List of current United States governors by age
Appearance
This is a list of current United States governors by age. Also included are the age of the governor at inauguration, and the length of their gubernatorial term to date.
- As of September 30, 2024, 5 governors are in their 70s, 15 governors are in their 60s, 24 are in their 50s, and 6 are in their 40s.
- The median age of currently serving governors is 66 years, 78 days.
- The median age of inauguration for currently serving governors is 56 years, 191 days.
- The median term length of currently serving governors is 13 years, 271 days.
State |
Governor |
Date of birth |
Date of inauguration |
Age at inauguration |
Length of gubernatorial term to date |
Current age |
Party |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Robert J. Bentley | February 3, 1943 | January 17, 2011 | 67 years, 348 days | 13 years, 257 days | 81 years, 240 days | Republican |
Alaska | Bill Walker | April 16, 1951 | December 1, 2014 | 63 years, 229 days | 9 years, 304 days | 73 years, 167 days | Independent |
Arizona | Doug Ducey | April 9, 1964 | January 5, 2015 | 50 years, 271 days | 9 years, 269 days | 60 years, 174 days | Republican |
Arkansas | Asa Hutchinson | December 3, 1950 | January 13, 2015 | 64 years, 41 days | 9 years, 261 days | 73 years, 302 days | Republican |
California | Jerry Brown | April 7, 1938 | January 3, 2011 | 72 years, 271 days | 13 years, 271 days | 86 years, 176 days | Democratic |
Colorado | John Hickenlooper | February 7, 1952 | January 11, 2011 | 58 years, 338 days | 13 years, 263 days | 72 years, 236 days | Democratic |
Connecticut | Dan Malloy | July 21, 1955 | January 5, 2011 | 55 years, 168 days | 13 years, 269 days | 69 years, 71 days | Democratic |
Delaware | Jack Markell | November 26, 1960 | January 20, 2009 | 48 years, 55 days | 15 years, 254 days | 63 years, 309 days | Democratic |
Florida | Rick Scott | December 1, 1952 | January 4, 2011 | 58 years, 34 days | 13 years, 270 days | 71 years, 304 days | Republican |
Georgia | Nathan Deal | August 25, 1942 | January 10, 2011 | 68 years, 138 days | 13 years, 264 days | 82 years, 36 days | Republican |
Hawaii | David Ige | January 15, 1957 | December 1, 2014 | 57 years, 320 days | 9 years, 304 days | 67 years, 259 days | Democratic |
Idaho | Butch Otter | May 3, 1942 | January 1, 2007 | 64 years, 243 days | 17 years, 273 days | 82 years, 150 days | Republican |
Illinois | Bruce Rauner | February 18, 1957 | January 12, 2015 | 57 years, 328 days | 9 years, 262 days | 67 years, 225 days | Republican |
Indiana | Mike Pence | June 7, 1959 | January 14, 2013 | 53 years, 221 days | 11 years, 260 days | 65 years, 115 days | Republican |
Iowa | Terry Branstad | November 17, 1946 | January 14, 2011 | 64 years, 58 days | 13 years, 260 days | 77 years, 318 days | Republican |
Kansas | Sam Brownback | September 12, 1956 | January 10, 2011 | 54 years, 120 days | 13 years, 264 days | 68 years, 18 days | Republican |
Kentucky | Matt Bevin | January 9, 1967 | December 8, 2015 | 48 years, 333 days | 8 years, 297 days | 57 years, 265 days | Republican |
Louisiana | John Bel Edwards | September 16, 1966 | January 11, 2016 | 49 years, 117 days | 8 years, 263 days | 58 years, 14 days | Democratic |
Maine | Paul LePage | October 9, 1948 | January 5, 2011 | 62 years, 88 days | 13 years, 269 days | 75 years, 357 days | Republican |
Maryland | Larry Hogan | May 25, 1956 | January 21, 2015 | 58 years, 241 days | 9 years, 253 days | 68 years, 128 days | Republican |
Massachusetts | Charlie Baker | November 13, 1956 | January 8, 2015 | 58 years, 56 days | 9 years, 266 days | 67 years, 322 days | Republican |
Michigan | Rick Snyder | August 19, 1958 | January 1, 2011 | 52 years, 135 days | 13 years, 273 days | 66 years, 42 days | Republican |
Minnesota | Mark Dayton | January 26, 1947 | January 3, 2011 | 63 years, 342 days | 13 years, 271 days | 77 years, 248 days | Democratic |
