This is a list of minority governors and lieutenant state governors in the United States. In the United States, an ethnic minority is anyone who has at least one parent who is not of non-Hispanic white descent (such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, or Native Americans). Ethnic minorities currently constitute around 38% of the total population. Lieutenant governor-equivalent roles (positions next in the line of succession absent an office of the lieutenant governor, such as secretary of state or senate president) are not currently included.
Portrait | Name | Ethnicity | Party | State | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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Pinckney Pinchback (1837–1921) |
African American | Republican | Louisiana | December 9, 1872 | January 13, 1873 | Elevated from Lieutenant Governor. Term ended. | |
Romualdo Pacheco[1] (1831–1899) |
Mexican American | Republican | California | February 27, 1875 | December 9, 1875 | Elevated from Lieutenant Governor. Term ended. | |
Ezequiel De Baca[2] (1864–1917) |
Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 3, 1917 | February 18, 1917 | Died in office | |
Octaviano Larrazolo[3] (1859–1930) |
Mexican American | Republican | New Mexico | January 1, 1919 | January 1, 1921 | Lost renomination | |
George Ariyoshi (born 1926) |
Japanese American | Democratic | Hawaii | October 17, 1973 | December 2, 1986 | Elevated to Acting Governor from Lieutenant Governor until elected in his own right from December 2, 1974. Term limited. | |
Jerry Apodaca (born 1934) |
Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 1, 1975 | January 1, 1979 | Term limited | |
Raúl Castro[4] (1916–2015) |
Mexican American | Democratic | Arizona | January 6, 1975 | October 20, 1977 | Resigned to become United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
Victor G. Atiyeh (1923–2014) |
Syrian American | Republican | Oregon | January 8, 1979 | January 12, 1987 | Term Limited | |
Toney Anaya[5] (born 1941) |
Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 1, 1983 | January 1, 1987 | Term limited | |
John Sununu[6] (born 1939) |
Palestinian American | Republican | New Hampshire | January 6, 1983 | January 4, 1989 | Retired | |
John Waihee[7] (born 1946) |
Native Hawaiian | Democratic | Hawaii | December 2, 1986 | December 2, 1994 | Term limited | |
Bob Martinez[8] (born 1934) |
Spanish American | Republican | Florida | January 6, 1987 | January 8, 1991 | Lost reelection | |
Douglas Wilder[9] (born 1931) |
African American | Democratic | Virginia | January 13, 1990 | January 15, 1994 | Term limited | |
Ben Cayetano[10] (born 1939) |
Filipino American | Democratic | Hawaii | December 2, 1994 | December 2, 2002 | Term limited | |
Gary Locke[11] (born 1950) |
Chinese American | Democratic | Washington | January 15, 1997 | January 12, 2005 | Retired | |
Bill Richardson[12] (born 1947) |
Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 1, 2003 | January 1, 2011 | Term limited | |
Deval Patrick (born 1956) |
African American | Democratic | Massachusetts | January 4, 2007 | January 8, 2015 | Retired | |
Bobby Jindal[13] (born 1971) |
Indian American | Republican | Louisiana | January 14, 2008 | January 11, 2016 | Term limited | |
David Paterson (born 1954) |
African American | Democratic | New York | March 17, 2008 | December 31, 2010 | Elevated to office from Lieutenant Governor. Retired | |
Susana Martinez (born 1959) |
Mexican American | Republican | New Mexico | January 1, 2011 | present | ||
Brian Sandoval (born 1963) |
Mexican American | Republican | Nevada | January 3, 2011 | present | ||
Nikki Haley (born 1972) |
Indian American | Republican | South Carolina | January 12, 2011 | January 24, 2017 | Resigned to become to United States Ambassador to the United Nations | |
David Ige (born 1957) |
Japanese American | Democratic | Hawaii | December 1, 2014 | present | ||
File:Christopher T Sununu.jpg | Chris Sununu (born 1974) |
Palestinian American | Republican | New Hampshire | January 5, 2017 | present |
Several governors of U.S. territories have been ethnic minorities. Many of these officials were appointed before elections were instituted in these jurisdictions. This list includes Mayors of the District of Columbia, who is the chief executive of that jurisdiction, and Presidents of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, which was the transitional executive of the Philippine Commonwealth before it gained full independence from the United States.
