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Who Is My Governor?: United States

Have you asked yourself who is my governor? Fear not: Below are the governors and leaders of all American states and territories.

This list was most recently updated on April 18, 2024.

Who Is My Governor: States of the USA

StateGovernor (Party)Assumed OfficeNext ElectionTerm
AlabamaKay Ivey (R)20172026 (TL)3rd*
AlaskaMike Dunleavy (R)20182026 (TL)2nd
ArizonaKatie Hobbs (D)202320261st
ArkansasSarah Huckabee Sanders (R)202320261st
CaliforniaGavin Newsom (D)20192026 (TL)2nd
ColoradoJared Polis (D)20192026 (TL)2nd
ConnecticutNed Lamont (D)201920262nd
DelawareJohn Carney (D)20172024 (TL)2nd
FloridaRon DeSantis (R)20192026 (TL)2nd
GeorgiaBrian Kemp (R)20192026 (TL)2nd
HawaiiJosh Green (D)202220261st
IdahoBrad Little (R)201920262nd
IllinoisJB Pritzker (D)201920262nd
IndianaEric Holcomb (R)20172024 (TL)2nd
IowaKim Reynolds (R)201720263rd*
KansasLaura Kelly (D)20192026 (TL)2nd
KentuckyAndy Beshear (D)20192027 (TL)2nd
LouisianaJeff Landry (R)202420271st
MaineJanet Mills (D)20192026 (TL)2nd
MarylandWes Moore (D)202320261st
MassachusettsMaura Healey (D)202320261st
MichiganGretchen Whitmer (D)20192026 (TL)2nd
MinnesotaTim Walz (D)20192026 (TL)2nd
MississippiTate Reeves (R)20202027 (TL)2nd
MissouriMike Parson (R)20182026 (TL)3rd*
MontanaGreg Gianforte (R)202120241st
NebraskaJim Pillen (R)202320261st
NevadaJoe Lombardo (R)202320261st
New HampshireChris Sununu (R)201720244th
New JerseyPhil Murphy (D)20182025 (TL)2nd
New MexicoMichelle Lujan Grisham (D)20192026 (TL)2nd
New YorkKathy Hochul (D)202120262nd*
North CarolinaRoy Cooper (D)20172024 (TL)2nd
North DakotaDoug Burgum (R)201620242nd
OhioMike DeWine (R)20192026 (TL)2nd
OklahomaKevin Stitt (R)20192026 (TL)2nd
OregonTina Kotek (D)202320261st
PennsylvaniaJosh Shapiro (D)202320261st
Rhode IslandDan McKee (D)202120262nd*
South CarolinaHenry McMaster (R)20172026 (TL)3rd*
South DakotaKristi Noem (R)20192026 (TL)2nd
TennesseeBill Lee (R)20192026 (TL)2nd
TexasGreg Abbott (R)201520263rd
UtahSpencer Cox (R)202120241st
VermontPhil Scott (R)201720244th
VirginiaGlenn Youngkin (R)20222025 (TL)1st
WashingtonJay Inslee (D)201320243rd
West VirginiaJim Justice (R)20172024 (TL)2nd
WisconsinTony Evers (D)201920262nd
WyomingMark Gordon (R)20192026 (TL)2nd
TL: Governor is term-limited and will not be eligible to run in the next election – New Hampshire and Vermont have two-year terms; all other states have four-year terms – Governors Ivey (AL), Reynolds (IA), Parson (MO), Hochul (NY), McKee (RI), and McMaster (SC) served partial first terms upon assuming office

Breakdown of American State Governors

Republican27
Democratic23

Governors and Leaders: Other American Territories and Districts

Territory/DistrictGovernor/MayorAssumed OfficeNext ElectionTerm
American SamoaLemanu Peleti Mauga (D)202120241st
District of ColumbiaMuriel Bowser (D)201520263rd
GuamLou Leon Guerrero (D)20192026 (TL)2nd
Northern Mariana IslandsArnold Palacios (I)202320261st
Puerto RicoPedro Pierluisi (PNP)202120241st
US Virgin IslandsAlbert Bryan (D)20192026 (TL)2nd
TL: Governor or mayor is term-limited and will not be eligible to run in the next election – Governor Pierluisi (PR) is also affiliated with the Democratic Party
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