List of living former United States Governors

This is a list of living former United States Governors.

Oldest living United States governor

Earliest living serving governors

John Malcolm Patterson is the earliest serving governor still living, followed by Ernest Hollings. These two are the last governors that first began terms in the 1950s.

Rounding out the ten earliest serving governors that are still living are: 3. George Nigh (first served 1963 in Acting Governor capacity), 4. Daniel J. Evans, 5. Kenneth M. Curtis, 6. Robert D. Fulton, 7. Frank Farrar, 8. William Milliken 9. Keith Harvey Miller and 10. A. Linwood Holton Jr..

Alabama

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Alabama	John Malcolm Patterson	Democratic	September 27, 1921	1959–1963	7004354450000000000♠97 years, 16 days
Alabama	Jere Beasley	Democratic	December 12, 1935	1972	7004302560000000000♠82 years, 305 days	Beasley served as acting governor while then-Governor George Wallace recovered from an assassination attempt in 1972.
Alabama	Fob James	Democratic, Republican	September 15, 1934	1979–1983, 1995–1999	7004307090000000000♠84 years, 28 days
Alabama	Jim Folsom Jr.	Democratic	May 14, 1949	1993–1995	7004253540000000000♠69 years, 152 days	Folsom Jr. took over after H. Guy Hunt's resignation, and lost to Fob James in the 1994 governor's race (see United States gubernatorial elections, 1994).
Alabama	Don Siegelman	Democratic	February 24, 1946	1999–2003	7004265290000000000♠72 years, 231 days
Alabama	Bob Riley	Republican	October 3, 1944	2003–2011	7004270380000000000♠74 years, 10 days
Alabama	Robert J. Bentley	Republican	February 3, 1943	2011–2017	7004276460000000000♠75 years, 252 days	Bentley resigned in 2017 due to a sex scandal with his political aide Rebekah Mason.

Alaska

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Alaska	Keith Harvey Miller	Republican	March 1, 1925	1969–1970	7004341940000000000♠93 years, 226 days	Miller took over after the resignation of Wally Hickel to become Secretary of the Interior in 1969, then lost to William A. Egan a year later (see United States gubernatorial elections, 1970).
Alaska	Bill Sheffield	Democratic	June 26, 1928	1982–1986	7004329810000000000♠90 years, 109 days
Alaska	Steve Cowper	Democratic	August 21, 1938	1986–1990	7004292730000000000♠80 years, 53 days
Alaska	Tony Knowles	Democratic	January 1, 1943	1994–2002	7004276790000000000♠75 years, 285 days
Alaska	Frank Murkowski	Republican	March 28, 1933	2002–2006	7004312450000000000♠85 years, 199 days
Alaska	Sarah Palin	Republican	February 11, 1964	2006–2009	7004199680000000000♠54 years, 244 days	Palin ultimately resigned in 2009 (see Alaska gubernatorial election, 2010).
Alaska	Sean Parnell	Republican	November 19, 1962	2009–2014	7004204170000000000♠55 years, 328 days	Became Governor after Palin's resignation.

Arizona

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Arizona	Bruce Babbitt	Democratic	June 27, 1938	1978–1987	7004293280000000000♠80 years, 108 days	Babbitt became governor upon the death of Wesley Bolin in 1978, then was elected to full terms in 1978 and 1982.
Arizona	Fife Symington III	Republican	August 12, 1945	1991–1997	7004267250000000000♠73 years, 62 days	Symington III resigned in 1997 after he was convicted on fraud charges. He was later pardoned by President Clinton.
Arizona	Jane Dee Hull	Republican	August 8, 1935	1997–2003	7004303820000000000♠83 years, 66 days	Hull first became governor in 1997 after Symington III's resignation, then was elected to a full term in 1998.
Arizona	Janet Napolitano	Democratic	November 29, 1957	2003–2009	7004222330000000000♠60 years, 318 days	Napolitano resigned in 2009 to be the Homeland Security Secretary.
Arizona	Jan Brewer	Republican	September 26, 1944	2009–2015	7004270450000000000♠74 years, 17 days	Brewer first became governor in 2009 after Napolitano's resignation, then was elected to a full term in 2010.

Arkansas

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Arkansas	David Pryor	Democratic	August 29, 1934	1975–1979	7004307260000000000♠84 years, 45 days	Resigned six days early to become Senator.
Arkansas	Bill Clinton	Democratic	August 19, 1946	1979–1981, 1983–1992	7004263530000000000♠72 years, 55 days	Clinton resigned in 1992 after being elected President of the United States.
Arkansas	Jim Guy Tucker	Democratic	June 12, 1943	1992–1996	7004275170000000000♠75 years, 123 days	Served the rest of Clinton's unfinished term, then won election to a full term in 1994. Tucker was convicted on fraud charges and resigned in 1996.
Arkansas	Mike Huckabee	Republican	August 24, 1955	1996–2007	7004230610000000000♠63 years, 50 days	Huckabee served the rest of Tucker's unfinished term, then won full terms in 1998 and 2002.
Arkansas	Mike Beebe	Democratic	December 28, 1946	2007–2015	7004262220000000000♠71 years, 289 days