Portrait | Name | Ethnicity | Party | Territory | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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Miguel Otero (1859–1944) |
Mexican American | Republican | New Mexico | July 14, 1897 | January 22, 1906 | Appointment ended | |
Frank Portusach (1864–1919) |
Spanish American | Independent | Guam | June 22, 1898 | December 12, 1898 | Deposed[14] | |
Joaquín Pérez (1860–1939) |
Chamorro | Independent | Guam | February 13, 1899 | April 20, 1899 | Appointment ended | |
William Coe | Samoan | Independent | Guam | April 20, 1899 | May 9, 1899 | Appointment ended | |
José Benedicto | Puerto Rican | Independent | Puerto Rico | May 16, 1921 | July 30, 1921 | Appointment ended | |
Juan Huyke (1880–1961) |
Puerto Rican | Independent | Puerto Rico | March 2, 1923 | April 1, 1923 | Appointment ended | |
Manuel Quezon (1878–1944) |
Spanish Filipino | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista | Philippines | November 15, 1935 | August 1, 1944 | Died in office | |
José Colón | Puerto Rican | Independent | Puerto Rico | May 12, 1939 | September 11, 1939 | Appointment ended | |
José Gallardo (1897–1976) |
Puerto Rican | Independent | Puerto Rico | November 28, 1940 | February 3, 1941 | Appointment ended | |
July 24, 1941 | September 19, 1941 | Appointment ended | |||||
Sergio Osmeña (1878–1961) |
Visayan | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista | Philippines | August 1, 1944 | May 28, 1946 | Elevated from Vice President Lost election to full term | |
William Hastie (1904–1976) |
African American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | May 7, 1946 | October 21, 1949 | Resigned to become Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
Manuel Roxas (1892–1948) |
Hiligaynon | style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color |Liberal | Philippines | May 28, 1946 | July 4, 1946 | Became an independent sovereign state | |
Jesús Piñero[15] (1897–1952) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic/ Democratic |
Puerto Rico | September 2, 1946 | January 2, 1949 | Appointment ended | |
Luis Muñoz Marín (1898–1980) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic/ Independent |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 1949 | January 2, 1965 | Retired | |
Morris de Castro (1902–1966) |
Panamanian American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | October 21, 1949 | April 9, 1954 | Elevated to Acting Governor from Secretary until appointed in his own right from March 4, 1950 Resigned appointment | |
Archie Alexander (1888–1958) |
African American | Republican | U.S. Virgin Islands | April 9, 1954 | August 18, 1955 | Resigned appointment | |
Walter Gordon (1894–1976) |
African American | Republican | U.S. Virgin Islands | October 8, 1955 | September 25, 1958 | Resigned to become Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands | |
Peter Coleman[16] (1919–1997) |
Samoan | Republican | American Samoa | October 15, 1956 | May 24, 1961 | Appointment ended | |
January 3, 1978 | January 3, 1985 | Lost reelection | |||||
January 2, 1989 | January 3, 1993 | Retired | |||||
Manuel Leon Guerrero (1914–1985) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Guam | January 20, 1963 | July 20, 1969 | Elevated to Acting Governor from Secretary until appointed in his own right from March 9, 1963 Appointment ended | |
Roberto Sánchez Vilella[17] (1913–1997) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic/ Democratic (1965–1968) |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 1965 | January 2, 1969 | Lost renomination | |
People's (1968–1969) | Lost reelection | ||||||
Walter Washington (1915–2003) |
African American | Democratic | District of Columbia | November 7, 1967 | January 2, 1979 | Appointed as Mayor-Commissioner before being elected in his own right from January 2, 1975 Lost renomination | |
Luis Ferré (1904–2003) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive/ Republican |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 1969 | January 2, 1973 | Lost reelection | |
Cyril King (1921–1978) |
African American | rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Independent Citizens Movement/meta/color |Independent Citizens Movement | U.S. Virgin Islands | February 1, 1969 | July 1, 1969 | Elevated to Acting Governor from Lieutenant Governor. Appointment ended | |
