State Governors
State Governors In the table below, Seat Up indicates the year of the next election; the current term ends in January of the following year for all states except Alaska, Hawaii and Kentucky, where the term ends in December of the election year. The notation (term limits) after the year indicates that the current governor is ineligible to seek re-election in that year; the notation (retiring) indicates that the current governor has announced their intention to retire at the end of the term.
Current Governor  |
Picture |
State |
Past |
Party |
Took office |
Seat Up |
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| Bob Riley |  |
Alabama | List | Republican | 2003 | 2010 (term limits) |
| Sarah Palin |  |
Alaska | List | Republican | 2006 | July 26, 2009 (resigning) |
| Jan Brewer |  |
Arizona | List | Republican | 2009 | 2010 |
| Mike Beebe |  |
Arkansas | List | Democratic | 2007 | 2010 |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | .jpg) |
California | List | Republican | 2003 | 2010 (term limits) |
| Bill Ritter |  |
Colorado | List | Democratic | 2007 | 2010 |
| M. Jodi Rell |  |
Connecticut | List | Republican | 2004 | 2010 |
| Jack Markell |  |
Delaware | List | Democratic | 2009 | 2012 |
| Charlie Crist |  |
Florida | List | Republican | 2007 | 2010 (Running for Senate instead of reelection.) |
| Sonny Perdue |  |
Georgia | List | Republican | 2003 | 2010 (term limits) |
| Linda Lingle |  |
Hawaii | List | Republican | 2002 | 2010 (term limits) |
| Butch Otter |  |
Idaho | List | Republican | 2007 | 2010 |
| Pat Quinn |  |
Illinois | List | Democratic | 2009 | 2010 |
| Mitch Daniels |  |
Indiana | List | Republican | 2005 | 2012 (term limits) |
| Chet Culver |  |
Iowa | List | Democratic | 2007 | 2010 |
| Mark Parkinson |  |
Kansas | List | Democratic | 2009 | 2010 |
| Steve Beshear |  |
Kentucky | List | Democratic | 2007 | 2011 |
| Bobby Jindal |  |
Louisiana | List | Republican | 2008 | 2011 |
| John Baldacci |  |
Maine | List | Democratic | 2003 | 2010 (term limits) |
| Martin O'Malley |  |
Maryland | List | Democratic | 2007 | 2010 |
| Deval Patrick |  |
Massachusetts | List | Democratic | 2007 | 2010 |
| Jennifer Granholm |  |
Michigan | List | Democratic | 2003 | 2010 (term limits) |
| Tim Pawlenty |  |
Minnesota | List | Republican | 2003 | 2010 (retiring) |
| Haley Barbour |  |
Mississippi | List | Republican | 2004 | 2011 (term limits) |
| Jay Nixon |  |
Missouri | List | Democratic | 2009 | 2012 |
| Brian Schweitzer |  |
Montana | List | Democratic | 2005 | 2012 |
| Dave Heineman |  |
Nebraska | List | Republican | 2005 | 2010 |
| Jim Gibbons |  |
Nevada | List | Republican | 2007 | 2010 |
| John Lynch |  |
New Hampshire | List | Democratic | 2005 | 2010 |
| Jon Corzine |  |
New Jersey | List | Democratic | 2006 | 2009 |
| Bill Richardson |  |
New Mexico | List | Democratic | 2003 | 2010 (term limits) |
| David Paterson |  |
New York | List | Democratic | 2008 | 2010 |
| Beverly Perdue |  |
North Carolina | List | Democratic | 2009 | 2012 |
| John Hoeven |  |
North Dakota | List | Republican | 2000 | 2012 |
| Ted Strickland |  |
Ohio | List | Democratic | 2007 | 2010 |
| Brad Henry |  |
Oklahoma | List | Democratic | 2003 | 2010 (term limits) |
| Ted Kulongoski |  |
Oregon | List | Democratic | 2003 | 2010 (term limits) |
| Ed Rendell |  |
Pennsylvania | List | Democratic |