California

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
California	Pete Wilson	Republican	August 23, 1933	1991–1999	7004310970000000000♠85 years, 51 days
California	Gray Davis	Democratic	December 26, 1942	1999–2003	7004276850000000000♠75 years, 291 days	Recalled (see 2003 California gubernatorial recall election)
California	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Republican	July 30, 1947	2003–2011	7004260080000000000♠71 years, 75 days	Winner of the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election, then re-elected

Colorado

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Colorado	Richard Lamm	Democratic	September 12, 1935	1975–1987	7004303470000000000♠83 years, 31 days
Colorado	Roy Romer	Democratic	October 31, 1928	1987–1999	7004328540000000000♠89 years, 347 days
Colorado	Bill Owens	Republican	October 22, 1950	1999–2007	7004248280000000000♠67 years, 356 days
Colorado	Bill Ritter	Democratic	September 6, 1956	2007–2011	7004226820000000000♠62 years, 37 days

Connecticut

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Connecticut	Lowell P. Weicker Jr.	A Connecticut Party	May 16, 1931	1991–1995	7004319270000000000♠87 years, 150 days
Connecticut	John G. Rowland	Republican	May 24, 1957	1995–2004	7004224220000000000♠61 years, 142 days	Rowland resigned in 2004 while under indictment for conspiracy to commit fraud. He ultimately plead guilty and served 10 months in prison.
Connecticut	M. Jodi Rell	Republican	June 16, 1946	2004–2011	7004264170000000000♠72 years, 119 days	Rell served the rest of Rowland's term and was elected to a full term in office in 2006.

Delaware

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Delaware	Pierre S. du Pont, IV	Republican	January 22, 1935	1977–1985	7004305800000000000♠83 years, 264 days
Delaware	Michael Castle	Republican	July 2, 1939	1985–1992	7004289580000000000♠79 years, 103 days	Castle resigned late in 1992 to take seat in the United States House of Representatives.
Delaware	Dale E. Wolf	Republican	September 6, 1924	1992–1993	7004343700000000000♠94 years, 37 days	Wolf served 3 weeks in office after Castle's resignation.
Delaware	Thomas R. Carper	Democratic	January 23, 1947	1993–2001	7004261960000000000♠71 years, 263 days	Carper resigned early in 2001 to take seat in the United States Senate.
Delaware	Ruth Ann Minner	Democratic	January 17, 1935	2001–2009	7004305850000000000♠83 years, 269 days	Minner was already Governor-elect when she took office to serve the last two weeks of Carper's term following his resignation.
Delaware	Jack Markell	Democratic	November 26, 1960	2009–2017	7004211400000000000♠57 years, 321 days

Florida

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Florida	Bob Graham	Democratic	November 9, 1936	1979–1987	7004299230000000000♠81 years, 338 days	Graham resigned early in 1987 to take seat in the United States Senate.
Florida	Wayne Mixson	Democratic	June 16, 1922	1987	7004351830000000000♠96 years, 119 days	Mixson served 3 days in office following Graham's resignation.
Florida	Bob Martinez	Republican	December 25, 1934	1987–1991	7004306080000000000♠83 years, 292 days
Florida	Buddy MacKay	Democratic	March 22, 1933	1998–1999	7004312510000000000♠85 years, 205 days	MacKay took office following the death of Lawton Chiles in office serving out the final 23 days of Chiles' term.
Florida	Jeb Bush	Republican	February 11, 1953	1999–2007	7004239850000000000♠65 years, 244 days
Florida	Charlie Crist	Republican	July 24, 1956	2007–2011	7004227260000000000♠62 years, 81 days

Georgia

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Georgia	Jimmy Carter	Democratic	October 1, 1924	1971–1975	7004343450000000000♠94 years, 12 days
Georgia	Joe Frank Harris	Democratic	February 16, 1936	1983–1991	7004301900000000000♠82 years, 239 days
Georgia	Roy Barnes	Democratic	March 11, 1948	1999–2003	7004257830000000000♠70 years, 216 days
Georgia	Sonny Perdue	Republican	December 20, 1946	2003–2011	7004262300000000000♠71 years, 297 days

Hawaii

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Hawaii	George Ariyoshi	Democratic	March 12, 1926	1974–1986	7004338180000000000♠92 years, 215 days
Hawaii	John D. Waihee III	Democratic	May 19, 1946	1986–1994	7004264450000000000♠72 years, 147 days
Hawaii	Ben Cayetano	Democratic	November 14, 1939	1994–2002	7004288230000000000♠78 years, 333 days
Hawaii	Linda Lingle	Republican	June 4, 1953	2002–2010	7004238720000000000♠65 years, 131 days
Hawaii	Neil Abercrombie	Democratic	June 26, 1938	2010–2014	7004293290000000000♠80 years, 109 days

Idaho

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Idaho	Phil Batt	Republican	March 4, 1927	1995–1999	7004334610000000000♠91 years, 223 days
Idaho	Dirk Kempthorne	Republican	October 29, 1951	1999–2006	7004244560000000000♠66 years, 349 days	Kempthorne resigned in 2006 after being appointed United States Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of President George W. Bush.
Idaho	Jim Risch	Republican	May 3, 1943	2006–2007	7004275570000000000♠75 years, 163 days	Risch served the remainder of Kempthorne's term following his resignation.

