List of current United States governors

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The following is a list of incumbent governors of the states and territories of the United States. There are currently 29 Republicans, 20 Democrats, and 1 Independent holding the office of governor in the states, and 3 Democrats and 3 Republicans (one is also a member of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico) as governor of United States Territories and mayor of Washington, D.C.

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State Governors

In the table below, Seat Up indicates the year in which the governor's term ends. The current term ends in January the given year for all states except Alaska, Hawaii and Kentucky, where the term ends in December of the election year. The notation (term limits) after the year indicates that the current governor is ineligible to seek re-election in that year; the notation (retiring) indicates that the current governor has announced their intention not to seek re-election at the end of the term or to run for another office.

      Democratic       Republican       Independent

State Picture Current Governor Party Took office Seat Up Past
Alabama Bentley, RobertRobert Bentley   Republican 02011-01-17 January 17, 2011 2015 List
Alaska Parnell, SeanSean Parnell   Republican 02009-07-26 July 26, 2009 2014 List
Arizona Brewer, JanJan Brewer   Republican 02009-01-21 January 21, 2009 2015 (term limits) List
Arkansas Beebe, MikeMike Beebe   Democratic 02007-01-09 January 9, 2007 2015 (term limits) List
California Brown, JerryJerry Brown   Democratic 02011-01-03 January 3, 2011 2015 List
Colorado Hickenlooper, JohnJohn Hickenlooper   Democratic 02011-01-11 January 11, 2011 2015 List
Connecticut Malloy, DannelDannel Malloy   Democratic 02011-01-05 January 5, 2011 2015 List
Delaware Markell, JackJack Markell   Democratic 02009-01-20 January 20, 2009 2013 List
Florida Scott, RickRick Scott   Republican 02011-01-04 January 4, 2011 2015 List
Georgia Deal, NathanNathan Deal   Republican 02011-01-10 January 10, 2011 2015 List
Hawaii Abercrombie, NeilNeil Abercrombie   Democratic 02010-12-06 December 6, 2010 2014 List
Idaho Otter, ButchButch Otter   Republican 02007-01-01 January 1, 2007 2015 List
Illinois Quinn, PatPat Quinn   Democratic 02009-01-29 January 29, 2009 2015 List
Indiana Daniels, MitchMitch Daniels   Republican 02005-01-10 January 10, 2005 2013 (term limits) List
Iowa Branstad, TerryTerry Branstad   Republican 02011-01-14 January 14, 2011 2015 List
Kansas Brownback, SamSam Brownback   Republican 02011-01-10 January 10, 2011 2015 List
Kentucky Beshear, SteveSteve Beshear   Democratic 02007-12-11 December 11, 2007 2015 (term limits) List
Louisiana Jindal, BobbyBobby Jindal   Republican 02008-01-14 January 14, 2008 2016 (term limits) List
Maine LePage, PaulPaul LePage   Republican 02011-01-05 January 5, 2011 2015 List
Maryland O'Malley, MartinMartin O'Malley   Democratic 02007-01-17 January 17, 2007 2015 (term limits) List
Massachusetts Patrick, DevalDeval Patrick   Democratic 02007-01-04 January 4, 2007 2015 (retiring) List
Michigan Snyder, RickRick Snyder   Republican 02011-01-01 January 1, 2011 2015 List
Minnesota Dayton, MarkMark Dayton   Democratic 02011-01-03 January 3, 2011 2015 List
Mississippi Barbour, HaleyHaley Barbour   Republican 02004-01-13 January 13, 2004 2012 (term limits) List
Missouri Nixon, JayJay Nixon   Democratic 02009-01-12 January 12, 2009 2013 List
