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|{{wp|Ben Nelson}} | |{{wp|Ben Nelson}} | ||
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|{{wp|Ted Strickland}} | |{{wp|Ted Strickland}} | ||
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|{{wp|Tommy Thompson}} | |{{wp|Tommy Thompson}} | ||
|November 19, 1941 | |November 19, 1941 | ||
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|{{wp|Bob Taft}} | |{{wp|Bob Taft}} | ||
|January 8, 1942 | |January 8, 1942 | ||
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|{{wp|Butch Otter}} | |{{wp|Butch Otter}} | ||
|May 3, 1942 | |May 3, 1942 | ||
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|{{wp|John Ashcroft}} | |{{wp|John Ashcroft}} | ||
|May 9, 1942 | |May 9, 1942 | ||
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|{{wp|Parris Glendening}} | |{{wp|Parris Glendening}} | ||
|June 11, 1942 | |June 11, 1942 | ||
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|{{wp|James J. Blanchard}} | |{{wp|James J. Blanchard}} | ||
|August 8, 1942 | |August 8, 1942 | ||
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|{{wp|Nathan Deal}} | |{{wp|Nathan Deal}} | ||
|August 25, 1942 | |August 25, 1942 | ||
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|{{wp|Donald Carcieri}} | |{{wp|Donald Carcieri}} | ||
|December 16, 1942 | |December 16, 1942 | ||
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|{{wp|Gray Davis}} | |{{wp|Gray Davis}} | ||
|December 26, 1942 | |December 26, 1942 | ||
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|{{wp|Tony Knowles (politician)|Tony Knowles}} | |{{wp|Tony Knowles (politician)|Tony Knowles}} | ||
|January 1, 1943 | |January 1, 1943 | ||
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|{{wp|Robert J. Bentley}} | |{{wp|Robert J. Bentley}} | ||
|February 3, 1943 | |February 3, 1943 | ||
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|{{wp|Jim Risch}} | |{{wp|Jim Risch}} | ||
|May 3, 1943 | |May 3, 1943 | ||
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|{{wp|Jim Guy Tucker}} | |{{wp|Jim Guy Tucker}} | ||
|June 13, 1943 | |June 13, 1943 | ||
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|{{wp|Bob Kerrey}} | |{{wp|Bob Kerrey}} | ||
|August 27, 1943 | |August 27, 1943 | ||
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|{{wp|Phil Bredesen}} | |{{wp|Phil Bredesen}} | ||
|November 21, 1943 | |November 21, 1943 | ||
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|{{wp|Ed Rendell}} | |{{wp|Ed Rendell}} | ||
|January 5, 1944 | |January 5, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Frank Keating}} | |{{wp|Frank Keating}} | ||
|February 10, 1944 | |February 10, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Mike Hayden}} | |{{wp|Mike Hayden}} | ||
|March 16, 1944 | |March 16, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Angus King}} | |{{wp|Angus King}} | ||
|March 31, 1944 | |March 31, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Jim Geringer}} | |{{wp|Jim Geringer}} | ||
| April 24, 1944 | | April 24, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Steve Beshear}} | |{{wp|Steve Beshear}} | ||
|September 21, 1944 | |September 21, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Jan Brewer}} | |{{wp|Jan Brewer}} | ||
|September 26, 1944 | |September 26, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Bob Riley}} | |{{wp|Bob Riley}} | ||
|October 3, 1944 | |October 3, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Kay Ivey}} | |{{wp|Kay Ivey}} | ||
|October 15, 1944 | |October 15, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Donald DiFrancesco}} | |{{wp|Donald DiFrancesco}} | ||
