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U.S. Governors by Party Affiliation & Lockdown Status

  Very Open   Limited   Very Restrictive
Republican    16 9 1
Democrat 4 10 10




StatePortraitGovernorPartyPrior public experienceEnd of termCOVID
Restrictions
Seal of the Governor of Alabama.svg

Alabama

Portrait-Governor-Kay-Ivey (cropped).jpg
Kay Ivey
  Republican Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer 2023 Nonessential businesses can reopen
State Seal of Alaska.svg

Alaska

Mike Dunleavy official photo (cropped).jpg
Mike Dunleavy
  Republican Alaska Senate 2022 Some Restrictions
Lifted


Arizona-StateSeal.svg

Arizona

Doug Ducey by Gage Skidmore 13.jpg
Doug Ducey
  Republican Treasurer 2023 (term limits) Nonessential businesses can reopen
Seal of Arkansas.svg

Arkansas

Asa Hutchinson 2019.jpg
Asa Hutchinson
  Republican Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border & Transportation Security,
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. House, U.S. Attorney
2023 (term limits) Some Restrictions
Lifted
Seal of California.svg

California

Gavin Newsom by Gage Skidmore.jpg Gavin Newsom   Democratic Lieutenant Governor, Mayor of San Francisco 2023 Nonessential
business are
closed

Non essential gatherings are prohibited
Colorado-StateSeal.svg

Colorado

Jared Polis official photo (cropped).jpg Jared Polis   Democratic U.S. House, Colorado State Board of Education 2023 Public & Private gatherings may not exceed 10 People

Noncritical business may open
Seal of the Governor of Connecticut.svg

Connecticut

Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, official portrait (cropped).jpg
Ned Lamont
  Democratic Greenwich Selectman 2023 Nonesential business may reopen
Delaware-StateSeal.svg

Delaware

John C. Carney Jr. official portrait 112th Congress (cropped).jpg
John Carney
  Democratic U.S. House, Lieutenant Governor 2021 Nonessential business are limited
Seal of Florida.svg

Florida

Gov Ron DeSantis Portrait (cropped).jpg
Ron DeSantis
  Republican U.S. House 2023 Noneessential business may reopen
Seal of Georgia.svg

Georgia

David Perdue and Brian Kemp (cropped).jpg
Brian Kemp
  Republican Secretary of State, Georgia Senate 2023 Noneessential business may NOT reopen
Seal of the State of Hawaii.svg

Hawaii

Governor David Ige (cropped 2).jpg
David Ige
  Democratic Hawaii Senate, Hawaii House 2022 (term limits) Nonessential business are limited
Seal of Idaho.svg

Idaho

Brad Little official photo (cropped).jpg
Brad Little
  Republican Lieutenant Governor, Idaho Senate 2023 Nonessential business are limited
Seal of Illinois.svg

Illinois

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker (33167937268) (cropped).jpg
J. B. Pritzker
  Democratic No prior public experience 2023 Nonessential business are limited
Indiana-StateSeal.svg

Indiana

Presser-19 (cropped).jpg
Eric Holcomb
  Republican Lieutenant Governor, Chief of Staff to Senator Dan Coats, Chair of the Indiana Republican Party, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of Indiana 2021 Nonessential business may reopen
Iowa-StateSeal.svg

Iowa

Kim Reynolds by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
Kim Reynolds
  Republican Lieutenant Governor, Iowa Senate 2023 Nonessential busesses may reopen
Seal of Kansas.svg

Kansas

Laura Kelly official photo (cropped).jpg
Laura Kelly
  Democratic Kansas Senate 2023 Nonessential business may reopen
Seal of Kentucky.svg

Kentucky

Gov. Beshear of Kentucky 2020.jpg
Andy Beshear
  Democratic Attorney General 2023 Nonessential business may reopen
Seal of Louisiana.svg

Louisiana

John Bel Edwards
John Bel Edwards
  Democratic Minority Leader of the Louisiana House 2024 (term limits) Nonessential buiness may
reopen
Seal of the Governor of Maine.svg

Maine

Janet Mills in 2019.jpg
Janet Mills
  Democratic Attorney General, Maine House 2023 Nonessential business are limited
Seal of Maryland (reverse).svg

Maryland

Governor Hogan 2018 (cropped).jpg
Larry Hogan
  Republican Secretary of Appointments 2023 (term limits) Nonessential businesses are Limited
Seal of the Governor of Massachusetts.svg

Massachusetts

Charlie Baker official photo (cropped).jpg
Charlie Baker
  Republican Swampscott Selectman, Secretary of Administration and Finance,
Secretary of Health and Human Services
2023 Nonessential business remain CLOED
Seal of Michigan Governor.svg

Michigan

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (cropped).jpg Gretchen Whitmer   Democratic Michigan Senate, Michigan House 2023 Nonessential business are Limited
Seal of Minnesota-alt.png

Minnesota

Tim Walz official photo (cropped 2).jpg
Tim Walz
  Democratic–Farmer–Labor U.S. House 2023 Nonessential business may reopen
Seal of Mississippi (2014–present).svg

Mississippi

Tate Reeves 2019.jpg
Tate Reeves
  Republican Lieutenant Governor, Treasurer 2024 Nonessential Businesses may reopen
Seal of Missouri.svg

