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[change | change source]

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 Kay Ivey Republican (1944-10-15) October 15, 1944 (age 79) 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 Mike Dunleavy Republican (1961-05-05) May 5, 1961 (age 62) Alaska Senate, Matanuska-Susitna Borough Board President Dec 3, 2018 2026 (term limits) List
Arizona Katie Hobbs Democratic (1969-12-28) December 28, 1969 (age 54) Secretary of State, Minority Leader of the Arizona Senate, Arizona House Jan 2, 2023 2027 List
Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders Republican (1982-08-13) August 13, 1982 (age 41) White House Press Secretary Jan 10, 2023 2027 List
California Gavin Newsom Democratic (1967-10-10) October 10, 1967 (age 56) 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 Jared Polis Democratic (1975-05-12) May 12, 1975 (age 48) U.S. House, Colorado State Board of Education Jan 8, 2019 2023 List
Connecticut Ned Lamont Democratic (1954-01-03) January 3, 1954 (age 70) Chair of the State Investment Advisory Council, Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation, Greenwich Board of Selectmen Jan 9, 2019 2027 List
Delaware John Carney Democratic (1956-05-20) May 20, 1956 (age 67) 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 Ron DeSantis Republican (1978-09-14) September 14, 1978 (age 45) U.S. House, Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Jan 8, 2019 2027 (term limits) List
Georgia Brian Kemp Republican (1963-11-02) November 2, 1963 (age 60) Secretary of State, Georgia Senate Jan 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) List
Hawaii Josh Green Democratic (1970-02-11) February 11, 1970 (age 54) Lieutenant Governor, Hawaii Senate, Hawaii House Dec 5, 2022 2026 List
Idaho Brad Little Republican (1954-02-15) February 15, 1954 (age 70) Lieutenant Governor, Idaho Senate Jan 7, 2019 2027 List
Illinois J. B. Pritzker Democratic (1965-01-19) January 19, 1965 (age 59) Co-Chair of Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign, Chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission Jan 14, 2019 2027 List
Indiana Eric Holcomb Republican (1968-05-02) May 2, 1968 (age 55) 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 Kim Reynolds Republican (1959-08-04) August 4, 1959 (age 64) Lieutenant Governor, Iowa Senate, Clarke County Treasurer May 24, 2017 2023 List
Kansas Laura Kelly Democratic (1950-01-24) January 24, 1950 (age 74) Kansas Senate Jan 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) List
Kentucky Andy Beshear Democratic (1977-11-29) November 29, 1977 (age 46) State Attorney General Dec 10, 2019 2023 List
Louisiana Jeff Landry Jeff Landry Republican (1970-12-23) December 23, 1970 (age 53) State Attorney General
U.S. House
January 8, 2024 2028 List
Maine Janet Mills Democratic (1947-12-30) December 30, 1947 (age 76) State Attorney General, Maine House, Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties District Attorney Jan 2, 2019 2027 (term limits) List
Maryland Wes Moore Democratic (1978-10-15) October 15, 1978 (age 45) No prior public experience Jan 18, 2023 2027 List
Massachusetts Maura Healey Democratic (1971-02-08) February 8, 1971 (age 53) Attorney General Jan 5, 2023 2027 List
Michigan Gretchen Whitmer Democratic (1971-08-23) August 23, 1971 (age 52) Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate, Michigan House Jan 1, 2019 2027 (term limits) List
Minnesota Tim Walz Democratic–Farmer–Labor (1964-04-06) April 6, 1964 (age 59) U.S. House, Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard Jan 7, 2019 2027 List
Mississippi Tate Reeves Republican (1974-06-05) June 5, 1974 (age 49) Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer Jan 14, 2020 2024 List
Missouri Mike Parson Republican (1955-09-17) September 17, 1955 (age 68) Lieutenant Governor, Missouri Senate, Missouri House, Polk County Sheriff, Sergeant in the United States Army Jun 1, 2018 2025 (term limits) List
Montana Greg Gianforte Republican (1961-04-17) April 17, 1961 (age 62) U.S. House Jan 4, 2021 2025 List
Nebraska Jim Pillen Republican (1955-12-31) December 31, 1955 (age 68) University of Nebraska Board of Regents Jan 5, 2023 2027 List
Nevada Joe Lombardo Republican (1962-11-08) November 8, 1962 (age 61) Clark County Sheriff, Clark County Assistant Sheriff, U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Army National Guard Jan 2, 2023 2027 List
New Hampshire Chris Sununu Republican (1974-11-05) November 5, 1974 (age 49) New Hampshire Executive Council Jan 5, 2017 2025 List
New Jersey Phil Murphy Democratic (1957-08-16) August 16, 1957 (age 66) 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 Michelle Lujan Grisham Democratic (1959-10-24) October 24, 1959 (age 64) 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 Kathy Hochul Democratic (1958-08-27) August 27, 1958 (age 65) Lieutenant Governor, U.S. House, Erie County Clerk, Hamburg Town Board Aug 24, 2021 2026[1] List
North Carolina Roy Cooper Democratic (1957-06-13) June 13, 1957 (age 66) State Attorney General, Majority Leader of the North Carolina Senate, North Carolina House Jan 1, 2017 2025 (term limits) List
North Dakota Doug Burgum Republican (1956-08-01) August 1, 1956 (age 67) No prior public experience Dec 15, 2016 2024 List
Ohio Mike DeWine Republican (1947-01-05) January 5, 1947 (age 77) State Attorney General, U.S. Senate, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. House, Ohio Senate, Greene County Prosecutor Jan 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) List
Oklahoma Kevin Stitt Republican (1972-12-28) December 28, 1972 (age 51) No prior public experience Jan 14, 2019 2027 (term limits) List
Oregon Tina Kotek Democratic (1966-09-30) September 30, 1966 (age 57) Speaker of the Oregon House Jan 9, 2023 2027 List
Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro Democratic (1973-06-20) June 20, 1973 (age 50) State Attorney General Jan 17, 2023 2027 List
Rhode Island Dan McKee Democratic (1951-06-16) June 16, 1951 (age 72) Lieutenant Governor, Mayor of Cumberland, Cumberland Town Council Mar 2, 2021 2027 List
South Carolina Henry McMaster Republican (1947-05-27) May 27, 1947 (age 76) 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 Kristi Noem Republican (1971-11-30) November 30, 1971 (age 52) U.S. House, South Dakota House Jan 5, 2019 2027 (term limits) List
Tennessee Bill Lee Republican (1959-10-09) October 9, 1959 (age 64) No prior public experience Jan 19, 2019 2023 List
Texas Greg Abbott Republican (1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 (age 66) State Attorney General, Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court Jan 20, 2015 2023 List
Utah Spencer Cox Republican (1975-07-11) July 11, 1975 (age 48) Lieutenant Governor, Utah House, Sanpete County Commission, Mayor of Fairview Jan 4, 2021 2025 List
Vermont Phil Scott Republican (1958-08-04) August 4, 1958 (age 65) Lieutenant Governor, Vermont Senate Jan 5, 2017 2025 List
Virginia Glenn Youngkin Republican (1966-12-09) December 9, 1966 (age 57) No prior public experience Jan 15, 2022 2026 (term limits) List
Washington Jay Inslee Democratic (1951-02-09) February 9, 1951 (age 73) U.S. House, Washington House Jan 16, 2013 2025 List
West Virginia Jim Justice Republican
[note 1]
(1951-04-27) April 27, 1951 (age 72) No prior public experience Jan 16, 2017 2025 (term limits) List
Wisconsin Tony Evers Democratic (1951-11-05) November 5, 1951 (age 72) State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jan 7, 2019 2027 List
Wyoming Mark Gordon Republican (1957-03-14) March 14, 1957 (age 67) State Treasurer Jan 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) List

