List of current United States governors

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.

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		Kay Ivey		Republican	(1944-10-15) October 15, 1944 (age 80)	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 63)	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 42)	White House Press Secretary	Jan 10, 2023	2027	List
California		Gavin Newsom		Democratic	(1967-10-10) October 10, 1967 (age 57)	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 49)	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 68)	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 46)	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 61)	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 56)	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 65)	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 47)	State Attorney General	Dec 10, 2019	2023	List
Louisiana		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 46)	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 53)	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 60)	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 50)	Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer	Jan 14, 2020	2024	List
Missouri		Mike Parson		Republican	(1955-09-17) September 17, 1955 (age 69)	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 63)	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 62)	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 50)	New Hampshire Executive Council	Jan 5, 2017	2025	List
New Jersey		Phil Murphy		Democratic	(1957-08-16) August 16, 1957 (age 67)	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 65)	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 66)	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 67)	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 68)	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 58)	Speaker of the Oregon House	Jan 9, 2023	2027	List
Pennsylvania		Josh Shapiro		Democratic	(1973-06-20) June 20, 1973 (age 51)	State Attorney General	Jan 17, 2023	2027	List
Rhode Island		Dan McKee		Democratic	(1951-06-16) June 16, 1951 (age 73)	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 77)	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 53)	U.S. House, South Dakota House	Jan 5, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Tennessee		Bill Lee		Republican	(1959-10-09) October 9, 1959 (age 65)	No prior public experience	Jan 19, 2019	2023	List
Texas		Greg Abbott		Republican	(1957-11-13) November 13, 1957 (age 67)	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 49)	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 66)	Lieutenant Governor, Vermont Senate	Jan 5, 2017	2025	List
Virginia		Glenn Youngkin		Republican	(1966-12-09) December 9, 1966 (age 58)	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 73)	No prior public experience	Jan 16, 2017	2025 (term limits)	List
Wisconsin		Tony Evers		Democratic	(1951-11-05) November 5, 1951 (age 73)	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

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		Lou Leon Guerrero		Democratic	(1950-11-08) November 8, 1950 (age 74)	Guam Legislature	Jan 7, 2019	2027 (term limits)	List
Northern Mariana Islands		Arnold Palacios		Independent	(1955-08-22) August 22, 1955 (age 69)	Lieutenant Governor, President of the CNMI Senate, Speaker of the CNMI House	Jan 9, 2023	2027	List
Puerto Rico		Pedro Pierluisi		Democratic New Progressive ^{[note 3]}	(1959-04-25) April 25, 1959 (age 65)	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

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

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

Notes

↑ 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]
↑ Officially, the governor of American Samoa is a non-partisan position, but officeholders do affiliate with the local chapters of the national political parties.
↑ 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.

Other websites

National Governors Association

[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.

[3] 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]

[4] Officially, the governor of American Samoa is a non-partisan position, but officeholders do affiliate with the local chapters of the national political parties.

[5] 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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