List of living former United States governors
This is a list of living former United States Governors and Acting Governors.
Oldest living United States governor
Earliest serving living governors
John Malcolm Patterson is the earliest serving governor still living. He is the last governor that first began a term in the 1950s.
Rank | Governor | Term began | Term ended | State | Party |
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1 | John Malcolm Patterson | January 19, 1959 | January 14, 1963 | Alabama | Democratic |
2 | George Nigh | January 6, 1963 January 3, 1979 | January 14, 1963 January 12, 1987 | Oklahoma | Democratic |
3 | Daniel J. Evans | January 11, 1965 | January 12, 1977 | Washington | Republican |
4 | Kenneth M. Curtis | January 5, 1967 | January 2, 1975 | Maine | Democratic |
5 | Robert D. Fulton | January 1, 1969 | January 16, 1969 | Iowa | Democratic |
6 | Frank Farrar | January 7, 1969 | January 5, 1971 | South Dakota | Republican |
7 | Linwood Holton | January 17, 1970 | January 12, 1974 | Virginia | Republican |
8 | Jimmy Carter | January 12, 1971 | January 14, 1975 | Georgia | Democratic |
9 | Winfield Dunn | January 16, 1971 | January 18, 1975 | Tennessee | Republican |
10 | Edwin Edwards | May 9, 1972 March 12, 1984 January 13, 1992 | March 10, 1980 March 14, 1988 January 8, 1996 | Louisiana | Democratic |
Alabama
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | John Malcolm Patterson | Democratic | September 27, 1921 | 1959–1963 | 98 years, 277 days | |
Fob James | Democratic, Republican | September 15, 1934 | 1979–1983, 1995–1999 | 85 years, 289 days | ||
Jim Folsom Jr. | Democratic | May 14, 1949 | 1993–1995 | 71 years, 47 days | Folsom Jr. became governor after H. Guy Hunt's resignation, and lost to Fob James in the 1994 governor's race (see United States gubernatorial elections, 1994). | |
Don Siegelman | Democratic | February 24, 1946 | 1999–2003 | 74 years, 127 days | ||
Bob Riley | Republican | October 3, 1944 | 2003–2011 | 75 years, 271 days | ||
Robert J. Bentley | Republican | February 3, 1943 | 2011–2017 | 77 years, 148 days | Bentley resigned in 2017 due to a sex scandal with his political aide Rebekah Mason. |
Alaska
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Bill Sheffield | Democratic | June 26, 1928 | 1982–1986 | 92 years, 4 days | |
Steve Cowper | Democratic | August 21, 1938 | 1986–1990 | 81 years, 314 days | ||
Tony Knowles | Democratic | January 1, 1943 | 1994–2002 | 77 years, 181 days | ||
Frank Murkowski | Republican | March 28, 1933 | 2002–2006 | 87 years, 94 days | ||
Sarah Palin | Republican | February 11, 1964 | 2006–2009 | 56 years, 140 days | Palin resigned in 2009 (see Alaska gubernatorial election, 2010). | |
Sean Parnell | Republican | November 19, 1962 | 2009–2014 | 57 years, 224 days | Became Governor after Palin's resignation. | |
Bill Walker | Independent | April 16, 1951 | 2014–2018 | 69 years, 75 days | ||
American Samoa
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Togiola Tulafono | Democratic | February 28, 1947 | 2003–2013 | 73 years, 123 days | Became governor upon the death of Tauese Sunia, was elected to full terms in 2004 and 2008. |
Arizona
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Bruce Babbitt | Democratic | June 27, 1938 | 1978–1987 | 82 years, 3 days | Babbitt became governor upon the death of Wesley Bolin in 1978, then was elected to full terms in 1978 and 1982. |
Fife Symington | Republican | August 12, 1945 | 1991–1997 | 74 years, 323 days | Symington resigned in 1997 after he was convicted on fraud charges. He was later pardoned by President Clinton. | |
Janet Napolitano | Democratic | November 29, 1957 | 2003–2009 | 62 years, 214 days | Napolitano resigned in 2009 to be the Homeland Security Secretary. | |
Jan Brewer | Republican | September 26, 1944 | 2009–2015 | 75 years, 278 days | Brewer first became governor in 2009 after Napolitano's resignation, then was elected to a full term in 2010. | |
Arkansas
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | David Pryor | Democratic | August 29, 1934 | 1975–1979 | 85 years, 306 days | Resigned six days before the expiration of his term to become Senator. |
Bill Clinton | Democratic | August 19, 1946 | 1979–1981, 1983–1992 | 73 years, 316 days | Clinton resigned in 1992 to take office as President of the United States in 1993. | |