Illinois

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Illinois	James R. Thompson	Republican	May 8, 1936	1977–1991	7004301080000000000♠82 years, 158 days
Illinois	Jim Edgar	Republican	July 22, 1946	1991–1999	7004263810000000000♠72 years, 83 days
Illinois	George Ryan	Republican	February 24, 1934	1999–2003	7004309120000000000♠84 years, 231 days
Illinois	Rod Blagojevich	Democratic	December 10, 1956	2003–2009	7004225870000000000♠61 years, 307 days	Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office in 2009.
Illinois	Pat Quinn	Democratic	December 16, 1948	2009–2015	7004255030000000000♠69 years, 301 days	Quinn took office following Blagojevich's removal from office and was elected to a full term in 2010. He lost a bid for a second full term in 2014.

Indiana

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Indiana	Evan Bayh	Democratic	December 26, 1955	1989–1997	7004229370000000000♠62 years, 291 days
Indiana	Joe E. Kernan	Democratic	April 8, 1946	2003–2005	7004264860000000000♠72 years, 188 days	Kernan took office following the death of Frank O'Bannon in office.
Indiana	Mitch Daniels	Republican	April 7, 1949	2005–2013	7004253910000000000♠69 years, 189 days
Indiana	Mike Pence	Republican	June 7, 1959	2013–2017	7004216780000000000♠59 years, 128 days

Iowa

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Iowa	Robert D. Fulton	Democratic	May 13, 1929	1969	7004326600000000000♠89 years, 153 days	Fulton served two weeks in office after Harold Hughes resigned early in 1969 to take seat in the United States Senate.
Iowa	Terry Branstad	Republican	November 17, 1946	1983–1999, 2011–2017	7004262630000000000♠71 years, 330 days	Branstad resigned in 2017 after being appointed United States Ambassador to China by President Donald Trump.
Iowa	Tom Vilsack	Democratic	December 13, 1950	1999–2007	7004247760000000000♠67 years, 304 days
Iowa	Chet Culver	Democratic	January 25, 1966	2007–2011	7004192540000000000♠52 years, 261 days

Kansas

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Kansas	John W. Carlin	Democratic	August 3, 1940	1979–1987	7004285600000000000♠78 years, 71 days
Kansas	Mike Hayden	Republican	March 16, 1944	1987–1991	7004272390000000000♠74 years, 211 days
Kansas	Bill Graves	Republican	January 9, 1953	1995–2003	7004240180000000000♠65 years, 277 days
Kansas	Kathleen Sebelius	Democratic	May 15, 1948	2003–2009	7004257180000000000♠70 years, 151 days	Sebelius resigned in 2009 after being appointed United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in the cabinet of President Barack Obama.
Kansas	Mark Parkinson	Democratic	June 24, 1957	2009–2011	7004223910000000000♠61 years, 111 days	Parkinson served the remainder of Sebelius's term following her resignation.
Kansas	Sam Brownback	Republican	September 12, 1956	2011–2018	7004226760000000000♠62 years, 31 days	Brownback resigned in 2018 after being appointed United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom in the cabinet of President Donald Trump.

Kentucky

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Kentucky	Julian Carroll	Democratic	April 16, 1931	1974–1979	7004319570000000000♠87 years, 180 days	Carroll took office after Wendell H. Ford resigned in 1974 to take seat in the United States Senate and was elected to a full term in 1975.
Kentucky	John Y. Brown Jr.	Democratic	December 28, 1933	1979–1983	7004309700000000000♠84 years, 289 days
Kentucky	Martha Layne Collins	Democratic	December 7, 1936	1983–1987	7004298950000000000♠81 years, 310 days
Kentucky	Brereton Jones	Democratic	June 27, 1939	1991–1995	7004289630000000000♠79 years, 108 days
Kentucky	Paul E. Patton	Democratic	May 26, 1937	1995–2003	7004297250000000000♠81 years, 140 days
Kentucky	Ernie Fletcher	Republican	November 12, 1952	2003–2007	7004240760000000000♠65 years, 335 days
Kentucky	Steve Beshear	Democratic	September 21, 1944	2007–2015	7004270500000000000♠74 years, 22 days