January 6, 1975 | January 2, 1978 | Died in office | |||||
Melvin Evans (1917–1984) |
African American | Republican | U.S. Virgin Islands | July 1, 1969 | January 6, 1975 | Appointed Governor before being elected in his own right from January 1, 1971 Lost reelection | |
Carlos Camacho (1924–1979) |
Chamorro | Republican | Guam | July 20, 1969 | January 6, 1975 | Appointed Governor before being elected in his own right from January 4, 1971 Lost reelection | |
Rafael Hernández Colón (born 1936) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic/ Democratic |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 1973 | January 2, 1977 | Lost reelection | |
January 2, 1985 | January 2, 1993 | Retired | |||||
Ricky Bordallo (1927–1990) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Guam | January 6, 1975 | January 1, 1979 | Lost reelection | |
January 3, 1983 | January 5, 1987 | Lost reelection | |||||
Carlos Romero Barceló (born 1932) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive/ Democratic |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 1977 | January 2, 1985 | Lost reelection | |
Juan Luis (1940–2011) |
Puerto Rican | style="background:Template:Independent Citizens Movement/meta/color |Independent Citizens Movement (1978–1979) | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 2, 1978 | January 5, 1987 | Elevated to Governor from Lieutenant Governor. Later elected in his own right. Term limited | |
Independent (1979–1987) | |||||||
Carlos Camacho (born 1937) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Northern Mariana Islands | January 9, 1978 | January 11, 1982 | Lost reelection | |
Paul Calvo (born 1934) |
Chamorro | Republican | Guam | January 1, 1979 | January 3, 1983 | Lost reelection | |
Marion Barry (1936–2014) |
African American | Democratic | District of Columbia | January 2, 1979 | January 2, 1991 | Retired | |
January 2, 1995 | January 2, 1999 | Retired | |||||
Pedro Tenorio (born 1934) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | January 11, 1982 | January 8, 1990 | Retired | |
January 12, 1998 | January 14, 2002 | Retired | |||||
A. P. Lutali (1919–2002) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa | January 3, 1985 | January 2, 1989 | Lost reelection | |
January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1997 | Lost renomination | |||||
Joseph Ada[18] (born 1943) |
Chamorro | Republican | Guam | January 5, 1987 | January 2, 1995 | Term limited | |
Alexander Farrelly (1923–2002) |
African American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 5, 1987 | January 2, 1995 | Term limited | |
Lorenzo Guerrero (1935–2006) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | January 8, 1990 | January 10, 1994 | Lost reelection | |
Sharon Pratt (born 1944) |
African American | Democratic | District of Columbia | January 2, 1991 | January 2, 1995 | Lost renomination | |
Pedro Rosselló (born 1944) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive/ Democratic |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 1993 | January 2, 2001 | Retired | |
Froilan Tenorio (born 1939) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Northern Mariana Islands | January 10, 1994 | January 12, 1998 | Lost reelection | |
Carl Gutierrez (born 1941) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Guam | January 2, 1995 | January 6, 2003 | Term limited | |
Roy Schneider (born 1939) |
African American | Republican | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 2, 1995 | January 4, 1999 | Lost reelection | |
Tauese Sunia[19] (1941–2003) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa | January 3, 1997 | March 26, 2003 | Died in office | |
Anthony Williams (born 1951) |
African American | Democratic | District of Columbia | January 2, 1999 | January 2, 2007 | Retired | |
Charles Turnbull (born 1935) |
African American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 4, 1999 | January 1, 2007 | Term limited | |
Sila Calderón (born 1942) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic/ Democratic |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 2001 | January 2, 2005 | Retired | |
Juan Babauta[20] (born 1953) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | January 14, 2002 | January 9, 2006 | Lost reelection | |
