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Arizona has had five female governors, the most in the United States, and was the first—and until 2019 (when Michelle Lujan Grisham succeeded Susana Martinez in neighboring New Mexico) the only—state where female governors served consecutively. The current governor as of January 2, 2023, is Democrat Katie Hobbs.
Kathleen Marie Hobbs (born December 28, 1969) [1] [2] is an American politician and social worker serving as the 24th governor of Arizona since 2023. Hobbs is the first social worker to be elected governor of a U.S. state and is Arizona's fifth female governor.
Douglas Anthony Ducey (/ ˈ d uː s i /, né Roscoe Jr.; born April 9, 1964) is an American businessman and Republican politician who served as the 23rd governor of Arizona from 2015 to 2023 and as Arizona State Treasurer from 2011 to 2015.
Arizona voters elected Katie Hobbs, Arizona's chief election official, as their next governor.She defeated Republican Kari Lake. Hobbs has worked in politics for over a decade and rose to ...
Election 2022 Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Democratic candidate for Arizona governor, applauds supporters at a campaign event in Peoria, Ariz., Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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. [16] As of the 2022 elections, there are 12 female state governors currently serving.
Arizona is one of five states that do not have a specified lieutenant governor, so the Secretary of State is the first in line to succeed the Governor in the event of death, disability, resignation, or removal from office. The line of succession also includes the attorney general, state treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections. 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election ← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 → Turnout 62.6% 2.29pp Nominee Katie Hobbs Kari Lake Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,287,891 1,270,774 Percentage 50.32% 49.65% County ...