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The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors, the five territorial governors, as well as the mayor of Washington, D.C. in office as of December 27, 2024.

State governors

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State Governor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Time in office Current age Party
Alabama Kay Ivey (1944-10-15)October 15, 1944 April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10) 72 years, 177 days 7 years, 261 days 80 years, 73 days Republican
Alaska Mike Dunleavy (1961-05-05)May 5, 1961 December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03) 57 years, 212 days 6 years, 24 days 63 years, 236 days Republican
Arizona Katie Hobbs (1969-12-28)December 28, 1969 January 2, 2023 (2023-01-02) 53 years, 5 days 1 year, 360 days 54 years, 365 days Democratic
Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders (1982-08-13)August 13, 1982 January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10) 40 years, 150 days 1 year, 352 days 42 years, 136 days Republican
California Gavin Newsom (1967-10-10)October 10, 1967 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 51 years, 89 days 5 years, 355 days 57 years, 78 days Democratic
Colorado Jared Polis (1975-05-12)May 12, 1975 January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08) 43 years, 241 days 5 years, 354 days 49 years, 229 days Democratic
Connecticut Ned Lamont (1954-01-03)January 3, 1954 January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09) 65 years, 6 days 5 years, 353 days 70 years, 359 days Democratic
Delaware John Carney (1956-05-20)May 20, 1956 January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17) 60 years, 242 days 7 years, 345 days 68 years, 221 days Democratic
Florida Ron DeSantis (1978-09-14)September 14, 1978 January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08) 40 years, 116 days 5 years, 354 days 46 years, 104 days Republican
Georgia Brian Kemp (1963-11-02)November 2, 1963 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 55 years, 73 days 5 years, 348 days 61 years, 55 days Republican
Hawaii Josh Green (1970-02-11)February 11, 1970 December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05) 52 years, 297 days 2 years, 22 days 54 years, 320 days Democratic
Idaho Brad Little (1954-02-15)February 15, 1954 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 64 years, 326 days 5 years, 356 days 70 years, 316 days Republican
Illinois J. B. Pritzker (1965-01-19)January 19, 1965 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 53 years, 360 days 5 years, 348 days 59 years, 343 days Democratic
Indiana Eric Holcomb (1968-05-02)May 2, 1968 January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09) 48 years, 252 days 7 years, 353 days 56 years, 239 days Republican
Iowa Kim Reynolds (1959-08-04)August 4, 1959 May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24) 57 years, 293 days 7 years, 217 days 65 years, 145 days Republican
Kansas Laura Kelly (1950-01-24)January 24, 1950 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 68 years, 355 days 5 years, 348 days 74 years, 338 days Democratic
Kentucky Andy Beshear (1977-11-29)November 29, 1977 December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10) 42 years, 11 days 5 years, 17 days 47 years, 28 days Democratic
Louisiana Jeff Landry (1970-12-23)December 23, 1970 January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08) 53 years, 16 days 354 days 54 years, 4 days Republican
Maine Janet Mills (1947-12-30)December 30, 1947 January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02) 71 years, 3 days 5 years, 360 days 76 years, 363 days Democratic
Maryland Wes Moore (1978-10-15)October 15, 1978 January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18) 44 years, 95 days 1 year, 344 days 46 years, 73 days Democratic
Massachusetts Maura Healey (1971-02-08)February 8, 1971 January 5, 2023 (2023-01-05) 51 years, 331 days 1 year, 357 days 53 years, 323 days Democratic
Michigan Gretchen Whitmer (1971-08-23)August 23, 1971 January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) 47 years, 131 days 5 years, 361 days 53 years, 126 days Democratic
Minnesota Tim Walz (1964-04-06)April 6, 1964 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 54 years, 276 days 5 years, 355 days 60 years, 265 days Democratic–Farmer–Labor[a]
Mississippi Tate Reeves (1974-06-05)June 5, 1974 January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14) 45 years, 223 days 4 years, 348 days 50 years, 205 days Republican
Missouri Mike Parson (1955-09-17)September 17, 1955 June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01) 62 years, 257 days 6 years, 209 days 69 years, 101 days Republican
Montana Greg Gianforte (1961-04-17)April 17, 1961 January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04) 59 years, 262 days 3 years, 358 days 63 years, 254 days Republican
Nebraska Jim Pillen (1955-12-31)December 31, 1955 January 5, 2023 (2023-01-05) 67 years, 5 days 1 year, 357 days 68 years, 362 days Republican
Nevada Joe Lombardo (1962-11-08)November 8, 1962 January 2, 2023 (2023-01-02) 60 years, 55 days 1 year, 360 days 62 years, 49 days Republican
New Hampshire Chris Sununu (1974-11-05)November 5, 1974 January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05) 42 years, 61 days 7 years, 357 days 50 years, 52 days Republican
New Jersey Phil Murphy (1957-08-16)August 16, 1957 January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) 60 years, 153 days 6 years, 346 days 67 years, 133 days Democratic
New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham (1959-10-24)October 24, 1959 January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) 59 years, 69 days 5 years, 361 days 65 years, 64 days Democratic
New York Kathy Hochul (1958-08-27)August 27, 1958 August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) 62 years, 362 days 3 years, 125 days 66 years, 122 days Democratic
North Carolina Roy Cooper (1957-06-13)June 13, 1957 January 1, 2017 (2017-01-01) 59 years, 202 days 7 years, 361 days 67 years, 197 days Democratic
North Dakota Kelly Armstrong (1976-10-08)October 8, 1976 December 15, 2024 (2024-12-15) 48 years, 68 days 12 days 48 years, 80 days Republican
Ohio Mike DeWine (1947-01-05)January 5, 1947 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 72 years, 9 days 5 years, 348 days 77 years, 357 days Republican
Oklahoma Kevin Stitt (1972-12-28)December 28, 1972 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 46 years, 17 days 5 years, 348 days 51 years, 365 days Republican
Oregon Tina Kotek (1966-09-30)September 30, 1966 January 9, 2023 (2023-01-09) 56 years, 101 days 1 year, 353 days 58 years, 88 days Democratic
Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro (1973-06-20)June 20, 1973 January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17) 49 years, 211 days 1 year, 345 days 51 years, 190 days Democratic
Rhode Island Dan McKee (1951-06-16)June 16, 1951 March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) 69 years, 259 days 3 years, 300 days 73 years, 194 days Democratic
South Carolina Henry McMaster (1947-05-27)May 27, 1947 January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) 69 years, 242 days 7 years, 338 days 77 years, 214 days Republican
South Dakota Kristi Noem (1971-11-30)November 30, 1971 January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05) 47 years, 36 days 5 years, 357 days 53 years, 27 days Republican
Tennessee Bill Lee (1959-10-09)October 9, 1959 January 19, 2019 (2019-01-19) 59 years, 102 days 5 years, 343 days 65 years, 79 days Republican
Texas Greg Abbott (1957-11-13)November 13, 1957 January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20) 57 years, 68 days 9 years, 342 days 67 years, 44 days Republican
Utah Spencer Cox (1975-07-11)July 11, 1975 January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04) 45 years, 177 days 3 years, 358 days 49 years, 169 days Republican
Vermont Phil Scott (1958-08-04)August 4, 1958 January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05) 58 years, 154 days 7 years, 357 days 66 years, 145 days Republican
Virginia Glenn Youngkin (1966-12-09)December 9, 1966 January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15) 55 years, 37 days 2 years, 347 days 58 years, 18 days Republican
Washington Jay Inslee (1951-02-09)February 9, 1951 January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16) 61 years, 342 days 11 years, 346 days 73 years, 322 days Democratic
West Virginia Jim Justice (1951-04-27)April 27, 1951 January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16) 65 years, 264 days 7 years, 346 days 73 years, 244 days Republican
Wisconsin Tony Evers (1951-11-05)November 5, 1951 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 67 years, 63 days 5 years, 355 days 73 years, 52 days Democratic
Wyoming Mark Gordon (1957-03-14)March 14, 1957 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 61 years, 299 days 5 years, 355 days 67 years, 288 days Republican