Jim Guy Tucker | Democratic | June 12, 1943 | 1992–1996 | 77 years, 18 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. | |
Mike Huckabee | Republican | August 24, 1955 | 1996–2007 | 64 years, 311 days | Huckabee served the rest of Tucker's unfinished term, then won full terms in 1998 and 2002. | |
Mike Beebe | Democratic | December 28, 1946 | 2007–2015 | 73 years, 185 days | ||
California
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Jerry Brown | Democratic | April 7, 1938 | 1975–1983 2011–2019 | 82 years, 84 days | |
Pete Wilson | Republican | August 23, 1933 | 1991–1999 | 86 years, 312 days | ||
Gray Davis | Democratic | December 26, 1942 | 1999–2003 | 77 years, 187 days | Recalled (see 2003 California gubernatorial recall election) | |
Arnold Schwarzenegger | Republican | July 30, 1947 | 2003–2011 | 72 years, 336 days | Winner of the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election, then re-elected in 2006. | |
Colorado
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Richard Lamm | Democratic | September 12, 1935 | 1975–1987 | 84 years, 292 days | |
Roy Romer | Democratic | October 31, 1928 | 1987–1999 | 91 years, 243 days | ||
Bill Owens | Republican | October 22, 1950 | 1999–2007 | 69 years, 252 days | ||
Bill Ritter | Democratic | September 6, 1956 | 2007–2011 | 63 years, 298 days | ||
John Hickenlooper | Democratic | February 7, 1952 | 2011–2019 | 68 years, 144 days | ||
Connecticut
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Lowell Weicker | A Connecticut Party | May 16, 1931 | 1991–1995 | 89 years, 45 days | |
John G. Rowland | Republican | May 24, 1957 | 1995–2004 | 63 years, 37 days | Rowland resigned in 2004 while under indictment for conspiracy to commit fraud. He ultimately plead guilty and served 10 months in prison. | |
Jodi Rell | Republican | June 16, 1946 | 2004–2011 | 74 years, 14 days | Rell served the rest of Rowland's term and was elected to a full term in office in 2006. | |
Dannel Malloy | Democratic | July 21, 1955 | 2011–2019 | 64 years, 345 days | ||
Delaware
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Pete du Pont | Republican | January 22, 1935 | 1977–1985 | 85 years, 160 days | |
Mike Castle | Republican | July 2, 1939 | 1985–1992 | 80 years, 364 days | Castle resigned three weeks before the expiration of his second term to take seat in the United States House of Representatives. | |
Dale E. Wolf | Republican | September 6, 1924 | 1992–1993 | 95 years, 298 days | Wolf served three weeks in office after Castle's resignation. | |
Tom Carper | Democratic | January 23, 1947 | 1993–2001 | 73 years, 159 days | Carper resigned two weeks before the expiration of his second term to take seat in the United States Senate. | |
Ruth Ann Minner | Democratic | January 17, 1935 | 2001–2009 | 85 years, 165 days | Minner was already Governor-elect when she took office to serve the last two weeks of Carper's term following his resignation. | |
Jack Markell | Democratic | November 26, 1960 | 2009–2017 | 59 years, 217 days | ||
Florida
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Bob Graham | Democratic | November 9, 1936 | 1979–1987 | 83 years, 234 days | Graham resigned three days before the expiration of his second term to take seat in the United States Senate. |
Wayne Mixson | Democratic | June 16, 1922 | 1987 | 98 years, 14 days | Mixson served three days in office following Graham's resignation. | |
Bob Martinez | Republican | December 25, 1934 | 1987–1991 | 85 years, 188 days | ||
Buddy MacKay | Democratic | March 22, 1933 | 1998–1999 | 87 years, 100 days | MacKay took office following the death of Lawton Chiles in office, serving out the final 23 days of Chiles' term. | |
Jeb Bush | Republican | February 11, 1953 | 1999–2007 | 67 years, 140 days | ||
Charlie Crist | Republican | July 24, 1956 | 2007–2011 | 63 years, 342 days | ||
Rick Scott | Republican | December 1, 1952 | 2011–2019 | 67 years, 212 days | ||
Georgia
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Jimmy Carter | Democratic | October 1, 1924 | 1971–1975 | 95 years, 273 days | |
Joe Frank Harris | Democratic | February 16, 1936 | 1983–1991 | 84 years, 135 days | ||
Roy Barnes | Democratic | March 11, 1948 | 1999–2003 | 72 years, 111 days | ||
Sonny Perdue | Republican | December 20, 1946 | 2003–2011 | 73 years, 193 days | ||
Nathan Deal | Republican | August 25, 1942 | 2011–2019 | 77 years, 310 days |