Felix Perez Camacho (born 1957) |
Chamorro | Republican | Guam | January 6, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | Term limited | |
Togiola Tulafono (born 1947) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa | March 26, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | Elevated to Acting Governor from Lieutenant Governor until April 7, 2003 Later elected in his own right Term limited | |
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (born 1962) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic/ Democratic |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 2005 | January 2, 2009 | Lost reelection | |
Benigno Fitial (born 1945) |
Carolinian | Covenant (2006–2011) | Northern Mariana Islands | January 9, 2006 | February 20, 2013 | Impeached | |
Republican (2011–2013) | |||||||
John de Jongh (born 1957) |
African American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 1, 2007 | January 5, 2015 | Term limited | |
Adrian Fenty (born 1970) |
African American | Democratic | District of Columbia | January 2, 2007 | January 2, 2011 | Lost renomination | |
Luis Fortuño (born 1960) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive/ Republican |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 2009 | January 2, 2013 | Lost reelection | |
Vincent Gray (born 1942) |
African American | Democratic | District of Columbia | January 2, 2011 | January 2, 2015 | Lost renomination | |
Eddie Calvo (born 1961) |
Chamorro | Republican | Guam | January 3, 2011 | present | ||
Alejandro García Padilla (born 1971) |
Puerto Rican | Popular Democratic/ Democratic |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 2013 | January 2, 2017 | Retired | |
Lolo Moliga (born 1949) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa | January 3, 2013 | present | ||
Eloy Inos (1949–2015) |
Chamorro | Covenant (2013) | Northern Mariana Islands | February 20, 2013 | December 29, 2015 | Elevated from Lieutenant Governor Died in office | |
Republican (2013–2015) | |||||||
Muriel Bowser (born 1972) |
African American | Democratic | District of Columbia | January 2, 2015 | present | ||
Kenneth Mapp[21] (born 1955) |
African American | Independent | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 5, 2015 | present | ||
Ralph Torres (born 1979) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | December 29, 2015 | present | Elevated from Lieutenant Governor | |
Ricky Rosselló (born 1979) |
Puerto Rican | New Progressive/ Democratic |
Puerto Rico | January 2, 2017 | present |
Portrait | Name | Ethnicity | Party | State | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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Pablo de la Guerra (1819–1874) |
Mexican American | Democratic | California | January 7, 1861 | January 10, 1862 | Retired | |
Oscar Dunn (1826–1871) |
African American | Republican | Louisiana | June 27, 1868 | November 22, 1871 | Died | |
Alonzo Ransier[22] (1834–1882) |
African American | Republican | South Carolina | December 3, 1870 | December 7, 1872 | Retired to run successfully for South Carolina's 2nd congressional district | |
Pinckney Pinchback (1837–1921) |
African American | Republican | Louisiana | December 6, 1871 | December 9, 1872 | Elevated to Governor | |
Romualdo Pacheco[23] (1831–1899) |
Mexican American | Republican | California | December 8, 1871 | February 27, 1875 | Elevated to Governor | |
Richard Gleaves (1819–1907) |
African American | Republican | South Carolina | December 7, 1872 | December 14, 1876 | Lost reelection | |
Caesar Antoine (1836–1921) |
African American | Republican | Louisiana | May 22, 1873 | April 24, 1877 | Lost reelection | |
Albert Estopinal[24] (1845–1919) |
Spanish American | Democratic | Louisiana | May 8, 1900 | May 10, 1904 | Retired | |
Ezequiel De Baca (1864–1917) |
Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 6, 1912 | January 1, 1917 | Retired to run successfully for Governor | |
José Baca | Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 1, 1923 | May 24, 1924 | Died | |
Louis de Baca | Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 1, 1935 | January 1, 1937 | Retired | |
Ceferino Quintana | Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 1, 1941 | January 1, 1943 | Retired | |
Joseph Montoya[25] (1915–1978) |
Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 1, 1947 | January 1, 1951 | Lost reelection | |
January 1, 1955 | April 9, 1957 | Retired to run successfully for New Mexico's at-large congressional district | |||||
Tibo Chávez | Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 1, 1951 | January 1, 1955 | Lost reelection | |
James Kealoha (1908–1983) |
Native Hawaiian | Republican | Hawaii | August 21, 1959 | December 2, 1962 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for the nomination to Governor | |
William Richardson (1919–2010) |
Japanese American | Democratic | Hawaii | December 2, 1962 | December 2, 1966 | Resigned to become Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court | |
George Ariyoshi (born 1926) |
Japanese American | Democratic | Hawaii | December 2, 1970 | December 2, 1974 | Served as Acting Governor Retired to run successfully for Governor | |
Roberto Mondragón (born 1940) |
Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 1, 1971 | January 1, 1975 | Retired | |
January 1, 1979 | January 1, 1983 | Retired | |||||
Nelson Doi (1922–2015) |
Japanese American | Democratic | Hawaii | December 2, 1974 | December 2, 1978 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Mayor of Honolulu | |
Mervyn Dymally[26] (1926–2012) |
African American | Democratic | California | January 6, 1975 | January 8, 1979 | Lost reelection | |
George Brown (1926–2006) |
African American | Democratic | Colorado | January 14, 1975 | January 10, 1979 | Retired | |
Jean King (1925–2013) |
Japanese American | Democratic | Hawaii | December 2, 1978 | December 2, 1982 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Mike Curb (born 1944) |
Mexican American | Republican | California | January 8, 1979 | January 3, 1983 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
John Waihee (born 1946) |
Native Hawaiian | Democratic | Hawaii | December 2, 1982 | December 2, 1986 | Retired to run successfully for Governor | |
Shien Woo (born 1937) |
Chinese American | Democratic | Delaware | January 15, 1985 | January 20, 1989 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senator of Delaware | |
Douglas Wilder (born 1931) |
African American | Democratic | Virginia | January 18, 1986 | January 12, 1990 | Retired to run successfully for Governor | |
Ben Cayetano (born 1939) |
Filipino American | Democratic | Hawaii | December 2, 1986 | December 2, 1994 | Retired to run successfully for Governor | |
Casey Luna (born 1931) |
Mexican American | Democratic | New Mexico | January 1, 1991 | January 1, 1995 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Mazie Hirono[27] (born 1947) |
Japanese American | Democratic | Hawaii | December 2, 1994 | December 2, 2002 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor | |
Cruz Bustamante (born 1953) |
Mexican American | Democratic | California | January 4, 1999 | January 8, 2007 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for California Insurance Commissioner | |
Joe Rogers (1964–2013) |
African American | Republican | Colorado | January 12, 1999 | January 14, 2003 | Retired | |
Loren Leman (born 1950) |
Native Alaskan | Republican | Alaska | December 2, 2002 | December 4, 2006 | Retired | |
Duke Aiona (born 1955) |
Native Hawaiian Chinese American |
Republican | Hawaii | December 4, 2002 | December 6, 2010 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor | |
Jennette Bradley (born 1952) |
African American | Republican | Ohio | January 13, 2003 | January 5, 2005 | Resigned to become Ohio Treasurer | |
Michael Steele[28] (born 1958) |
African American | Republican | Maryland | January 15, 2003 | January 17, 2007 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senator of Maryland | |
David Paterson (born 1954) |
African American | Democratic | New York | January 1, 2007 | March 17, 2008 | Elevated to Governor | |
Anthony Brown (born 1961) |
African American | Democratic | Maryland | January 17, 2007 | January 21, 2015 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor | |
Mona Pasquil (born 1962) |
Filipino American | Democratic | California | November 4, 2009 | April 27, 2010 | Retired | |
Abel Maldonado (born 1967) |
Mexican American | Republican | California | April 27, 2010 | January 10, 2011 | Lost reelection | |
John Sanchez (born 1963) |
