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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)   Ivey, KayKay Ivey Republican (1944-10-15) October 15, 1944 (age 80) Lieutenant Governor
State Treasurer 		April 10, 2017 2027 (term limits) [3]
Alaska (list)   Dunleavy, MikeMike Dunleavy Republican (1961-05-05) May 5, 1961 (age 63) Alaska Senate December 3, 2018 2026 (term limits) [4]
Arizona (list)   Hobbs, KatieKatie Hobbs Democratic (1969-12-28) December 28, 1969 (age 55) Secretary of State
Minority Leader of the Arizona Senate
Arizona House 		January 2, 2023 2027 [5]
Arkansas (list)   Huckabee Sanders, SarahSarah Huckabee Sanders Republican (1982-08-13) August 13, 1982 (age 42) White House Press Secretary January 10, 2023 2027 [6]
California (list)   Newsom, GavinGavin Newsom Democratic (1967-10-10) October 10, 1967 (age 57) Lieutenant Governor
Mayor of San Francisco
San Francisco Board of Supervisors 		January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [7]
Colorado (list)   Polis, JaredJared Polis Democratic (1975-05-12) May 12, 1975 (age 49) U.S. House
Colorado State Board of Education 		January 8, 2019 2027 (term limits) [8]
Connecticut (list)   Lamont, NedNed Lamont Democratic (1954-01-03) January 3, 1954 (age 71) Chair of the State Investment Advisory Council
Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation
Greenwich Board of Selectmen 		January 9, 2019 2027 [9]
Delaware (list)   Carney, JohnJohn Carney Democratic (1956-05-20) May 20, 1956 (age 68) U.S. House
Lieutenant Governor
State Secretary of Finance 		January 17, 2017 2025 (term limits) [10][11]
Florida (list)   DeSantis, RonRon DeSantis Republican (1978-09-14) September 14, 1978 (age 46) U.S. House January 8, 2019 2027 (term limits) [12]
Georgia (list)   Kemp, BrianBrian Kemp Republican (1963-11-02) November 2, 1963 (age 61) Secretary of State
Georgia Senate 		January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [13]
Hawaii (list)   Green, JoshJosh Green Democratic (1970-02-11) February 11, 1970 (age 55) Lieutenant Governor
Hawaii Senate
Hawaii House 		December 5, 2022 2026 [14]
Idaho (list)   Little, BradBrad Little Republican (1954-02-15) February 15, 1954 (age 71) Lieutenant Governor
Idaho Senate 		January 7, 2019 2027 [15]
Illinois (list)   Pritzker, J. B.J. B. Pritzker Democratic (1965-01-19) January 19, 1965 (age 60) Chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission January 14, 2019 2027 [16][17]
Indiana (list)   Holcomb, EricEric Holcomb Republican (1968-05-02) May 2, 1968 (age 56) Lieutenant Governor January 9, 2017 2025 (term limits) [18]
Iowa (list)   Reynolds, KimKim Reynolds Republican (1959-08-04) August 4, 1959 (age 65) Lieutenant Governor
Iowa Senate
Clarke County Treasurer 		May 24, 2017 2027 [19]
Kansas (list)   Kelly, LauraLaura Kelly Democratic (1950-01-24) January 24, 1950 (age 75) Kansas Senate January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [20]
Kentucky (list)   Beshear, AndyAndy Beshear Democratic (1977-11-29) November 29, 1977 (age 47) State Attorney General December 10, 2019 2027 (term limits) [21]
Louisiana (list)   Jeff Landry Republican (1970-12-23) December 23, 1970 (age 54) State Attorney General
U.S. House 		January 8, 2024 2028 [22]
Maine (list)   Mills, JanetJanet Mills Democratic (1947-12-30) December 30, 1947 (age 77) State Attorney General
Maine House 		January 2, 2019 2027 (term limits) [23]
Maryland (list)   Moore, WesWes Moore Democratic (1978-10-15) October 15, 1978 (age 46) No prior public experience January 18, 2023 2027 [24]
Massachusetts (list)   Healey, MauraMaura Healey Democratic (1971-02-08) February 8, 1971 (age 54) State Attorney General January 5, 2023 2027 [25]
Michigan (list)   Whitmer, GretchenGretchen Whitmer Democratic (1971-08-23) August 23, 1971 (age 53) Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate
Michigan House 		January 1, 2019 2027 (term limits) [26][27]
Minnesota (list)   Walz, TimTim Walz Democratic–Farmer–Labor[note 1] (1964-04-06) April 6, 1964 (age 60) U.S. House January 7, 2019 2027 [29]
Mississippi (list)   Reeves, TateTate Reeves Republican (1974-06-05) June 5, 1974 (age 50) Lieutenant Governor
State Treasurer 		January 14, 2020 2028 (term limits) [30]
Missouri (list)   Parson, MikeMike Parson Republican (1955-09-17) September 17, 1955 (age 69) Lieutenant Governor
Missouri Senate
Missouri House
Polk County Sheriff 		June 1, 2018 2025 (term limits) [31]
Montana (list)   Gianforte, GregGreg Gianforte Republican (1961-04-17) April 17, 1961 (age 63) U.S. House January 4, 2021 2029 [32]
Nebraska (list)   Pillen, JimJim Pillen Republican (1955-12-31) December 31, 1955 (age 69) No prior public experience January 5, 2023 2027 [33]
Nevada (list)   Lombardo, JoeJoe Lombardo Republican (1962-11-08) November 8, 1962 (age 62) Clark County Sheriff January 2, 2023 2027 [34]
New Hampshire (list)   Sununu, ChrisChris Sununu Republican (1974-11-05) November 5, 1974 (age 50) New Hampshire Executive Council January 5, 2017 2025 (retiring)[35] [36]
New Jersey (list)   Murphy, PhilPhil Murphy Democratic (1957-08-16) August 16, 1957 (age 67) U.S. Ambassador to Germany January 16, 2018 2026 (term limits) [37]
New Mexico (list)   Lujan Grisham, MichelleMichelle Lujan Grisham Democratic (1959-10-24) October 24, 1959 (age 65) U.S. House
Bernalillo County Commission
State Secretary of Health 		January 1, 2019 2027 (term limits) [38][39]
New York (list)   Hochul, KathyKathy Hochul Democratic (1958-08-27) August 27, 1958 (age 66) Lieutenant Governor
U.S. House
Erie County Clerk 		August 24, 2021 2026[note 2] [41]
North Carolina (list)   Stein, JoshJosh Stein Democratic (1966-09-13) September 13, 1966 (age 58) State Attorney General
North Carolina Senate 		January 1, 2025 2029 [42]
North Dakota (list)   Armstrong, KellyKelly Armstrong Republican (1976-10-06) October 6, 1976 (age 48) U.S. House
North Dakota Senate 		December 15, 2024 2028 [43]
Ohio (list)   DeWine, MikeMike DeWine Republican (1947-01-05) January 5, 1947 (age 78) State Attorney General
U.S. Senate
Lieutenant Governor
U.S. House
Ohio Senate
Greene County Prosecutor 		January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [44]
Oklahoma (list)   Stitt, KevinKevin Stitt Republican (1972-12-28) December 28, 1972 (age 52) No prior public experience January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [45]
Oregon (list)   Kotek, TinaTina Kotek Democratic (1966-09-30) September 30, 1966 (age 58) Speaker of the Oregon House January 9, 2023 2027 [46]
Pennsylvania (list)   Shapiro, JoshJosh Shapiro Democratic (1973-06-20) June 20, 1973 (age 51) State Attorney General
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
Pennsylvania House 		January 17, 2023 2027 [47]
Rhode Island (list)   McKee, DanDan McKee Democratic (1951-06-16) June 16, 1951 (age 73) Lieutenant Governor March 2, 2021 2027 [48]
South Carolina (list)   McMaster, HenryHenry McMaster Republican (1947-05-27) May 27, 1947 (age 77) Lieutenant Governor
State Attorney General 		January 24, 2017 2027 (term limits) [49]
South Dakota (list)   Noem, KristiKristi Noem Republican (1971-11-30) November 30, 1971 (age 53) U.S. House
South Dakota House 		January 5, 2019 2027 (term limits) [50]
Tennessee (list)   Lee, BillBill Lee Republican (1959-10-09) October 9, 1959 (age 65) No prior public experience January 19, 2019 2027 (term limits) [51]
Texas (list)   Abbott, GregGreg Abbott Republican (1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 (age 67) State Attorney General
Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court 		January 20, 2015 2027 [52]
Utah (list)   Cox, SpencerSpencer Cox Republican (1975-07-11) July 11, 1975 (age 49) Lieutenant Governor
Utah House
Sanpete County Commission 		January 4, 2021 2029 [53][54]
Vermont (list)   Scott, PhilPhil Scott Republican (1958-08-04) August 4, 1958 (age 66) Lieutenant Governor
Vermont Senate 		January 5, 2017 2025 [55]
Virginia (list)   Youngkin, GlennGlenn Youngkin Republican (1966-12-09) December 9, 1966 (age 58) No prior public experience January 15, 2022 2026 (term limits) [56]
Washington (list)   Inslee, JayJay Inslee Democratic (1951-02-09) February 9, 1951 (age 74) U.S. House
Washington House 		January 16, 2013 2025 (retiring)[57] [58]
West Virginia (list)   Justice, JimJim Justice Republican[note 3] (1951-04-27) April 27, 1951 (age 73) No prior public experience January 16, 2017 2025 (term limits) [60]
Wisconsin (list)   Evers, TonyTony Evers Democratic (1951-11-05) November 5, 1951 (age 73) State Superintendent of Public Instruction January 7, 2019 2027 [61]
Wyoming (list)   Gordon, MarkMark Gordon Republican (1957-03-14) March 14, 1957 (age 67) State Treasurer January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [62]