Guam
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Paul McDonald Calvo | Republican | July 25, 1934 | 1979–1983 | 85 years, 341 days | |
Joseph Franklin Ada | Republican | December 3, 1943 | 1987–1995 | 76 years, 210 days | ||
Carl Gutierrez | Democratic | October 15, 1941 | 1995–2003 | 78 years, 259 days | ||
Felix Perez Camacho | Republican | October 30, 1957 | 2003–2011 | 62 years, 244 days | ||
Eddie Baza Calvo | Republican | August 29, 1961 | 2011–2019 | 58 years, 306 days |
Hawaii
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | George Ariyoshi | Democratic | March 12, 1926 | 1974–1986 | 94 years, 110 days | |
John D. Waiheʻe III | Democratic | May 19, 1946 | 1986–1994 | 74 years, 42 days | ||
Ben Cayetano | Democratic | November 14, 1939 | 1994–2002 | 80 years, 229 days | ||
Linda Lingle | Republican | June 4, 1953 | 2002–2010 | 67 years, 26 days | ||
Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | June 26, 1938 | 2010–2014 | 82 years, 4 days |
Idaho
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Phil Batt | Republican | March 4, 1927 | 1995–1999 | 93 years, 118 days | |
Dirk Kempthorne | Republican | October 29, 1951 | 1999–2006 | 68 years, 245 days | Kempthorne resigned in 2006 after being appointed United States Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet of President George W. Bush. | |
Jim Risch | Republican | May 3, 1943 | 2006–2007 | 77 years, 58 days | Risch served the remainder of Kempthorne's term following his resignation. | |
Butch Otter | Republican | May 3, 1942 | 2007–2019 | 78 years, 58 days | ||
Illinois
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | James R. Thompson | Republican | May 8, 1936 | 1977–1991 | 84 years, 53 days | |
Jim Edgar | Republican | July 22, 1946 | 1991–1999 | 73 years, 344 days | ||
George Ryan | Republican | February 24, 1934 | 1999–2003 | 86 years, 127 days | ||
Rod Blagojevich | Democratic | December 10, 1956 | 2003–2009 | 63 years, 203 days | Blagojevich was impeached and removed from office in 2009. | |
Pat Quinn | Democratic | December 16, 1948 | 2009–2015 | 71 years, 197 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. | |
Bruce Rauner | Republican | February 18, 1956 | 2015–2019 | 64 years, 133 days |
Indiana
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Evan Bayh | Democratic | December 26, 1955 | 1989–1997 | 64 years, 187 days | |
Joe E. Kernan | Democratic | April 8, 1946 | 2003–2005 | 74 years, 83 days | Kernan took office following the death of Frank O'Bannon in office. | |
Mitch Daniels | Republican | April 7, 1949 | 2005–2013 | 71 years, 84 days | ||
Mike Pence | Republican | June 7, 1959 | 2013–2017 | 61 years, 23 days | ||
Iowa
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Robert D. Fulton | Democratic | May 13, 1929 | 1969 | 91 years, 48 days | Fulton served two weeks in office after Harold Hughes resigned before the expiration of his term to take seat in the United States Senate. |
Terry Branstad | Republican | November 17, 1946 | 1983–1999, 2011–2017 | 73 years, 226 days | Branstad resigned in 2017 after being appointed United States Ambassador to China by President Donald Trump. | |
Tom Vilsack | Democratic | December 13, 1950 | 1999–2007 | 69 years, 200 days | ||
Chet Culver | Democratic | January 25, 1966 | 2007–2011 | 54 years, 157 days | ||
Kansas
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | John W. Carlin | Democratic | August 3, 1940 | 1979–1987 | 79 years, 332 days | |
Mike Hayden | Republican | March 16, 1944 | 1987–1991 | 76 years, 106 days | ||
Bill Graves | Republican | January 9, 1953 | 1995–2003 | 67 years, 173 days | ||
Kathleen Sebelius | Democratic | May 15, 1948 | 2003–2009 | 72 years, 46 days | Sebelius resigned in 2009 after being appointed United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in the cabinet of President Barack Obama. | |
Mark Parkinson | Democratic | June 24, 1957 | 2009–2011 | 63 years, 6 days | Parkinson served the remainder of Sebelius's term following her resignation. | |
Sam Brownback | Republican | September 12, 1956 | 2011–2018 | 63 years, 292 days | Brownback resigned in 2018 after being appointed United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. | |
Jeff Colyer | Republican | June 3, 1960 | 2018–2019 | 60 years, 27 days | Colyer served the remainder of Brownback's term following his resignation. |