Territory governors[change | change source]

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 Lemanu Peleti Mauga Democratic
[note 2]
(1949-01-01) January 1, 1949 (age 75) Lieutenant Governor, American Samoa Senate, Major in the United States Army Jan 3, 2021 2025 List
Guam
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Lou Leon Guerrero Democratic (1950-11-08) November 8, 1950 (age 73) Guam Legislature Jan 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) List
Northern Mariana Islands Arnold Palacios Independent (1955-08-22) August 22, 1955 (age 68) Lieutenant Governor, President of the CNMI Senate, Speaker of the CNMI House Jan 9, 2023 2027 List
Puerto Rico Pedro R. Pierluisi Pedro Pierluisi Democratic
New Progressive
[note 3]
(1959-04-25) April 25, 1959 (age 64) U.S. House, Territorial Secretary of Justice Jan 2, 2021 2025 List
U.S. Virgin Islands Albert Bryan Democratic (1968-02-21) February 21, 1968 (age 56) Territorial Commissioner of Labor Jan 7, 2019 2027 (term limits) List

Federal district mayor[change | change source]

  Democratic (1)

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


References[change | change source]

  1. NY gubernatorial terms begin at midnight New Year's Day.
  2. "West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican". New York Times. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.

Notes

  1. Justice was elected as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican Party six months into his first term. He was reelected as a Republican in 2020.[2]
  2. Officially, the governor of American Samoa is a non-partisan position, but officeholders do affiliate with the local chapters of the national political parties.
  3. In Puerto Rico, there are distinct parties which do not align with the typical US parties, but officeholders affiliate with the local chapters of national political parties individually.

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