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List of Governors by State
All 50 U.S. governors with their party, when they took office, when their term ends and when the seat is next on the ballot. 26 are Republicans and 24 are Democrats.
Current as of Nov 2026 · Sources: National Governors Association; Wikipedia lists of current governors and 2026 races
Quick Answer
- Republican governors
- 26
- Democratic governors
- 24
- Governor races on Nov 3, 2026
- 36 states
- Open seats in 2026
- 19 (15 term-limited)
- Term length
- 4 years (2 in New Hampshire and Vermont)
- New governors take office
- January 2027 in most states; December in Alaska and Hawaii
All 50 Governors
| State | Governor | Party | In office since | Term ends | Next election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Kay Ivey | Republican | Apr 2017 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | Republican | Dec 2018 | 2026 | 2026Term-limited |
| Arizona | Katie Hobbs | Democrat | Jan 2023 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Republican | Jan 2023 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| California | Gavin Newsom | Democrat | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Colorado | Jared Polis | Democrat | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont | Democrat | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Delaware | Matt Meyer | Democrat | Jan 2025 | 2029 | 2028 |
| Florida | Ron DeSantis | Republican | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp | Republican | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Hawaii | Josh Green | Democrat | Dec 2022 | 2026 | 2026Running again |
| Idaho | Brad Little | Republican | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Illinois | JB Pritzker | Democrat | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Indiana | Mike Braun | Republican | Jan 2025 | 2029 | 2028 |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds | Republican | May 2017 | 2027 | 2026Not running |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly | Democrat | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Kentucky | Andy Beshear | Democrat | Dec 2019 | 2027 | 2027 |
| Louisiana | Jeff Landry | Republican | Jan 2024 | 2028 | 2027 |
| Maine | Janet Mills | Democrat | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Maryland | Wes Moore | Democrat | Jan 2023 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Massachusetts | Maura Healey | Democrat | Jan 2023 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | Democrat | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz | Democrat | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Not running |
| Mississippi | Tate Reeves | Republican | Jan 2020 | 2028 | 2027 |
| Missouri | Mike Kehoe | Republican | Jan 2025 | 2029 | 2028 |
| Montana | Greg Gianforte | Republican | Jan 2021 | 2029 | 2028 |
| Nebraska | Jim Pillen | Republican | Jan 2023 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Nevada | Joe Lombardo | Republican | Jan 2023 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| New Hampshire | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | Jan 2025 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| New Jersey | Mikie Sherrill | Democrat | Jan 2026 | 2030 | 2029 |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democrat | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| New York | Kathy Hochul | Democrat | Aug 2021 | 2026 | 2026Running again |
| North Carolina | Josh Stein | Democrat | Jan 2025 | 2029 | 2028 |
| North Dakota | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | Dec 2024 | 2028 | 2028 |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine | Republican | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | Republican | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Oregon | Tina Kotek | Democrat | Jan 2023 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | Democrat | Jan 2023 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Rhode Island | Dan McKee | Democrat | Mar 2021 | 2027 | 2026Lost the primary |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster | Republican | Jan 2017 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| South Dakota | Larry Rhoden | Republican | Jan 2025 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Tennessee | Bill Lee | Republican | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
| Texas | Greg Abbott | Republican | Jan 2015 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Utah | Spencer Cox | Republican | Jan 2021 | 2029 | 2028 |
| Vermont | Phil Scott | Republican | Jan 2017 | 2027 | 2026Running again |
| Virginia | Abigail Spanberger | Democrat | Jan 2026 | 2030 | 2029 |
| Washington | Bob Ferguson | Democrat | Jan 2025 | 2029 | 2028 |
| West Virginia | Patrick Morrisey | Republican | Jan 2025 | 2029 | 2028 |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers | Democrat | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Not running |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon | Republican | Jan 2019 | 2027 | 2026Term-limited |
Since Apr 2017 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Dec 2018 · term ends 2026 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Jan 2023 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Arkansas: Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Since Jan 2023 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2025 · term ends 2029 · next election 2028
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Dec 2022 · term ends 2026 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2025 · term ends 2029 · next election 2028
Since May 2017 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (not running)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Dec 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2027
Since Jan 2024 · term ends 2028 · next election 2027
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Jan 2023 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2023 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (not running)
Since Jan 2020 · term ends 2028 · next election 2027
Since Jan 2025 · term ends 2029 · next election 2028
Since Jan 2021 · term ends 2029 · next election 2028
Since Jan 2023 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2023 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2025 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2026 · term ends 2030 · next election 2029
New Mexico: Michelle Lujan Grisham
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Aug 2021 · term ends 2026 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2025 · term ends 2029 · next election 2028
Since Dec 2024 · term ends 2028 · next election 2028
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Jan 2023 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2023 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Mar 2021 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (lost the primary)
South Carolina: Henry McMaster
Since Jan 2017 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Jan 2025 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
Since Jan 2015 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2021 · term ends 2029 · next election 2028
Since Jan 2017 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (running again)
Since Jan 2026 · term ends 2030 · next election 2029
Since Jan 2025 · term ends 2029 · next election 2028
West Virginia: Patrick Morrisey
Since Jan 2025 · term ends 2029 · next election 2028
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (not running)
Since Jan 2019 · term ends 2027 · next election 2026 (term-limited)
2026 Governor Races
36 states elect a governor on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, alongside the congressional midterms. In 19 of them the current governor is not on the ballot: 15 are term-limited, 3 chose not to run and 1 lost a primary. Winners will be listed here as races are called.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Republican and Democratic governors are there?
26 Republicans and 24 Democrats, as of Nov 2026.
Which governors are up for election in 2026?
36 states elect a governor on November 3, 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. In 19 of them the incumbent is not on the ballot.
Which governors are term-limited in 2026?
15 governors cannot run again because of term limits: Kay Ivey (Alabama), Mike Dunleavy (Alaska), Gavin Newsom (California), Jared Polis (Colorado), Ron DeSantis (Florida), Brian Kemp (Georgia), Laura Kelly (Kansas), Janet Mills (Maine), Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan), Michelle Lujan Grisham (New Mexico), Mike DeWine (Ohio), Kevin Stitt (Oklahoma), Henry McMaster (South Carolina), Bill Lee (Tennessee) and Mark Gordon (Wyoming).
When do new governors take office?
Most governors elected in November take office in January of the following year, on a date each state sets. A few states inaugurate sooner: Alaska and Hawaii swear in their governors in December, a month after the election.
How long is a governor's term?
Four years in 48 states. New Hampshire and Vermont elect their governors every two years.