|November 20, 1944 | |November 20, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Jim Gibbons (American politician)|Jim Gibbons}} | |{{wp|Jim Gibbons (American politician)|Jim Gibbons}} | ||
|December 16, 1944 | |December 16, 1944 | ||
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|{{wp|Bob Miller (Nevada governor)|Bob Miller}} | |{{wp|Bob Miller (Nevada governor)|Bob Miller}} | ||
|March 30, 1945 | |March 30, 1945 | ||
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|{{wp|George Pataki}} | |{{wp|George Pataki}} | ||
|June 24, 1945 | |June 24, 1945 | ||
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|{{wp|Bill Weld}} | |{{wp|Bill Weld}} | ||
|July 31, 1945 | |July 31, 1945 | ||
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|{{wp|Fife Symington}} | |{{wp|Fife Symington}} | ||
|August 12, 1945 | |August 12, 1945 | ||
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|{{wp|Tom Ridge}} | |{{wp|Tom Ridge}} | ||
|August 26, 1945 | |August 26, 1945 | ||
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|{{wp|Jim Doyle}} | |{{wp|Jim Doyle}} | ||
|November 23, 1945 | |November 23, 1945 | ||
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|{{wp|Don Siegelman}} | |{{wp|Don Siegelman}} | ||
|February 24, 1946 | |February 24, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|John D. Waiheʻe III}} | |{{wp|John D. Waiheʻe III}} | ||
|May 19, 1946 | |May 19, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|Jodi Rell}} | |{{wp|Jodi Rell}} | ||
|June 16, 1946 | |June 16, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|George W. Bush}} | |{{wp|George W. Bush}} | ||
|July 6, 1946 | |July 6, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|Jim Edgar}} | |{{wp|Jim Edgar}} | ||
|July 22, 1946 | |July 22, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|Ed Schafer}} | |{{wp|Ed Schafer}} | ||
|August 8, 1946 | |August 8, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|Bill Clinton}} | |{{wp|Bill Clinton}} | ||
|August 19, 1946 | |August 19, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|Christine Todd Whitman}} | |{{wp|Christine Todd Whitman}} | ||
|September 26, 1946 | |September 26, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|Terry Branstad}} | |{{wp|Terry Branstad}} | ||
|November 17, 1946 | |November 17, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|Richard Codey}} | |{{wp|Richard Codey}} | ||
|November 27, 1946 | |November 27, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|Sonny Perdue}} | |{{wp|Sonny Perdue}} | ||
|December 20, 1946 | |December 20, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|Mike Beebe}} | |{{wp|Mike Beebe}} | ||
|December 28, 1946 | |December 28, 1946 | ||
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|{{wp|Jon Corzine}} | |{{wp|Jon Corzine}} | ||
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|{{wp|Mike DeWine}} | |{{wp|Mike DeWine}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 12 June 2024
The following are lists of the politicians who were or are the longest living and oldest still-living governors of each U.S. state. The current oldest living U.S. state governor is Jimmy Carter, aged 99 years, 269 days, Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975. Albert Rosellini (1910–2011), the Governor of Washington from 1957 to 1965, lived the longest lifespan of any governor, having died at the age of 101 years, 262 days.
Territorial governors are included in italics.
Longest living U.S. governors