Mexican American | Republican | New Mexico | January 1, 2011 | present | ||
Jennifer Carroll (born 1959) |
African American | Republican | Florida | January 4, 2011 | March 12, 2013 | Resigned | |
Joe García (born 1957) |
Mexican American | Democratic | Colorado | January 11, 2011 | May 12, 2016 | Resigned | |
Shan Tsutsui (born 1971) |
Japanese American | Democratic | Hawaii | December 27, 2012 | present | ||
Carlos López-Cantera (born 1973) |
Cuban American | Republican | Florida | February 3, 2014 | present | ||
Byron Mallott (born 1943) |
Native Alaskan (Tlingit) | Democratic | Alaska | December 1, 2014 | present | ||
Evelyn Sanguinetti (born 1970) |
Cuban American Ecuadorian American |
Republican | Illinois | January 12, 2015 | present | ||
Boyd Rutherford (born 1957) |
African American | Republican | Maryland | January 21, 2015 | present | ||
Jenean Hampton (born 1958) |
African American | Republican | Kentucky | December 8, 2015 | present | ||
Cyrus Habib (born 1981) |
Iranian American | Democratic | Washington | January 11, 2017 | present | ||
Justin Fairfax (born 1979) |
African American | Democratic | Virginia | January 13, 2018 | Elect | ||
Sheila Oliver (born 1952) |
African American | Democratic | New Jersey | January 16, 2018 | Elect |
Portrait | Name | Ethnicity | Party | State | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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Sergio Osmeña (1878–1961) |
Visayan | style="background:Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color |Nacionalista | Philippines | November 15, 1935 | August 1, 1944 | Elevated to President | |
Elpidio Quirino[29] (1890–1956) |
Ilocano | style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color |Liberal | Philippines | May 28, 1946 | July 4, 1946 | Became an independent sovereign state | |
Morris de Castro (1902–1966) |
Panamanian American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1945 | March 4, 1950 | Elevated to Acting Governor from October 21, 1949 Later appointed in his own right | |
Cyril King (1921–1978) |
African American | Democratic (1961–1968) | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 1, 1961 | July 1, 1969 | Elevated to Acting Governor from February 1, 1969 Appointment ended | |
style="background:Template:Independent Citizens Movement/meta/color |Independent Citizens Movement (1968–1969) | |||||||
Carson Guerrero (1914–1985) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Guam | May 20, 1961 | March 9, 1963 | Elevated to Acting Governor from January 20, 1962 Later appointed in his own right | |
Kurt Moylan (born 1939) |
Native Hawaiian Chinese American |
Republican | Guam | July 20, 1969 | January 6, 1975 | Appointed Secretary before being elected Lieutenant Governor in his own right from January 4, 1971 Lost reelection | |
Claude Molloy | African American | style="background:Template:Independent Citizens Movement/meta/color |Independent Citizens Movement | U.S. Virgin Islands | February 20, 1973 | April 5, 1973 | Term ended | |
Addie Ottley | African American | Democratic (1973–1974) | U.S. Virgin Islands | April 5, 1973 | January 6, 1975 | Lost reelection | |
Republican (1974–1975) | |||||||
Juan Luis (1940–2011) |
African American | style="background:Template:Independent Citizens Movement/meta/color |Independent Citizens Movement | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 6, 1975 | January 2, 1978 | Elevated to Governor | |
Rudy Sablan (1931–1995) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Guam | January 6, 1975 | January 1, 1979 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Henry Millin (1923–2004) |
African American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 2, 1978 | January 1983 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor | |
Tufele Liamatua (1940–2011) |
Samoan | Republican | American Samoa | January 3, 1978 | January 3, 1985 | Lost reelection | |
Francisco Ada (1934–2011) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Northern Mariana Islands | January 9, 1978 | January 11, 1982 | Lost reelection | |
Joseph Ada[30] (born 1943) |
Chamorro | Republican | Guam | January 1, 1979 | January 3, 1983 | Retired to run successfully for the Guam Legislature | |
Pete Tenorio[31] (born 1941) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | January 11, 1982 | January 8, 1990 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Julio Brady (1942–2015) |