Louisiana

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Louisiana	Edwin Edwards	Democratic	August 7, 1927	1972–1980, 1984–1988, 1992–1996	7004333050000000000♠91 years, 67 days
Louisiana	Buddy Roemer	Democratic, Republican	October 4, 1943	1988–1992	7004274030000000000♠75 years, 9 days
Louisiana	Murphy J. Foster Jr.	Republican	July 11, 1930	1996–2004	7004322360000000000♠88 years, 94 days
Louisiana	Kathleen Blanco	Democratic	December 15, 1942	2004–2008	7004276960000000000♠75 years, 302 days
Louisiana	Bobby Jindal	Republican	June 10, 1971	2008–2016	7004172920000000000♠47 years, 125 days

Maine

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Maine	Kenneth M. Curtis	Democratic	February 8, 1931	1967–1975	7004320240000000000♠87 years, 247 days
Maine	Joseph E. Brennan	Democratic	November 2, 1934	1979–1987	7004306610000000000♠83 years, 345 days
Maine	John R. McKernan Jr.	Republican	May 20, 1948	1987–1995	7004257130000000000♠70 years, 146 days
Maine	Angus King	Independent	March 31, 1944	1995–2003	7004272240000000000♠74 years, 196 days
Maine	John Baldacci	Democratic	January 30, 1955	2003–2011	7004232670000000000♠63 years, 256 days

Maryland

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Maryland	Harry Hughes	Democratic	November 13, 1926	1979–1987	7004335720000000000♠91 years, 334 days
Maryland	Parris Glendening	Democratic	June 11, 1942	1995–2003	7004278830000000000♠76 years, 124 days
Maryland	Robert Ehrlich	Republican	November 25, 1957	2003–2007	7004222370000000000♠60 years, 322 days
Maryland	Martin O'Malley	Democratic	January 18, 1963	2007–2015	7004203570000000000♠55 years, 268 days

Massachusetts

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Massachusetts	Michael Dukakis	Democratic	November 3, 1933	1975–1979, 1983–1991	7004310250000000000♠84 years, 344 days
Massachusetts	William F. Weld	Republican	July 31, 1945	1991–1997	7004267370000000000♠73 years, 74 days	Weld resigned in 1997 after being nominated to serve as United States Ambassador to Mexico by President Bill Clinton, but was not confirmed by the Senate.
Massachusetts	Jane Swift	Republican	February 24, 1965	2001–2003	7004195890000000000♠53 years, 231 days	Swift served as acting governor after Paul Cellucci resigned after being nominated and confirmed as United States Ambassador to Canada.
Massachusetts	Mitt Romney	Republican	March 12, 1947	2003–2007	7004261480000000000♠71 years, 215 days
Massachusetts	Deval Patrick	Democratic	July 31, 1956	2007–2015	7004227190000000000♠62 years, 74 days

Michigan

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Michigan	William Milliken	Republican	March 26, 1922	1969–1983	7004352650000000000♠96 years, 201 days	Milliken took office after George W. Romney resigned in 1969 to become United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the cabinet of President Richard Nixon and was elected to three full terms in 1970, 1974, and 1978.
Michigan	James Blanchard	Democratic	August 8, 1942	1983–1991	7004278250000000000♠76 years, 66 days
Michigan	John Engler	Republican	October 12, 1948	1991–2003	7004255680000000000♠70 years, 1 day
Michigan	Jennifer Granholm	Democratic	February 5, 1959	2003–2011	7004218000000000000♠59 years, 250 days

Minnesota

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Minnesota	Al Quie	Independent-Republican	September 18, 1923	1979–1983	7004347240000000000♠95 years, 25 days
Minnesota	Arne Carlson	Independent-Republican, Republican	September 24, 1934	1991–1999	7004307000000000000♠84 years, 19 days
Minnesota	Jesse Ventura	Reform, Independence	July 15, 1951	1999–2003	7004245620000000000♠67 years, 90 days
Minnesota	Tim Pawlenty	Republican	November 27, 1960	2003–2011	7004211390000000000♠57 years, 320 days

Mississippi

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Mississippi	William Winter	Democratic	February 21, 1923	1980–1984	7004349330000000000♠95 years, 234 days
Mississippi	Ray Mabus	Democratic	October 11, 1948	1988–1992	7004255690000000000♠70 years, 2 days
Mississippi	Ronnie Musgrove	Democratic	July 29, 1956	2000–2004	7004227210000000000♠62 years, 76 days
Mississippi	Haley Barbour	Republican	October 22, 1947	2004–2012	7004259240000000000♠70 years, 356 days

