List of current United States governors

Governors by party affiliation

Democratic

Republican

Independent

The following is a list of incumbent governors of the states and territories of the United States. Among the states, there are 31 Republicans, 18 Democrats, and 1 independent that hold the office of governor. Additionally, 1 Democrat (Alejandro García Padilla) is registered with the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico. 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, 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 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 (18) Republican (31) Independent (1)
State	Image	Governor	Party		Prior public experience	Took office	Term ends	Past
Alabama		Bentley, Robert J.Robert J. Bentley		Republican	Alabama House	000000002011-01-17-0000January 17, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Alaska		Walker, BillBill Walker		Independent	Mayor of Valdez, Valdez City Council	000000002014-12-01-0000December 1, 2014	2018	List
Arizona		Ducey, DougDoug Ducey		Republican	Treasurer	000000002015-01-05-0000January 5, 2015	2019	List
Arkansas		Hutchinson, AsaAsa Hutchinson		Republican	Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border & Transportation Security, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. House, U.S. Attorney	000000002015-01-13-0000January 13, 2015	2019	List
California		Brown, JerryJerry Brown		Democratic	34th Governor (1975–83), Attorney General, Mayor of Oakland, Secretary of State	000000002011-01-03-0000January 3, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Colorado		Hickenlooper, JohnJohn Hickenlooper		Democratic	Mayor of Denver	000000002011-01-11-0000January 11, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Connecticut		Malloy, DannelDannel Malloy		Democratic	Mayor of Stamford	000000002011-01-05-0000January 5, 2011	2019	List
Delaware		Markell, JackJack Markell		Democratic	Treasurer	000000002009-01-20-0000January 20, 2009	2017 (term limits)	List
Florida		Scott, RickRick Scott		Republican	No prior public experience	000000002011-01-04-0000January 4, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Georgia		Deal, NathanNathan Deal		Republican	U.S. House, Georgia Senate	000000002011-01-10-0000January 10, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Hawaii		Ige, DavidDavid Ige		Democratic	Hawaii Senate, Hawaii House	000000002014-12-01-0000December 1, 2014	2018	List
Idaho		Otter, ButchButch Otter		Republican	U.S. House, Lieutenant Governor, Idaho House	000000002007-01-01-0000January 1, 2007	2019 (retiring)	List
Illinois		Rauner, BruceBruce Rauner		Republican	No prior public experience	000000002015-01-12-0000January 12, 2015	2019	List
Indiana		Pence, MikeMike Pence		Republican	U.S. House	000000002013-01-14-0000January 14, 2013	2017	List
Iowa		Branstad, TerryTerry Branstad		Republican	39th Governor (1983–99), Lieutenant Governor, Iowa House	000000002011-01-14-0000January 14, 2011	2019	List
Kansas		Brownback, SamSam Brownback		Republican	U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture	000000002011-01-10-0000January 10, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Kentucky		Bevin, MattMatt Bevin		Republican	No prior public experience	000000002015-12-08-0000December 8, 2015	2019	List
Louisiana		Edwards, John BelJohn Bel Edwards		Democratic	Minority Leader of the Louisiana House of Representatives	000000002016-01-11-0000January 11, 2016	2020	List
Maine		LePage, PaulPaul LePage		Republican	Mayor of Waterville	000000002011-01-05-0000January 5, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Maryland		Hogan, LarryLarry Hogan		Republican	Maryland Secretary of Appointments	000000002015-01-21-0000January 21, 2015	2019	List
Massachusetts		Baker, CharlieCharlie Baker		Republican	Swampscott Selectman, Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services	000000002015-01-08-0000January 8, 2015	2019	List
Michigan		Snyder, RickRick Snyder		Republican	No prior public experience	000000002011-01-01-0000January 1, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Minnesota		Dayton, MarkMark Dayton		Democratic-Farmer-Labor	U.S. Senate, Auditor	000000002011-01-03-0000January 3, 2011	2019 (retiring)	List
Mississippi		Bryant, PhilPhil Bryant		Republican	Lieutenant Governor, Auditor, Mississippi House	000000002012-01-10-0000January 10, 2012	2020 (term limits)	List
Missouri		Nixon, JayJay Nixon		Democratic	Attorney General, Missouri Senate	000000002009-01-12-0000January 12, 2009	2017 (term limits)	List
Montana		Bullock, SteveSteve Bullock		Democratic	Attorney General	000000002013-01-07-0000January 7, 2013	2017	List
Nebraska		Ricketts, PetePete Ricketts		Republican	No prior public experience	000000002015-01-08-0000January 8, 2015	2019	List
Nevada		Sandoval, BrianBrian Sandoval		Republican	U.S. District Court Judge, Attorney General, Nevada Assembly	000000002011-01-03-0000January 3, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
New Hampshire		Hassan, MaggieMaggie Hassan		Democratic	New Hampshire Senate	000000002013-01-03-0000January 3, 2013	2017 (retiring)	List
New Jersey		Christie, ChrisChris Christie		Republican	United States Attorney, Morris County Freeholder	000000002010-01-19-0000January 19, 2010	2018 (term limits)	List
New Mexico		Martinez, SusanaSusana Martinez		Republican	District Attorney of Doña Ana County	000000002011-01-01-0000January 1, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
New York		Cuomo, AndrewAndrew Cuomo		Democratic	Attorney General, U.S. Secretary of HUD	000000002011-01-01-0000January 1, 2011	2019	List
North Carolina		McCrory, PatPat McCrory		Republican	Mayor of Charlotte	000000002013-01-05-0000January 5, 2013	2017	List
North Dakota		Dalrymple, JackJack Dalrymple		Republican	Lieutenant Governor, North Dakota House	000000002010-12-07-0000December 7, 2010	2016 (retiring)	List
Ohio		Kasich, JohnJohn Kasich		Republican	U.S. House, Ohio Senate	000000002011-01-10-0000January 10, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Oklahoma		Fallin, MaryMary Fallin		Republican	U.S. House, Lieutenant Governor, Oklahoma House	000000002011-01-10-0000January 10, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Oregon		Brown, KateKate Brown		Democratic	Secretary of State, Oregon Senate, Oregon House	000000002015-02-18-0000February 18, 2015	2017	List
Pennsylvania		Wolf, TomTom Wolf		Democratic	Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue	000000002015-01-20-0000January 20, 2015	2019	List
Rhode Island		Raimondo, GinaGina Raimondo		Democratic	General Treasurer	000000002015-01-06-0000January 6, 2015	2019	List
South Carolina		Haley, NikkiNikki Haley		Republican	South Carolina House	000000002011-01-12-0000January 12, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
South Dakota		Daugaard, DennisDennis Daugaard		Republican	Lieutenant Governor, South Dakota Senate	000000002011-01-08-0000January 8, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Tennessee		Haslam, BillBill Haslam		Republican	Mayor of Knoxville	000000002011-01-15-0000January 15, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Texas		Abbott, GregGreg Abbott		Republican	Attorney General, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court	000000002015-01-20-0000January 20, 2015	2019	List
Utah		Herbert, GaryGary Herbert		Republican	Lieutenant Governor, Utah County Commissioner	000000002009-08-11-0000August 11, 2009	2017	List
Vermont		Shumlin, PeterPeter Shumlin		Democratic	Vermont Senate, Vermont House	000000002011-01-06-0000January 6, 2011	2017 (retiring)	List
Virginia		McAuliffe, TerryTerry McAuliffe		Democratic	Chair of the Democratic National Committee	000000002014-01-11-0000January 11, 2014	2018 (term limits)	List
Washington		Inslee, JayJay Inslee		Democratic	U.S. House, Washington House	000000002013-01-16-0000January 16, 2013	2017	List
West Virginia		Tomblin, Earl RayEarl Ray Tomblin		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor, West Virginia Senate, West Virginia House	000000002010-11-15-0000November 15, 2010	2017 (term limits)	List
Wisconsin		Walker, ScottScott Walker		Republican	Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Assembly	000000002011-01-03-0000January 3, 2011	2019	List
Wyoming		Mead, MattMatt Mead		Republican	United States Attorney	000000002011-01-03-0000January 3, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List

