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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 November 21, 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, 225 days 80 years, 37 days Republican
Alaska Mike Dunleavy (1961-05-05)May 5, 1961 December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03) 57 years, 212 days 5 years, 354 days 63 years, 200 days Republican
Arizona Katie Hobbs (1969-12-28)December 28, 1969 January 2, 2023 (2023-01-02) 53 years, 5 days 1 year, 324 days 54 years, 329 days Democratic
Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders (1982-08-13)August 13, 1982 January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10) 40 years, 150 days 1 year, 316 days 42 years, 100 days Republican
California Gavin Newsom (1967-10-10)October 10, 1967 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 51 years, 89 days 5 years, 319 days 57 years, 42 days Democratic
Colorado Jared Polis (1975-05-12)May 12, 1975 January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08) 43 years, 241 days 5 years, 318 days 49 years, 193 days Democratic
Connecticut Ned Lamont (1954-01-03)January 3, 1954 January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09) 65 years, 6 days 5 years, 317 days 70 years, 323 days Democratic
Delaware John Carney (1956-05-20)May 20, 1956 January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17) 60 years, 242 days 7 years, 309 days 68 years, 185 days Democratic
Florida Ron DeSantis (1978-09-14)September 14, 1978 January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08) 40 years, 116 days 5 years, 318 days 46 years, 68 days Republican
Georgia Brian Kemp (1963-11-02)November 2, 1963 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 55 years, 73 days 5 years, 312 days 61 years, 19 days Republican
Hawaii Josh Green (1970-02-11)February 11, 1970 December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05) 52 years, 297 days 1 year, 352 days 54 years, 284 days Democratic
Idaho Brad Little (1954-02-15)February 15, 1954 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 64 years, 326 days 5 years, 320 days 70 years, 280 days Republican
Illinois J. B. Pritzker (1965-01-19)January 19, 1965 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 53 years, 360 days 5 years, 312 days 59 years, 307 days Democratic
Indiana Eric Holcomb (1968-05-02)May 2, 1968 January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09) 48 years, 252 days 7 years, 317 days 56 years, 203 days Republican
Iowa Kim Reynolds (1959-08-04)August 4, 1959 May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24) 57 years, 293 days 7 years, 181 days 65 years, 109 days Republican
Kansas Laura Kelly (1950-01-24)January 24, 1950 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 68 years, 355 days 5 years, 312 days 74 years, 302 days Democratic
Kentucky Andy Beshear (1977-11-29)November 29, 1977 December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10) 42 years, 11 days 4 years, 347 days 46 years, 358 days Democratic
Louisiana Jeff Landry (1970-12-23)December 23, 1970 January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08) 53 years, 16 days 318 days 53 years, 334 days Republican
Maine Janet Mills (1947-12-30)December 30, 1947 January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02) 71 years, 3 days 5 years, 324 days 76 years, 327 days Democratic
Maryland Wes Moore (1978-10-15)October 15, 1978 January 18, 2023 (2023-01-18) 44 years, 95 days 1 year, 308 days 46 years, 37 days Democratic
Massachusetts Maura Healey (1971-02-08)February 8, 1971 January 5, 2023 (2023-01-05) 51 years, 331 days 1 year, 321 days 53 years, 287 days Democratic
Michigan Gretchen Whitmer (1971-08-23)August 23, 1971 January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) 47 years, 131 days 5 years, 325 days 53 years, 90 days Democratic
Minnesota Tim Walz (1964-04-06)April 6, 1964 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 54 years, 276 days 5 years, 319 days 60 years, 229 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, 312 days 50 years, 169 days Republican
Missouri Mike Parson (1955-09-17)September 17, 1955 June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01) 62 years, 257 days 6 years, 173 days 69 years, 65 days Republican
Montana Greg Gianforte (1961-04-17)April 17, 1961 January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04) 59 years, 262 days 3 years, 322 days 63 years, 218 days Republican
Nebraska Jim Pillen (1955-12-31)December 31, 1955 January 5, 2023 (2023-01-05) 67 years, 5 days 1 year, 321 days 68 years, 326 days Republican
Nevada Joe Lombardo (1962-11-08)November 8, 1962 January 2, 2023 (2023-01-02) 60 years, 55 days 1 year, 324 days 62 years, 13 days Republican
