List of current United States governors by age
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The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors as well as the five territorial governors in office as of May 8, 2019.
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State governors[edit]
| State | Governor | Date of Birth | Date of Inauguration | Age at Inauguration | Time in Office | Current Age |
Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Kay Ivey | October 15, 1944 | April 10, 2017 | 72 years, 177 days | 2 years, 28 days | 74 years, 205 days | Republican |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 156 days | 58 years, 3 days | Republican |
| Arizona | Doug Ducey | April 9, 1964 | January 5, 2015 | 50 years, 271 days | 4 years, 123 days | 55 years, 29 days | Republican |
| Arkansas | Asa Hutchinson | December 3, 1950 | January 13, 2015 | 64 years, 41 days | 4 years, 115 days | 68 years, 156 days | Republican |
| California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 121 days | 51 years, 210 days | Democratic |
| Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 120 days | 43 years, 361 days | Democratic |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 119 days | 65 years, 125 days | Democratic |
| Delaware | John Carney | May 20, 1956 | January 17, 2017 | 60 years, 242 days | 2 years, 111 days | 62 years, 353 days | Democratic |
| Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 120 days | 40 years, 236 days | Republican |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 114 days | 55 years, 187 days | Republican |
| Hawaii | David Ige | January 15, 1957 | December 1, 2014 | 57 years, 320 days | 4 years, 158 days | 62 years, 113 days | Democratic |
| Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 6, 2019 | 64 years, 325 days | 122 days | 65 years, 82 days | Republican |
| Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 114 days | 54 years, 109 days | Democratic |
| Indiana | Eric Holcomb | May 2, 1968 | January 9, 2017 | 48 years, 252 days | 2 years, 119 days | 51 years, 6 days | Republican |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 1 year, 349 days | 59 years, 277 days | Republican |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 114 days | 69 years, 104 days | Democratic |
| Kentucky | Matt Bevin | January 9, 1967 | December 8, 2015 | 48 years, 333 days | 3 years, 151 days | 52 years, 119 days | Republican |
| Louisiana | John Bel Edwards | September 16, 1966 | January 11, 2016 | 49 years, 117 days | 3 years, 117 days | 52 years, 234 days | Democratic |
| Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 126 days | 71 years, 129 days | Democratic |
| Maryland | Larry Hogan | May 25, 1956 | January 21, 2015 | 58 years, 241 days | 4 years, 107 days | 62 years, 348 days | Republican |
| Massachusetts | Charlie Baker | November 13, 1956 | January 8, 2015 | 58 years, 56 days | 4 years, 120 days | 62 years, 176 days | Republican |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 127 days | 47 years, 258 days | Democratic |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 121 days | 55 years, 32 days | Democratic |
| Mississippi | Phil Bryant | December 9, 1954 | January 10, 2012 | 57 years, 32 days | 7 years, 118 days | 64 years, 150 days | Republican |
| Missouri | Mike Parson | September 17, 1955 | June 1, 2018 | 62 years, 257 days | 341 days | 63 years, 233 days | Republican |
| Montana | Steve Bullock | April 11, 1966 | January 7, 2013 | 46 years, 271 days | 6 years, 121 days | 53 years, 27 days | Democratic |
| Nebraska | Pete Ricketts | August 19, 1964 | January 8, 2015 | 50 years, 142 days | 4 years, 120 days | 54 years, 262 days | Republican |
| Nevada | Steve Sisolak | December 26, 1953 | January 7, 2019 | 65 years, 12 days | 121 days | 65 years, 133 days | Democratic |
| New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | November 5, 1974 | January 5, 2017 | 42 years, 61 days | 2 years, 123 days | 44 years, 184 days | Republican |
| New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 1 year, 112 days | 61 years, 265 days | Democratic |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 127 days | 59 years, 196 days | Democratic |
| New York | Andrew Cuomo | December 6, 1957 | January 1, 2011 | 53 years, 26 days | 8 years, 127 days | 61 years, 153 days | Democratic |
| North Carolina | Roy Cooper | June 13, 1957 | January 1, 2017 | 59 years, 202 days | 2 years, 127 days | 61 years, 329 days | Democratic |
| North Dakota | Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 | December 15, 2016 | 60 years, 136 days | 2 years, 144 days | 62 years, 280 days | Republican |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 114 days | 72 years, 123 days | Republican |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 114 days | 46 years, 131 days | Republican |
| Oregon | Kate Brown | June 21, 1960 | February 18, 2015 | 54 years, 242 days | 4 years, 79 days | 58 years, 321 days | Democratic |
| Pennsylvania | Tom Wolf | November 17, 1948 | January 20, 2015 | 66 years, 64 days | 4 years, 108 days | 70 years, 172 days | Democratic |
| Rhode Island | Gina Raimondo | May 17, 1971 | January 6, 2015 | 43 years, 234 days | 4 years, 122 days | 47 years, 356 days | Democratic |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 2 years, 104 days | 71 years, 346 days | Republican |
| South Dakota | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 | January 5, 2019 | 47 years, 36 days | 123 days | 47 years, 159 days | Republican |
| Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 109 days | 59 years, 211 days | Republican |
| Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 4 years, 108 days | 61 years, 176 days | Republican |
| Utah | Gary Herbert | May 7, 1947 | August 11, 2009 | 62 years, 96 days | 9 years, 270 days | 72 years, 1 day | Republican |
| Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 2 years, 123 days | 60 years, 277 days | Republican |
| Virginia | Ralph Northam | September 13, 1959 | January 13, 2018 | 58 years, 122 days | 1 year, 115 days | 59 years, 237 days | Democratic |
| Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 6 years, 112 days | 68 years, 88 days | Democratic |
| West Virginia | Jim Justice | April 27, 1951 | January 16, 2017 | 65 years, 264 days | 2 years, 112 days | 68 years, 11 days | Republican |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 121 days | 67 years, 184 days | Democratic |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 121 days | 62 years, 55 days | Republican |
Territorial governors[edit]
| Territory | Governor | Date of Birth | Date of Inauguration | Age at Inauguration | Time in Office | Age Now |
Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Lolo Matalasi Moliga | 1949 | January 3, 2013 | 63–64 years | 6 years, 125 days | 69–70 years | Democratic |
| Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 121 days | 68 years, 181 days | Democratic |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Ralph Torres | August 6, 1979 | December 29, 2015 | 36 years, 145 days | 3 years, 130 days | 39 years, 275 days | Republican |
| Puerto Rico | Ricardo Rosselló | March 7, 1979 | January 2, 2017 | 37 years, 301 days | 2 years, 126 days | 40 years, 62 days | New Progressive, Democratic |
| United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 121 days | 51 years, 76 days | Democratic |
Demographics of state governors[edit]
Note: The following information for currently serving state governors is correct as of May 8, 2019.
- Statistics (not counting territorial governors):
- The median age is 62 years, 145 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 58 years, 94 days.
- The median term length is 4 years, 320 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 62 years, 170 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 63 years, 71 days.
- Age Ranges:
- 6 governors are in their 70s;
- 21 governors are in their 60s;
- 16 governors are in their 50s; and
- 7 governors are in their 40s.
- Political Party:
- 27 Republicans (54%)
- 23 Democrats (46%)
- Sex:
- 41 Males (82%)
- 9 Females (18%)