Here’s a breakdown of when the current gubernatorial terms began for each U.S. state. Most of these terms started in January following the November 2022 elections, but some states have unique cycles due to their state constitutions or off-cycle election schedules:
- Alabama: Governor Kay Ivey
- Alaska: Governor Mike Dunleavy
- Arizona: Governor Katie Hobbs
- Arkansas: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders
- California: Governor Gavin Newsom (reelected)
- Colorado: Governor Jared Polis (reelected)
- Connecticut: Governor Ned Lamont (reelected)
- Florida: Governor Ron DeSantis (reelected)
- Georgia: Governor Brian Kemp (reelected)
- Hawaii: Governor Josh Green
- Idaho: Governor Brad Little (reelected)
- Illinois: Governor J.B. Pritzker (reelected)
- Iowa: Governor Kim Reynolds (reelected)
- Kansas: Governor Laura Kelly (reelected)
- Maine: Governor Janet Mills (reelected)
- Maryland: Governor Wes Moore
- Massachusetts: Governor Maura Healey
- Michigan: Governor Gretchen Whitmer (reelected)
- Minnesota: Governor Tim Walz (reelected)
- Nebraska: Governor Jim Pillen
- Nevada: Governor Joe Lombardo
- New Mexico: Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (reelected)
- New York: Governor Kathy Hochul (elected to a full term)
- Ohio: Governor Mike DeWine (reelected)
- Oklahoma: Governor Kevin Stitt (reelected)
- Oregon: Governor Tina Kotek
- Pennsylvania: Governor Josh Shapiro
- Rhode Island: Governor Dan McKee (elected to a full term)
- South Carolina: Governor Henry McMaster (reelected)
- South Dakota: Governor Kristi Noem (reelected)
- Tennessee: Governor Bill Lee (reelected)
- Texas: Governor Greg Abbott (reelected)
- Vermont: Governor Phil Scott (reelected)
- Wisconsin: Governor Tony Evers (reelected)
- Wyoming: Governor Mark Gordon (reelected)
- New Jersey: Governor Phil Murphy (reelected)
- Virginia: Governor Glenn Youngkin
- Kentucky: Governor Andy Beshear (currently in office but up for reelection in November 2023)
- Louisiana: Governor John Bel Edwards (term-limited; the new governor will be elected in November 2023)
- Mississippi: Governor Tate Reeves (currently in office and running for reelection in November 2023)
- New Hampshire and Vermont: Governors in these states are elected every two years instead of four.New Hampshire: Governor Chris Sununu (reelected in November 2022, with the next election in 2024)Vermont: Governor Phil Scott (reelected in November 2022, with the next election in 2024)
This distribution shows a mix of regular and off-cycle election schedules across the country, with most states beginning gubernatorial terms in January 2023.