Kentucky
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Julian Carroll | Democratic | April 16, 1931 | 1974–1979 | 89 years, 75 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. |
John Y. Brown Jr. | Democratic | December 28, 1933 | 1979–1983 | 86 years, 185 days | ||
Martha Layne Collins | Democratic | December 7, 1936 | 1983–1987 | 83 years, 206 days | ||
Brereton Jones | Democratic | June 27, 1939 | 1991–1995 | 81 years, 3 days | ||
Paul E. Patton | Democratic | May 26, 1937 | 1995–2003 | 83 years, 35 days | ||
Ernie Fletcher | Republican | November 12, 1952 | 2003–2007 | 67 years, 231 days | ||
Steve Beshear | Democratic | September 21, 1944 | 2007–2015 | 75 years, 283 days | ||
Matt Bevin | Republican | January 9, 1967 | 2015–2019 | 53 years, 173 days | ||
Louisiana
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Edwin Edwards | Democratic | August 7, 1927 | 1972–1980, 1984–1988, 1992–1996 | 92 years, 328 days | |
Buddy Roemer | Democratic, Republican | October 4, 1943 | 1988–1992 | 76 years, 270 days | ||
Mike Foster | Republican | July 11, 1930 | 1996–2004 | 89 years, 355 days | ||
Bobby Jindal | Republican | June 10, 1971 | 2008–2016 | 49 years, 20 days | ||
Maine
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Kenneth M. Curtis | Democratic | February 8, 1931 | 1967–1975 | 89 years, 143 days | |
Joseph E. Brennan | Democratic | November 2, 1934 | 1979–1987 | 85 years, 241 days | ||
John R. McKernan Jr. | Republican | May 20, 1948 | 1987–1995 | 72 years, 41 days | ||
Angus King | Independent | March 31, 1944 | 1995–2003 | 76 years, 91 days | ||
John Baldacci | Democratic | January 30, 1955 | 2003–2011 | 65 years, 152 days | ||
Paul LePage | Republican | October 9, 1948 | 2011–2019 | 71 years, 265 days |
Maryland
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Parris Glendening | Democratic | June 11, 1942 | 1995–2003 | 78 years, 19 days | |
Bob Ehrlich | Republican | November 25, 1957 | 2003–2007 | 62 years, 218 days | ||
Martin O'Malley | Democratic | January 18, 1963 | 2007–2015 | 57 years, 164 days | ||
Massachusetts
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Michael Dukakis | Democratic | November 3, 1933 | 1975–1979, 1983–1991 | 86 years, 240 days | |
Bill Weld | Republican | July 31, 1945 | 1991–1997 | 74 years, 335 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. | |
Jane Swift | Republican | February 24, 1965 | 2001–2003 | 55 years, 127 days | Swift served as acting governor after Paul Cellucci resigned after being nominated and confirmed as United States Ambassador to Canada. | |
Mitt Romney | Republican | March 12, 1947 | 2003–2007 | 73 years, 110 days | ||
Deval Patrick | Democratic | July 31, 1956 | 2007–2015 | 63 years, 335 days | ||
Michigan
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | James Blanchard | Democratic | August 8, 1942 | 1983–1991 | 77 years, 327 days | |
John Engler | Republican | October 12, 1948 | 1991–2003 | 71 years, 262 days | ||
Jennifer Granholm | Democratic | February 5, 1959 | 2003–2011 | 61 years, 146 days | ||
Rick Snyder | Republican | August 19, 1958 | 2011–2019 | 61 years, 316 days | ||
Minnesota
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Al Quie | Independent-Republican | September 18, 1923 | 1979–1983 | 96 years, 286 days | |
Arne Carlson | Independent-Republican, Republican | September 24, 1934 | 1991–1999 | 85 years, 280 days | ||
Jesse Ventura | Reform, Independence | July 15, 1951 | 1999–2003 | 68 years, 351 days | ||
Tim Pawlenty | Republican | November 27, 1960 | 2003–2011 | 59 years, 216 days | ||
Mark Dayton | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | January 26, 1947 | 2011–2019 | 73 years, 156 days | ||
Mississippi
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | William Winter | Democratic | February 21, 1923 | 1980–1984 | 97 years, 130 days | |
Ray Mabus | Democratic | October 11, 1948 | 1988–1992 | 71 years, 263 days | ||
Ronnie Musgrove | Democratic | July 29, 1956 | 2000–2004 | 63 years, 337 days | ||
Haley Barbour | Republican | October 22, 1947 | 2004–2012 | 72 years, 252 days | ||
Phil Bryant | Republican | December 9, 1954 | 2012–2020 | 65 years, 204 days |
Missouri
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Kit Bond | Republican | March 6, 1939 | 1973–1977, 1981–1985 | 81 years, 116 days | |
John Ashcroft | Republican | May 9, 1942 | 1985–1993 | 78 years, 52 days | ||
