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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,[update] 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.
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 | .jpg) |
Kay Ivey | Republican | 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 | .jpg) |
Mike Dunleavy | Republican | May 5, 1961 | Alaska Senate, Matanuska-Susitna Borough Board President | Dec 3, 2018 | 2026 (term limits) | List | ||
| Arizona |  |
Katie Hobbs | Democratic | December 28, 1969 | Secretary of State, Minority Leader of the Arizona Senate, Arizona House | Jan 2, 2023 | 2027 | List | ||
| Arkansas | _(cropped).jpg) |
Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Republican | August 13, 1982 | White House Press Secretary | Jan 10, 2023 | 2027 | List | ||
| California |  |
Gavin Newsom | Democratic | 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 |  |
Jared Polis | Democratic | May 12, 1975 | U.S. House, Colorado State Board of Education | Jan 8, 2019 | 2023 | List | ||
| Connecticut | .jpg) |
Ned Lamont | Democratic | 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 | .jpg) |
John Carney | Democratic | 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 |  |
Ron DeSantis | Republican | September 14, 1978 | U.S. House, Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy | Jan 8, 2019 | 2027 (term limits) | List | ||
| Georgia | .jpg) |
Brian Kemp | Republican | November 2, 1963 | Secretary of State, Georgia Senate | Jan 14, 2019 | 2027 (term limits) | List | ||
| Hawaii | _(cropped).jpg) |
Josh Green | Democratic | February 11, 1970 | Lieutenant Governor, Hawaii Senate, Hawaii House | Dec 5, 2022 | 2026 | List | ||
| Idaho | .jpg) |
Brad Little | Republican | February 15, 1954 | Lieutenant Governor, Idaho Senate | Jan 7, 2019 | 2027 | List | ||
| Illinois |  |
J. B. Pritzker | Democratic | January 19, 1965 | Co-Chair of Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign, Chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission | Jan 14, 2019 | 2027 | List | ||
| Indiana | .jpg) |
Eric Holcomb | Republican | 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 |  |
Kim Reynolds | Republican | August 4, 1959 | Lieutenant Governor, Iowa Senate, Clarke County Treasurer | May 24, 2017 | 2023 | List | ||
| Kansas | .jpg) |
Laura Kelly | Democratic | January 24, 1950 | Kansas Senate | Jan 14, 2019 | 2027 (term limits) | List | ||
| Kentucky |  |
Andy Beshear | Democratic | November 29, 1977 | State Attorney General | Dec 10, 2019 | 2023 | List | ||
| Louisiana | .jpg) |
Jeff Landry | Republican | December 23, 1970 | State Attorney General U.S. House |
January 8, 2024 | 2028 | List | ||
| Maine | .jpg) |
Janet Mills | Democratic | December 30, 1947 | State Attorney General, Maine House, Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties District Attorney | Jan 2, 2019 | 2027 (term limits) | List | ||
| Maryland | _(cropped).jpg) |
Wes Moore | Democratic | October 15, 1978 | No prior public experience | Jan 18, 2023 | 2027 | List | ||
| Massachusetts | .jpg) |
Maura Healey | Democratic | February 8, 1971 | Attorney General | Jan 5, 2023 | 2027 | List | ||
| Michigan | _(cropped).jpg) |
Gretchen Whitmer | Democratic | August 23, 1971 | Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate, Michigan House | Jan 1, 2019 | 2027 (term limits) | List | ||
| Minnesota | .jpg) |
Tim Walz | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | April 6, 1964 | U.S. House, Command Sergeant Major in the Army National Guard | Jan 7, 2019 | 2027 | List | ||
| Mississippi |  |
Tate Reeves | Republican | June 5, 1974 | Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer | Jan 14, 2020 | 2024 | List | ||
| Missouri | .jpg) |
Mike Parson | Republican | 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 |  |
Greg Gianforte | Republican | April 17, 1961 | U.S. House | Jan 4, 2021 | 2025 | List | ||
| Nebraska | .jpg) |
Jim Pillen | Republican | December 31, 1955 | University of Nebraska Board of Regents | Jan 5, 2023 | 2027 | List | ||
| Nevada |  |
Joe Lombardo | Republican | 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 | .jpg) |