Start date | End date | Governor | State | Birth date | Gubernatorial term(s) | Party |
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October 28, 1786 | March 29, 1789 | Thomas Collins | Delaware | 1732 | 1786–1789 | No party |
March 29, 1789 | April 17, 1790 | Benjamin Franklin | Pennsylvania | January 17, 1706 | 1785–1788 | No party |
April 17, 1790 | July 25, 1790 | William Livingston | New Jersey | November 30, 1723 | 1776–1790 | Federalist |
July 25, 1790 | May 19, 1795 | Josiah Bartlett | New Hampshire | November 21, 1729 | 1790–1794 | Democratic-Republican |
May 19, 1795 | October 2, 1803 | Samuel Adams | Massachusetts | September 27, 1722 | 1794–1797 | Democratic-Republican |
October 2, 1803 | February 3, 1813 | Samuel Ashe | North Carolina | March 24, 1725 | 1795–1798 | Democratic-Republican |
February 3, 1813 | August 17, 1816 | Samuel Johnston | North Carolina | December 15, 1733 | 1787–1789 | Federalist |
August 17, 1816 | June 24, 1817 | Thomas McKean | Pennsylvania | March 19, 1734 | 1799–1808 | Democratic-Republican |
June 24, 1817 | September 18, 1819 | John Langdon | New Hampshire | June 26, 1741 | 1785–1786, 1788–1789, 1805–1809, 1810–1812, | Democratic-Republican |
September 18, 1819 | March 19, 1829 | John Tayler | New York | July 4, 1742 | 1817 | Democratic-Republican |
March 19, 1829 | May 17, 1829 | John Jay | New York | December 12, 1745 | 1795–1801 | Federalist |
May 17, 1829 | June 10, 1832 | Joseph Hiester | Pennsylvania | November 18, 1752 | 1820–1823 | Democratic-Republican |
June 10, 1832 | September 24, 1834 | Jonas Galusha | Vermont | February 11, 1753 | 1809–1813, 1815–1820 | Democratic-Republican |
September 24, 1834 | December 11, 1838 | Isaac Tichenor | Vermont | February 8, 1754 | 1797–1807, 1808–1809 | Federalist |
December 11, 1838 | April 7, 1844 | Morgan Lewis | New York | October 16, 1754 | 1804–1807 | Democratic-Republican |
April 7, 1844 | December 22, 1850 | William Plumer | New Hampshire | June 25, 1759 | 1812–1813, 1816–1819 | Democratic-Republican |
December 22, 1850 | December 25, 1862 | Joshua Hall | Maine | October 22, 1768 | 1830 | Democratic |
December 25, 1862 | October 16, 1869 | Joseph Ritner | Pennsylvania | March 25, 1780 | 1835–1839 | Anti-Masonic |
October 16, 1869 | February 3, 1870 | Allen Trimble | Ohio | November 24, 1783 | 1822, 1826–1830 | National Republican |
February 3, 1870 | October 10, 1870 | Mordecai Bartley | Ohio | December 16, 1783 | 1844–1846 | Whig |
October 10, 1870 | November 1, 1874 | Enos T. Throop | New York | August 21, 1784 | 1829–1832 | Democratic |
November 1, 1874 | February 27, 1877 | Joseph Johnson | Virginia | December 19, 1785 | 1852–1856 | Democratic |
February 27, 1877 | December 18, 1885 | Hiland Hall | Vermont | July 20, 1795 | 1858–1860 | Republican |
December 18, 1885 | April 27, 1894 | Nathaniel S. Berry | New Hampshire | September 1, 1796 | 1861–1863 | Republican |
April 27, 1894 | June 13, 1896 | Alpheus Felch | Michigan | September 28, 1804 | 1846–1847 | Democratic |
June 13, 1896 | August 23, 1898 | Moody Currier | New Hampshire | April 22, 1806 | 1885–1887 | Republican |
August 23, 1898 | February 28, 1899 | James Madison Wells | Louisiana | January 8, 1808 | 1865–1867 | Republican |
February 28, 1899 | July 9, 1902 | William Marvin | Florida | April 14, 1808 | 1865 | Democratic |
July 9, 1902 | April 28, 1909 | Frederick Holbrook | Vermont | February 15, 1813 | 1861–1863 | Republican |
April 28, 1909 | February 3, 1912 | Frederick Robie | Maine | August 12, 1822 | 1885–1887 | Republican |
February 3, 1912 | June 4, 1912 | Royal C. Taft | Rhode Island | February 14, 1823 | 1888–1889 | Republican |