Roger B. Wilson | Democratic | October 10, 1948 | 2000–2001 | 71 years, 264 days | Wilson took office following the death of Mel Carnahan in office. | |
Bob Holden | Democratic | August 24, 1949 | 2001–2005 | 70 years, 311 days | ||
Matt Blunt | Republican | November 20, 1970 | 2005–2009 | 49 years, 223 days | ||
Jay Nixon | Democratic | February 13, 1956 | 2009–2017 | 64 years, 138 days | ||
Eric Greitens | Republican | April 10, 1974 | 2017–2018 | 46 years, 81 days | Resigned | |
Montana
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Ted Schwinden | Democratic | August 31, 1925 | 1981–1989 | 94 years, 304 days | |
Stan Stephens | Republican | September 16, 1929 | 1989–1993 | 90 years, 288 days | ||
Marc Racicot | Republican | July 24, 1948 | 1993–2001 | 71 years, 342 days | ||
Brian Schweitzer | Democratic | September 4, 1955 | 2005–2013 | 64 years, 300 days | ||
Nebraska
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Bob Kerrey | Democratic | August 27, 1943 | 1983–1987 | 76 years, 308 days | |
Kay A. Orr | Republican | January 2, 1939 | 1987–1991 | 81 years, 180 days | ||
Ben Nelson | Democratic | May 17, 1941 | 1991–1999 | 79 years, 44 days | ||
Mike Johanns | Republican | June 18, 1950 | 1999–2005 | 70 years, 12 days | Johanns resigned in 2005 after being appointed United States Secretary of Agriculture in the cabinet of President George W. Bush. | |
Dave Heineman | Republican | May 12, 1948 | 2005–2015 | 72 years, 49 days | Heineman took office after Johanns' resignation and was elected to two full terms in 2006 and 2010. | |
Nevada
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Robert List | Republican | September 1, 1936 | 1979–1983 | 83 years, 303 days | |
Richard Bryan | Democratic | July 16, 1937 | 1983–1989 | 82 years, 350 days | Bryan resigned in 1989 to take seat in the United States Senate. | |
Bob Miller | Democratic | March 30, 1945 | 1989–1999 | 75 years, 92 days | Miller took office after Bryan's resignation and was elected to two full terms in 1990 and 1994. | |
Jim Gibbons | Republican | December 16, 1944 | 2007–2011 | 75 years, 197 days | ||
Brian Sandoval | Republican | August 5, 1963 | 2011–2019 | 56 years, 330 days | ||
New Hampshire
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | John H. Sununu | Republican | July 2, 1939 | 1983–1989 | 80 years, 364 days | |
Judd Gregg | Republican | February 14, 1947 | 1989–1993 | 73 years, 137 days | Gregg resigned five days before the expiration of his second term to take seat in the United States Senate. | |
Ralph D. Hough | Republican | May 21, 1943 | 1993 | 77 years, 40 days | Hough served as acting governor after Gregg's resignation. | |
Steve Merrill | Republican | June 21, 1946 | 1993–1997 | 74 years, 9 days | ||
Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | January 28, 1947 | 1997–2003 | 73 years, 154 days | ||
Craig Benson | Republican | October 8, 1954 | 2003–2005 | 65 years, 266 days | ||
John Lynch | Democratic | November 25, 1952 | 2005–2013 | 67 years, 218 days | ||
Maggie Hassan | Democratic | February 27, 1958 | 2013–2017 | 62 years, 124 days | Hassan resigned two days before the expiration of her second term to take seat in the United States Senate. | |
Chuck Morse | Republican | November 16, 1960 | 2017 | 59 years, 227 days | Morse served as acting governor after Hassan's resignation. | |
New Jersey
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Thomas Kean | Republican | April 21, 1935 | 1982–1990 | 85 years, 70 days | |
James Florio | Democratic | August 29, 1937 | 1990–1994 | 82 years, 306 days | ||
Christine Todd Whitman | Republican | September 26, 1946 | 1994–2001 | 73 years, 278 days | Resigned to become Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
Donald DiFrancesco | Republican | November 20, 1944 | 2001–2002 | 75 years, 223 days | Became acting governor after Whitman's resignation as President of the New Jersey Senate. Later retroactively considered an official Governor. | |
John Farmer Jr. | Republican | June 24, 1957 | 2002 | 63 years, 6 days | Acting governor as Attorney General after DiFrancesco's term as Senate President ended. | |
John O. Bennett | Republican | August 6, 1948 | 2002 | 71 years, 329 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. | |
