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In January 2024, women were serving as governor in twelve U.S. states, as mayor of the District of Columbia, and as territorial governors of Guam and Puerto Rico. Of the current female state governors, eight are Democrats and four are Republicans. One Republican woman will take office as Governor of New Hampshire in January 2025.
[2] [3] In the event of a vacancy, the governor is succeeded by the second-highest-ranking state official; in 45 states and 4 territories, the lieutenant governor is the first in the line of succession. [4] [5] As of January 2, 2025, there are 27 states with Republican governors and 23 states with Democratic governors. Both Republicans and ...
Thirteen women will serve as governors in the US next year, topping the former record of 12 set in 2022. Kelly Ayotte’s win in New Hampshire, which was called by the Associated Press on Monday ...
The next day, she received the Republican nomination at the Republican state convention. On November 2, 2010, the Branstad/Reynolds ticket won the general election. [9] [10] Reynolds resigned her Senate seat on November 12 before taking office as lieutenant governor. [11] Reynolds was sworn in as lieutenant governor of Iowa on January 14, 2011 ...
While Vice President Kamala Harris fell short of the Oval Office, women in executive office are setting a record – with 13 female governors set to serve in 2025 after the election of Republican ...
These lopsided primary results for women will likely contribute to a growing disparity between the parties' female representation in Congress and governors' mansions: Democratic women currently ...
As of December 29, 2024, there are 23 women currently serving (excluding acting capacity) as lieutenant governors in the United States. Overall, 124 women have served (including acting capacity). Women have been elected lieutenant governor in 40 of the 50 states.
The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors, the five territorial governors, as well as the mayor of Washington, D.C. in office as of January 4, 2025.