Missouri

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Missouri	Kit Bond	Republican	March 6, 1939	1973–1977, 1981–1985	7004290760000000000♠79 years, 221 days
Missouri	John Ashcroft	Republican	May 9, 1942	1985–1993	7004279160000000000♠76 years, 157 days
Missouri	Roger B. Wilson	Democratic	October 10, 1948	2000–2001	7004255700000000000♠70 years, 3 days	Wilson took office following the death of Mel Carnahan in office.
Missouri	Bob Holden	Democratic	August 24, 1949	2001–2005	7004252520000000000♠69 years, 50 days
Missouri	Matt Blunt	Republican	November 20, 1970	2005–2009	7004174940000000000♠47 years, 327 days
Missouri	Jay Nixon	Democratic	February 13, 1956	2009–2017	7004228880000000000♠62 years, 242 days
Missouri	Eric Greitens	Republican	April 10, 1974	2017–2018	7004162570000000000♠44 years, 186 days	Resigned

Montana

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Montana	Ted Schwinden	Democratic	August 31, 1925	1981–1989	7004340110000000000♠93 years, 43 days
Montana	Stan Stephens	Republican	September 16, 1929	1989–1993	7004325340000000000♠89 years, 27 days
Montana	Marc Racicot	Republican	July 24, 1948	1993–2001	7004256480000000000♠70 years, 81 days
Montana	Brian Schweitzer	Democratic	September 4, 1955	2005–2013	7004230500000000000♠63 years, 39 days

Nebraska

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Nebraska	Bob Kerrey	Democratic	August 27, 1943	1983–1987	7004274410000000000♠75 years, 47 days
Nebraska	Kay A. Orr	Republican	January 2, 1939	1987–1991	7004291390000000000♠79 years, 284 days
Nebraska	Ben Nelson	Democratic	May 17, 1941	1991–1999	7004282730000000000♠77 years, 149 days
Nebraska	Mike Johanns	Republican	June 18, 1950	1999–2005	7004249540000000000♠68 years, 117 days	Johanns resigned in 2005 after being appointed United States Secretary of Agriculture in the cabinet of President George W. Bush.
Nebraska	Dave Heineman	Republican	May 12, 1948	2005–2015	7004257210000000000♠70 years, 154 days	Heineman took office after Johanns' resignation and was elected to two full terms in 2006 and 2010.

Nevada

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Nevada	Robert List	Republican	September 1, 1936	1979–1983	7004299920000000000♠82 years, 42 days
Nevada	Richard Bryan	Democratic	July 16, 1937	1983–1989	7004296740000000000♠81 years, 89 days	Bryan resigned in 1989 to take seat in the United States Senate.
Nevada	Bob Miller	Democratic	March 30, 1945	1989–1999	7004268600000000000♠73 years, 197 days	Miller took office after Bryan's resignation and was elected to two full terms in 1990 and 1994.
Nevada	Jim Gibbons	Republican	December 16, 1944	2007–2011	7004269640000000000♠73 years, 301 days

New Hampshire

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
New Hampshire	John H. Sununu	Republican	July 2, 1939	1983–1989	7004289580000000000♠79 years, 103 days
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg	Republican	February 14, 1947	1989–1993	7004261740000000000♠71 years, 241 days	Gregg resigned in 1993 to take seat in the United States Senate.
New Hampshire	Ralph D. Hough	Republican	May 21, 1943	1993	7004275390000000000♠75 years, 145 days	Hough served as acting governor after Gregg's resignation.
New Hampshire	Steve Merrill	Republican	June 21, 1946	1993–1997	7004264120000000000♠72 years, 114 days
New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen	Democratic	January 28, 1947	1997–2003	7004261910000000000♠71 years, 258 days
New Hampshire	Craig Benson	Republican	October 8, 1954	2003–2005	7004233810000000000♠64 years, 5 days
New Hampshire	John Lynch	Democratic	November 25, 1952	2005–2013	7004240630000000000♠65 years, 322 days
New Hampshire	Maggie Hassan	Democratic	February 27, 1958	2013–2017	7004221430000000000♠60 years, 228 days	Hassan resigned in 2017 to take seat in the United States Senate.
New Hampshire	Chuck Morse	Republican	November 16, 1960	2017	7004211500000000000♠57 years, 331 days	Morse served as acting governor after Hassan's resignation.