Missouri

Mike Parson official photo (cropped).jpg
Mike Parson
  Republican Lieutenant Governor, Missouri Senate, Missouri House, Sheriff of Polk County 2021 Nonessential businesses may reopen
Great Seal of Montana.svg

Montana

Steve Bullock by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Steve Bullock
  Democratic Attorney General 2021 (term limits) Nonessential businesses may reopen

Churches Closed
Seal of Nebraska.svg

Nebraska

Pete Ricketts by Gage Skidmore (cropped).jpg
Pete Ricketts
  Republican No prior public experience 2023 (term limits) Nonessential businesses may reopen
Seal of Nevada.svg

Nevada

Steve Sisolak 2020 (portrait crop).jpg Steve Sisolak   Democratic Clark County Commission, Nevada Board of Regents 2023 Nonessential businesses are limited

Recreational businesses remain CLOSED
Seal of New Hampshire.svg

New Hampshire

Christopher T Sununu.jpg
Chris Sununu
  Republican New Hampshire Executive Council 2021 Nonessential business are limited
Seal of New Jersey.svg

New Jersey

Phil Murphy for Governor (cropped 2).jpg
Phil Murphy
  Democratic U.S. Ambassador, Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee 2022 Nonessential businesses are Limited
Seal of New Mexico.svg

New Mexico

Michelle Lujan Grisham official photo (cropped 2).jpg Michelle Lujan Grisham   Democratic U.S. House, Secretary of Health 2023 Nonessential businesses very Limited
Seal of New York.svg

New York

Andrew Cuomo by Pat Arnow cropped.jpeg
Andrew Cuomo
  Democratic Attorney General, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 2022[1] Nonessential businesses may very limited
Seal of the Governor of North Carolina.svg

North Carolina

Gov. Roy Cooper.jpg
Roy Cooper
  Democratic Attorney General, North Carolina Senate, North Carolina House 2021 Nonessential businesses are limited
NorthDakota-StateSeal.svg

North Dakota

Governor Doug Burgum (cropped).jpg
Doug Burgum
  Republican No prior public experience 2020 Reopend with precaution
Seal of the Governor of Ohio.svg

Ohio

Gov-Mike-DeWine (cropped).jpg
Mike DeWine
  Republican Attorney General, U.S. Senate, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. House, Ohio Senate 2023 Nonessential businesses are limited
Seal of Oklahoma.svg

Oklahoma

Kevin Stitt.jpg
Kevin Stitt
  Republican No prior public experience 2023 Nonessential businesses may reopen
Seal of Oregon.svg

Oregon

Kate Brown in 2017 (cropped).jpg
Kate Brown
  Democratic Secretary of State, Oregon Senate, Oregon House 2023 (term limits) Nonessential businesses remain CLOSED
Seal of the Governor of Pennsylvania.svg

Pennsylvania

Tom Wolf governor portrait 2019 (cropped).jpg
Tom Wolf
  Democratic Secretary of Revenue 2023 (term limits) Nonessential businesses remain CLOSED
Seal of the Governor of Rhode Island.svg

Rhode Island

Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island.jpg
Gina Raimondo
  Democratic General Treasurer 2023 (term limits) Nonessential businesses limited open
Seal of South Carolina.svg

South Carolina

SC Governor Henry McMaster 2019 (cropped).jpg
Henry McMaster
  Republican Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Chair of the South Carolina Republican Party, U.S. Attorney 2023 Nonessential businesses limited open
SouthDakota-StateSeal.svg

South Dakota

Kristi L. Noem (cropped).jpg Kristi Noem   Republican U.S. House, South Dakota House 2023 OPEN
Seal of Tennessee.svg

Tennessee

Bill Lee 2020.jpg
Bill Lee
  Republican No prior public experience 2023 Nonessential businesses limited open
Seal of the Governor of Texas.svg

Texas

Greg Abbott 2015.jpg
Greg Abbott
  Republican Attorney General, Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court 2023 Nonessential businesses limited open
Seal of the Governor of Utah.svg

Utah

2013-05-23 Gary R Herbert.JPG
Gary Herbert
  Republican Lieutenant Governor, Utah County Commissioner 2021 (retiring) Nonessential businesses open with precautions
Seal of Vermont (B&W).svg

Vermont

Phil Scott 2017 (cropped).jpg
Phil Scott
  Republican Lieutenant Governor, Vermont Senate 2021 Nonessential businesses limited open
Seal of Virginia.svg

Virginia

Governor Ralph Northam Gives Inaugural Address (39348612584) (cropped).jpg
Ralph Northam
  Democratic Lieutenant Governor, Virginia Senate 2022 (term limits) Nonessential businesses limited open
Seal of Washington.svg

Washington

Jay Inslee official portrait 2017 (cropped).jpg
Jay Inslee
  Democratic U.S. House, Washington House 2021 Nonessential businesses very limited open
Seal of the Governor of West Virginia.svg

West Virginia

Jim Justice 2017 InaugurationHighlights PB-63 (32366955776) (cropped).jpg
Jim Justice
  Republican
[note 1]
No prior public experience 2021 OPEN
Seal of Wisconsin.svg

Wisconsin

Tony Evers (cropped).jpg
Tony Evers
  Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction 2023 OPEN
Seal of Wyoming.svg

Wyoming

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon 2019 (cropped).jpg Mark Gordon   Republican Treasurer 2023 OPEN
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