Territorial governors

The following hold the gubernatorial or mayoral offices in the territories and the District of Columbia:

Democratic (3) Independent (1) Republican (2)
Territory	Picture	Current Executive	Party		Prior experience	Took Office	Term ends	Past
American Samoa		Moliga, Lolo MatalasiLolo Matalasi Moliga		Democratic	American Samoa Senate, American Samoa House of Representatives	000000002013-01-03-0000January 3, 2013	2017	List
District of Columbia		Bowser, MurielMuriel Bowser		Democratic	Council of the District of Columbia	000000002015-01-02-0000January 2, 2015	2019	List
Guam		Calvo, EddieEddie Calvo		Republican	Legislature of Guam	000000002011-01-03-0000January 3, 2011	2019 (term limits)	List
Northern Mariana Islands		Torres, RalphRalph Torres		Republican	Lieutenant Governor, Northern Mariana Islands Legislature	000000002015-12-29-0000December 29, 2015	2019	List
Puerto Rico		García Padilla, AlejandroAlejandro García Padilla		Democratic	Puerto Rico Senate	000000002013-01-02-0000January 2, 2013	2017	List
U. S. Virgin Islands		Mapp, KennethKenneth Mapp		Independent	Lieutenant Governor, Legislature of the Virgin Islands	000000002015-01-05-0000January 5, 2015	2019	List

References

External links

http://www.nga.org/cms/home.html National Governors Association

Current governors and executives of U.S. states and territories

President of the United States: Barack Obama (D)

AL Bentley (R) AK B. Walker (I) AZ Ducey (R) AR Hutchinson (R) CA J. Brown (D) CO Hickenlooper (D) CT Malloy (D) DE Markell (D) FL Scott (R) GA Deal (R) HI Ige (D) ID Otter (R) IL Rauner (R) IN Pence (R) IA Branstad (R) KS Brownback (R) KY Bevin (R) LA Edwards (D) ME LePage (R) MD Hogan (R) MA Baker (R) MI Snyder (R) MN Dayton (D) MS Bryant (R) MO Nixon (D) MT Bullock (D) NE Ricketts (R) NV Sandoval (R) NH Hassan (D) NJ Christie (R) NM Martinez (R) NY Cuomo (D) NC McCrory (R) ND Dalrymple (R) OH Kasich (R) OK Fallin (R) OR K. Brown (D) PA Wolf (D) RI Raimondo (D) SC Haley (R) SD Daugaard (R) TN Haslam (R) TX Abbott (R) UT Herbert (R) VT Shumlin (D) VA McAuliffe (D) WA Inslee (D) WV Tomblin (D) WI S. Walker (R) WY Mead (R) DC Bowser (D) (Mayor) Territories: AS Moliga (D) GU Calvo (R) MP Torres (R) PR García (D) VI Mapp (I)

Political party affiliations: 33 Republican 21 Democratic 2 Independent

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List of current United States governors

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