List of current United States governors

Map of the United States with states and territories colored according to the party affiliation of their governor

Party affiliation of current United States state and territorial governors as of July 2025: Template:Legend Template:Legend Template:Legend Template:Legend Template:Legend

The United States has 50 states and 5 territories that each elect a governor to serve as chief executive of the state or territorial government.<ref name="BBC2020">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The sole federal district, the District of Columbia, elects a mayor to oversee its government in a similar manner.<ref name="Post-DCGovernor">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the event of a vacancy, the governor is succeeded by the second-highest-ranking state official; in 45 states and 4 territories, the lieutenant governor is the first in the line of succession.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Template:As of, there are 27 states with Republican governors and 23 states with Democratic governors.<ref name="Rutgers"/> The Democratic Party controls two territorial governorships, the Republican Party controls one, and one is an independent.Template:Cn Jenniffer González-Colón of Puerto Rico is a member of the New Progressive Party, although she is also affiliated with the Republican Party.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The federal District of Columbia is governed by a Democratic mayor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The current gubernatorial term ends and new term begins in January for most states and territories, two months after their election; in Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota, and Kentucky, the term begins in December.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Governors serve four-year terms in most states and all territories; New Hampshire and Vermont have two-year terms for their governors. Most states and all but one territory also have term limits that generally allow for two consecutive terms to be served by a candidate. To run for governor, a candidate must generally be a U.S. citizen with prior state residence who meets the minimum age requirement—set at 30 years old in 35 states.<ref name="CSG">Template:Cite book</ref>

All 55 governors are members of the National Governors Association, a non-partisan organization which represents states and territories in discussions with the federal government.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Other organizations for governors include the partisan Democratic Governors Association and Republican Governors Association; and the three regional associations: Midwestern, Northeastern, and Western.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

State governors

The longest serving incumbent U.S. governor is Greg Abbott of Texas, who took office on January 20, 2015. The most recently inaugurated governor is Larry Rhoden of South Dakota, who took office on January 25, 2025.<ref name="NGA-Roster">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while 11 previously served in the United States House of Representatives.<ref name="NGA-Prior">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The governor's office has term limits in 37 states and 4 territories; these terms are four years except in New Hampshire and Vermont, where governors serve two-year terms.<ref name="CSG"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The average age of governors at the time of their inauguration was about 59 years old. Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest current governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest.<ref name="Rutgers">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> As of January 2025, there are 12 female state governors serving. Of the 50 state governors, 47 are non-Hispanic white, one is Hispanic (Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico), one is Black (Wes Moore of Maryland), and one is Native American (Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma).<ref name="Rutgers"/>

The notation "(term limits)" after the year indicates that the governor is ineligible to seek re-election in that year; the notation "(retiring)" indicates that the governor has announced their intention not to seek re-election at the end of the term nor to run for another office.

