1967-10-10) October 10, 1967	Lieutenant Governor, Mayor of San Francisco, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, San Francisco Parking and Traffic Commission	Jan 7, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Colorado		Polis, JaredJared Polis		Democratic	(1975-05-12) May 12, 1975	U.S. House, Colorado State Board of Education	Jan 8, 2019	2023	List
Connecticut		Lamont, NedNed Lamont		Democratic	(1954-01-03) January 3, 1954	Chair of the State Investment Advisory Council, Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation, Greenwich Board of Selectmen	Jan 9, 2019	2027	List
Delaware		Carney, JohnJohn Carney		Democratic	(1956-05-20) May 20, 1956	U.S. House, Lieutenant Governor, State Secretary of Finance, Chief of Staff to Governor Tom Carper, New Castle County Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. Senator Joe Biden staffer	Jan 17, 2017	2025 (term limits)	List
Florida		DeSantis, RonRon DeSantis		Republican	(1978-09-14) September 14, 1978	U.S. House, Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy	Jan 8, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Georgia		Kemp, BrianBrian Kemp		Republican	(1963-11-02) November 2, 1963	Secretary of State, Georgia Senate	Jan 14, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Hawaii		Green, JoshJosh Green		Democratic	(1970-02-11) February 11, 1970	Lieutenant Governor, Hawaii Senate, Hawaii House	Dec 5, 2022	2026	List
Idaho		Little, BradBrad Little		Republican	(1954-02-15) February 15, 1954	Lieutenant Governor, Idaho Senate	Jan 7, 2019	2027	List
Illinois		Pritzker, J. B.J. B. Pritzker		Democratic	(1965-01-19) January 19, 1965	Co-Chair of Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign, Chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission	Jan 14, 2019	2027	List
Indiana		Holcomb, EricEric Holcomb		Republican	(1968-05-02) May 2, 1968	Lieutenant Governor, Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Dan Coats, State Republican Party Chair, Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Mitch Daniels, Mitch Daniels 2008 gubernatorial campaign manager, U.S. Congressman John Hostettler Office Manager, Yeoman in the United States Navy	Jan 9, 2017	2025 (term limits)	List
Iowa		Reynolds, KimKim Reynolds		Republican	(1959-08-04) August 4, 1959	Lieutenant Governor, Iowa Senate, Clarke County Treasurer	May 24, 2017	2023	List
Kansas		Kelly, LauraLaura Kelly		Democratic	(1950-01-24) January 24, 1950	Kansas Senate	Jan 14, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Kentucky		Beshear, AndyAndy Beshear		Democratic	(1977-11-29) November 29, 1977	State Attorney General	Dec 10, 2019	2023	List
Louisiana		Landry, JeffJeff Landry		Republican	(1970-12-23) December 23, 1970	State Attorney General U.S. House	January 8, 2024	2028	List
Maine		Mills, JanetJanet Mills		Democratic	(1947-12-30) December 30, 1947	State Attorney General, Maine House, Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties District Attorney	Jan 2, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Maryland		Moore, WesWes Moore		Democratic	(1978-10-15) October 15, 1978	No prior public experience	Jan 18, 2023	2027	List
Massachusetts		Healey, MauraMaura Healey		Democratic	(1971-02-08) February 8, 1971	Attorney General	Jan 5, 2023	2027	List
Michigan		Whitmer, GretchenGretchen Whitmer		Democratic	(1971-08-23) August 23, 1971	Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate, Michigan House	Jan 1, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Minnesota		Walz, TimTim Walz		Democratic–Farmer–Labor	(1964-04-06) April 6, 1964	U.S. House, Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard	Jan 7, 2019	2027	List
Mississippi		Reeves, TateTate Reeves		Republican	(1974-06-05) June 5, 1974	Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer	Jan 14, 2020	2024	List
Missouri		Parson, MikeMike Parson		Republican	(1955-09-17) September 17, 1955	Lieutenant Governor, Missouri Senate, Missouri House, Polk County Sheriff, Sergeant in the United States Army	Jun 1, 2018	2025 (term limits)	List
Montana		Gianforte, GregGreg Gianforte		Republican	(1961-04-17) April 17, 1961	U.S. House	Jan 4, 2021	2025	List
Nebraska		Pillen, JimJim Pillen		Republican	(1955-12-31) December 31, 1955	University of Nebraska Board of Regents	Jan 5, 2023	2027	List
Nevada		Lombardo, JoeJoe Lombardo		Republican	(1962-11-08) November 8, 1962	Clark County Sheriff, Clark County Assistant Sheriff, U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Army National Guard	Jan 2, 2023	2027	List
New Hampshire		Sununu, ChrisChris Sununu		Republican	(1974-11-05) November 5, 1974	New Hampshire Executive Council	Jan 5, 2017	2025	List
New Jersey		Murphy, PhilPhil Murphy		Democratic	(1957-08-16) August 16, 1957	U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee, New Jersey Benefits Task Force chair	Jan 16, 2018	2026 (term limits)	List
New Mexico		Lujan Grisham, MichelleMichelle Lujan Grisham		Democratic	(1959-10-24) October 24, 1959	U.S. House, Bernalillo County Commission, State Secretary of Health, Director of the State Long-Term Services Department	Jan 1, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
New York		Hochul, KathyKathy Hochul		Democratic	(1958-08-27) August 27, 1958	Lieutenant Governor, U.S. House, Erie County Clerk, Hamburg Town Board	Aug 24, 2021	2026	List
North Carolina		Cooper, RoyRoy Cooper		Democratic	(1957-06-13) June 13, 1957	State Attorney General, Majority Leader of the North Carolina Senate, North Carolina House	Jan 1, 2017	2025 (term limits)	List
North Dakota		Burgum, DougDoug Burgum		Republican	(1956-08-01) August 1, 1956	No prior public experience	Dec 15, 2016	2024	List
Ohio		DeWine, MikeMike DeWine		Republican	(1947-01-05) January 5, 1947	State Attorney General, U.S. Senate, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. House, Ohio Senate, Greene County Prosecutor	Jan 14, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Oklahoma		Stitt, KevinKevin Stitt		Republican	(1972-12-28) December 28, 1972	No prior public experience	Jan 14, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Oregon		Kotek, TinaTina Kotek		Democratic	(1966-09-30) September 30, 1966	Speaker of the Oregon House	Jan 9, 2023	2027	List
Pennsylvania		Shapiro, JoshJosh Shapiro		Democratic	(1973-06-20) June 20, 1973	State Attorney General	Jan 17, 2023	2027	List
Rhode Island		McKee, DanDan McKee		Democratic	(1951-06-16) June 16, 1951	Lieutenant Governor, Mayor of Cumberland, Cumberland Town Council	Mar 2, 2021	2027	List
South Carolina		McMaster, HenryHenry McMaster		Republican	(1947-05-27) May 27, 1947	Lieutenant Governor, Board of South Carolina Ports Authority, State Attorney General, State Republican Party Chair, U.S. Attorney	Jan 24, 2017	2023	List
South Dakota		Noem, KristiKristi Noem		Republican	(1971-11-30) November 30, 1971	U.S. House, South Dakota House	Jan 5, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Tennessee		Lee, BillBill Lee		Republican	(1959-10-09) October 9, 1959	No prior public experience	Jan 19, 2019	2023	List
Texas		Abbott, GregGreg Abbott		Republican	(1957-11-13) November 13, 1957	State Attorney General, Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court	Jan 20, 2015	2023	List
Utah		Cox, SpencerSpencer Cox		Republican	(1975-07-11) July 11, 1975	Lieutenant Governor, Utah House, Sanpete County Commission, Mayor of Fairview	Jan 4, 2021	2025	List
Vermont		Scott, PhilPhil Scott		Republican	(1958-08-04) August 4, 1958	Lieutenant Governor, Vermont Senate	Jan 5, 2017	2025	List
Virginia		Youngkin, GlennGlenn Youngkin		Republican	(1966-12-09) December 9, 1966	No prior public experience	Jan 15, 2022	2026 (term limits)	List
Washington		Inslee, JayJay Inslee		Democratic	(1951-02-09) February 9, 1951	U.S. House, Washington House	Jan 16, 2013	2025	List
West Virginia		Justice, JimJim Justice		Republican	(1951-04-27) April 27, 1951	No prior public experience	Jan 16, 2017	2025 (term limits)	List
Wisconsin		Evers, TonyTony Evers		Democratic	(1951-11-05) November 5, 1951	State Superintendent of Public Instruction	Jan 7, 2019	2027	List
Wyoming		Gordon, MarkMark Gordon		Republican	(1957-03-14) March 14, 1957	State Treasurer	Jan 7, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List