Chris Sununu | Republican | November 5, 1974 | New Hampshire Executive Council | Jan 5, 2017 | 2025 | List | ||
| New Jersey | .jpg) |
Phil Murphy | Democratic | 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 |  |
Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 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 |  |
Kathy Hochul | Democratic | August 27, 1958 | Lieutenant Governor, U.S. House, Erie County Clerk, Hamburg Town Board | Aug 24, 2021 | 2026[1] | List | ||
| North Carolina |  |
Roy Cooper | Democratic | 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 | .jpg) |
Doug Burgum | Republican | August 1, 1956 | No prior public experience | Dec 15, 2016 | 2024 | List | ||
| Ohio | .jpg) |
Mike DeWine | Republican | 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 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Kevin Stitt | Republican | December 28, 1972 | No prior public experience | Jan 14, 2019 | 2027 (term limits) | List | ||
| Oregon | .jpg) |
Tina Kotek | Democratic | September 30, 1966 | Speaker of the Oregon House | Jan 9, 2023 | 2027 | List | ||
| Pennsylvania |  |
Josh Shapiro | Democratic | June 20, 1973 | State Attorney General | Jan 17, 2023 | 2027 | List | ||
| Rhode Island |  |
Dan McKee | Democratic | June 16, 1951 | Lieutenant Governor, Mayor of Cumberland, Cumberland Town Council | Mar 2, 2021 | 2027 | List | ||
| South Carolina | .jpg) |
Henry McMaster | Republican | 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 | .jpg) |
Kristi Noem | Republican | November 30, 1971 | U.S. House, South Dakota House | Jan 5, 2019 | 2027 (term limits) | List | ||
| Tennessee |  |
Bill Lee | Republican | October 9, 1959 | No prior public experience | Jan 19, 2019 | 2023 | List | ||
| Texas | _(2).jpg) |
Greg Abbott | Republican | November 13, 1957 | State Attorney General, Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court | Jan 20, 2015 | 2023 | List | ||
| Utah | .jpg) |
Spencer Cox | Republican | July 11, 1975 | Lieutenant Governor, Utah House, Sanpete County Commission, Mayor of Fairview | Jan 4, 2021 | 2025 | List | ||
| Vermont |  |
Phil Scott | Republican | August 4, 1958 | Lieutenant Governor, Vermont Senate | Jan 5, 2017 | 2025 | List | ||
| Virginia |  |
Glenn Youngkin | Republican | December 9, 1966 | No prior public experience | Jan 15, 2022 | 2026 (term limits) | List | ||
| Washington | .jpg) |
Jay Inslee | Democratic | February 9, 1951 | U.S. House, Washington House | Jan 16, 2013 | 2025 | List | ||
| West Virginia |  |
Jim Justice | Republican [note 1] |
April 27, 1951 | No prior public experience | Jan 16, 2017 | 2025 (term limits) | List | ||
| Wisconsin | .jpg) |
Tony Evers | Democratic | November 5, 1951 | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Jan 7, 2019 | 2027 | List | ||
| Wyoming |  |
Mark Gordon | Republican | March 14, 1957 | State Treasurer | Jan 7, 2019 | 2027 (term limits) | List | ||
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 | .png) |
Lemanu Peleti Mauga | Democratic [note 2] |
January 1, 1949 | Lieutenant Governor, American Samoa Senate, Major in the United States Army | Jan 3, 2021 | 2025 | List | |
| Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | Democratic | November 8, 1950 | Guam Legislature | Jan 7, 2019 | 2027 (term limits) | List | ||
| Northern Mariana Islands |  |
Arnold Palacios | Independent | August 22, 1955 | Lieutenant Governor, President of the CNMI Senate, Speaker of the CNMI House | Jan 9, 2023 | 2027 | List | |
| Puerto Rico | .jpg) |
Pedro Pierluisi | Democratic New Progressive [note 3] |
April 25, 1959 | U.S. House, Territorial Secretary of Justice | Jan 2, 2021 | 2025 | List | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands |  |
Albert Bryan | Democratic | February 21, 1968 | Territorial Commissioner of Labor | Jan 7, 2019 | 2027 (term limits) | List | |
|
Democratic (1) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal district | Portrait | Mayor | Party | Prior Public Experience | Inauguration | End of Term | Past Mayors | |
 |
.jpg) |
Muriel Bowser | Democratic | Council of the District of Columbia | January 2, 2015 | 2023 | List | |
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