Current state governors of the United States

State	Image	Governor<ref name="NGA-Roster"/>	Party<ref name="NGA-Roster"/>		Born	Prior public experience<ref name="NGA-Prior"/>	Inauguration<ref name="NGA-Roster"/>	End of term<ref name="NGA-Roster"/>	Template:Reference heading
Alabama (list)	Photographic portrait of Kay Ivey	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor State Treasurer	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Alaska (list)	Photographic portrait of Mike Dunleavy	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Alaska Senate	Template:Dts	2026 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arizona (list)	Photographic portrait of Katie Hobbs	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Secretary of State Minority Leader of the Arizona Senate Arizona House	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Arkansas (list)	Photographic portrait of Sarah Huckabee Sanders	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	White House Press Secretary	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
California (list)	Photographic portrait of Gavin Newsom	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor Mayor of San Francisco San Francisco Board of Supervisors	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Colorado (list)	Photographic portrait of Jared Polis	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	U.S. House Colorado State Board of Education	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Connecticut (list)	Photographic portrait of Ned Lamont	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Chair of the State Investment Advisory Council Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation Greenwich Board of Selectmen	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Delaware (list)	Photographic portrait of Matt Meyer	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Executive of New Castle County	Template:Dts	2029	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Florida (list)	Photographic portrait of Ron DeSantis	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	U.S. House	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Georgia (list)	Photographic portrait of Brian Kemp	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Secretary of State Georgia Senate	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hawaii (list)	Photographic portrait of Josh Green	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor Hawaii Senate Hawaii House	Template:Dts	2026	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Idaho (list)	Photographic portrait of Brad Little	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor Idaho Senate	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Illinois (list)	Photographic portrait of JB Pritzker	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Chair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Indiana (list)	Photographic portrait of Mike Braun	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	U.S. Senate Indiana House	Template:Dts	2029	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Iowa (list)	Photographic portrait of Kim Reynolds	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor Iowa Senate Clarke County Treasurer	Template:Dts	2027 (retiring)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kansas (list)	Photographic portrait of Laura Kelly	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Kansas Senate	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Kentucky (list)	Photographic portrait of Andy Beshear	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	State Attorney General	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Louisiana (list)	Photographic portrait of Josh Green	Jeff Landry	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	State Attorney General U.S. House	Template:Dts	2028	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Maine (list)	Photographic portrait of Janet Mills	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	State Attorney General Maine House	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Maryland (list)	Photographic portrait of Wes Moore	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	No prior public experience	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Massachusetts (list)	Photographic portrait of Maura Healey	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	State Attorney General	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Michigan (list)	Photographic portrait of Gretchen Whitmer	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Minority Leader of the Michigan Senate Michigan House	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Minnesota (list)	Photographic portrait of Tim Walz	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic–Farmer–LaborTemplate:Refn	Template:Birth date and age	U.S. House	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Mississippi (list)	Photographic portrait of Tate Reeves	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor State Treasurer	Template:Dts	2028 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Missouri (list)	Photographic portrait of Mike Kehoe	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate	Template:Dts	2029	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Montana (list)	Photographic portrait of Greg Gianforte	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	U.S. House	Template:Dts	2029 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Nebraska (list)	Photographic portrait of Jim Pillen	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	No prior public experience	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Nevada (list)	Photographic portrait of Joe Lombardo	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Clark County Sheriff	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
New Hampshire (list)	Photographic portrait of Kelly Ayotte	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	U.S. Senate Attorney General	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
New Jersey (list)	Photographic portrait of Phil Murphy	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	U.S. Ambassador to Germany	Template:Dts	2026 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
New Mexico (list)	Photographic portrait of Michelle Lujan Grisham	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	U.S. House Bernalillo County Commission State Secretary of Health	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
New York (list)	Photographic portrait of Kathy Hochul	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor U.S. House Erie County Clerk	Template:Dts	2026Template:Refn	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
North Carolina (list)	Photographic portrait of Josh Stein	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	State Attorney General North Carolina Senate	Template:Dts	2029	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
North Dakota (list)	Photographic portrait of Kelly Armstrong	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	U.S. House Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party North Dakota Senate	Template:Dts	2028	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ohio (list)	Photographic portrait of Mike DeWine	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	State Attorney General U.S. Senate Lieutenant Governor U.S. House Ohio Senate Greene County Prosecutor	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Oklahoma (list)	Photographic portrait of Kevin Stitt	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	No prior public experience	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Oregon (list)	Photographic portrait of Tina Kotek	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Speaker of the Oregon House	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pennsylvania (list)	Photographic portrait of Josh Shapiro	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	State Attorney General Montgomery County Board of Commissioners Pennsylvania House	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Rhode Island (list)	Photographic portrait of Dan McKee	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
South Carolina (list)	Photographic portrait of Henry McMaster	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor State Attorney General	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
South Dakota (list)	Photographic portrait of Larry Rhoden	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor Secretary of Agriculture South Dakota House South Dakota Senate	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tennessee (list)	Photographic portrait of Bill Lee	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	No prior public experience	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Texas (list)	Photographic portrait of Greg Abbott	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	State Attorney General Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Utah (list)	Photographic portrait of Spencer Cox	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor Utah House Sanpete County Commission	Template:Dts	2029 (retiring)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Vermont (list)	Photographic portrait of Phil Scott	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor Vermont Senate	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Virginia (list)	Photographic portrait of Glenn Youngkin	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	No prior public experience	Template:Dts	2026 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Washington (list)	Photographic portrait of Bob Ferguson	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	State Attorney General Chair of the King County Council	Template:Dts	2029	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
West Virginia (list)	Photographic portrait of Patrick Morrisey	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	State Attorney General	Template:Dts	2029	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Wisconsin (list)	Photographic portrait of Tony Evers	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	State Superintendent of Public Instruction	Template:Dts	2027 (retiring)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Wyoming (list)	Photographic portrait of Mark Gordon	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	State Treasurer	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Governors-elect

