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, the five territorial governors, as well as the mayor of Washington, D.C. in office as of May 16, 2026.
State governors
| 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 | 9 years, 36 days | 81 years, 213 days | Republican | |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 7 years, 164 days | 65 years, 11 days | ||
| Arizona | Katie Hobbs | December 28, 1969 | January 2, 2023 | 53 years, 5 days | 3 years, 134 days | 56 years, 139 days | Democratic | |
| Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | August 13, 1982 | January 10, 2023 | 40 years, 150 days | 3 years, 126 days | 43 years, 276 days | Republican | |
| California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 7 years, 129 days | 58 years, 218 days | Democratic | |
| Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 7 years, 128 days | 51 years, 4 days | ||
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 7 years, 127 days | 72 years, 133 days | ||
| Delaware | Matt Meyer | September 29, 1971 | January 21, 2025 | 53 years, 114 days | 1 year, 115 days | 54 years, 229 days | ||
| Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 7 years, 128 days | 47 years, 244 days | Republican | |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 7 years, 122 days | 62 years, 195 days | ||
| Hawaii | Josh Green | February 11, 1970 | December 5, 2022 | 52 years, 297 days | 3 years, 162 days | 56 years, 94 days | Democratic | |
| Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 7, 2019 | 64 years, 326 days | 7 years, 130 days | 72 years, 90 days | Republican | |
| Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 7 years, 122 days | 61 years, 117 days | Democratic | |
| Indiana | Mike Braun | March 24, 1954 | January 13, 2025 | 70 years, 295 days | 1 year, 123 days | 72 years, 53 days | Republican | |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 8 years, 357 days | 66 years, 285 days | ||
| Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 7 years, 122 days | 76 years, 112 days | Democratic | |
| Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 6 years, 157 days | 48 years, 168 days | Democratic | |
| Louisiana | Jeff Landry | December 23, 1970 | January 8, 2024 | 53 years, 16 days | 2 years, 128 days | 55 years, 144 days | Republican | |
| Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 7 years, 134 days | 78 years, 137 days | Democratic | |
| Maryland | Wes Moore | October 15, 1978 | January 18, 2023 | 44 years, 95 days | 3 years, 118 days | 47 years, 213 days | ||
| Massachusetts | Maura Healey | February 8, 1971 | January 5, 2023 | 51 years, 331 days | 3 years, 131 days | 55 years, 97 days | ||
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 7 years, 135 days | 54 years, 266 days | ||
| Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 7 years, 129 days | 62 years, 40 days | Democratic–Farmer–Labor[a] | |
| Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 6 years, 122 days | 51 years, 345 days | Republican | |
| Missouri | Mike Kehoe | January 17, 1962 | January 13, 2025 | 62 years, 362 days | 1 year, 123 days | 64 years, 119 days | ||
| Montana | Greg Gianforte | April 17, 1961 | January 4, 2021 | 59 years, 262 days | 5 years, 132 days | 65 years, 29 days | ||
| Nebraska | Jim Pillen | December 31, 1955 | January 5, 2023 | 67 years, 5 days | 3 years, 131 days | 70 years, 136 days | ||
| Nevada | Joe Lombardo | November 8, 1962 | January 2, 2023 | 60 years, 55 days | 3 years, 134 days | 63 years, 189 days | ||
| New Hampshire | Kelly Ayotte | June 27, 1968 | January 9, 2025 | 56 years, 196 days | 1 year, 127 days | 57 years, 323 days | ||
| New Jersey | Mikie Sherrill | January 19, 1972 | January 20, 2026 | 54 years, 1 day | 116 days | 54 years, 117 days | Democratic | |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 7 years, 135 days | 66 years, 204 days | ||
| New York | Kathy Hochul | August 27, 1958 | August 24, 2021 | 62 years, 362 days | 4 years, 265 days | 67 years, 262 days | ||
| North Carolina | Josh Stein | September 13, 1966 | January 1, 2025 | 58 years, 110 days | 1 year, 135 days | 59 years, 245 days | ||
| North Dakota | Kelly Armstrong | October 8, 1976 | December 15, 2024 | 48 years, 68 days | 1 year, 152 days | 49 years, 220 days | Republican | |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 7 years, 122 days | 79 years, 131 days | ||
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 7 years, 122 days | 53 years, 139 days | ||
| Oregon | Tina Kotek | September 30, 1966 | January 9, 2023 | 56 years, 101 days | 3 years, 127 days | 59 years, 228 days | Democratic | |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | June 20, 1973 | January 17, 2023 | 49 years, 211 days | 3 years, 119 days | 52 years, 330 days | ||
| Rhode Island | Dan McKee | June 16, 1951 | March 2, 2021 | 69 years, 259 days | 5 years, 75 days | 74 years, 334 days | ||
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 9 years, 112 days | 78 years, 354 days | Republican | |
| South Dakota | Larry Rhoden | February 5, 1959 | January 25, 2025 | 65 years, 355 days | 1 year, 111 days | 67 years, 100 days | ||
| Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 7 years, 117 days | 66 years, 219 days | ||
| Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 11 years, 116 days | 68 years, 184 days | ||
| Utah | Spencer Cox | July 11, 1975 | January 4, 2021 | 45 years, 177 days | 5 years, 132 days | 50 years, 309 days | ||
| Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 9 years, 131 days | 67 years, 285 days | ||
| Virginia | Abigail Spanberger | August 7, 1979 | January 17, 2026 | 46 years, 163 days | 119 days | 46 years, 282 days | Democratic | |
| Washington | Bob Ferguson | February 23, 1965 | January 15, 2025 | 59 years, 327 days | 1 year, 121 days | 61 years, 82 days | ||
| West Virginia | Patrick Morrisey | December 21, 1967 | January 13, 2025 | 57 years, 23 days | 1 year, 123 days | 58 years, 146 days | Republican | |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 7 years, 129 days | 74 years, 192 days | Democratic | |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 7 years, 129 days | 69 years, 63 days | Republican | |
Territorial governors
| Territory | Governor | Date of birth | Date of inauguration | Age at inauguration | Time in office | Current age | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Pula Nikolao Pula | December 31, 1955 | January 3, 2025 | 69 years, 3 days | 1 year, 133 days | 70 years, 136 days | Republican | |
| Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 7 years, 129 days | 75 years, 189 days | Democratic | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | David M. Apatang | July 10, 1948 | July 23, 2025 | 77 years, 13 days | 297 days | 77 years, 310 days | Independent | |
| Puerto Rico | Jenniffer González-Colón | August 5, 1976 | January 2, 2025 | 48 years, 150 days | 1 year, 134 days | 49 years, 284 days | New Progressive | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 7 years, 129 days | 58 years, 84 days | Democratic | |
Federal district mayor
The District of Columbia is a federal district that elects a mayor that has similar powers to those of a state or territorial governor.[2] 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.[3] 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.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
| 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 | 11 years, 134 days | 53 years, 287 days | Democratic | |
Demographics of state governors
Note: The following information for currently serving state governors is correct as of 2021.
- Statistics (not counting territorial governors):
- The median age is 69 years, 153 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 65 years, 102 days.
- The median term length is 11 years, 328 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 69 years, 178 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 70 years, 79 days.
- Age Ranges:
- 1 governor is in her 80s;
- 10 governors are in their 70s;
- 16 governors are in their 60s;
- 17 governors are in their 50s; and
- 6 governors are in their 40s.
- Political Party:
- 26 Republicans (52%)
- 24 Democrats (48%)
- Sex:
- 36 Males (72%)
- 14 Females (28%)
See also
Notes
- The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is affiliated with the national Democratic Party.[1]