List of current United States governors
The following is a list of incumbent governors of the states and territories of the United States as well as the mayor of the District of Columbia. Among the states, there are 34 Republicans, 15 Democrats, and 1 independent (who is allied with the Democrats) who hold the office of governor. Additionally, Ricky Rosselló is registered with the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico but nationally affiliated as a Democrat. The mayor of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, is a Democrat.
State governors
The current term ends in January of the given year for every state except for Alaska, Hawaii, North Dakota, and Kentucky, where the term ends in December of that year's election. 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 his intention not to seek re-election at the end of the term nor to run for another office.
Democratic (15) Republican (34) Independent (1) | ||||||||||
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State | Image | Governor | Party | Prior public experience | Took office | Term ends | Past | |||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer | April 10, 2017 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Independent | Mayor of Valdez, Valdez City Council | December 1, 2014 | 2018 | List | ||||||
Republican | Treasurer | January 5, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Republican | Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border & Transportation Security, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. House, U.S. Attorney |
January 13, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Democratic | Governor (1975–83), Attorney General, Mayor of Oakland, Secretary of State |
January 3, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Democratic | Mayor of Denver | January 11, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Democratic | Mayor of Stamford | January 5, 2011 | 2019 (retiring) | List | ||||||
Democratic | U.S. House, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | January 17, 2017 | 2021 | List | ||||||
Republican | No prior public experience | January 4, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Republican | U.S. House, Georgia Senate | January 10, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Democratic | Hawaii Senate, Hawaii House | December 1, 2014 | 2018 | List | ||||||
Republican | U.S. House, Lieutenant Governor, Idaho House | January 1, 2007 | 2019 (retiring) | List | ||||||
Republican | No prior public experience | January 12, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor, Chair of the Indiana Republican Party | January 9, 2017 | 2021 | List | ||||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor, Iowa Senate | May 24, 2017 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Republican | U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture | January 10, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Republican | No prior public experience | December 8, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Democratic | Minority Leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives | January 11, 2016 | 2020 | List | ||||||
Republican | Mayor of Waterville | January 5, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Republican | Maryland Secretary of Appointments | January 21, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Republican | Swampscott Selectman, Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services |
January 8, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Republican | No prior public experience | January 1, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Democratic-Farmer-Labor | U.S. Senate, Auditor | January 3, 2011 | 2019 (retiring) | List | ||||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor, Auditor, Mississippi House | January 10, 2012 | 2020 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Republican | No prior public experience | January 9, 2017 | 2021 | List | ||||||
Democratic | Attorney General | January 7, 2013 | 2021 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Republican | No prior public experience | January 8, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Republican | U.S. District Court Judge, Attorney General, Nevada Assembly | January 3, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Sununu, ChrisChris Sununu | Republican | Member of the New Hampshire Executive Council | January 5, 2017 | 2019 | List | |||||
Republican | United States Attorney, Morris County Freeholder | January 19, 2010 | 2018 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Republican | District Attorney of Doña Ana County | January 1, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Democratic | Attorney General, U.S. Secretary of HUD | January 1, 2011 | 2018 | List | ||||||
Democratic | Attorney General, North Carolina Senate, North Carolina House | January 1, 2017 | 2021 | List | ||||||
Republican | No prior public experience | December 15, 2016 | 2020 | List | ||||||
Republican | U.S. House, Ohio Senate | January 10, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Republican | U.S. House, Lieutenant Governor, Oklahoma House | January 10, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Democratic | Secretary of State, Oregon Senate, Oregon House | February 18, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Democratic | Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue | January 20, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Democratic | General Treasurer | January 6, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party, U.S. Attorney | January 24, 2017 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor, South Dakota Senate | January 8, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Republican | Mayor of Knoxville | January 15, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Republican | Attorney General, Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court | January 20, 2015 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor, Utah County Commissioner | August 11, 2009 | 2021 | List | ||||||
Republican | Lieutenant Governor, Vermont Senate | January 5, 2017 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Democratic | Chair of the Democratic National Committee | January 11, 2014 | 2018 (term limits) | List | ||||||
Democratic | U.S. House, Washington House | January 16, 2013 | 2021 | List | ||||||
Republican [note 1] |
No prior public experience | January 16, 2017 | 2021 | List | ||||||
Republican | Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Assembly | January 3, 2011 | 2019 | List | ||||||
Republican | United States Attorney | January 3, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List |
Territorial governors and the mayor of the District of Columbia
The following hold the gubernatorial offices of the United States territories and the mayoralty of the District of Columbia.
Democratic (2) Republican (2) New Progressive (1) Independent (1) | ||||||||
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Territory | Picture | Current Executive | Party | Prior experience | Took Office | Term ends | Past | |
Moliga, Lolo MatalasiLolo Matalasi Moliga [note 2] |
Democratic | American Samoa Senate, American Samoa House of Representatives | January 3, 2013 | 2021 | List | |||
Bowser, MurielMuriel Bowser | Democratic | Council of the District of Columbia | January 2, 2015 | 2019 | List | |||
Calvo, Eddie BazaEddie Baza Calvo | Republican | Legislature of Guam | January 3, 2011 | 2019 (term limits) | List | |||
Torres, RalphRalph Torres | Republican | Lieutenant Governor, Northern Mariana Islands Legislature | December 29, 2015 | 2019 | List | |||
Rosselló, RickyRicky Rosselló | New Progressive, Democratic | No prior public experience | January 2, 2017 | 2021 | List | |||
Mapp, KennethKenneth Mapp | Independent | Lieutenant Governor, Legislature of the Virgin Islands | January 5, 2015 | 2019 | List | |||
See also
- Governor (United States)
- Seals of Governors of the U.S. States
- Flags of Governors of the U.S. States
- List of current United States lieutenant governors
- List of female governors in the United States
- List of current United States first spouses
- National Governors Association
- Oldest living United States governors
- List of U.S. state governors born outside the United States
- List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States
- List of current United States governors by age
Notes
References
- ↑ "West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican". New York Times. August 3, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
External links
- http://www.nga.org/cms/home.html National Governors Association