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The United States has 50 states and 5 territories that each elect a governor to serve as chief executive of the state or territorial government. [1] The sole federal district, the District of Columbia, elects a mayor to oversee its government in a similar manner.
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 December 27, 2024.
Among territorial governors, Albert Bryan of the United States Virgin Islands is the youngest, born on () February 21, 1968 (age 56). The youngest person to ever serve as a governor in the United States was Stevens T. Mason of the Michigan Territory, first elected in 1835 having just turned 24.
In January 2024, women were serving as governor in twelve U.S. states, as mayor of the District of Columbia, and as territorial governor of Guam. Of current female state governors, eight are Democrats and four are Republicans. Two Republican women will take office as Governor of New Hampshire and Governor of Puerto Rico in January 2025.
State governors of the United States by state (51 C) Spouses of United States state governors (53 C, 2 P) Women state governors of the United States (4 C, 56 P)
See Governor for an introduction and List of United States governors for the current incumbents. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
This is for set categories containing biography articles on governors; for topic categories containing articles about the offices of state governors, see Category:Offices of state governors of the United States by state.
United States Virgin Islands: Governor: Legislature (Unicameral) Legislature: 15: D 11–0, 4 ind. 2 Current legislatures. State Session Last Election