AmericasGovernors up for Reelection[This article was updated on 12/8/24]Of the fifty current Governors, 27 are Republicans, and 23 are Democrats. Governors are the chief executive officers of their state government and control the day-to-day governmental business. All but two of the fifty Governors serve four-year terms — the governors of New Hampshire and Vermont serve two-year terms. Below are the Governors up for reelection in alphabetical order by political party, reelection year, and state. Democrats up for reelection in November 2025:New Jersey: Phil Murphy (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) (Not running due to term limit) Term ends January 20, 2026Republicans up for re-election in November 2025:Virginia: Glenn Youngkin (4-year term, 1 consecutive term limit) (Not running due to term limit) Term ends January 17, 2026Democrats up for reelection in November 2026:Arizona: Katie Hobbs (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 24, 2027California: Gavin Newsom (4-year term, 2 term limit) (Not running due to term limit) Term ends January 4, 2027Colorado: Jared Polis (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 12, 2027Connecticut: Ned Lamont (4-year term, no term limit) Term ends January 6, 2027Hawaii: Josh Green (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends December 7, 2026Illinois: J.B. Pritzker (4-year term, no term limit) Term ends January 11, 2027Kansas: Laura Kelly (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 11, 2027Maine: Janet Mills (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 6, 2027Maryland: Wes Moore (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 20, 2027Massachusetts: Maura Healey (4-year term, no term limit) Term ends January 7, 2027Michigan: Gretchen Whitmer (4-year term, 2 term limit) (Not running due to term limit) Term ends January 1, 2027Minnesota: Tim Walz (4-year term, no term limit) Term ends January 4, 2027New Mexico: Michelle Lujan Grisham (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 1, 2027New York: Kathy Hochul (4-year term, no term limit) Term ends January 1, 2027Oregon: Tina Kotek (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit/1 term pause) Term ends January 11, 2027Pennsylvania: Josh Shapiro (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 19, 2027Rhode Island: Daniel McKee (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 5, 2027Wisconsin: Tony Evers (4-year term, no term limit) Term ends January 4, 2027Republicans up for reelection in November 2026:Alabama: Kay Ivey (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 18, 2027Alaska: Mike Dunleavy (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends December 7, 2026Arkansas: Sarah Huckabee Sanders (4-year term, 2 term limit) Term ends January 12, 2027Florida: Ron DeSantis (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) (Not running due to term limit) Term ends January 5, 2027Georgia: Brian Kemp (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) (Not running due to term limit) Term ends January 11, 2027Idaho: Brad Little (4-year term, no term limit) Term ends January 4, 2027Iowa: Kim Reynolds (4-year term, no term limit) Term ends January 12, 2027Nebraska: Jim Pillen (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 7, 2027Nevada: Joe Lombardo (4-year term, 2 term limit) Term ends January 4, 2027New Hampshire: Kellye Ayotte (2-year term, no term limit) Term ends January 11, 2027Ohio: Mike DeWine (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 11, 2027Oklahoma: Kevin Stitt (4-year term, 2 term limit) Term ends January 11, 2027South Carolina: Henry McMaster (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 13, 2027South Dakota: Kristi Noem (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 4, 2027Tennessee: Bill Lee (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends January 16, 2027Texas: Greg Abbott (4-year term, no term limit) Term ends January 19, 2027Vermont: Phil Scott (2-year Term, no term limit) Term ends January 11, 2027Wyoming: Mark Gordon (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit/1 term pause) Term ends January 4, 2027Democrats up for reelection in November 2027:Kentucky: Andy Beshear (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit) Term ends December 7, 2027Republicans up for reelection in November 2027:Mississippi: Tate Reeves (4-year term, 2 term limit) (Not running due to term limit) Term ends January 11, 2028Democrats up for reelection in November 2028:Delaware: Matt Meyer (4-year term, 2 term limit)North Carolina: Josh Stein (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit)Washington: Bob Ferguson (4-year term, no term limit)Republicans up for reelection in November 2028:Indiana: Mike Braun (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit/1 term pause)Louisiana: Jeff Landry (4-year Term, 2 consecutive term limit)Missouri: Mike Kehoe (4-year term, 2 term limit)Montana: Greg Gianforte (4-year term, 2 consecutive term limit/2 term pause) (Not running due to term limit)North Dakota: Kelly Armstrong (4-year term, 2 term limit)Utah: Spencer C