Territory governors

The following hold the gubernatorial offices of the United States territories.

Territory governors       Democratic (4)       Independent (1)
Territory	Image	Governor	Party		Born	Prior public experience	Inauguration	End of term	Past governors
American Samoa		Mauga, Lemanu PeletiLemanu Peleti Mauga		Democratic	(1949-01-01) January 1, 1949	Lieutenant Governor, American Samoa Senate, Major in the United States Army	Jan 3, 2021	2025	List
Guam		Guerrero, Lou LeonLou Leon Guerrero		Democratic	(1950-11-08) November 8, 1950	Guam Legislature	Jan 7, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Northern Mariana Islands		Arnold Palacios		Independent	(1955-08-22) August 22, 1955	Lieutenant Governor, President of the CNMI Senate, Speaker of the CNMI House	Jan 9, 2023	2027	List
Puerto Rico		Pierluisi, PedroPedro Pierluisi		Democratic New Progressive	(1959-04-25) April 25, 1959	U.S. House, Territorial Secretary of Justice	Jan 2, 2021	2025	List
U.S. Virgin Islands		Bryan, AlbertAlbert Bryan		Democratic	(1968-02-21) February 21, 1968	Territorial Commissioner of Labor	Jan 7, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List

Federal district mayor

Democratic (1)
Federal district	Portrait	Mayor	Party		Prior Public Experience	Inauguration	End of Term	Past Mayors
District of Columbia		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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References

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Other websites

• National Governors Association