• Mikie Sherrill, New Jersey: January 20, 2026
• Abigail Spanberger, Virginia: January 17, 2026

Territory governors

Current territorial governors of the United States

Territory	Image	Governor<ref name="NGA-Roster"/>	Party<ref name="NGA-Roster"/>		Born	Prior public experience	Inauguration<ref name="NGA-Roster"/>	End of term<ref name="NGA-Roster"/>	Template:Reference heading
American Samoa (list)	Photographic portrait of Lemanu Peleti Mauga	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Director of the Office of Insular Affairs	Template:Dts	2029	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Guam (list)	Photographic portrait of Lou Leon Guerrero	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Guam Legislature	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Northern Mariana Islands (list)	Photographic portrait of David Apatang	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Independent	Template:Birth date and age	Lieutenant Governor Mayor of Saipan Northern Mariana Islands House	Template:Dts	2027	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Puerto Rico (list)	Official portrait of Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez.jpg	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Republican	Template:Birth date and age	Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico	Template:Dts	2029	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
U.S. Virgin Islands (list)	Photographic portrait of Albert Bryan	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic	Template:Birth date and age	Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Labor	Template:Dts	2027 (term limits)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Federal district mayor

The District of Columbia is a federal district that elects a mayor that has similar powers to those of a state or territorial governor.<ref name="Post-DCGovernor"/> The cities of Washington and Georgetown within the district elected their own mayors until 1871, when their governments were consolidated into a reorganized District of Columbia by a congressional act.<ref name="CRS-DC">Template:Cite report</ref> The district's chief executive from 1871 to 1874 was a governor appointed by the president of the United States; the office was replaced by a board of commissioners with three members appointed by the president—two residents and a representative from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.<ref name="CRS-DC"/><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> The Board of Commissioners was originally a temporary body but was made permanent in 1878 with one member selected to serve as the Board President, in effect the city's chief executive.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The system was replaced in 1967 by a single mayor–commissioner and home rule in the District of Columbia was fully restored in 1975 under a reorganized government led by an elected mayor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Current federal district mayors of the United States

Federal district	Image	Mayor	Party		Born	Prior public experience	Inauguration	End of term
District of Columbia (list)	Photographic portrait of Muriel Bowser	Template:Sortname	style="background-color:Template:Party color;" |	Democratic<ref name="NationalJournal-Bowser"/>	Template:Birth date and age<ref name="NationalJournal-Bowser">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	D.C. Council Advisory Neighborhood Commission<ref name="NationalJournal-Bowser"/>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	2027

See also

• Flags of governors of the U.S. states
• List of current United States first spouses
• List of current United States governors by age
• List of current United States lieutenant governors
• List of female governors in the United States
• List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States
• List of United States state legislatures
• List of U.S. state governors born outside the United States
• Seals of governors of the U.S. states

External links

• National Governors Association