June 4, 1912 | January 8, 1914 | Simon Bolivar Buckner | Kentucky | April 1, 1823 | 1887–1891 | Democratic |
January 8, 1914 | May 16, 1920 | Levi P. Morton | New York | May 16, 1824 | 1895–1896 | Republican |
May 16, 1920 | April 4, 1923 | Horace Boies | Iowa | December 7, 1827 | 1890–1894 | Democratic |
April 4, 1923 | April 3, 1924 | Ebenezer J. Ormsbee | Vermont | June 8, 1834 | 1886–1888 | Republican |
April 3, 1924 | January 28, 1925 | Augustus O. Bourn | Rhode Island | October 1, 1834 | 1883–1885 | Republican |
January 28, 1925 | April 13, 1933 | Adelbert Ames | Mississippi | October 31, 1835 | 1868–1870, 1874–1876 | Republican |
April 13, 1933 | October 30, 1939 | Roswell K. Colcord | Nevada | April 25, 1839 | 1891–1895 | Republican |
October 30, 1939 | August 23, 1945 | Martin Frederick Ansel | South Carolina | December 12, 1850 | 1907–1911 | Democratic |
August 23, 1945 | September 5, 1946 | John I. Cox | Tennessee | November 23, 1855 | 1905–1907 | Democratic |
September 5, 1946 | April 11, 1949 | Chase Osborn | Michigan | January 22, 1860 | 1911–1913 | Republican |
April 11, 1949 | May 9, 1958 | Fenimore Chatterton | Wyoming | July 21, 1860 | 1903–1905 | Republican |
May 9, 1958 | August 12, 1958 | Augustus Owsley Stanley | Kentucky | May 21, 1867 | 1915–1919 | Democratic |
August 12, 1958 | May 19, 1966 | Theodore F. Green | Rhode Island | October 2, 1867 | 1933–1937 | Democratic |
May 19, 1966 | June 12, 1969 | Percival P. Baxter | Maine | November 22, 1876 | 1921–1925 | Republican |
June 12, 1969 | December 19, 1977 | Nellie Tayloe Ross | Wyoming | November 29, 1876 | 1925–1927 | Democratic |
December 19, 1977 | March 3, 1980 | Forrest C. Donnell | Missouri | August 20, 1884 | 1941–1945 | Republican |
March 3, 1980 | October 12, 1987 | Alf Landon | Kansas | September 9, 1887 | 1933–1937 | Republican |
October 12, 1987 | April 21, 1990 | Frank Lausche | Ohio | November 14, 1895 | 1945–1947, 1949–1957 | Democratic |
April 21, 1990 | June 11, 1993 | Milward Simpson | Wyoming | November 12, 1897 | 1955–1959 | Republican |
June 11, 1993 | October 20, 1996 | J. Bracken Lee | Utah | January 7, 1899 | 1949–1957 | Republican |
October 20, 1996 | November 5, 2000 | Jimmie Davis | Louisiana | September 11, 1899 | 1944–1948, 1960–1964 | Democratic |
November 5, 2000 | June 26, 2003 | Strom Thurmond | South Carolina | December 5, 1902 | 1947–1951 | Democratic |
June 26, 2003 | April 19, 2004 | Frank B. Morrison | Nebraska | May 20, 1905 | 1961–1967 | Democratic |
April 19, 2004 | November 15, 2004 | Elmer L. Andersen | Minnesota | June 17, 1909 | 1961–1963 | Republican |
November 15, 2004 | October 10, 2011 | Albert Rosellini | Washington | January 21, 1910 | 1957–1965 | Democratic |
October 10, 2011 | April 10, 2015 | Raúl Héctor Castro | Arizona | June 12, 1916 | 1975–1977 | Democratic |
April 10, 2015 | February 4, 2016 | Edgar Whitcomb | Indiana | November 6, 1917 | 1969–1973 | Republican |
February 4, 2016 | January 17, 2017 | David P. Buckson | Delaware | July 25, 1920 | 1960–1961 | Republican |
January 17, 2017 | June 4, 2021 | John M. Patterson | Alabama | September 27, 1921 | 1959–1963 | Democratic |
June 4, 2021 | August 18, 2023 | Al Quie | Minnesota | September 18, 1923 | 1979–1983 | Independent-Republican |
August 18, 2023 | Present | Jimmy Carter | Georgia | October 1, 1924 | 1971–1975 | Democratic |
Oldest living U.S. governors
These are the 100 oldest living United States governors, current or former. Territorial governors are included but not ranked.