New Jersey

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
New Jersey	Thomas Kean	Republican	April 21, 1935	1982–1990	7004304910000000000♠83 years, 175 days
New Jersey	James Florio	Democratic	August 29, 1937	1990–1994	7004296300000000000♠81 years, 45 days
New Jersey	Christine Todd Whitman	Republican	September 26, 1946	1994–2001	7004263150000000000♠72 years, 17 days	Resigned to become Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
New Jersey	Donald DiFrancesco	Republican	November 20, 1944	2001–2002	7004269900000000000♠73 years, 327 days	Became acting governor after Whitman's resignation as President of the New Jersey Senate. Later retroactively considered an official Governor.
New Jersey	John Farmer Jr.	Republican	June 24, 1957	2002	7004223910000000000♠61 years, 111 days	Acting governor as Attorney General after DiFrancesco's term as Senate President ended.
New Jersey	John O. Bennett	Republican	August 6, 1948	2002	7004256350000000000♠70 years, 68 days	Acting governor. In early 2002, the state Senate was evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. The compromise to pick a senate president – and therefore, an acting governor – was to have John Bennett, a Republican, act as governor from 1:30 p.m. January 8 to 12:01 a.m. January 12, and Democrat Richard Codey would then act from 12:01 a.m. January 12 to noon on January 15, at which point the elected governor Jim McGreevey took office.
New Jersey	Richard Codey	Democratic	November 27, 1946	2002, 2004–2006	7004262530000000000♠71 years, 320 days	Acting governor in 2002. Succeeded to office after McGreevey's resignation
New Jersey	Jim McGreevey	Democratic	August 6, 1957	2002–2004	7004223480000000000♠61 years, 68 days	Resigned
New Jersey	Jon Corzine	Democratic	January 1, 1947	2006–2010	7004262180000000000♠71 years, 285 days
New Jersey	Chris Christie	Republican	September 6, 1962	2010–2018	7004204910000000000♠56 years, 37 days

New Mexico

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
New Mexico	Jerry Apodaca	Democratic	October 3, 1934	1975–1979	7004306910000000000♠84 years, 10 days
New Mexico	Toney Anaya	Democratic	April 29, 1941	1983–1987	7004282910000000000♠77 years, 167 days
New Mexico	Garrey Carruthers	Republican	August 29, 1939	1987–1991	7004289000000000000♠79 years, 45 days
New Mexico	Gary Johnson	Republican	January 1, 1953	1995–2003	7004240260000000000♠65 years, 285 days
New Mexico	Bill Richardson	Democratic	November 15, 1947	2003–2011	7004259000000000000♠70 years, 332 days

New York

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
New York	George Pataki	Republican	June 24, 1945	1995–2006	7004267740000000000♠73 years, 111 days
New York	Eliot Spitzer	Democratic	June 10, 1959	2007–2008	7004216750000000000♠59 years, 125 days	Resigned
New York	David Paterson	Democratic	May 20, 1954	2008–2010	7004235220000000000♠64 years, 146 days	Succeeded upon Spitzer's resignation

North Carolina

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
North Carolina	Jim Hunt	Democratic	May 16, 1937	1977–1985, 1993–2001	7004297350000000000♠81 years, 150 days
North Carolina	James G. Martin	Republican	December 11, 1935	1985–1993	7004302570000000000♠82 years, 306 days
North Carolina	Mike Easley	Democratic	March 23, 1950	2001–2009	7004250410000000000♠68 years, 204 days
North Carolina	Beverly Perdue	Democratic	January 14, 1947	2009–2013	7004262050000000000♠71 years, 272 days
North Carolina	Pat McCrory	Republican	October 17, 1956	2013–2017	7004226410000000000♠61 years, 361 days

North Dakota

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
North Dakota	Allen I. Olson	Republican	November 5, 1938	1981–1985	7004291970000000000♠79 years, 342 days
North Dakota	Ed Schafer	Republican	August 8, 1946	1992–2000	7004263640000000000♠72 years, 66 days
North Dakota	John Hoeven	Republican	March 13, 1957	2000–2010	7004224940000000000♠61 years, 214 days	Hoeven resigned in 2010 to take seat in the United States Senate.
North Dakota	Jack Dalrymple	Republican	October 16, 1948	2010–2016	7004255640000000000♠69 years, 362 days	Dalrymple took office after Hoeven's resignation and was elected to a full term in 2012.

Ohio

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Ohio	Dick Celeste	Democratic	November 11, 1937	1983–1991	7004295560000000000♠80 years, 336 days
Ohio	Nancy Hollister	Republican	May 22, 1949	1998–1999	7004253460000000000♠69 years, 144 days	Hollister took office after George Voinovich resigned to take seat in the United States Senate.
Ohio	Bob Taft	Republican	January 8, 1942	1999–2007	7004280370000000000♠76 years, 278 days
Ohio	Ted Strickland	Democratic	August 4, 1941	2007–2011	7004281940000000000♠77 years, 70 days

Oklahoma

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Oklahoma	George Nigh	Democratic	June 9, 1927	1963, 1979–1987	7004333640000000000♠91 years, 126 days	First served in 1963 after J. Howard Edmondson resigned to become a Senator.
Oklahoma	David L. Boren	Democratic	April 21, 1941	1975–1979	7004282990000000000♠77 years, 175 days
Oklahoma	David Walters	Democratic	November 20, 1951	1991–1995	7004244340000000000♠66 years, 327 days
Oklahoma	Frank Keating	Republican	February 10, 1944	1995–2003	7004272740000000000♠74 years, 245 days
Oklahoma	Brad Henry	Democratic	July 10, 1963	2003–2011	7004201840000000000♠55 years, 95 days

