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As of 2025, 51 women have served as governor of a U.S. state, three as governor of an unincorporated U.S. territory, and two as mayor of the District of Columbia.In January 2025, women were serving as governor in 13 U.S. states (14 between January 9 and January 21), as mayor of the District of Columbia, and as territorial governors of Guam and Puerto Rico.
The average age of governors at the time of their inauguration was about 59 years old. Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest current governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest. [15] As of January 2025, there are 13 female state governors serving.
Kelly Ayotte's win in New Hampshire, which was called by the Associated Press on Monday, toppled the previous high as the Republican is set to become the next governor of the Granite State in January.
The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire's governor means 13 women will serve as a state's chief executive next year, breaking the record of 12 set after the 2022 elections.
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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:State governors of the United States. It includes state governors of the United States that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Vermont’s Gov. Phil Scott (R) is the most popular governor nationwide, according to new polling from Morning Consult, and Oregon’s former Gov. Kate Brown (D) clocks in last place. In the wake ...
As of January 13, 2025, there are 22 women currently serving (excluding acting capacity) as lieutenant governors in the United States. Overall, 126 women have served (including acting capacity). Women have been elected lieutenant governor in 40 of the 50 states.