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Incumbent |
Rank | Governor | Date of birth | Gubernatorial term(s) | State | Party | Age (years, days) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jimmy Carter | October 1, 1924 | 1971–1975 | Georgia | Democratic | 99 years, 269 days |
2 | Daniel J. Evans | October 16, 1925 | 1965–1977 | Washington | Republican | 98 years, 254 days |
3 | George Ariyoshi | March 12, 1926 | 1974–1986 | Hawaii | Democratic | 98 years, 106 days |
4 | George Nigh | June 9, 1927 | 1963, 1979–1987 | Oklahoma | Democratic | 97 years, 17 days |
5 | Winfield Dunn | July 1, 1927 | 1971–1975 | Tennessee | Republican | 96 years, 361 days |
6 | Roy Romer | October 31, 1928 | 1987–1999 | Colorado | Democratic | 95 years, 239 days |
7 | Douglas Wilder | January 17, 1931 | 1990–1994 | Virginia | Democratic | 93 years, 161 days |
8 | Kenneth M. Curtis | February 8, 1931 | 1967–1975 | Maine | Democratic | 93 years, 139 days |
9 | Philip Noel | June 6, 1931 | 1973–1977 | Rhode Island | Democratic | 93 years, 20 days |
10 | Thomas P. Salmon | August 19, 1932 | 1973–1977 | Vermont | Democratic | 91 years, 312 days |
11 | Richard Riley | January 2, 1933 | 1979–1987 | South Carolina | Democratic | 91 years, 176 days |
12 | Buddy MacKay | March 22, 1933 | 1998–1999 | Florida | Democratic | 91 years, 96 days |
13 | Frank Murkowski | March 28, 1933 | 2002–2006 | Alaska | Republican | 91 years, 90 days |
14 | Pete Wilson | August 23, 1933 | 1991–1999 | California | Republican | 90 years, 308 days |
15 | Madeleine Kunin | September 28, 1933 | 1985–1991 | Vermont | Democratic | 90 years, 272 days |
16 | Michael Dukakis | November 3, 1933 | 1975–1979, 1983–1991 | Massachusetts | Democratic | 90 years, 236 days |
17 | George Ryan | February 24, 1934 | 1999–2003 | Illinois | Republican | 90 years, 123 days |
18 | Edward D. DiPrete | July 8, 1934 | 1985–1991 | Rhode Island | Republican | 89 years, 354 days |
N/A | Paul McDonald Calvo | July 25, 1934 | 1979–1983 | Guam | Republican | 89 years, 337 days |
19 | Fob James | September 15, 1934 | 1979–1983, 1995–1999 | Alabama | Democratic/
Republican |
89 years, 285 days |
20 | Arne Carlson | September 24, 1934 | 1991–1999 | Minnesota | Independent-Republican/Republican | 89 years, 276 days |
21 | Bob Martinez | December 25, 1934 | 1987–1991 | Florida | Republican | 89 years, 184 days |
22 | Thomas Kean | April 21, 1935 | 1982–1990 | New Jersey | Republican | 89 years, 66 days |
23 | James G. Martin | December 11, 1935 | 1985–1993 | North Carolina | Republican | 88 years, 198 days |
24 | Joe Frank Harris | February 16, 1936 | 1983–1991 | Georgia | Democratic | 88 years, 131 days |
25 | Robert List | September 1, 1936 | 1979–1983 | Nevada | Republican | 87 years, 299 days |
26 | Martha Layne Collins | December 7, 1936 | 1983–1987 | Kentucky | Democratic | 87 years, 202 days |
27 | Barbara Roberts | December 21, 1936 | 1991–1995 | Oregon | Democratic | 87 years, 188 days |
N/A | Carlos S. Camacho | February 27, 1937 | 1978–1982 | Northern Mariana Islands | Democratic | 87 years, 120 days |
28 | Jim Hunt | May 16, 1937 | 1977–1985, 1993–2001 | North Carolina | Democratic | 87 years, 41 days |
29 | Paul E. Patton | May 26, 1937 | 1995–2003 | Kentucky | Democratic | 87 years, 31 days |
30 | Jay Rockefeller | June 18, 1937 | 1977–1985 | West Virginia | Democratic | 87 years, 8 days |
31 | Richard Bryan | July 16, 1937 | 1983–1989 | Nevada | Democratic | 86 years, 346 days |
32 | Dick Celeste | November 11, 1937 | 1983–1991 | Ohio | Democratic | 86 years, 228 days |