Oregon

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Oregon	Neil Goldschmidt	Democratic	June 16, 1940	1987–1991	7004286080000000000♠78 years, 119 days
Oregon	Barbara Roberts	Democratic	December 21, 1936	1991–1995	7004298810000000000♠81 years, 296 days
Oregon	John Kitzhaber	Democratic	March 5, 1947	1995–2003, 2011–2015	7004261550000000000♠71 years, 222 days	Resigned in 2015
Oregon	Ted Kulongoski	Democratic	November 5, 1940	2003–2011	7004284660000000000♠77 years, 342 days

Pennsylvania

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Pennsylvania	Dick Thornburgh	Republican	July 16, 1932	1979–1987	7004315000000000000♠86 years, 89 days
Pennsylvania	Tom Ridge	Republican	August 26, 1945	1995–2001	7004267110000000000♠73 years, 48 days	Ridge resigned in 2001 after being appointed Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. Bush.
Pennsylvania	Mark S. Schweiker	Republican	January 31, 1953	2001–2003	7004239960000000000♠65 years, 255 days	Schweiker took office after Ridge's resignation.
Pennsylvania	Ed Rendell	Democratic	January 5, 1944	2003–2011	7004273100000000000♠74 years, 281 days
Pennsylvania	Tom Corbett	Republican	June 17, 1949	2011–2015	7004253200000000000♠69 years, 118 days

Rhode Island

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Rhode Island	Philip W. Noel	Democratic	June 5, 1931	1973–1977	7004319070000000000♠87 years, 130 days
Rhode Island	Edward D. DiPrete	Republican	July 8, 1934	1985–1991	7004307780000000000♠84 years, 97 days
Rhode Island	Lincoln C. Almond	Republican	June 16, 1936	1995–2003	7004300690000000000♠82 years, 119 days
Rhode Island	Donald Carcieri	Republican	December 16, 1942	2003–2011	7004276950000000000♠75 years, 301 days
Rhode Island	Lincoln Chafee	Democratic	March 26, 1953	2011–2015	7004239420000000000♠65 years, 201 days

South Carolina

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
South Carolina	Ernest Hollings	Democratic	January 1, 1922	1959–1963	7004353490000000000♠96 years, 285 days
South Carolina	Richard Riley	Democratic	January 2, 1933	1979–1987	7004313300000000000♠85 years, 284 days
South Carolina	David Beasley	Republican	February 26, 1957	1995–1999	7004225090000000000♠61 years, 229 days
South Carolina	Jim Hodges	Democratic	November 19, 1956	1999–2003	7004226080000000000♠61 years, 328 days
South Carolina	Mark Sanford	Republican	May 28, 1960	2003–2011	7004213220000000000♠58 years, 138 days
South Carolina	Nikki Haley	Republican	January 20, 1972	2011–2017	7004170680000000000♠46 years, 266 days	Haley resigned in 2017 to take office as United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

South Dakota

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
South Dakota	Frank Farrar	Republican	April 2, 1929	1969–1971	7004327010000000000♠89 years, 194 days
South Dakota	Harvey L. Wollman	Democratic	May 14, 1935	1978–1979	7004304680000000000♠83 years, 152 days	Wollman took office after Richard F. Kneip resigned in 1978 to become United States Ambassador to Singapore.
South Dakota	Mike Rounds	Republican	October 24, 1954	2003–2011	7004233650000000000♠63 years, 354 days

Tennessee

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Tennessee	Winfield Dunn	Republican	July 1, 1927	1971–1975	7004333420000000000♠91 years, 104 days
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander	Republican	July 3, 1940	1979–1987	7004285910000000000♠78 years, 102 days
Tennessee	Don Sundquist	Republican	March 15, 1936	1995–2003	7004301620000000000♠82 years, 212 days
Tennessee	Phil Bredesen	Democratic	November 21, 1943	2003–2011	7004273550000000000♠74 years, 326 days

Texas

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Texas	George W. Bush	Republican	July 6, 1946	1995–2000	7004263970000000000♠72 years, 99 days	Bush resigned in 2000 to take office as President of the United States in 2001.
Texas	Rick Perry	Republican	March 4, 1950	2000−2015	7004250600000000000♠68 years, 223 days	Perry took office after Bush's resignation and was elected to three full terms in 2002, 2006, and 2010.

Utah

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Utah	Mike Leavitt	Republican	February 11, 1951	1993–2003	7004247160000000000♠67 years, 244 days	Leavitt resigned in 2003 to take office as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Utah	Jon Huntsman Jr.	Republican	March 26, 1960	2005–2009	7004213850000000000♠58 years, 201 days	Huntsman resigned in 2009 to take office as United States Ambassador to China.

