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The following is a list of incumbent governors of the states and territories of the United States. There are currently 29 Republicans, 20 Democrats, and 1 Independent holding the office of governor in the states, and 3 Democrats and 3 Republicans (one is also a member of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico) as governor of United States Territories and mayor of Washington, D.C.

State Governors

See also: Seals of the Governors of the U.S. States and Flags of the Governors of the U.S. States

In the table below, Seat Up indicates the year in which the governor's term ends. The current term ends in January the given year for all states except Alaska, Hawaii and Kentucky, where the term ends in December of the election year. 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 their intention not to seek re-election at the end of the term or to run for another office.

  Democratic   Republican   Independent

State Picture Current Governor Party Took office Seat Up Past
Alabama Robert Bentley Republican January 17, 2011 2015 List
Alaska Sean Parnell Republican July 26, 2009 2014 List
Arizona Jan Brewer Republican January 21, 2009 2015 (term limits) List
Arkansas Mike Beebe Democratic January 9, 2007 2015 (term limits) List
California Jerry Brown Democratic January 3, 2011 2015 List
Colorado John Hickenlooper Democratic January 11, 2011 2015 List
Connecticut Dan Malloy Democratic January 5, 2011 2015 List
Delaware Jack Markell Democratic January 20, 2009 2013 List
Florida Rick Scott Republican January 4, 2011 2015 List
Georgia Nathan Deal Republican January 10, 2011 2015 List
Hawaii Neil Abercrombie Democratic December 6, 2010 2014 List
Idaho Butch Otter Republican January 1, 2007 2015 List
Illinois Pat Quinn Democratic January 29, 2009 2015 List
Indiana Mitch Daniels Republican January 10, 2005 2013 (term limits) List
Iowa Terry Branstad Republican January 14, 2011 2015 List
Kansas Sam Brownback Republican January 10, 2011 2015 List
Kentucky Steve Beshear Democratic December 11, 2007 2015 (term limits) List
Louisiana Bobby Jindal Republican January 14, 2008 2016 (term limits) List
Maine Paul LePage Republican January 5, 2011 2015 List
Maryland Martin O'Malley Democratic January 17, 2007 2015 (term limits) List
Massachusetts Deval Patrick Democratic January 4, 2007 2015 (retiring) List
Michigan Rick Snyder Republican January 1, 2011 2015 List
Minnesota Mark Dayton Democratic January 3, 2011 2015 List
Mississippi Phil Bryant Republican January 10, 2012 2016 List
Missouri Jay Nixon Democratic January 12, 2009 2013 List
Montana Brian Schweitzer Democratic January 3, 2005 2013 (term limits) List
Nebraska Dave Heineman Republican January 20, 2005 2015 (term limits) List
Nevada Brian Sandoval Republican January 3, 2011 2015 List
New Hampshire John Lynch Democratic January 6, 2005 2013 (retiring) List
New Jersey Chris Christie Republican January 19, 2010 2014 List
New Mexico Susana Martinez Republican January 1, 2011 2015 List
New York Andrew Cuomo Democratic January 1, 2011 2014 List
North Carolina Bev Perdue Democratic January 10, 2009 2013 (retiring) List
North Dakota Jack Dalrymple Republican December 7, 2010 2012 List
Ohio John Kasich Republican January 10, 2011 2015 List
Oklahoma Mary Fallin Republican January 10, 2011 2015 List
Oregon John Kitzhaber Democratic January 10, 2011 2015 List
Pennsylvania Tom Corbett Republican January 18, 2011 2015 List
Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee Independent January 4, 2011 2015 List
South Carolina Nikki Haley Republican January 12, 2011 2015 List
South Dakota Dennis Daugaard Republican January 8, 2011 2015 List
Tennessee Bill Haslam Republican January 15, 2011 2015 List
Texas Rick Perry Republican December 21, 2000 2015 List
Utah File:Gary Herbert crop.jpg Gary Herbert Republican August 11, 2009 2013 List
Vermont Peter Shumlin Democratic January 6, 2011 2013 List
Virginia Bob McDonnell Republican January 16, 2010 2014 (term limits) List
Washington Christine Gregoire Democratic January 12, 2005 2013 (retiring) List
West Virginia Earl Ray Tomblin Democratic November 15, 2010 2013 List
Wisconsin Scott Walker Republican January 3, 2011 2015 List
Wyoming Matt Mead Republican January 3, 2011 2015 List

United States Territories and the District of Columbia

The following are governors and other executives of each of the territories and Washington, D.C.:

Territory Picture Current Executive Party Took Office Seat Up Past
American Samoa Togiola Tulafono Democratic April 7, 2003 2013 (term limits) List
District of Columbia* Vincent Gray Democratic January 2, 2011 2015 List
Guam Eddie Calvo Republican January 3, 2011 2015 List
Northern Mariana Islands Benigno Fitial Covenant
Republican[1] 		January 9, 2006 2015 List
Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño New Progressive
Republican 		January 2, 2009 2013 List
United States Virgin Islands John de Jongh Democratic January 1, 2007 2015 (term limits) List

* Executive of D.C. is titled "Mayor".

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Eugenio, Haidee V. (2011-01-08). "CNMI Fitial now back to Republican Party, Governor's end goal to merge Covenant with GOP". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 2011-01-08.

External links

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