African American | Democratic (1983–1986) | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 1983 | January 5, 1987 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor | |
Republican (1986–1987) | |||||||
Eddie Reyes (born 1919) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Guam | January 3, 1983 | January 5, 1987 | Lost reelection | |
Eni Faleomavaega (1943–2017) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa | January 3, 1985 | January 2, 1989 | Retired to run successfully for American Samoa's at-large congressional district | |
Frank Blas (1941–2016) |
Chamorro | Republican | Guam | January 5, 1987 | January 2, 1995 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Derek Hodge (1941–2011) |
African American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 5, 1987 | January 2, 1995 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor | |
Galea'i Poumele (1926–1992) |
Samoan | Republican | American Samoa | January 2, 1989 | July 27, 1992 | Died in office | |
Benjamin Manglona (1938–2016) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | January 8, 1990 | January 10, 1994 | Lost reelection | |
Gaioi Galeai | Samoan | Republican | American Samoa | August 1992 | January 3, 1993 | Retired | |
Tauese Sunia (1941–2003) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa | January 3, 1993 | January 3, 1997 | Retired to run successfully for Governor | |
Jesse Borja (born 1948) |
Chamorro | Democratic | Northern Mariana Islands | January 10, 1994 | January 12, 1998 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Kenneth Mapp[32] (born 1955) |
African American | Republican | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 2, 1995 | January 4, 1999 | Retired | |
Togiola Tulafono (born 1947) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa | January 3, 1997 | April 7, 2003 | Elevated to Acting Governor from March 26, 2003 Later appointed and then elected in his own right | |
Jesus Sablan (born 1952) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | January 12, 1998 | January 14, 2002 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Gerard James (born 1953) |
African American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 4, 1999 | January 6, 2003 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Diego Benavente (born 1959) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | January 14, 2002 | January 9, 2006 | Lost reelection | |
Kaleo Moylan (born 1966) |
Native Hawaiian Chinese American |
Republican | Guam | January 6, 2003 | January 1, 2007 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Vargrave Richards (born 1950) |
African American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 6, 2003 | January 1, 2007 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Faoa Sunia (born 1943) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa | April 11, 2003 | January 3, 2013 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor | |
Timothy Villagomez (born 1962) |
Chamorro | Covenant | Northern Mariana Islands | January 9, 2006 | April 24, 2009 | Resigned | |
Mike Cruz (born 1958) |
Chamorro | Republican | Guam | January 1, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Gregory Francis (born 1951) |
African American | Democratic | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 1, 2007 | January 5, 2015 | Retired to run unsuccessfully for nomination to Governor | |
Eloy Inos (1949–2015) |
Chamorro | Covenant | Northern Mariana Islands | May 1, 2009 | February 20, 2013 | Elevated to Governor | |
Lemanu Mauga (born 1949/1950) |
Samoan | Democratic | American Samoa | January 3, 2013 | present | ||
Jude Hofschneider (born 1966) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | February 20, 2013 | January 12, 2015 | Retired to run successfully for the Northern Mariana Islands Senate | |
Osbert Potter (born 1956) |
African American | Independent | U.S. Virgin Islands | January 5, 2015 | present | ||
Ralph Torres (born 1979) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | January 12, 2015 | December 29, 2015 | Elevated to Governor | |
Victor Hocog (born 1953) |
Chamorro | Republican | Northern Mariana Islands | December 29, 2015 | present |
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