Vermont

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Vermont	Thomas P. Salmon	Democratic	August 19, 1932	1973–1977	7004314660000000000♠86 years, 55 days
Vermont	Madeleine M. Kunin	Democratic	September 28, 1933	1985–1991	7004310610000000000♠85 years, 15 days
Vermont	Howard Dean	Democratic	November 17, 1948	1991–2003	7004255320000000000♠69 years, 330 days	Dean took office following the death of Richard A. Snelling in office and was elected to five full terms in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.
Vermont	Jim Douglas	Republican	June 21, 1951	2003–2011	7004245860000000000♠67 years, 114 days
Vermont	Peter Shumlin	Democratic	March 24, 1956	2011–2017	7004228480000000000♠62 years, 203 days

Virginia

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Virginia	A. Linwood Holton Jr.	Republican	September 21, 1923	1970–1974	7004347210000000000♠95 years, 22 days
Virginia	Chuck Robb	Democratic	June 26, 1939	1982–1986	7004289640000000000♠79 years, 109 days
Virginia	Gerald L. Baliles	Democratic	July 8, 1940	1986–1990	7004285860000000000♠78 years, 97 days
Virginia	Douglas Wilder	Democratic	January 17, 1931	1990–1994	7004320460000000000♠87 years, 269 days
Virginia	George Allen	Republican	March 8, 1952	1994–1998	7004243250000000000♠66 years, 219 days
Virginia	Jim Gilmore	Republican	October 6, 1949	1998–2002	7004252090000000000♠69 years, 7 days
Virginia	Mark Warner	Democratic	December 15, 1954	2002–2006	7004233130000000000♠63 years, 302 days
Virginia	Tim Kaine	Democratic	February 26, 1958	2006–2010	7004221440000000000♠60 years, 229 days
Virginia	Bob McDonnell	Republican	June 15, 1954	2010–2014	7004234960000000000♠64 years, 120 days
Virginia	Terry McAuliffe	Democratic	February 9, 1957	2014–2018	7004225260000000000♠61 years, 246 days

Washington

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Washington	Daniel J. Evans	Republican	October 16, 1925	1965–1977	7004339650000000000♠92 years, 362 days
Washington	Gary Locke	Democratic	January 21, 1950	1997–2005	7004251020000000000♠68 years, 265 days
Washington	Christine Gregoire	Democratic	March 24, 1947	2005–2013	7004261360000000000♠71 years, 203 days

West Virginia

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Democratic	June 18, 1937	1977–1985	7004297020000000000♠81 years, 117 days
West Virginia	Gaston Caperton	Democratic	February 21, 1940	1989–1997	7004287240000000000♠78 years, 234 days
West Virginia	Bob Wise	Democratic	January 6, 1948	2001–2005	7004258480000000000♠70 years, 280 days
West Virginia	Joe Manchin	Democratic	August 24, 1947	2005–2010	7004259830000000000♠71 years, 50 days	Manchin resigned in 2010 to take seat in the United States Senate.
West Virginia	Earl Ray Tomblin	Democratic	March 15, 1952	2011–2017	7004243180000000000♠66 years, 212 days	Tomblin took office after Manchin's resignation and was elected to complete the remaining term in a special election in 2011 and to a full term in 2012.

Wisconsin

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)	Notes
Wisconsin	Martin J. Schreiber	Democratic	April 8, 1939	1977–1979	7004290430000000000♠79 years, 188 days	Schreiber took office after Patrick Lucey resigned in 1977 to become United States Ambassador to Mexico.
Wisconsin	Tony Earl	Democratic	April 12, 1936	1983–1987	7004301340000000000♠82 years, 184 days
Wisconsin	Tommy Thompson	Republican	November 19, 1941	1987–2001	7004280870000000000♠76 years, 328 days	Thompson resigned in 2001 after being appointed United States Secretary of Health and Human Services by President George W. Bush.
Wisconsin	Scott McCallum	Republican	May 2, 1950	2001–2003	7004250010000000000♠68 years, 164 days	McCallum took office after Thompson's resignation.
Wisconsin	Jim Doyle	Democratic	November 23, 1945	2003–2011	7004266220000000000♠72 years, 324 days

Wyoming

State	Governor	Party	Date of birth	Term(s)	Age (Years/Days)
Wyoming	Mike Sullivan	Democratic	September 22, 1939	1987–1995	7004288760000000000♠79 years, 21 days
Wyoming	Jim Geringer	Republican	April 24, 1944	1995–2003	7004272000000000000♠74 years, 172 days
Wyoming	Dave Freudenthal	Democratic	October 12, 1950	2003–2011	7004248380000000000♠68 years, 1 day

Other Notes and Current Governors with Past Term(s)

Current Governor	State	Past Term(s)
Jerry Brown	California	1975–1983

In Minnesota, "Democratic-Farmer-Labor" is not a third party, but the Minnesota equivalent of the Democratic Party. In Minnesota, "Independent-Republican" was once used for the Minnesota equivalent of the Republican Party (see Republican Party of Minnesota).

In North Dakota, "Democratic-NPL" is not a third party, but the North Dakota equivalent of the Democratic Party. The full name for the party is the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party.

Third parties are linked only if they refer to specific third parties, and not just "independent" in general.

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