Are you out there wondering, who is my governor? Even if you’re not, this is the updated list of United States governors and other chief executives of the nation and its territories, as of May 3, 2020. We will update the list as the situations warrant.
Listing of Current United States Governors and Chief Executives
| United States of America |
|---|
| Pres. Donald Trump (R) since January 20, 2017 |
| Alabama |
| Gov. Kay Ivey (R) since April 10, 2017 |
| Alaska |
| Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) since December 3, 2018 |
| Arizona |
| Gov. Doug Ducey (R) since January 5, 2015 |
| Arkansas |
| Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) since January 13, 2015 |
| California |
| Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) since January 7, 2019 |
| Colorado |
| Gov. Jared Polis (D) since January 8, 2019 |
| Connecticut |
| Gov. Ned Lamont (D) since January 9, 2019 |
| Delaware |
| Gov. John Carney (D) since January 17, 2017 |
| Florida |
| Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) since January 8, 2019 |
| Georgia |
| Gov. Brian Kemp (R) since January 14, 2019 |
| Hawaii |
| Gov. David Ige (D) since December 1, 2014 |
| Idaho |
| Gov. Brad Little (R) since January 7, 2019 |
| Illinois |
| Gov. JD Pritzker (D) since January 14, 2019 |
| Indiana |
| Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) since January 9, 2017 |
| Iowa |
| Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) since May 24, 2017 |
| Kansas |
| Gov. Laura Kelly (D) since January 14, 2019 |
| Kentucky |
| Gov. Andy Beshear (D) since December 10, 2019 |
| Louisiana |
| Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) since January 11, 2016 |
| Maine |
| Gov. Janet Mills (D) since January 2, 2019 |
| Maryland |
| Gov. Larry Hogan (R) since January 21, 2015 |
| Massachusetts |
| Gov. Charlie Baker (R) since January 8, 2015 |
| Michigan |
| Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) since January 1, 2019 |
| Minnesota |
| Gov. Tim Walz (D) since January 7, 2019 |
| Mississippi |
| Gov. Tate Reeves (R) since January 14, 2020 |
| Missouri |
| Gov. Mike Parson (R) since June 1, 2018 |
| Montana |
| Gov. Steve Bullock (D) since January 7, 2013 |
| Nebraska |
| Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) since January 8, 2015 |
| Nevada |
| Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) since January 7, 2019 |
| New Hampshire |
| Gov. Chris Sununu (R) since January 5, 2017 |
| New Jersey |
| Gov. Phil Murphy (D) since January 16, 2018 |
| New Mexico |
| Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) since January 1, 2019 |
| New York |
| Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) since January 1, 2011 |
| North Carolina |
| Gov. Roy Cooper (D) since January 1, 2017 |
| North Dakota |
| Gov. Doug Burgum (R) since December 15, 2016 |
| Ohio |
| Gov. Mike DeWine (R) since January 14, 2019 |
| Oklahoma |
| Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) since January 14, 2019 |
| Oregon |
| Gov. Kate Brown (D) since February 18, 2015 |
| Pennsylvania |
| Gov. Tom Wolf (D) since January 20, 2015 |
| Rhode Island |
| Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) since January 6, 2015 |
| South Carolina |
| Gov. Henry McMaster (R) since January 24, 2017 |
| South Dakota |
| Gov. Kristi Noem (R) since January 5, 2019 |
| Tennessee |
| Gov. Bill Lee (R) since January 19, 2019 |
| Texas |
| Gov. Greg Abbott (R) since January 20, 2015 |
| Utah |
| Gov. Gary Herbert (R) since August 11, 2009 |
| Vermont |
| Gov. Phil Scott (R) since January 5, 2017 |
| Virginia |
| Gov. Ralph Northam (D) since January 13, 2018 |
| Washington |
| Gov. Jay Inslee (D) since January 16, 2013 |
| West Virginia |
| Gov. Jim Justice (R) since January 16, 2017 |
| Wisconsin |
| Gov. Tony Evers (D) since January 7, 2019 |
| Wyoming |
| Gov. Mark Gordon (R) since January 7, 2019 |
| American Samoa |
| Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga (D) since January 3, 2013 |
| District of Columbia (Washington, DC) |
| Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) since January 2, 2015 |
| Guam |
| Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero (D) since January 7, 2019 |
| Northern Marianas Islands |
| Gov. Ralph Torres (R) since December 29, 2015 |
| Puerto Rico |
| Gov. Wanda Vazquez Garced (R-PNP) since August 7, 2019 |
| US Virgin Islands |
| Gov. Albert Bryan (D) since January 7, 2019 |
Facts on the Elections of United States Governors
- All governorships except Vermont and New Hampshire are on four-year terms.
- Vermont and New Hampshire elect their governors every two years.
- States/territories electing governors in presidential election years (2020, 2024, etc.): American Samoa, Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia.
- States electing governors one year after the presidential election (2021, 2025, etc.): New Jersey, Virginia.
- States electing governors in midterm election years (2022, 2026, etc.): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, US Virgin Islands, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
- States electing governors one year before the presidential election (2023, 2027, etc.): Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi.
- Washington, DC elects its mayor on four-year terms in midterm election years (2022, 2026, etc.).
Gubernatorial Elections on Electionarium
| 2018 US Governor Elections |
| 2020 US Governor Elections |