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)   Pula, Pula NikolaoPula Nikolao Pula Republican (1955-12-31) December 31, 1955 (age 69) No prior public experience January 3, 2025 2029 [63]
Guam (list)   Guerrero, Lou LeonLou Leon Guerrero Democratic (1950-11-08) November 8, 1950 (age 74) Guam Legislature January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [64][65]
Northern Mariana Islands (list)   Palacios, ArnoldArnold Palacios Republican (1955-08-22) August 22, 1955 (age 69) Lieutenant Governor
President of the CNMI Senate
Speaker of the CNMI House 		January 9, 2023 2027 [66]
Puerto Rico (list)   González-Colón, JennifferJenniffer González-Colón Republican (1976-08-05) August 5, 1976 (age 48) U.S. House
Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico 		January 2, 2025 2029 [67]
U.S. Virgin Islands (list)   Bryan, AlbertAlbert Bryan Democratic (1968-02-21) February 21, 1968 (age 57) Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Labor January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [68][69]

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

  • Party affiliation of current United States state and territorial governors as of January 2025:     Democratic (23 states, 2 territories)*     Republican (27 states, 2 territories)*     New Progressive (1 territory)

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Notes

  1. ↑ The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.[28]
  2. ↑ In New York, gubernatorial terms begin at midnight on New Year's Day.[40]
  3. ↑ Justice was elected as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican Party six months into his first term. He was re-elected as a Republican in 2020.[59]

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