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State executive offices represent a state's executive branch, charged with implementing and enforcing the laws made by state legislatures. The governor is the chief executive of a state's government, and other executive officers ordinarily report to him or her.

Many executive offices, especially prominent ones like attorney general and secretary of state, are established in a state's constitution, which provides the basis for their authority and a description of their duties. Other offices commonly included in a state's constitution are treasurer and superintendent of schools. Other executive officers are established by statute rather than the state constitution. Such offices often include auditor, agriculture commissioner, natural resources commissioner, insurance commissioner, and others. Executive officers are ordinarily either elected or appointed by the governor. In some cases, officers are chosen by the state legislature or supreme court.

Ballotpedia covers 13 primary statewide executive office types in the United States. However, not all offices exist across all states. Of the 13 offices, Ballotpedia has identified seven that appear in all 50 states: governor, attorney general, superintendent of schools, insurance commissioner, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, and public service commissioner. Others, however, vary from state to state.


The charts below display information about the executive branch offices and officeholders in each of the 50 U.S. states. For a general overview of each state executive position that Ballotpedia covers, click here. For more information on a given state's executive branch, click the appropriate state on the map.

https://ballotpedia.org/STATE_state_executive_offices

Political party breakdown

The chart below is a breakdown of the party affiliation of the current incumbents in the United States' 13 distinct state executives offices.

Partisan count table

State executive party affiliation by office
OfficeDemocratic Party DemocraticRepublican Party RepublicanGrey.png IndependentNonpartisanVacancies
Governor2426000
Lt. Governor2124000
Attorney General2227010
Secretary of State2125001
Treasurer12240120
Controller650100
Auditor7160150
Superintendent of Schools170411
Insurance Commissioner380342
Agriculture Commissioner0120372
Natural Resources Commissioner230441
Labor Commissioner030500
Public Service Commissioner83701553 

Chart of state officers

Abbreviations:

  • Governor (Gov.)
  • Lieutenant Governor (Lt. Gov.)
  • Attorney General (AG)
  • Secretary of State (SOS)
  • Comp./Controller (Cont)
  • Treasurer (Treas)
  • Auditor (Audit)
  • Superintendent of Schools (Super)
  • Insurance Commissioner (Insur)
  • Agriculture Commissioner (Agri)
  • Lands/Natural Resources Commissioner (Nature)
  • Labor Commissioner (Labor)
  • Public Service Commissioner (PSC)

State executive offices by state
StateGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSCOther
AlabamaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreasAudit **SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
AlaskaGov.Lt. Gov.AG ContTreasAudit **SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC
ArizonaGov. AGSOS TreasAudit **SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSCMine Inspector
ArkansasGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAudit **SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
CaliforniaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
ColoradoGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreas**SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
ConnecticutGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreas**SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
DelawareGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
FloridaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS Treas ******SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
GeorgiaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
HawaiiGov.Lt. Gov.AG  TreasAuditSuperLaborAgriNatureLaborPSC 
IdahoGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreas**SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
IllinoisGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
IndianaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreas SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
IowaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
KansasGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS Treas**SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
KentuckyGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
LouisianaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS Treas**SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
MaineGov. AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
MarylandGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreas**SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
MassachusettsGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
MichiganGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
MinnesotaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAudit **SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
MissouriGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
MississippiGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgri ***NatureLaborPSC 
MontanaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAudit **SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
NebraskaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
NevadaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreas**SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
New HampshireGov. AGSOSContTreas**SuperInsurAgri LaborPSC 
New JerseyGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreas**SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
New MexicoGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSCPublic Education Commission
New YorkGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSCont  SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
North CarolinaGov.Lt. Gov.AG.SOSContTreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
North DakotaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
OhioGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
OklahomaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
OregonGov. AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
PennsylvaniaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAudit **SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
Rhode IslandGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
South CarolinaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreasAudit **Super *InsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
South DakotaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAudit **Super *InsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
TennesseeGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreas SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
TexasGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSCont AuditSuperInsurAgriNature *LaborPSCRailroad Commission
UtahGov.Lt. Gov.AG  TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
VermontGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
VirginiaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOSContTreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
WashingtonGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
West VirginiaGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAudit **SuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
WisconsinGov.Lt. Gov.AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgriNatureLaborPSC 
WyomingGov. AGSOS TreasAuditSuperInsurAgri LaborPSC 