33 | Jerry Brown | April 7, 1938 | 1975–1983, 2011–2019 | California | Democratic | 86 years, 80 days |
34 | Neil Abercrombie | June 26, 1938 | 2010–2014 | Hawaii | Democratic | 86 years, 0 days |
35 | Bruce Babbitt | June 27, 1938 | 1978–1987 | Arizona | Democratic | 85 years, 365 days |
36 | Steve Cowper | August 21, 1938 | 1986–1990 | Alaska | Democratic | 85 years, 310 days |
37 | Allen I. Olson | November 5, 1938 | 1981–1985 | North Dakota | Republican | 85 years, 234 days |
38 | Kay A. Orr | January 2, 1939 | 1987–1991 | Nebraska | Republican | 85 years, 176 days |
39 | Kit Bond | March 6, 1939 | 1973–1977, 1981–1985 | Missouri | Republican | 85 years, 112 days |
40 | Martin J. Schreiber | April 8, 1939 | 1977–1979 | Wisconsin | Democratic | 85 years, 79 days |
41 | Chuck Robb | June 26, 1939 | 1982–1986 | Virginia | Democratic | 85 years, 0 days |
42 | Mike Castle | July 2, 1939 | 1985–1992 | Delaware | Republican | 84 years, 360 days |
John H. Sununu | 1983–1989 | New Hampshire | Republican | |||
44 | Garrey Carruthers | August 29, 1939 | 1987–1991 | New Mexico | Republican | 84 years, 302 days |
45 | Mike Sullivan | September 22, 1939 | 1987–1995 | Wyoming | Democratic | 84 years, 278 days |
46 | Ben Cayetano | November 14, 1939 | 1994–2002 | Hawaii | Democratic | 84 years, 225 days |
47 | Gaston Caperton | February 21, 1940 | 1989–1997 | West Virginia | Democratic | 84 years, 126 days |
48 | Lamar Alexander | July 3, 1940 | 1979–1987 | Tennessee | Republican | 83 years, 359 days |
49 | John W. Carlin | August 3, 1940 | 1979–1987 | Kansas | Democratic | 83 years, 328 days |
50 | Ted Kulongoski | November 5, 1940 | 2003–2011 | Oregon | Democratic | 83 years, 234 days |
51 | David Boren | April 21, 1941 | 1975–1979 | Oklahoma | Democratic | 83 years, 66 days |
52 | Toney Anaya | April 29, 1941 | 1983–1987 | New Mexico | Democratic | 83 years, 58 days |
53 | Ben Nelson | May 17, 1941 | 1991–1999 | Nebraska | Democratic | 83 years, 40 days |
54 | Ted Strickland | August 4, 1941 | 2007–2011 | Ohio | Democratic | 82 years, 327 days |
N/A | Carl Gutierrez | October 15, 1941 | 1995–2003 | Guam | Democratic | 82 years, 255 days |
55 | Tommy Thompson | November 19, 1941 | 1987–2001 | Wisconsin | Republican | 82 years, 220 days |
56 | Bob Taft | January 8, 1942 | 1999–2007 | Ohio | Republican | 82 years, 169 days |
57 | Butch Otter | May 3, 1942 | 2007–2019 | Idaho | Republican | 82 years, 54 days |
58 | John Ashcroft | May 9, 1942 | 1985–1993 | Missouri | Republican | 82 years, 48 days |
59 | Parris Glendening | June 11, 1942 | 1995–2003 | Maryland | Democratic | 82 years, 15 days |
60 | James J. Blanchard | August 8, 1942 | 1983–1991 | Michigan | Democratic | 81 years, 323 days |
61 | Nathan Deal | August 25, 1942 | 2011–2019 | Georgia | Republican | 81 years, 306 days |
N/A | Sila María Calderón | September 23, 1942 | 2001–2005 | Puerto Rico | Popular Democratic | 81 years, 277 days |
62 | Donald Carcieri | December 16, 1942 | 2003–2011 | Rhode Island | Republican | 81 years, 193 days |
63 | Gray Davis | December 26, 1942 | 1999–2003 | California | Democratic | 81 years, 183 days |
64 | Tony Knowles | January 1, 1943 | 1994–2002 | Alaska | Democratic | 81 years, 177 days |
65 | Robert J. Bentley | February 3, 1943 | 2011–2017 | Alabama | Republican | 81 years, 144 days |
66 | Jim Risch | May 3, 1943 | 2006–2007 | Idaho | Republican | 81 years, 54 days |
N/A | Ralph D. Hough | May 21, 1943 | 1993 | New Hampshire | Republican | 81 years, 36 days |