Mississippi | Phil Bryant | December 9, 1954 | January 10, 2012 | 57 years, 32 days | 12 years, 264 days | 69 years, 296 days | Republican |
Missouri | Jay Nixon | February 13, 1956 | January 12, 2009 | 52 years, 334 days | 15 years, 262 days | 68 years, 230 days | Democratic |
Montana | Steve Bullock | April 11, 1966 | January 7, 2013 | 46 years, 271 days | 11 years, 267 days | 58 years, 172 days | Democratic |
Nebraska | Pete Ricketts | August 19, 1964 | January 8, 2015 | 50 years, 142 days | 9 years, 266 days | 60 years, 42 days | Republican |
Nevada | Brian Sandoval | August 5, 1963 | January 3, 2011 | 47 years, 151 days | 13 years, 271 days | 61 years, 56 days | Republican |
New Hampshire | Maggie Hassan | February 27, 1958 | January 3, 2013 | 54 years, 311 days | 11 years, 271 days | 66 years, 216 days | Democratic |
New Jersey | Chris Christie | September 6, 1962 | January 19, 2010 | 47 years, 135 days | 14 years, 255 days | 62 years, 24 days | Republican |
New Mexico | Susana Martinez | July 14, 1959 | January 1, 2011 | 51 years, 171 days | 13 years, 273 days | 65 years, 78 days | Republican |
New York | Andrew Cuomo | December 6, 1957 | January 1, 2011 | 53 years, 26 days | 13 years, 273 days | 66 years, 299 days | Democratic |
North Carolina | Pat McCrory | October 17, 1956 | January 5, 2013 | 56 years, 80 days | 11 years, 269 days | 67 years, 349 days | Republican |
North Dakota | Jack Dalrymple | October 16, 1948 | December 7, 2010 | 62 years, 52 days | 13 years, 298 days | 75 years, 350 days | Republican |
Ohio | John Kasich | May 13, 1952 | January 10, 2011 | 58 years, 242 days | 13 years, 264 days | 72 years, 140 days | Republican |
Oklahoma | Mary Fallin | December 9, 1954 | January 10, 2011 | 56 years, 32 days | 13 years, 264 days | 69 years, 296 days | Republican |
Oregon | Kate Brown | June 21, 1960 | February 18, 2015 | 54 years, 242 days | 9 years, 225 days | 64 years, 101 days | Democratic |
Pennsylvania | Tom Wolf | November 17, 1948 | January 20, 2015 | 66 years, 64 days | 9 years, 254 days | 75 years, 318 days | Democratic |
Rhode Island | Gina Raimondo | May 17, 1971 | January 6, 2015 | 43 years, 234 days | 9 years, 268 days | 53 years, 136 days | Democratic |
South Carolina | Nikki Haley | January 20, 1972 | January 12, 2011 | 38 years, 357 days | 13 years, 262 days | 52 years, 254 days | Republican |
South Dakota | Dennis Daugaard | June 11, 1953 | January 8, 2011 | 57 years, 211 days | 13 years, 266 days | 71 years, 111 days | Republican |
Tennessee | Bill Haslam | August 23, 1958 | January 15, 2011 | 52 years, 145 days | 13 years, 259 days | 66 years, 38 days | Republican |
Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 9 years, 254 days | 66 years, 322 days | Republican |
Utah | Gary Herbert | May 7, 1947 | August 11, 2009 | 62 years, 96 days | 15 years, 50 days | 77 years, 146 days | Republican |
Vermont | Peter Shumlin | March 24, 1956 | January 6, 2011 | 54 years, 288 days | 13 years, 268 days | 68 years, 190 days | Democratic |
Virginia | Terry McAuliffe | February 9, 1957 | January 11, 2014 | 56 years, 336 days | 10 years, 263 days | 67 years, 234 days | Democratic |
Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 11 years, 258 days | 73 years, 234 days | Democratic |
West Virginia | Earl Ray Tomblin | March 15, 1952 | November 15, 2010 | 58 years, 245 days | 13 years, 320 days | 72 years, 199 days | Democratic |
Wisconsin | Scott Walker | November 2, 1967 | January 3, 2011 | 43 years, 62 days | 13 years, 271 days | 56 years, 333 days | Republican |
Wyoming | Matt Mead | March 11, 1962 | January 3, 2011 | 48 years, 298 days | 13 years, 271 days | 62 years, 203 days | Republican |
State | Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration |
Age at inauguration |
Length of gubernatorial term to date |
Current age | Party |