Richard Codey | Democratic | November 27, 1946 | 2002, 2004–2006 | 73 years, 216 days | Acting governor in 2002. Succeeded to office after McGreevey's resignation | |
Jim McGreevey | Democratic | August 6, 1957 | 2002–2004 | 62 years, 329 days | Resigned | |
Jon Corzine | Democratic | January 1, 1947 | 2006–2010 | 73 years, 181 days | ||
Chris Christie | Republican | September 6, 1962 | 2010–2018 | 57 years, 298 days | ||
New Mexico
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Jerry Apodaca | Democratic | October 3, 1934 | 1975–1979 | 85 years, 271 days | |
Toney Anaya | Democratic | April 29, 1941 | 1983–1987 | 79 years, 62 days | ||
Garrey Carruthers | Republican | August 29, 1939 | 1987–1991 | 80 years, 306 days | ||
Gary Johnson | Republican | January 1, 1953 | 1995–2003 | 67 years, 181 days | ||
Bill Richardson | Democratic | November 15, 1947 | 2003–2011 | 72 years, 228 days | ||
Susana Martinez | Republican | July 14, 1959 | 2011–2019 | 60 years, 352 days | ||
New York
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | George Pataki | Republican | June 24, 1945 | 1995–2006 | 75 years, 6 days | |
Eliot Spitzer | Democratic | June 10, 1959 | 2007–2008 | 61 years, 20 days | Resigned | |
David Paterson | Democratic | May 20, 1954 | 2008–2010 | 66 years, 41 days | Succeeded upon Spitzer's resignation | |
North Carolina
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Jim Hunt | Democratic | May 16, 1937 | 1977–1985, 1993–2001 | 83 years, 45 days | |
James G. Martin | Republican | December 11, 1935 | 1985–1993 | 84 years, 202 days | ||
Mike Easley | Democratic | March 23, 1950 | 2001–2009 | 70 years, 99 days | ||
Bev Perdue | Democratic | January 14, 1947 | 2009–2013 | 73 years, 168 days | ||
Pat McCrory | Republican | October 17, 1956 | 2013–2017 | 63 years, 257 days | ||
North Dakota
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Allen I. Olson | Republican | November 5, 1938 | 1981–1985 | 81 years, 238 days | |
Ed Schafer | Republican | August 8, 1946 | 1992–2000 | 73 years, 327 days | ||
John Hoeven | Republican | March 13, 1957 | 2000–2010 | 63 years, 109 days | Hoeven resigned in 2010 to take seat in the United States Senate. | |
Jack Dalrymple | Republican | October 16, 1948 | 2010–2016 | 71 years, 258 days | Dalrymple took office after Hoeven's resignation and was elected to a full term in 2012. | |
Northern Mariana Islands
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Carlos S. Camacho | Democratic | February 27, 1937 | 1978–1982 | 83 years, 124 days | |
Juan Babauta | Republican | September 7, 1953 | 2002–2006 | 66 years, 297 days | ||
Benigno Fitial | Republican, Covenant |
November 27, 1945 | 2006–2013 | 74 years, 216 days | Resigned pending likely impeachment. |
Ohio
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | Dick Celeste | Democratic | November 11, 1937 | 1983–1991 | 82 years, 232 days | |
Nancy Hollister | Republican | May 22, 1949 | 1998–1999 | 71 years, 39 days | Hollister took office after George Voinovich resigned to take seat in the United States Senate. | |
Bob Taft | Republican | January 8, 1942 | 1999–2007 | 78 years, 174 days | ||
Ted Strickland | Democratic | August 4, 1941 | 2007–2011 | 78 years, 331 days | ||
John Kasich | Republican | May 13, 1952 | 2011–2019 | 68 years, 48 days |
Oklahoma
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
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List | George Nigh | Democratic | June 9, 1927 | 1963, 1979–1987 | 93 years, 21 days | First served in 1963 after J. Howard Edmondson resigned to take seat in the United States Senate. |
David Boren | Democratic | April 21, 1941 | 1975–1979 | 79 years, 70 days | ||
David Walters | Democratic | November 20, 1951 | 1991–1995 | 68 years, 223 days | ||
Frank Keating | Republican | February 10, 1944 | 1995–2003 | 76 years, 141 days | ||
Brad Henry | Democratic | July 10, 1963 | 2003–2011 | 56 years, 356 days | ||
Mary Fallin | Republican | December 9, 1954 | 2011–2019 | 65 years, 204 days |
Oregon
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Neil Goldschmidt | Democratic | June 16, 1940 | 1987–1991 | 80 years, 14 days | |
Barbara Roberts | Democratic | December 21, 1936 | 1991–1995 | 83 years, 192 days | ||
John Kitzhaber | Democratic | March 5, 1947 | 1995–2003, 2011–2015 | 73 years, 117 days | Resigned in 2015 | |
Ted Kulongoski | Democratic | November 5, 1940 | 2003–2011 | 79 years, 238 days | ||
Pennsylvania
