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In January 2025, women were serving as governor in 13 U.S. states (14 between January 9 and January 21), as mayor of the District of Columbia, and as territorial governors of Guam and Puerto Rico. Of the current female state governors, 9 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans. Madeleine Kunin is the oldest living former female governor at 91.
A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while 11 previously served in the United States House of Representatives. [13] The governor's office has term limits in 37 states and 4 territories; these terms are four years except in New Hampshire and Vermont, where governors serve two-year terms. [9] [14]
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:State governors of the United States. It includes state governors of the United States that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Kelly Ayotte's win in New Hampshire, which was called by the Associated Press on Monday, toppled the previous high as the Republican is set to become the next governor of the Granite State in January.
The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire's governor means 13 women will serve as a state's chief executive next year, breaking the record of 12 set after the 2022 elections.
List of female speakers of legislatures in the United States; List of female state attorneys general in the United States; List of female state secretaries of state in the United States; List of female state supreme court justices
As of January 13, 2025, there are 22 women currently serving (excluding acting capacity) as lieutenant governors in the United States. Overall, 126 women have served (including acting capacity). Women have been elected lieutenant governor in 40 of the 50 states.
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