New Hampshire Chris Sununu (1974-11-05)November 5, 1974 January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05) 42 years, 61 days 7 years, 321 days 50 years, 16 days Republican
New Jersey Phil Murphy (1957-08-16)August 16, 1957 January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) 60 years, 153 days 6 years, 310 days 67 years, 97 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, 325 days 65 years, 28 days Democratic
New York Kathy Hochul (1958-08-27)August 27, 1958 August 24, 2021 (2021-08-24) 62 years, 362 days 3 years, 89 days 66 years, 86 days Democratic
North Carolina Roy Cooper (1957-06-13)June 13, 1957 January 1, 2017 (2017-01-01) 59 years, 202 days 7 years, 325 days 67 years, 161 days Democratic
North Dakota Doug Burgum (1956-08-01)August 1, 1956 December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15) 60 years, 136 days 7 years, 342 days 68 years, 112 days Republican
Ohio Mike DeWine (1947-01-05)January 5, 1947 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 72 years, 9 days 5 years, 312 days 77 years, 321 days Republican
Oklahoma Kevin Stitt (1972-12-28)December 28, 1972 January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) 46 years, 17 days 5 years, 312 days 51 years, 329 days Republican
Oregon Tina Kotek (1966-09-30)September 30, 1966 January 9, 2023 (2023-01-09) 56 years, 101 days 1 year, 317 days 58 years, 52 days Democratic
Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro (1973-06-20)June 20, 1973 January 17, 2023 (2023-01-17) 49 years, 211 days 1 year, 309 days 51 years, 154 days Democratic
Rhode Island Dan McKee (1951-06-16)June 16, 1951 March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02) 69 years, 259 days 3 years, 264 days 73 years, 158 days Democratic
South Carolina Henry McMaster (1947-05-27)May 27, 1947 January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24) 69 years, 242 days 7 years, 302 days 77 years, 178 days Republican
South Dakota Kristi Noem (1971-11-30)November 30, 1971 January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05) 47 years, 36 days 5 years, 321 days 52 years, 357 days Republican
Tennessee Bill Lee (1959-10-09)October 9, 1959 January 19, 2019 (2019-01-19) 59 years, 102 days 5 years, 307 days 65 years, 43 days Republican
Texas Greg Abbott (1957-11-13)November 13, 1957 January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20) 57 years, 68 days 9 years, 306 days 67 years, 8 days Republican
Utah Spencer Cox (1975-07-11)July 11, 1975 January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04) 45 years, 177 days 3 years, 322 days 49 years, 133 days Republican
Vermont Phil Scott (1958-08-04)August 4, 1958 January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05) 58 years, 154 days 7 years, 321 days 66 years, 109 days Republican
Virginia Glenn Youngkin (1966-12-09)December 9, 1966 January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15) 55 years, 37 days 2 years, 311 days 57 years, 348 days Republican
Washington Jay Inslee (1951-02-09)February 9, 1951 January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16) 61 years, 342 days 11 years, 310 days 73 years, 286 days Democratic
West Virginia Jim Justice (1951-04-27)April 27, 1951 January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16) 65 years, 264 days 7 years, 310 days 73 years, 208 days Republican
Wisconsin Tony Evers (1951-11-05)November 5, 1951 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 67 years, 63 days 5 years, 319 days 73 years, 16 days Democratic
Wyoming Mark Gordon (1957-03-14)March 14, 1957 January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) 61 years, 299 days 5 years, 319 days 67 years, 252 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, 323 days 64 years, 323 days Democratic
Guam Lou Leon Guerrero November 8, 1950 January 7, 2019 68 years, 60 days 5 years, 319 days 74 years, 13 days Democratic
Northern Mariana Islands Arnold Palacios August 22, 1955[3] January 9, 2023 67 years, 140 days 1 year, 317 days 69 years, 91 days Independent
Puerto Rico Pedro Pierluisi April 26, 1959 January 2, 2021 61 years, 251 days 3 years, 324 days 65 years, 209 days New Progressive
U.S. Virgin Islands Albert Bryan February 21, 1968 January 7, 2019 50 years, 320 days 5 years, 319 days 56 years, 274 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, 324 days 52 years, 111 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 67 years, 343 days.
    • The median age at inauguration is 63 years, 292 days.
    • The median term length is 10 years, 152 days.
    • The average age among Republicans is 68 years, 2 days.
    • The average age among Democrats is 68 years, 269 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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