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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

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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) Photographic portrait of Kay Ivey Kay Ivey Republican (1944-10-15) October 15, 1944 (age 80) Lieutenant Governor
State Treasurer 		April 10, 2017 2027 (term limits) [3]
Alaska (list) Photographic portrait of Mike Dunleavy Mike Dunleavy Republican (1961-05-05) May 5, 1961 (age 64) Alaska Senate December 3, 2018 2026 (term limits) [4]
Arizona (list) Photographic portrait of Katie Hobbs Katie 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) Photographic portrait of Sarah Huckabee Sanders Sarah Huckabee Sanders Republican (1982-08-13) August 13, 1982 (age 42) White House Press Secretary January 10, 2023 2027 [6]
California (list) Photographic portrait of Gavin Newsom Gavin 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) Photographic portrait of Jared Polis Jared Polis Democratic (1975-05-12) May 12, 1975 (age 50) U.S. House
Colorado State Board of Education 		January 8, 2019 2027 (term limits) [8]
Connecticut (list) Photographic portrait of Ned Lamont Ned 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) Matt Meyer Democratic (1971-09-29) September 29, 1971 (age 53) Executive of New Castle County January 21, 2025 2029 [10]
Florida (list) Photographic portrait of Ron DeSantis Ron DeSantis Republican (1978-09-14) September 14, 1978 (age 46) U.S. House January 8, 2019 2027 (term limits) [11]
Georgia (list) Photographic portrait of Brian Kemp Brian Kemp Republican (1963-11-02) November 2, 1963 (age 61) Secretary of State
Georgia Senate 		January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [12]
Hawaii (list) Photographic portrait of Josh Green Josh Green Democratic (1970-02-11) February 11, 1970 (age 55) Lieutenant Governor
Hawaii Senate
Hawaii House 		December 5, 2022 2026 [13]
Idaho (list) Photographic portrait of Brad Little Brad Little Republican (1954-02-15) February 15, 1954 (age 71) Lieutenant Governor
Idaho Senate 		January 7, 2019 2027 [14]
Illinois (list) Photographic portrait of J. B. Pritzker J. B. Pritzker Democratic (1965-01-19) January 19, 1965 (age 60) Chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission January 14, 2019 2027 [15][16]
Indiana (list) Mike Braun Republican (1954-03-24) March 24, 1954 (age 71) U.S. Senate
Indiana House 		January 13, 2025 2029
Iowa (list) Photographic portrait of Kim Reynolds Kim Reynolds Republican (1959-08-04) August 4, 1959 (age 65) Lieutenant Governor
Iowa Senate
Clarke County Treasurer 		May 24, 2017 2027 [17]
Kansas (list) Photographic portrait of Laura Kelly Laura Kelly Democratic (1950-01-24) January 24, 1950 (age 75) Kansas Senate January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [18]
Kentucky (list) Photographic portrait of Andy Beshear Andy Beshear Democratic (1977-11-29) November 29, 1977 (age 47) State Attorney General December 10, 2019 2027 (term limits) [19]
Louisiana (list) Photographic portrait of Josh Green Jeff Landry Republican (1970-12-23) December 23, 1970 (age 54) State Attorney General
U.S. House 		January 8, 2024 2028 [20]
Maine (list) Photographic portrait of Janet Mills Janet Mills Democratic (1947-12-30) December 30, 1947 (age 77) State Attorney General
Maine House 		January 2, 2019 2027 (term limits) [21]
Maryland (list) Photographic portrait of Wes Moore Wes Moore Democratic (1978-10-15) October 15, 1978 (age 46) No prior public experience January 18, 2023 2027 [22]
Massachusetts (list) Photographic portrait of Maura Healey Maura Healey Democratic (1971-02-08) February 8, 1971 (age 54) State Attorney General January 5, 2023 2027 [23]
Michigan (list) Photographic portrait of Gretchen Whitmer Gretchen Whitmer Democratic (1971-08-23) August 23, 1971 (age 53) Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate
Michigan House 		January 1, 2019 2027 (term limits) [24][25]
Minnesota (list) Photographic portrait of Tim Walz Tim Walz Democratic–Farmer–Labor[note 1] (1964-04-06) April 6, 1964 (age 61) U.S. House January 7, 2019 2027 [27]
Mississippi (list) Photographic portrait of Tate Reeves Tate Reeves Republican (1974-06-05) June 5, 1974 (age 51) Lieutenant Governor
State Treasurer 		January 14, 2020 2028 (term limits) [28]
Missouri (list) Mike Kehoe Republican (1962-01-17) January 17, 1962 (age 63) Lieutenant Governor
Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate 		January 13, 2025 2029 [29]
Montana (list) Photographic portrait of Greg Gianforte Greg Gianforte Republican (1961-04-17) April 17, 1961 (age 64) U.S. House January 4, 2021 2029 [30]
Nebraska (list) Photographic portrait of Jim Pillen Jim Pillen Republican (1955-12-31) December 31, 1955 (age 69) No prior public experience January 5, 2023 2027 [31]
Nevada (list) Photographic portrait of Joe Lombardo Joe Lombardo Republican (1962-11-08) November 8, 1962 (age 62) Clark County Sheriff January 2, 2023 2027 [32]
New Hampshire (list) Photographic portrait of Chris Sununu Kelly Ayotte Republican (1968-06-27) June 27, 1968 (age 57) U.S. Senate
Attorney General 		January 9, 2025 2027 [33]
New Jersey (list) Photographic portrait of Phil Murphy Phil Murphy Democratic (1957-08-16) August 16, 1957 (age 67) U.S. Ambassador to Germany January 16, 2018 2026 (term limits) [34]
New Mexico (list) Photographic portrait of Michelle Lujan Grisham Michelle 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) [35][36]
