List of current United States governors

The following is a list of the current governors of the states and territories of the United States.  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 Greg Abbott of Texas, who took office on January 20, 2015. The most recently inaugurated governor is Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, who took office on January 20, 2026. A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while 13 previously served in the United States House of Representatives.

+ Current state governors of the United States StateImage GovernorParty Born Prior public experience InaugurationElected End of term Alabama (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Kay Ivey|118x118px RepublicanLieutenant GovernorState Treasurer2018
20222027 (term limits)Alaska (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Mike Dunleavy|134x134px RepublicanAlaska Senate2018
20222026 (term limits)Arizona (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Katie Hobbs|130x130px  DemocraticSecretary of StateMinority Leader of the Arizona SenateArizona House20222027Arkansas (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Sarah Huckabee Sanders|130x130px  RepublicanWhite House Press Secretary20222027California (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Gavin Newsom|130x130px DemocraticLieutenant GovernorMayor of San FranciscoSan Francisco Board of Supervisors2018
2021 (recall)
20222027 (term limits)Colorado (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Jared Polis|128x128px DemocraticU.S. HouseColorado State Board of Education2018
20222027 (term limits)Connecticut (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Ned Lamont DemocraticChair of the State Investment Advisory CouncilGreenwich Board of Estimate and TaxationGreenwich Board of Selectmen2018
20222027Delaware (list) 100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Matt Meyer Democratic Executive of New Castle County20242029Florida (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Ron DeSantis|134x134px RepublicanU.S. House2018
20222027 (term limits)Georgia (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Brian Kemp|132x132px RepublicanSecretary of StateGeorgia Senate2018
20222027 (term limits)Hawaii (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Josh Green DemocraticLieutenant GovernorHawaii SenateHawaii House20222026Idaho (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Brad Little RepublicanLieutenant GovernorIdaho Senate2018
20222027Illinois (list)alt=Photographic portrait of JB Pritzker|133x133px DemocraticChair of the Illinois Human Rights Commission2018
20222027Indiana (list) alt=Photographic portrait of Mike Braun|140x140px RepublicanU.S. Senate
Indiana House20242029Iowa (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Kim Reynolds|140x140px RepublicanLieutenant GovernorIowa SenateClarke County Treasurer2018
20222027 (retiring)Kansas (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Laura Kelly DemocraticKansas Senate2018
20222027 (term limits)Kentucky (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Andy Beshear|133x133px DemocraticState Attorney General2019
20232027 (term limits)Louisiana (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Josh Green|132x132px Jeff LandryRepublicanState Attorney GeneralU.S. House20232028Maine (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Janet Mills DemocraticState Attorney GeneralMaine House2018
20222027 (term limits)Maryland (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Wes Moore|130x130px DemocraticNo prior public experience20222027Massachusetts (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Maura Healey|133x133px DemocraticState Attorney General20222027Michigan (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Gretchen Whitmer DemocraticMinority Leader of the Michigan SenateMichigan House2018
20222027 (term limits)Minnesota (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Tim Walz|143x143px Democratic–Farmer–LaborU.S. House2018
20222027 (retiring)Mississippi (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Tate Reeves|133x133px RepublicanLieutenant GovernorState Treasurer2019
20232028 (term limits)Missouri (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Mike Kehoe|133x133px RepublicanLieutenant GovernorMajority Leader of the Missouri Senate20242029Montana (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Greg Gianforte|133x133px RepublicanU.S. House2020
20242029 (term limits)Nebraska (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Jim Pillen|133x133px RepublicanNo prior public experience20222027Nevada (list) 100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Joe Lombardo RepublicanClark County Sheriff20222027New Hampshire (list) alt=Photographic portrait of Kelly Ayotte|127x127px RepublicanU.S. SenateAttorney General20242027New Jersey (list) 100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Mikie Sherrill DemocraticU.S. House20252030New Mexico (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Michelle Lujan Grisham DemocraticU.S. HouseBernalillo County CommissionState Secretary of Health2018
20222027 (term limits)New York (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Kathy Hochul|149x149px DemocraticLieutenant GovernorU.S. HouseErie County Clerk20222026North Carolina (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Josh Stein|132x132px DemocraticState Attorney GeneralNorth Carolina Senate20242029North Dakota (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Kelly Armstrong RepublicanU.S. HouseChair of the North Dakota Republican PartyNorth Dakota Senate20242028Ohio (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Mike DeWine RepublicanState Attorney GeneralU.S. SenateLieutenant GovernorU.S. HouseOhio SenateGreene County Prosecutor2018
20222027 (term limits)Oklahoma (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Kevin Stitt RepublicanNo prior public experience2018
20222027 (term limits)Oregon (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Tina Kotek DemocraticSpeaker of the Oregon House20222027Pennsylvania (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Josh Shapiro|133x133px DemocraticState Attorney GeneralMontgomery County Board of CommissionersPennsylvania House20222027Rhode Island (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Dan McKee|147x147px DemocraticLieutenant Governor 20222027South Carolina (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Henry McMaster RepublicanLieutenant GovernorState Attorney General2018
20222027 (term limits)South Dakota (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Larry Rhoden|142x142px RepublicanLieutenant GovernorSecretary of AgricultureSouth Dakota HouseSouth Dakota SenateN/A2027Tennessee (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Bill Lee|132x132px RepublicanNo prior public experience 2018
20222027 (term limits)Texas (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Greg Abbott|142x142px RepublicanState Attorney GeneralAssociate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court2014
2018
20222027Utah (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Spencer Cox|131x131px RepublicanLieutenant GovernorUtah HouseSanpete County Commission2020
20242029 (retiring)Vermont (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Phil Scott RepublicanLieutenant GovernorVermont Senate2016
2018
2020
2022
20242027Virginia (list) 100px DemocraticU.S. House20252030 (term limits)Washington (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Bob Ferguson DemocraticState Attorney GeneralChair of the King County Council20242029West Virginia (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Patrick Morrisey RepublicanState Attorney General20242029Wisconsin (list)alt=Photographic portrait of Tony Evers|133x133px DemocraticState Superintendent of Public Instruction2018
20222027 (retiring)Wyoming (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Mark Gordon RepublicanState Treasurer2018
20222027 (term limits)

Territory governors

+ Current territorial governors of the United States TerritoryImage GovernorParty Born Prior public experience Inauguration End of term American Samoa (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Lemanu Peleti Mauga RepublicanDirector of the Office of Insular Affairs2029Guam (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Lou Leon Guerrero DemocraticGuam Legislature2027 (term limits)Northern Mariana Islands (list)frameless|100px|alt=Photographic portrait of David Apatang IndependentLieutenant GovernorMayor of SaipanNorthern Mariana Islands House2027Puerto Rico (list)100px|alt=Official portrait of Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez.jpg RepublicanResident Commissioner of Puerto RicoSpeaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico2029U.S. Virgin Islands (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Albert Bryan DemocraticCommissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Labor2027 (term limits)

 Federal district mayor 

+ Current federal district mayors of the United States Federal districtImage MayorParty Born Prior public experience Inauguration End of termDistrict of Columbia (list)100px|alt=Photographic portrait of Muriel Bowser DemocraticD.C. CouncilAdvisory Neighborhood Commission2027

References

Notes

Other websites
 National Governors Association

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