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Dick Thornburgh | Republican | July 16, 1932 | 1979–1987 | 87 years, 350 days | |
Tom Ridge | Republican | August 26, 1945 | 1995–2001 | 74 years, 309 days | Ridge resigned in 2001 after being appointed Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. Bush. | |
Mark Schweiker | Republican | January 31, 1953 | 2001–2003 | 67 years, 151 days | Schweiker took office after Ridge's resignation. | |
Ed Rendell | Democratic | January 5, 1944 | 2003–2011 | 76 years, 177 days | ||
Tom Corbett | Republican | June 17, 1949 | 2011–2015 | 71 years, 13 days | ||
Puerto Rico
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Carlos Romero Barceló | New Progressive | September 4, 1932 | 1977–1985 | 87 years, 300 days | |
Pedro Rosselló | New Progressive | April 5, 1944 | 1993–2001 | 76 years, 86 days | ||
Sila María Calderón | Popular Democratic | September 23, 1942 | 2001–2005 | 77 years, 281 days | ||
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | Popular Democratic | February 13, 1962 | 2005–2009 | 58 years, 138 days | ||
Luis Fortuño | New Progressive | October 31, 1960 | 2009–2013 | 59 years, 243 days | ||
Alejandro García Padilla | Popular Democratic | August 3, 1971 | 2013–2017 | 48 years, 332 days | ||
Ricardo Rosselló | New Progressive | March 7, 1979 | 2017–2019 | 41 years, 115 days | Resigned in the wake of a scandal. |
Rhode Island
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Philip W. Noel | Democratic | June 5, 1931 | 1973–1977 | 89 years, 25 days | |
Edward D. DiPrete | Republican | July 8, 1934 | 1985–1991 | 85 years, 358 days | ||
Lincoln Almond | Republican | June 16, 1936 | 1995–2003 | 84 years, 14 days | ||
Donald Carcieri | Republican | December 16, 1942 | 2003–2011 | 77 years, 197 days | ||
Lincoln Chafee | Independent, Democratic | March 26, 1953 | 2011–2015 | 67 years, 96 days | ||
South Carolina
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Richard Riley | Democratic | January 2, 1933 | 1979–1987 | 87 years, 180 days | |
David Beasley | Republican | February 26, 1957 | 1995–1999 | 63 years, 125 days | ||
Jim Hodges | Democratic | November 19, 1956 | 1999–2003 | 63 years, 224 days | ||
Mark Sanford | Republican | May 28, 1960 | 2003–2011 | 60 years, 33 days | ||
Nikki Haley | Republican | January 20, 1972 | 2011–2017 | 48 years, 162 days | Haley resigned in 2017 to take office as United States Ambassador to the United Nations. | |
South Dakota
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Frank Farrar | Republican | April 2, 1929 | 1969–1971 | 91 years, 89 days | |
Harvey L. Wollman | Democratic | May 14, 1935 | 1978–1979 | 85 years, 47 days | Wollman took office after Richard F. Kneip resigned in 1978 to become United States Ambassador to Singapore. | |
Mike Rounds | Republican | October 24, 1954 | 2003–2011 | 65 years, 250 days | ||
Dennis Daugaard | Republican | June 11, 1953 | 2011–2019 | 67 years, 19 days | ||
Tennessee
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Winfield Dunn | Republican | July 1, 1927 | 1971–1975 | 92 years, 365 days | |
Lamar Alexander | Republican | July 3, 1940 | 1979–1987 | 79 years, 363 days | ||
Don Sundquist | Republican | March 15, 1936 | 1995–2003 | 84 years, 107 days | ||
Phil Bredesen | Democratic | November 21, 1943 | 2003–2011 | 76 years, 222 days | ||
Bill Haslam | Republican | August 23, 1958 | 2011–2019 | 61 years, 312 days |
Texas
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | George W. Bush | Republican | July 6, 1946 | 1995–2000 | 73 years, 360 days | Bush resigned in 2000 to take office as President of the United States in 2001. |
Rick Perry | Republican | March 4, 1950 | 2000−2015 | 70 years, 118 days | Perry took office after Bush's resignation and was elected to three full terms in 2002, 2006, and 2010. | |
U.S. Virgin Islands
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Roy L. Schneider | Republican | May 13, 1939 | 1995–1999 | 81 years, 48 days | |
Charles Wesley Turnbull | Democratic | February 5, 1935 | 1999–2007 | 85 years, 146 days | ||
John de Jongh | Democratic | November 13, 1957 | 2007–2015 | 62 years, 230 days | ||
Kenneth Mapp | Independent | November 2, 1955 | 2015–2019 | 64 years, 241 days |
Utah
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Mike Leavitt | Republican | February 11, 1951 | 1993–2003 | 69 years, 140 days | Leavitt resigned in 2003 to take office as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. |