Montana Schweitzer, BrianBrian Schweitzer   Democratic 02005-01-03 January 3, 2005 2013 (term limits) List
Nebraska Heineman, DaveDave Heineman   Republican 02005-01-20 January 20, 2005 2015 (term limits) List
Nevada Sandoval, BrianBrian Sandoval   Republican 02011-01-03 January 3, 2011 2015 List
New Hampshire Lynch, JohnJohn Lynch   Democratic 02005-01-06 January 6, 2005 2013 (retiring) List
New Jersey Christie, ChrisChris Christie   Republican 02010-01-19 January 19, 2010 2014 List
New Mexico Martinez, SusanaSusana Martinez   Republican 02011-01-01 January 1, 2011 2015 List
New York Cuomo, AndrewAndrew Cuomo   Democratic 02011-01-01 January 1, 2011 2014 List
North Carolina Perdue, BeverlyBeverly Perdue   Democratic 02009-01-10 January 10, 2009 2013 List
North Dakota Dalrymple, JackJack Dalrymple   Republican 02010-12-07 December 7, 2010 2012 List
Ohio Kasich, JohnJohn Kasich   Republican 02011-01-10 January 10, 2011 2015 List
Oklahoma Fallin, MaryMary Fallin   Republican 02011-01-10 January 10, 2011 2015 List
Oregon Kitzhaber, JohnJohn Kitzhaber   Democratic 02011-01-10 January 10, 2011 2015 List
Pennsylvania Corbett, TomTom Corbett   Republican 02011-01-18 January 18, 2011 2015 List
Rhode Island Chafee, LincolnLincoln Chafee   Independent 02011-01-04 January 4, 2011 2015 List
South Carolina Haley, NikkiNikki Haley   Republican 02011-01-12 January 12, 2011 2015 List
South Dakota Daugaard, DennisDennis Daugaard   Republican 02011-01-08 January 8, 2011 2015 List
Tennessee Haslam, BillBill Haslam   Republican 02011-01-15 January 15, 2011 2015 List
Texas Perry, RickRick Perry   Republican 02000-12-21 December 21, 2000 2015 List
Utah Herbert, GaryGary Herbert   Republican 02009-08-11 August 11, 2009 2013 List
Vermont Shumlin, PeterPeter Shumlin   Democratic 02011-01-06 January 6, 2011 2013 List
Virginia McDonnell, BobBob McDonnell   Republican 02010-01-16 January 16, 2010 2014 (term limits) List
Washington Gregoire, ChristineChristine Gregoire   Democratic 02005-01-12 January 12, 2005 2013 (retiring) List
West Virginia Tomblin, Earl RayEarl Ray Tomblin   Democratic 02010-11-15 November 15, 2010 2013 List
Wisconsin Walker, ScottScott Walker   Republican 02011-01-03 January 3, 2011 2015 List
Wyoming Mead, MattMatt Mead   Republican 02011-01-03 January 3, 2011 2015 List

United States Territories and the District of Columbia

The following are governors and other executives of each of the territories and Washington, D.C.:

Territory Picture Current Executive Party Took Office Seat Up Past
American Samoa Tulafono, TogiolaTogiola Tulafono Democratic 02003-04-07 April 7, 2003 2013 (term limits) List
District of Columbia Gray, VincentVincent Gray Democratic 02011-01-02 January 2, 2011 2015 List
Guam Calvo, EddieEddie Calvo Republican 02011-01-03 January 3, 2011 2015 List
Northern Mariana Islands Fitial, BenignoBenigno Fitial Republican[1] 02006-01-09 January 9, 2006 2015 List
Puerto Rico Fortuño, LuisLuis Fortuño New Progressive
/Republican
02009-01-02 January 2, 2009 2013 List
United States Virgin Islands Jongh, John deJohn de Jongh Democratic 02007-01-01 January 1, 2007 2015 (term limits) List

Current governors-elect

The following is a list of current governors-elect of the United States elected during the 2011 elections who will take office in January 2012.

State Picture Governor-Elect Party Takes office
Mississippi Bryant, PhilPhil Bryant Republican 02012-01-10 January 10, 2012

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