Key Takeaways
- Currently, there are 27 Republican governors and 23 Democratic governors.
- Going into 2025, the.2024 elections were relatively unexciting for gubernatorial races. Of the 11 elections, the lone competitive race was the open governor election in New Hampshire. Notably, 8 of the 11 races were open seats. All 3 incumbents cruised to victory, and every incumbent party held on to the seat.
- Read each governor's State of the State address here.
- Download our full 2025 Governors and Legislatures chart here.
- Scroll down to download a map of red and blue states for 2025.
How Many Democratic Governors Are There?
Currently, there are 27 Republican governors prior to the 2025 elections.
How Many Republican Governors Are There?
Currently, there are 23 Democratic governors prior to the 2025 elections.2025 Governors Map
Current 2025 State Governors
Data is as of December 2, 2024.
| State | Officeholder | Next Election | Has Trifecta Government? |
| Alabama | Kay Ivey | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | 2026 (L) | No |
| Arizona | Katie Hobbs | 2026 | No |
| Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | 2026 | Yes |
| California | Gavin Newsom | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| Colorado | Jared Polis | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont | 2026 | Yes |
| Delaware | Matt Meyer | 2028 | Yes |
| Florida | Ron DeSantis | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| Hawaii | Josh Green | 2026 | Yes |
| Idaho | Brad Little | 2026 | Yes |
| Illinois | J.B. Pritzker | 2026 | Yes |
| Indiana | Mike Braun | 2028 | Yes |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds | 2026 | Yes |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly | 2026 (L) | No |
| Kentucky | Andy Beshear | 2027 (L) | No |
| Louisiana | Jeff Landry | 2027 | Yes |
| Maine | Janet Mills | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| Maryland | Wes Moore | 2026 | Yes |
| Massachusetts | Maura Healey | 2026 | Yes |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | 2026 (L) | No |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz | 2026 | No |
| Mississippi | Tate Reeves | 2027 (L) | Yes |
| Missouri | Mike Kehoe | 2028 | Yes |
| Montana | Greg Gianforte | 2028 (L) | Yes |
| Nebraska | Jim Pillen | 2026 | Yes |
| Nevada | Joe Lombardo | 2026 | No |
| New Hampshire | Kelly Ayotte | 2026 | Yes |
| New Jersey | Phil Murphy | 2025 (L) | Yes |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| New York | Kathy Hochul | 2026 | Yes |
| North Carolina | Josh Stein | 2028 | No |
| North Dakota | Kelly Armstrong | 2028 | Yes |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| Oregon | Tina Kotek | 2026 | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro | 2026 | No |
| Rhode Island | Dan McKee | 2026 | Yes |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| South Dakota | Kristi Noem | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| Tennessee | Bill Lee | 2026 (L) | Yes |
| Texas | Greg Abbott | 2026 | Yes |
| Utah | Spencer Cox | 2028 | Yes |
| Vermont | Phil Scott | 2026 | No |
| Virginia | Glenn Youngkin | 2025 (L) | No |
| Washington | Bob Ferguson | 2028 | No |
| West Virginia | Patrick Morrisey | 2028 | Yes |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers | 2026 | No |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon | 2026 (L) | Yes |