Jon Huntsman Jr. | Republican | March 26, 1960 | 2005–2009 | 60 years, 96 days | Huntsman resigned in 2009 to take office as United States Ambassador to China. |
Vermont
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Thomas P. Salmon | Democratic | August 19, 1932 | 1973–1977 | 87 years, 316 days | |
Madeleine M. Kunin | Democratic | September 28, 1933 | 1985–1991 | 86 years, 276 days | ||
Howard Dean | Democratic | November 17, 1948 | 1991–2003 | 71 years, 226 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. | |
Jim Douglas | Republican | June 21, 1951 | 2003–2011 | 69 years, 9 days | ||
Peter Shumlin | Democratic | March 24, 1956 | 2011–2017 | 64 years, 98 days | ||
Virginia
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Linwood Holton | Republican | September 21, 1923 | 1970–1974 | 96 years, 283 days | |
Chuck Robb | Democratic | June 26, 1939 | 1982–1986 | 81 years, 4 days | ||
Douglas Wilder | Democratic | January 17, 1931 | 1990–1994 | 89 years, 165 days | ||
George Allen | Republican | March 8, 1952 | 1994–1998 | 68 years, 114 days | ||
Jim Gilmore | Republican | October 6, 1949 | 1998–2002 | 70 years, 268 days | ||
Mark Warner | Democratic | December 15, 1954 | 2002–2006 | 65 years, 198 days | ||
Tim Kaine | Democratic | February 26, 1958 | 2006–2010 | 62 years, 125 days | ||
Bob McDonnell | Republican | June 15, 1954 | 2010–2014 | 66 years, 15 days | ||
Terry McAuliffe | Democratic | February 9, 1957 | 2014–2018 | 63 years, 142 days | ||
Washington
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Daniel J. Evans | Republican | October 16, 1925 | 1965–1977 | 94 years, 258 days | |
Gary Locke | Democratic | January 21, 1950 | 1997–2005 | 70 years, 161 days | ||
Christine Gregoire | Democratic | March 24, 1947 | 2005–2013 | 73 years, 98 days | ||
West Virginia
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Jay Rockefeller | Democratic | June 18, 1937 | 1977–1985 | 83 years, 12 days | |
Gaston Caperton | Democratic | February 21, 1940 | 1989–1997 | 80 years, 130 days | ||
Bob Wise | Democratic | January 6, 1948 | 2001–2005 | 72 years, 176 days | ||
Joe Manchin | Democratic | August 24, 1947 | 2005–2010 | 72 years, 311 days | Manchin resigned in 2010 to take seat in the United States Senate. | |
Earl Ray Tomblin | Democratic | March 15, 1952 | 2010–2017 | 68 years, 107 days | Tomblin became acting governor after Manchin's resignation and was elected governor to complete the remaining term in a special election in 2011 and to a full term in 2012. | |
Wisconsin
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Martin J. Schreiber | Democratic | April 8, 1939 | 1977–1979 | 81 years, 83 days | Schreiber took office after Patrick Lucey resigned in 1977 to become United States Ambassador to Mexico. |
Tony Earl | Democratic | April 12, 1936 | 1983–1987 | 84 years, 79 days | ||
Tommy Thompson | Republican | November 19, 1941 | 1987–2001 | 78 years, 224 days | Thompson resigned in 2001 after being appointed United States Secretary of Health and Human Services by President George W. Bush. | |
Scott McCallum | Republican | May 2, 1950 | 2001–2003 | 70 years, 59 days | McCallum took office after Thompson's resignation. | |
Jim Doyle | Democratic | November 23, 1945 | 2003–2011 | 74 years, 220 days | ||
Scott Walker | Republican | November 2, 1967 | 2011–2019 | 52 years, 241 days | ||
Wyoming
List | Governor | Party | Date of birth | Term(s) | Age (Years/Days) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
List | Mike Sullivan | Democratic | September 22, 1939 | 1987–1995 | 80 years, 282 days | |
Jim Geringer | Republican | April 24, 1944 | 1995–2003 | 76 years, 67 days | ||
Dave Freudenthal | Democratic | October 12, 1950 | 2003–2011 | 69 years, 262 days | ||
Matt Mead | Republican | March 11, 1962 | 2011–2019 | 58 years, 111 days | ||
Other notes
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.
Puerto Rico operates under a different party system than the rest of the United States; however politicians of either party may affiliate also with the national Democratic or Republican parties.
See also
- List of United States governors
- List of living former members of the United States House of Representatives
- List of living former United States Senators
- United States order of precedence