The following is a list of incumbent governors of the states, and territories of the United States.

See the bottom of the project for the complete list of election cycles, excluding Gubernatorial Special Elections.

Governors

State Governors

• Alabama - Kay Ivey (R)
• Alaska - Mike Dunleavy (R)
• Arizona - Katie Hobbs (D)
• Arkansas - Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)
• California - Gavin Newsom (D)
• Colorado - Jared Polis (D)
• Connecticut - Ned Lamont (D)
• Delaware - John Carney (D)
• Florida - Ron DeSantis (R)
• Georgia - Brian Kemp (R)
• Hawaii - Josh Green (D)
• Idaho - Brad Little (R)
• Illinois - J.B. Pritzker (D)
• Indiana - Eric Holcomb (R)
• Iowa - Kim Reynolds (R)
• Kansas - Laura Kelly (D)
• Kentucky - Andy Beshear (D)
• Louisiana - John Bel Edwards (D)
• Maine - Janet Mills (D)
• Maryland - Wes Moore (D)
• Massachusetts - Maura Healey (D)
• Michigan - Gretchen Whitmer (D)
• Minnesota - Tim Walz (D)
• Mississippi - Tate Reeves (R)
• Missouri - Mike Parson (R)
• Montana - Greg Gianforte (R)
• Nebraska - Jim Pillen (R)
• Nevada - Joe Lombardo (R)
• New Hampshire - Chris Sununu (R)
• New Jersey - Phil Murphy (D)
• New Mexico - Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
• New York - Kathy Hochul (D)
• North Carolina - Roy Cooper (D)
• North Dakota - Doug Burgum (R)
• Ohio - Mike DeWine (R)
• Oklahoma - Kevin Stitt (R)
• Oregon - Tina Kotek (D)
• Pennsylvania - Josh Shapiro (D)
• Rhode Island - Dan McKee (D)
• South Carolina - Henry McMaster (R)
• South Dakota - Kristi Noem (R)
• Tennessee - Bill Lee (R)
• Texas - Greg Abbott (R)
• Utah - Spencer Cox (R)
• Vermont - Phil Scott (R)
• Virginia - Glenn Youngkin (D)
• Washington - Jay Inslee (D)
• West Virginia - Jim Justice (D)
• Wisconsin - Tony Evers (D)
• Wyoming - Mark Gordon (R)

Territorial Governors

• American Samoa - Lemanu Peleti Mauga (D)
• Guam - Lou Leon Guerrero (D)
• Northern Mariana Islands - Arnold Palacios (I)
• Puerto Rico - Pedro Pierluisi (NPP)
• U.S. Virgin Islands - Albert Bryan (D)

Mayor of the District of Columbia - Muriel Bowser (D)

Election Cycles

All Governors are elected to a 4 year term, except for New Hampshire and Vermont. These two are elected to a 2 year term.

All Gubernatorial elections, except for Louisiana, are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The Gubernatorial election in Louisiana is held on a Saturday in October as the primaries for the chair. If no candidate gets 50% + 1, then 4 weeks later, the Gubernatorial General Election is held.

The terms used below are centered around the election of the US President.

Presidential Election Year (2024)

Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

The following 2 Territories hold their own Gubernatorial elections as well: American Samoa and Puerto Rico.

"Post-Presidential" Election Year (2025)

New Jersey and Virginia

Midterm Election Year (2026)

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

The following 3 Territories hold their own Gubernatorial elections as well: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands.

A Mayoral election is also held in the District of Columbia.

Pre-Presidential Election Year (2023)

Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi