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Current Governor	Picture	State	Past	Party	Took office	Seat Up
Bob Riley Bob Riley Bob Riley may refer to:* Bob Riley, 52nd Governor of Alabama* Bob C. Riley, acting Governor of Arkansas for 10 days* Bob Riley , sports car designer and founder of Riley Technologies...		Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....	List List of Governors of Alabama File:Bob Riley greeting soldiers in Birmingham, 19 Jan, 2004.jpgThe Governor of Alabama is the head of the executive branch of Alabama's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Republican	2003	2010 (term limits)
Sarah Palin Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin is the List of Governors of Alaska of the United States state of Alaska. Palin was a member of the Wasilla, Alaska, city council from 1992 to 1996 and the city's mayor from 1996 to 2002....		Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest U.S. state of the United States by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait....	List List of Governors of Alaska File:Palin In Carson City On 13 September 2008.jpgThe Governor of Alaska is the head of the executive branch of Alaska's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Republican	2006	2010
Jan Brewer Jan Brewer Janice Kay "Jan" Drinkwine Brewer is the Republican Party Governor of Arizona of the United States state of Arizona. As the Arizona State Constitution does not make provision for the position of Lieutenant Governor, Brewer was the first in line to succeed Democratic Party Governor of Arizona Janet Napolitano when she resigned to become Un...		Arizona Arizona The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....	List List of Governors of Arizona File:Jan Brewer crop.jpgThe Governor of Arizona is the head of the executive branch of Arizona's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Republican	2009	2010
Mike Beebe Mike Beebe Michael Dale Beebe is the current Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2006 of Arkansas and a member of the Democratic Party . He is the first Democratic Governor of Arkansas since the governorship of Jim Guy Tucker ....		Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States of the United States. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River....	List List of Governors of Arkansas The Governor of Arkansas is the head of the executive branch of Arkansas's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state Arkansas National Guard....	Democratic	2007	2010
Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, businessman, and Politics of the United States, currently serving as the List of Governors of California Governor of California of the state of California....		California California California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....	List List of Governors of California File:Arnold Schwarzenegger 2004-01-30.jpgThe Governor of California is the head of the executive branch of California's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Republican	2003	2010 (term limits)
Bill Ritter		Colorado Colorado The State of Colorado is a U.S. state located in the Mountain States of the United States of America. Colorado may also be considered to be a part of the Western United States and Southwestern United States regions of the United States....	List	Democratic	2007	2010
M. Jodi Rell M. Jodi Rell Mary Jodi Rell is the 72nd Governor of Connecticut of the U.S. state of Connecticut on July 1, 2004 and a United States Republican Party politician....		Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....	List List of Governors of Connecticut File:M. Jodi Rell.jpgThe Governor of Connecticut is the head of the executive branch of Connecticut's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Republican	2004	2010
Jack Markell		Delaware Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the East Coast of the United States in the Mid-Atlantic States region of the United States. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, a British nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom Cape Henlopen was originally named....	List List of Governors of Delaware This is a list of the Presidents and Governor of Delaware of the U.S. state of Delaware.The Governor serves as head of the executive of the state's government, and was called President under the Delaware Constitution of 1776....	Democratic	2009	2012
Charlie Crist Charlie Crist Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. , is an Politics of the United States of the Republican Party and the current Governor of Florida. Crist was Florida's attorney general when he won election to governor, thus becoming the first Florida cabinet official in 95 years to be elected governor ....		Florida Florida Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....	List List of governors of Florida For governors of Florida prior to it becoming a possession of the United States in 1821, see the List of Colonial Governors of Florida.The Governor of Florida is the chief executive of the Government of Florida, and serves as chairman of the Florida Cabinet....	Republican	2007	2010
Sonny Perdue Sonny Perdue George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III is the List of Governors of Georgia of the U.S. state of Georgia . Upon his inauguration in January 2003, he became the first United States Republican Party governor of Georgia since Benjamin F....		Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....	List List of Governors of Georgia The following is a list of Governors of the U.S. state of Georgia and governors of the Province of Georgia....	Republican	2003	2010 (term limits)
Linda Lingle Linda Lingle Linda Lingle has been Governor of Hawaii since December 2 2002. She was sworn in for a second term on December 4, 2006.Lingle holds a number of distinctions: first Republican Party elected governor of Hawaii since the departure of William F....		Hawaii Hawaii File:Pahoehoe and Aa flows at Hawaii.jpgThe State of Hawaii is a U.S. state in the United States, located on an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia....	List List of Governors of Hawaii The following is a list of the Governor of Hawaiis of the U.S. state of Hawaii and Hawaii Territory. The governor is the chief executive of the state, and commander-in-chief of the state armed forces....	Republican	2002	2010 (term limits)
Butch Otter C. L. Otter Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter has been Governor of Idaho since January 2007. Otter previously represented the state's Idaho's 1st congressional district....		Idaho Idaho The State of Idaho is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. The state's largest city and Capital is Boise, Idaho....	List List of Governors of Idaho The following is a list of the Governors of the U.S. state of Idaho and Idaho Territory. The governor is the chief executive of the state, and commander-in-chief of the state military forces....	Republican	2007	2010
Pat Quinn Pat Quinn (politician) Patrick Joseph Quinn III is the List of Governors of Illinois Governor of Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party . Quinn became governor of the state of Illinois on January 29, 2009, when the previous governor, Rod Blagojevich, was Impeachment in the United States and removed from office....		Illinois Illinois The State of Illinois is a U.S. state of the United States, the 21st to be admitted to the United States. Illinois is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern United States state and the fifth most populous state in the nation....	List List of Governors of Illinois The following is a list of Governors of the U.S. state of Illinois and Illinois Territory.*Prior to becoming a territory in 1809, Illinois was part of Indiana Territory; see List of Governors of Indiana for this period....	Democratic	2009	2010
Mitch Daniels Mitch Daniels Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the current Governor of Indiana of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican Party , he began his four-year term as Indiana's 49th Governor on January 10, 2005 and was elected to his second term on November 4, 2008....		Indiana Indiana The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....	List List of Governors of Indiana File:StateCapitolIndiana.jpgThe Governor of Indiana is the head of the executive branch of Indiana's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Republican	2005	2012 (term limits)
Chet Culver Chet Culver Chester John "Chet" Culver is the current Governor of the U.S. state of Iowa, having won the Iowa gubernatorial election, 2006. His assumption of office marks the first time that Democrats have simultaneously controlled both the executive and legislative branches of Iowa's state government since the 1965?1967 session of the Iowa General Asse...		Iowa Iowa The State of Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It is bordered by Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Missouri to the south....	List List of Governors of Iowa The following is a list of the Governors of the U.S. state of Iowa and Iowa Territory.*Prior to becoming a territory, Iowa was part of Missouri Territory until 1821, unorganized until 1834, part of Michigan Territory until 1836, and part of Wisconsin Territory until 1838....	Democratic	2007	2010
Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius Kathleen Sebelius is an United States politician currently serving as the 44th Governor of Kansas. She is the second List of female state governors in the United States of Kansas, the Democratic respondent to the 2008 State of the Union address, and chair-emerita of the Democratic Governors Association....		Kansas Kansas The State of Kansas is a Midwestern U.S. state in the Central United States of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the United States "Heartland"....	List List of Governors of Kansas The following is a list of the Governor of Kansas of the U.S. state of Kansas.*The area that became Kansas was part of Louisiana Territory, later renamed Missouri Territory, until 1821, and unorganized until it became its own territory; see List of Governors of Missouri for the period from 1805 to 1821....	Democratic	2003	2010 (term limits)
Steve Beshear Steve Beshear Steven Lynn "Steve" Beshear is an United States politician of the Democratic Party , and the List of Governors of Kentucky and current Governor of Kentucky of the U.S....		Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a U.S. state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern United States , but it is uncommonly included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwestern United States....	List List of Governors of Kentucky The following is a list of Governor of Kentucky of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As head of the executive branch of the state's government, the governor is given broad appointment power, and names many state commissioners and department heads without the need for legislative approval....	Democratic	2007	2011
Bobby Jindal Bobby Jindal Piyush "Bobby" Jindal primarily known as Bobby Jindal, is the current Governor of Louisiana of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Prior to his election as governor, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district, to which he was elected in 2004 to succeed current U.S....		Louisiana Louisiana The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....	List List of Governors of Louisiana This is a list of the governors of Louisiana, from acquisition by the United States in 1803 to the present day; for earlier governors of Louisiana see List of colonial governors of Louisiana....	Republican	2008	2011
John Baldacci John Baldacci John Elias Baldacci is an United States politician who has served as the Governor of Maine of the U.S. state of Maine since 2003. A Democratic Party , he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003....		Maine Maine The State of Maine is a U.S. state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast....	List List of Governors of Maine This is a list of Governors of Maine since statehood in 1820.Before Maine became a state, it was part of Massachusetts; see List of Governors of Massachusetts for this period....	Democratic	2003	2010 (term limits)
Martin O'Malley Martin O'Malley Martin Joseph O'Malley is an United States Democratic Party Politics of the United States who is currently serving as the 61st Governor of Maryland of Maryland....		Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....	List List of Governors of Maryland The following is a list of the Governor of Maryland from independence to the present day. The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of the U.S....	Democratic	2007	2010
Deval Patrick Deval Patrick Deval Laurdine Patrick is an United States politician; he is the current Governor of Massachusetts and the second ever African American elected governor in the history of the United States....		Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....	List List of Governors of Massachusetts This is a list of the Governor of Massachusetts who have presided over the Massachusetts since 1780....	Democratic	2007	2010
Jennifer Granholm Jennifer Granholm Jennifer Mulhern Granholm is a Canada-born United States politician, former Attorney General of Michigan, and the current List of Governors of Michigan of the U.S....		Michigan Michigan Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	List List of Governors of Michigan The following are governors of the Michigan Territory and the U.S. state of Michigan.*Prior to becoming its own territory, parts of Michigan were part of Northwest Territory , Indiana Territory and Illinois Territory ....	Democratic	2003	2010 (term limits)
Tim Pawlenty Tim Pawlenty Timothy James Pawlenty is the 39th and current Governor of Minnesota and a member of the Republican Party of Minnesota. In the Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2002, as the Republican nominee, he was elected Governor of Minnesota and inaugurated on January 6, 2003....		Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....	List List of Governors of Minnesota The following is a list of Governor of Minnesota of the U.S. state of Minnesota and Minnesota Territory. The governor serves as head of the executive of the state's government and is charged with ensuring the faithful execution of the state's laws....	Republican	2003	2010
Haley Barbour Haley Barbour Haley Reeves Barbour is an United States politician currently serving as the List of Governors of Mississippi of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina....		Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Deep South of the United States. Jackson, Mississippi is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Anishinaabe language word misi-ziibi ....	List List of Governors of Mississippi This is a list of the Governors of the U.S. state of Mississippi.*Prior to 1804, parts of Mississippi were part of the state of Georgia ; see List of Governors of Georgia for this period....	Republican	2004	2011 (term limits)
Jay Nixon Jay Nixon Jeremiah Wilson "Jay" Nixon is the current List of Governors of Missouri of the United States U.S. state of Missouri. A member of the Democratic Party , he previously served as Missouri's List of Attorneys General of Missouri before his election in Missouri gubernatorial election, 2008....		Missouri Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....	List List of Governors of Missouri Following is a list of Governors of Missouri since its territory became part of the United States.Missouri was part of the Louisiana Purchase in which the United States purchased from France in 1803....	Democratic	2009	2012
Brian Schweitzer Brian Schweitzer Brian David Schweitzer is an Politics of the United States from the U.S. state of Montana. Schweitzer is a Democratic Party and the current governor of Montana, serving since January 2005....		Montana Montana Montana is a U.S. state in the Western United States. The western third of the state contains numerous mountain ranges; other 'island' ranges are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains....	List List of Governors of Montana The following is a list of the Governors of the U.S. state of Montana and Montana Territory. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Montana's government....	Democratic	2005	2012
Dave Heineman Dave Heineman David Eugene "Dave" Heineman is the governor of Nebraska. He is a Republican Party ....		Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska is a U.S. state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Western United States.Nebraska probably gets its name from the archaic Chiwere language words ?? Br?sge or the Omaha-Ponca language N? Bth?ska meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state....	List List of Governors of Nebraska The following is a list of the Governors of the U.S. state of Nebraska.*Prior to becoming a territory, Nebraska Territory was part of Louisiana Territory from 1805 to 1821; see List of Governors of Missouri for this period....	Republican	2005	2010
Jim Gibbons Jim Gibbons (United States politician) James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons is the 28th and current Governor of Nevada of the United States of Nevada. A Republican Party , he is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, having served from 1997 to 2006....		Nevada Nevada Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....	List List of Governors of Nevada This is a list of Governors of Nevada. The only governor of the Nevada Territory was James W. Nye, a Republican who served from 1861 until statehood in 1864.Mark Twain's brother Orion Clemens served as Territorial Secretary...	Republican	2007	2010
John Lynch		New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....	List List of Governors of New Hampshire This is a list of Governor of New Hampshire, in the United States. The Governor of New Hampshire has a term of two years, and can seek re-election....	Democratic	2005	2010
Jon Corzine Jon Corzine Jon Stevens Corzine is the Governor of New Jersey and a former United States Senator. He was sworn into office on January 17, 2006, for a four-year term ending in 2010, and has said that he intends to run for re-election in 2009....		New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....	List List of Governors of New Jersey This is a list of those who have served as Governor of New Jersey from 1776 to the present. Traditionally, only elected governors are considered in the numeration of the governors, hence William Livingston is often given the honor of being the first Governor of New Jersey....	Democratic	2006	2009
Bill Richardson		New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....	List List of Governors of New Mexico The following is a list of the Governors of the State of New Mexico and New Mexico Territory.Twenty-six individuals have held the office of governor of New Mexico since the state's admission to the United States in 1912, two of whom—Edwin L....	Democratic	2003	2010 (term limits)
David Paterson David Paterson David Alexander Paterson is an American politician and the current Governor of New York. He is the first African American governor of New York and also the second blindness governor of any U.S....		New York New York The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....	List List of Governors of New York The Governor of New York is the head of the executive branch of New York's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state New York National Guard....	Democratic	2008	2010
Beverly Perdue Beverly Perdue Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue is an United States politician and member of the Democratic Party currently serving as Governor of North Carolina of the United States of North Carolina....		North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....	List List of Governors of North Carolina The following is a list of Governor of North Carolina for the U.S. state of North Carolina. See also History of North Carolina....	Democratic	2009	2012
John Hoeven John Hoeven John Henry Hoeven III , is the current Governor of North Dakota and a member of the North Dakota Republican Party. He has been serving as Governor since December 15 2000, making him the longest-serving current Governor in the United States....		North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States and Western United States regions of the United States of America. North Dakota is the 19th largest state by area in the US; it is the 48th most populous, with just over 640,000 residents as of 2006....	List List of Governors of North Dakota The following is a list of Governor of North Dakota of the state of North Dakota, United States.Other high offices heldExternal links...	Republican	2000	2012
Ted Strickland Ted Strickland Ted Strickland is an United States politician of the Democratic party , and the current List of Governors of Ohio of the U.S. state of Ohio. Before his election in Ohio gubernatorial election, 2006, he served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio?s Ohio's 6th congressional district....		Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....	List List of Governors of Ohio The following is a list of Governors of the State of Ohio and the Northwest Territory which preceded it. The Governor#United States is the head of the executive branch of Ohio's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Democratic	2007	2010
Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry is the Governor of Oklahoma of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party , he was elected governor in 2002....		Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a U.S. state and a sovereignty located in the South Central United States and Southern United States of the United States of America ....	List List of Governors of Oklahoma The following is a list of Governor of Oklahomas of the U.S. state of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Territory....	Democratic	2003	2010 (term limits)
Ted Kulongoski Ted Kulongoski Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski is an United States politician, currently serving his second term as the Governor of Oregon. As a Democratic Party , he has served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as the state Insurance Commissioner, the Oregon Attorney General, and an Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court....		Oregon Oregon Oregon is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The area was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before the arrival of traders, explorers and settlers....	List List of Governors of Oregon This article lists the individuals who have served as Governor of Oregon from the establishment of the Provisional Government in 1843 to the present day....	Democratic	2003	2010 (term limits)
Ed Rendell Ed Rendell Edward Gene "Ed" Rendell is an Politics of the United States and Governor of Pennsylvania. Rendell, a member of the Democratic Party , was elected List of Governors of Pennsylvania of Pennsylvania in 2002, and his term of office began January 21, 2003....		Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....	List List of Governors of Pennsylvania The Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the head of the executive branch of Pennsylvania's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Democratic	2003	2010 (term limits)
Donald Carcieri Donald Carcieri Donald L. "Don" Carcieri is the List of Governors of Rhode Island of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Carcieri has had a varied vocational background, having worked as a manufacturing company executive, aid relief worker, bank executive and teacher....		Rhode Island Rhode Island Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....	List List of Governors of Rhode Island Party Affiliation...	Republican	2003	2010 (term limits)
Mark Sanford Mark Sanford Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford, Jr. is an United States Republican Party politician who has been Governor of South Carolina of South Carolina since 2003....		South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....	List List of Governors of South Carolina A list of South Carolina Governor of South Carolina....	Republican	2003	2010 (term limits)
Mike Rounds Mike Rounds Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds is an United States Politics of the United States. Rounds has served as Governor of South Dakota of South Dakota since January 7, 2003, having been election on November 5, 2002 and re-elected on November 7, 2006....		South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America. It is named after the Lakota people and Sioux Sioux Native Americans in the United States tribes....	List List of Governors of South Dakota This is a list of Governor of South Dakota of South Dakota...	Republican	2003	2010 (term limits)