* State school superintendent is also the public lands commissioner
** States include legislative audits. Legislative auditors primarily function under the state legislatures and are not considered state executive offices.
*** Agriculture commissioner also serves as the commerce commissioner
**** State treasurer is titled as chief financial officer

State executive incumbents by office

See also: Governor (state executive office)


Office Name Party Date assumed office
Governor of Alabama Kay Ivey Republican April 10, 2017
Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy Republican December 3, 2018
Governor of American Samoa Nikolao Pula Nonpartisan January 3, 2025
Governor of Arizona Katie Hobbs Democratic January 2, 2023
Governor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders Republican January 10, 2023
Governor of California Gavin Newsom Democratic January 7, 2019
Governor of Colorado Jared Polis Democratic January 8, 2019
Governor of Connecticut Ned Lamont Democratic January 9, 2019
Governor of Delaware Matt Meyer Democratic January 21, 2025
Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis Republican January 8, 2019
Governor of Georgia Brian Kemp Republican January 14, 2019
Governor of Guam Lou Leon Guerrero Democratic January 7, 2019
Governor of Hawaii Joshua Green Democratic December 5, 2022
Governor of Idaho Brad Little Republican January 7, 2019
Governor of Illinois J.B. Pritzker Democratic January 14, 2019
Governor of Indiana Mike Braun Republican January 13, 2025
Governor of Iowa Kim Reynolds Republican May 24, 2017
Governor of Kansas Laura Kelly Democratic January 14, 2019
Governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear Democratic December 10, 2019
Governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry Republican January 8, 2024
Governor of Maine Janet T. Mills Democratic January 2, 2019
Governor of Maryland Wes Moore Democratic January 18, 2023
Governor of Massachusetts Maura Healey Democratic January 5, 2023
Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer Democratic January 1, 2019
Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz Democratic January 7, 2019
Governor of Mississippi Tate Reeves Republican January 14, 2020
Governor of Missouri Mike Kehoe Republican January 13, 2025
Governor of Montana Greg Gianforte Republican January 4, 2021
Governor of Nebraska Jim Pillen Republican January 5, 2023
Governor of Nevada Joe Lombardo Republican January 2, 2023
Governor of New Hampshire Kelly Ayotte Republican January 8, 2025
Governor of New Jersey Mikie Sherrill Democratic January 20, 2026
Governor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham Democratic January 1, 2019
Governor of New York Kathy Hochul Democratic August 24, 2021
Governor of North Carolina Josh Stein Democratic January 1, 2025
Governor of North Dakota Kelly Armstrong Republican December 15, 2024
Governor of Ohio Richard Michael DeWine Republican January 14, 2019
Governor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt Republican January 14, 2019
Governor of Oregon Tina Kotek Democratic January 9, 2023
Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro Democratic January 17, 2023
Governor of Puerto Rico Jenniffer González-Colón New Progressive January 2, 2025
Governor of Rhode Island Daniel McKee Democratic March 2, 2021
Governor of South Carolina Henry McMaster Republican January 24, 2017
Governor of South Dakota Larry Rhoden Republican January 25, 2025
Governor of Tennessee Bill Lee Republican January 15, 2019
Governor of Texas Greg Abbott Republican January 20, 2015
Governor of Utah Spencer Cox Republican January 4, 2021
Governor of Vermont Phil Scott Republican January 5, 2017
Governor of Virginia Abigail Spanberger Democratic January 17, 2026
Governor of Washington Bob Ferguson Democratic January 13, 2025
Governor of West Virginia Patrick Morrisey Republican January 13, 2025
Governor of Wisconsin Tony Evers Democratic January 7, 2019
Governor of Wyoming Mark Gordon Republican January 7, 2019
Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands David Apatang Independent July 23, 2025
Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands Albert Bryan Democratic January 7, 2019

See also

Footnotes

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