67 | Jim Guy Tucker | June 13, 1943 | 1992–1996 | Arkansas | Democratic | 81 years, 13 days |
68 | Bob Kerrey | August 27, 1943 | 1983–1987 | Nebraska | Democratic | 80 years, 304 days |
69 | Phil Bredesen | November 21, 1943 | 2003–2011 | Tennessee | Democratic | 80 years, 218 days |
N/A | Joseph Franklin Ada | December 3, 1943 | 1987–1995 | Guam | Republican | 80 years, 206 days |
70 | Ed Rendell | January 5, 1944 | 2003–2011 | Pennsylvania | Democratic | 80 years, 173 days |
71 | Frank Keating | February 10, 1944 | 1995–2003 | Oklahoma | Republican | 80 years, 137 days |
72 | Mike Hayden | March 16, 1944 | 1987–1991 | Kansas | Republican | 80 years, 102 days |
73 | Angus King | March 31, 1944 | 1995–2003 | Maine | Independent | 80 years, 87 days |
N/A | Pedro Rosselló | April 5, 1944 | 1993–2001 | Puerto Rico | New Progressive | 80 years, 82 days |
74 | Jim Geringer | April 24, 1944 | 1995–2003 | Wyoming | Republican | 80 years, 63 days |
75 | Steve Beshear | September 21, 1944 | 2007–2015 | Kentucky | Democratic | 79 years, 279 days |
76 | Jan Brewer | September 26, 1944 | 2009–2015 | Arizona | Republican | 79 years, 274 days |
77 | Bob Riley | October 3, 1944 | 2003–2011 | Alabama | Republican | 79 years, 267 days |
78 | Kay Ivey | October 15, 1944 | 2017–Present | Alabama | Republican | 79 years, 255 days |
79 | Donald DiFrancesco | November 20, 1944 | 2001–2002 | New Jersey | Republican | 79 years, 219 days |
80 | Jim Gibbons | December 16, 1944 | 2007–2011 | Nevada | Republican | 79 years, 193 days |
81 | Bob Miller | March 30, 1945 | 1989–1999 | Nevada | Democratic | 79 years, 88 days |
82 | George Pataki | June 24, 1945 | 1995–2006 | New York | Republican | 79 years, 2 days |
83 | Bill Weld | July 31, 1945 | 1991–1997 | Massachusetts | Republican | 78 years, 331 days |
84 | Fife Symington | August 12, 1945 | 1991–1997 | Arizona | Republican | 78 years, 319 days |
85 | Tom Ridge | August 26, 1945 | 1995–2001 | Pennsylvania | Republican | 78 years, 305 days |
86 | Jim Doyle | November 23, 1945 | 2003–2011 | Wisconsin | Democratic | 78 years, 216 days |
N/A | Benigno Fitial | November 27, 1945 | 2006–2013 | Northern Mariana Islands | Republican | 78 years, 212 days |
87 | Don Siegelman | February 24, 1946 | 1999–2003 | Alabama | Democratic | 78 years, 123 days |
88 | John D. Waiheʻe III | May 19, 1946 | 1986–1994 | Hawaii | Democratic | 78 years, 38 days |
89 | Jodi Rell | June 16, 1946 | 2004–2011 | Connecticut | Republican | 78 years, 10 days |
90 | George W. Bush | July 6, 1946 | 1995–2000 | Texas | Republican | 77 years, 356 days |
91 | Jim Edgar | July 22, 1946 | 1991–1999 | Illinois | Republican | 77 years, 340 days |
92 | Ed Schafer | August 8, 1946 | 1992–2000 | North Dakota | Republican | 77 years, 323 days |
93 | Bill Clinton | August 19, 1946 | 1979–1981, 1983–1992 | Arkansas | Democratic | 77 years, 312 days |
94 | Christine Todd Whitman | September 26, 1946 | 1994–2001 | New Jersey | Republican | 77 years, 274 days |
95 | Terry Branstad | November 17, 1946 | 1983–1999, 2011–2017 | Iowa | Republican | 77 years, 222 days |
96 | Richard Codey | November 27, 1946 | 2004–2006 | New Jersey | Democratic | 77 years, 212 days |
97 | Sonny Perdue | December 20, 1946 | 2003–2011 | Georgia | Republican | 77 years, 189 days |
98 | Mike Beebe | December 28, 1946 | 2007–2015 | Arkansas | Democratic | 77 years, 181 days |
99 | Jon Corzine | January 1, 1947 | 2006–2010 | New Jersey | Democratic | 77 years, 177 days |
100 | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | 2019–Present | Ohio | Republican | 77 years, 173 days |