Territorial governors

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Territory Governor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Time in office Current age Party
American Samoa Lemanu Peleti Mauga January 3, 1960[2] January 3, 2021 61 years, 0 days 3 years, 359 days 64 years, 359 days Democratic
Guam Lou Leon Guerrero November 8, 1950 January 7, 2019 68 years, 60 days 5 years, 355 days 74 years, 49 days Democratic
Northern Mariana Islands Arnold Palacios August 22, 1955[3] January 9, 2023 67 years, 140 days 1 year, 353 days 69 years, 127 days Independent
Puerto Rico Pedro Pierluisi April 26, 1959 January 2, 2021 61 years, 251 days 3 years, 360 days 65 years, 245 days New Progressive
U.S. Virgin Islands Albert Bryan February 21, 1968 January 7, 2019 50 years, 320 days 5 years, 355 days 56 years, 310 days Democratic

Federal district mayor

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These paragraphs are an excerpt from List of current United States governors § Federal district mayor.[edit]
The District of Columbia is a federal district that elects a mayor that has similar powers to those of a state or territorial governor.[4] The cities of Washington and Georgetown within the district elected their own mayors until 1871, when their governments were consolidated into a reorganized District of Columbia by a Congressional act.[5] The district's chief executive from 1871 to 1874 was a governor appointed by the president of the United States; the office was replaced by a board of commissioners with three members appointed by the president—two residents and a representative from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.[5][6] The Board of Commissioners was originally a temporary body but was made permanent in 1878 with one member selected to serve as the Board President, in effect the city's chief executive.[7] The system was replaced in 1967 by a single mayor–commissioner and home rule in the District of Columbia was fully restored in 1975 under a reorganized government led by an elected mayor.[8]
District Mayor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Time in office Current age Party
District of Columbia Muriel Bowser August 2, 1972 January 2, 2015 42 years, 153 days 9 years, 360 days 52 years, 147 days Democratic

Demographics of state governors

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Note: The following information for currently serving state governors is correct as of 2021.

  • Statistics (not counting territorial governors):
    • The median age is 68 years, 13 days.
    • The median age at inauguration is 63 years, 328 days.
    • The median term length is 10 years, 188 days.
    • The average age among Republicans is 68 years, 38 days.
    • The average age among Democrats is 68 years, 305 days.
  • Age Ranges:
    • 10 governors are in their 70s;
    • 21 governors are in their 60s;
    • 12 governors are in their 50s; and
    • 7 governors are in their 40s.
  • Political Party:
    • 28 Republicans (56%)
    • 22 Democrats (44%)
  • Sex:
    • 41 Males (82%)
    • 9 Females (18%)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Erlandson, Henry (January 25, 2020). "Why is Minnesota's Democratic Party called the DFL?". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Gov. Lemanu P. S. Mauga". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Arnold Palacios". National Governors Association. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Nirappil, Fenit (June 21, 2017). "Can a change of titles make DC seem more stately? Ask Gov. Bowser". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Governing the District of Columbia: Overview and Timeline (Report). Congressional Research Service. January 29, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Davis, Henry E. (December 29, 1899). "The Political Development of the District of Columbia". Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 1: 215. JSTOR 24526084.
  7. ^ Frommer, Frederic (June 21, 2022). "D.C. elected its own mayors in the 1800s — until Congress stepped in". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  8. ^ Martin, Douglas (October 28, 2003). "Walter Washington, 88, Former Mayor of Washington, Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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