Phil Bredesen Phil Bredesen Philip Norman "Phil" Bredesen is the 48th List of Governors of Tennessee, having served since 2003. He previously served as the fourth list of mayors of Nashville, Tennessee of the Consolidated city-county of Nashville, Tennessee and Davidson County, Tennessee from 1991 to 1999....		Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....	List List of Governors of Tennessee Governors of Tennessee...	Democratic	2003	2010 (term limits)
Rick Perry Rick Perry James Richard "Rick" Perry is a Republican Party politician and the current List of Governors of Texas.Elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998, he assumed office as governor in December 2000 when Governor George W....		Texas Texas Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....	List List of Governors of Texas The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Texas. The governor#United States is the head of the executive branch of Texas's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Republican	2000	2010
Jon Huntsman, Jr. Jon Huntsman, Jr. Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr. is the governor of the state of Utah, having first Utah gubernatorial election, 2004. His first term as the 16th governor of Utah began on January 3, 2005....		Utah Utah The State of Utah is a western United States U.S. state of the United States. It was the List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted to the United States on January 4, 1896....	List List of Governors of Utah The following is a list of the Governors of the U.S. state of Utah and Utah Territory....	Republican	2005	2012
Jim Douglas Jim Douglas James H. "Jim" Douglas is an Politics of the United States from the U.S. state of Vermont. Douglas is a Republican Party and currently the Governor of Vermont....		Vermont Vermont Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....	List List of Governors of Vermont This is a List of Governor of Vermont:...	Republican	2003	2010
Tim Kaine Tim Kaine Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine is an Politics of the United States, the current governor of Virginia and as of January 21, 2009, the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee....		Virginia Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....	List List of Governors of Virginia The following is a list of the Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Governor of Virginia is the head of the executive branch of Virginia's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Democratic	2006	2009 (term limits)
Christine Gregoire Christine Gregoire Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire is the governor of the U.S. state of Washington, and a member of the Democratic Party party. Gregoire defeated Dino Rossi in one of the closest elections in gubernatorial history....		Washington Washington Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....	List List of Governors of Washington This is a list of Governor#United_Statess of the United States state of Washington. Washington is one of only 11 states in which gubernatorial elections occur the same years as presidential elections....	Democratic	2005	2012 (No limit terms
Joe Manchin Joe Manchin Joseph "Joe" Manchin III is an United States politician from the State of West Virginia. Manchin was elected Governor of West Virginia in the 2004 election and took office on January 17, 2005; he was reelected in 2008....		West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....	List List of Governors of West Virginia This is a list of Governors of West Virginia...	Democratic	2005	2012 (term limits)
Jim Doyle Jim Doyle James Edward "Jim" Doyle is a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party . He took office in January 2003 as the 44th List of Governors of Wisconsin of Wisconsin....		Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is one of the fifty U.S. state in the United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States. It borders two of the five Great Lakes and four U.S....	List List of Governors of Wisconsin The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Territory. The Governor of Wisconsin is the head of the executive branch of Wisconsin's government and the commander-in-chief of the U.S....	Democratic	2003	2010
Dave Freudenthal Dave Freudenthal David Duane "Dave" Freudenthal is an Politics of the United States from the U.S. state of Wyoming. A Democratic Party , Freudenthal is currently the List of Governors of Wyoming, having been re-elected to a second term on November 7, 2006....		Wyoming Wyoming The State of Wyoming is a sparsely populated U.S. state in the Northwestern United States of the United States. The majority of the state is dominated by the mountain ranges and rangelands of the Rocky Mountains, while the easternmost section of the state is a high altitude prairie region known as the High Plains ....	List List of Governors of Wyoming This is a list of the governors of Wyoming. The United States initially acquired some of the land that is today Wyoming from France in the Louisiana Purchase....	Democratic	2003	2010 (term limits)

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• Governor (United States)
  Governor (United States)
  
  In the United States, the title governor refers to the chief executive of each U.S. state or United States insular area, not directly subordinate to the federal authorities, but the political and ceremonial head of the state....
  
• List of United States Lieutenant Governors
  List of United States Lieutenant Governors
  
  File:United States Lieutenant Governors map.svgThis is a complete and current List of United States Lieutenant Governors. There are currently 21 Democratic Party and 22 Republican Party serving as Lieutenant governor#United Statess in the United States....
  
• List of female state governors in the United States
  List of female state governors in the United States
  
  Thirty-one women have been or are currently serving as the governor of a U.S. state, including two in an acting capacity.The first female governor was Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming who was elected on November 4, 1924 and sworn in on January 5, 1925....
  

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