New York (list) Photographic portrait of Kathy Hochul Kathy Hochul Democratic (1958-08-27) August 27, 1958 (age 66) Lieutenant Governor
U.S. House
Erie County Clerk 		August 24, 2021 2026[note 2] [38]
North Carolina (list) Photographic portrait of Josh Stein Josh Stein Democratic (1966-09-13) September 13, 1966 (age 58) State Attorney General
North Carolina Senate 		January 1, 2025 2029 [39]
North Dakota (list) Kelly Armstrong Republican (1976-10-06) October 6, 1976 (age 48) U.S. House
North Dakota Senate 		December 15, 2024 2028 [40]
Ohio (list) Photographic portrait of Mike DeWine Mike 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) [41]
Oklahoma (list) Photographic portrait of Kevin Stitt Kevin Stitt Republican (1972-12-28) December 28, 1972 (age 52) No prior public experience January 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) [42]
Oregon (list) Photographic portrait of Tina Kotek Tina Kotek Democratic (1966-09-30) September 30, 1966 (age 58) Speaker of the Oregon House January 9, 2023 2027 [43]
Pennsylvania (list) Photographic portrait of Josh Shapiro Josh Shapiro Democratic (1973-06-20) June 20, 1973 (age 52) State Attorney General
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
Pennsylvania House 		January 17, 2023 2027 [44]
Rhode Island (list) Photographic portrait of Dan McKee Dan McKee Democratic (1951-06-16) June 16, 1951 (age 74) Lieutenant Governor March 2, 2021 2027 [45]
South Carolina (list) Photographic portrait of Henry McMaster Henry McMaster Republican (1947-05-27) May 27, 1947 (age 78) Lieutenant Governor
State Attorney General 		January 24, 2017 2027 (term limits) [46]
South Dakota (list) Larry Rhoden Republican (1959-02-05) February 5, 1959 (age 66) Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of Agriculture
South Dakota House
South Dakota Senate 		January 25, 2025 2027 [47]
Tennessee (list) Photographic portrait of Bill Lee Bill Lee Republican (1959-10-09) October 9, 1959 (age 65) No prior public experience January 19, 2019 2027 (term limits) [48]
Texas (list) Photographic portrait of Greg Abbott Greg Abbott Republican (1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 (age 67) State Attorney General
Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court 		January 20, 2015 2027 [49]
Utah (list) Photographic portrait of Spencer Cox Spencer Cox Republican (1975-07-11) July 11, 1975 (age 49) Lieutenant Governor
Utah House
Sanpete County Commission 		January 4, 2021 2029 [50][51]
Vermont (list) Photographic portrait of Phil Scott Phil Scott Republican (1958-08-04) August 4, 1958 (age 66) Lieutenant Governor
Vermont Senate 		January 5, 2017 2027 [52]
Virginia (list) Photographic portrait of Glenn Youngkin Glenn Youngkin Republican (1966-12-09) December 9, 1966 (age 58) No prior public experience January 15, 2022 2026 (term limits) [53]
Washington (list) Photographic portrait of Jay Inslee Bob Ferguson Democratic (1965-02-23) February 23, 1965 (age 60) Attorney general
King County Council 		January 15, 2025 2029
West Virginia (list) Patrick Morrisey Republican (1967-12-21) December 21, 1967 (age 57) State Attorney General January 13, 2025 2029
Wisconsin (list) Photographic portrait of Tony Evers Tony Evers Democratic (1951-11-05) November 5, 1951 (age 73) State Superintendent of Public Instruction January 7, 2019 2027 [54]
Wyoming (list) Photographic portrait of Mark Gordon Mark Gordon Republican (1957-03-14) March 14, 1957 (age 68) State Treasurer January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [55]

Territory governors

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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) Photographic portrait of Lemanu Peleti Mauga Pula Nikolao Pula Republican (1955-12-31) December 31, 1955 (age 69) No prior public experience January 3, 2025 2029 [56]
Guam (list) Photographic portrait of Lou Leon Guerrero Lou Leon Guerrero Democratic (1950-11-08) November 8, 1950 (age 74) Guam Legislature January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [57][58]
Northern Mariana Islands (list) Photographic portrait of Arnold Palacios Arnold 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 [59]
Puerto Rico (list) Official portrait of Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez.jpg Jenniffer 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 [60]
U.S. Virgin Islands (list) Photographic portrait of Albert Bryan Albert Bryan Democratic (1968-02-21) February 21, 1968 (age 57) Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Labor January 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) [61][62]

Federal district mayor

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  Democratic (1)

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


References

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  3. ↑ "Gov. Kay Ivey". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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  53. ↑ "Gov. Glenn Youngkin". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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  58. ↑ "About the Governor". Government of Guam. 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
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  62. ↑ "Governor Albert Bryan Jr". Government of the United States Virgin Islands. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

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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