List of longest-serving United States governors

This list contains the 50 longest-serving terms for governors of U.S. states, consecutively or otherwise. Pre-statehood territorial and colonial governors are not included.

#	Governor	State	Time in office	Took office	Left office	Party
1		Iowa	days	January 14, 1983	January 15, 1999	Republican
1		Iowa	days	January 14, 2011	May 24, 2017	Republican
2		New York	days	July 30, 1777	June 30, 1795	Democratic-Republican
2		New York	days	July 1, 1801	June 30, 1804	Democratic-Republican
3		Alabama	days	January 14, 1963	January 16, 1967	Democratic
3		Alabama	days	January 18, 1971	January 15, 1979	Democratic
3		Alabama	days	January 17, 1983	January 19, 1987	Democratic
4		California	days	January 6, 1975	January 3, 1983	Democratic
4		California	days	January 3, 2011	January 7, 2019	Democratic
4		South Dakota	days	January 1, 1979	January 6, 1987	Republican
4		South Dakota	days	January 7, 1995	January 3, 2003	Republican
6		Ohio	days	January 14, 1963	January 11, 1971	Republican
6		Ohio	days	January 13, 1975	January 10, 1983	Republican
6		North Carolina	days	January 8, 1977	January 5, 1985	Democratic
6		North Carolina	days	January 9, 1993	January 6, 2001	Democratic
8		Louisiana	days	May 9, 1972	March 10, 1980	Democratic
8		Louisiana	days	March 12, 1984	March 14, 1988	Democratic
8		Louisiana	days	January 13, 1992	January 8, 1996	Democratic
9		Rhode Island	days	May 5, 1790	October 15, 1805	Country
10		Maryland	days	January 14, 1920	January 9, 1935	Democratic
11		New York	days	January 1, 1959	December 18, 1973	Republican
12		Texas	days	December 21, 2000	January 20, 2015	Republican
13		Wisconsin	days	January 5, 1987	February 1, 2001	Republican
14		Idaho	days	January 4, 1971	January 23, 1977	Democratic
14		Idaho	days	January 5, 1987	January 2, 1995	Democratic
15		New Hampshire	days	June 5, 1794	June 6, 1805	Federalist
15		New Hampshire	days	June 3, 1813	June 6, 1816	Federalist
16		Illinois	days	January 10, 1977	January 14, 1991	Republican
17		Iowa	days	January 16, 1969	January 14, 1983	Republican
18		Michigan	days	January 22, 1969	January 1, 1983	Republican
19		Arizona	days	February 14, 1912	January 1, 1917	Democratic
19		Arizona	days	December 25, 1917	January 6, 1919	Democratic
19		Arizona	days	January 1, 1923	January 7, 1929	Democratic
19		Arizona	days	January 5, 1931	January 2, 1933	Democratic
20		New Jersey	days	August 31, 1776	July 25, 1790	Federalist
21		Rhode Island	days	May 6, 1807	May 1, 1811	Democratic-Republican, Law and Order
21		Rhode Island	days	May 5, 1824	May 4, 1831	Democratic-Republican, Law and Order
21		Rhode Island	days	May 2, 1843	May 6, 1845	Democratic-Republican, Law and Order
22		New Jersey	days	February 6, 1817	October 30, 1829	Democratic-Republican
23		Oregon	days	January 9, 1995	January 13, 2003	Democratic
23		Oregon	days	January 10, 2011	February 18, 2015	Democratic
24		Tennessee	days	October 1, 1821	October 1, 1827	Democratic-Republican, Democratic
24		Tennessee	days	October 1, 1829	October 12, 1835	Democratic-Republican, Democratic
25		West Virginia	days	January 13, 1969	January 17, 1977	Republican
25		West Virginia	days	January 14, 1985	January 16, 1989	Republican
26		Idaho	days	January 1, 2007	January 7, 2019	Republican
27		New Mexico	days	January 1, 1971	January 1, 1975	Democratic
27		New Mexico	days	January 1, 1979	January 1, 1983	Democratic
27		New Mexico	days	January 1, 1991	January 1, 1995	Democratic
28		Washington	days	January 15, 1941	January 10, 1945	Republican
28		Washington	days	January 12, 1949	January 16, 1957	Republican
28		Michigan	days	January 1, 1949	January 1, 1961	Democratic
28		Massachusetts	days	January 2, 1975	January 4, 1979	Democratic
28		Massachusetts	days	January 6, 1983	January 3, 1991	Democratic
28		Michigan	days	January 1, 1991	January 1, 2003	Republican
32		New York	days	January 1, 1943	December 31, 1954	Republican
32		Idaho	days	January 3, 1955	January 2, 1967	Republican
32		Arkansas	days	January 11, 1955	January 10, 1967	Democratic
32		Hawaii	days	December 3, 1962	December 2, 1974	Democratic
32		Utah	days	January 4, 1965	January 3, 1977	Democratic
32		Washington	days	January 13, 1965	January 12, 1977	Republican
32		Hawaii	days	December 2, 1974	December 1, 1986	Democratic
32		Wyoming	days	January 6, 1975	January 5, 1987	Democratic
32		Colorado	days	January 14, 1975	January 13, 1987	Democratic
32		New York	days	January 1, 1983	December 31, 1994	Democratic
32		Colorado	days	January 13, 1987	January 12, 1999	Democratic
32		New York	days	January 1, 1995	December 31, 2006	Republican
32		Washington	days	January 16, 2013	January 15, 2025	Democratic
45		North Dakota	days	January 4, 1961	January 2, 1973	Democratic–Nonpartisan League
46		Arkansas	days	January 9, 1979	January 19, 1981	Democratic
46		Arkansas	days	January 11, 1983	December 12, 1992	Democratic
47		Alaska	days	January 3, 1959	December 5, 1966	Democratic
47		Alaska	days	December 7, 1970	December 2, 1974	Democratic
48		Mississippi	days	March 29, 1876	January 2, 1882	Democratic
48		Mississippi	days	January 13, 1890	January 20, 1896	Democratic
49		Connecticut	days	December 1, 1797	August 7, 1809	Federalist
50		Tennessee	days	March 30, 1796	September 23, 1801	Democratic-Republican
50		Tennessee	days	September 23, 1803	September 20, 1809	Democratic-Republican