State Government (United States)

Governors of US States and Territories

Governors of New Hampshire and Vermont serve two-year terms; all others serve four-year terms. Parties: Democrat (D); Republican (R); Popular Democrat (PD); Covenant (C). Sources: National Governors Association; Council of State Governments.

 

 

in office

present term

state

governor

since

expires

Alabama

Bob Riley (R)

January 2003

January 2011

Alaska

Sarah Palin (R)

December 2006


December 2010*

Arizona

Janet Napolitano (D)

January 2003

January 2011

Arkansas

Mike Beebe (D)

January 2007

January 2011*

California

Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)1

November 2003

January 2011

Colorado

Bill Ritter (D)

January 2007

January 2011*

Connecticut

M. Jodi Rell (R)2

July 2004

January 2011*

Delaware

Ruth Ann Minner (D)

January 2001

January 2009

Florida

Charlie Crist (R)

January 2007

January 2011*

Georgia

Sonny Perdue (R)

January 2003

January 2011

Hawaii

Linda Lingle (R)

December 2002

December 2010

Idaho

C.L. “Butch” Otter (R)

January 2007

January 2011*

Illinois

Rod Blagojevich (D)

January 2003

January 2011*

Indiana

Mitch Daniels (R)

January 2005

January 2009*

Iowa

Chet Culver (d)

January 2007

January 2011*

Kansas

Kathleen Sebelius (D)

January 2003

January 2011

Kentucky

Steve Beshear (D)

December 2007

December 2011*

Louisiana

Bobby Jindal (R)

January 2008

January 2012*

Maine

John Baldacci (D)

January 2003

January 2011

Maryland

Martin O’Malley(D)

January 2007

January 2011*

Massachusetts

Deval Patrick (D)

January 2007

January 2011*

Michigan

Jennifer Granholm (D)

January 2003

January 2011

Minnesota

Tim Pawlenty (R)

January 2003

January 2011*

Mississippi

Haley Barbour (R)

January 2004

January 2012

Missouri

Matt Blunt (R)

January 2005

January 2009*

Montana

Brian Schweitzer (D)

January 2005

January 2009*

Nebraska

Dave Heineman (R)3

January 2005

January 2011

Nevada

Jim Gibbons (R)

January 2007

January 2011*

New Hampshire

John Lynch (D)

January 2005

January 2009*

New Jersey

Jon Corzine (D)

January 2006

January 2010*

New Mexico

Bill Richardson (D)

January 2003

January 2011

New York

David A. Paterson (D)4

March 2008

January 2011*

North Carolina

Michael F. Easley (D)

January 2001

January 2009

North Dakota

John Hoeven (R)

December 2000

December 2008*

Ohio

Ted Strickland (D)

January 2007

January 2011*

Oklahoma

Brad Henry (D)

January 2003

January 2011

Oregon

Ted Kulongoski (D)

January 2003

January 2011

Pennsylvania

Edward G. Rendell (D)

January 2003

January 2011

Rhode Island

Don Carcieri (R)

January 2003

January 2011

South Carolina

Mark Sanford (R)

January 2003

January 2011

South Dakota

Mike Rounds (R)

January 2003

January 2011

Tennessee

Phil Bredesen (D)

January 2003

January 2011

Texas

Rick Perry (R)5

December 2000

January 2011*

Utah

Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R)

January 2005

January 2009*

Vermont

Jim Douglas (R)

January 2003

January 2009*

Virginia

Tim Kaine (D)

January 2006

January 2010

Washington

Chris Gregoire (D)

January 2005

January 2009*

West Virginia

Joe Manchin III (D)

January 2005

January 2009*

Wisconsin

Jim Doyle (D)

January 2003

January 2011*

Wyoming

Dave Freudenthal (D)

January 2003

January 2011

 

 

in office

present term

territory

governor

since

expires

American Samoa

Togiola T.A. Tulafono (D)6

April 2003

January 2009

Guam

Felix Perez Camacho (R)

January 2003

January 2011

Northern Mariana Islands

Benfgno Fitial (C)

January 2006

January 2010*

Puerto Rico

Anfbal Acevedo Vila (PD)

January 2005

January 2009*

Virgin Islands

John deJongh, Jr. (D)

January 2007

January 2011*

*Present governor is eligible for reelection. 1Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected in October 2003 following the recall of former governor Gray Davis. Gov. Schwarzenegger was elected to a full term in November 2006. 2Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell became governor on 1 Jul 2004 following John G. Rowland’s resignation. Gov. Rell was elected to a full term in November 2006. 3Lt. Gov. Dave Heineman became governor on 21 Jan 2005 following Mike Johanns’s appointment to the office of US secretary of agriculture. Gov. Heineman was elected to a full term in November 2006. 4Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson became governor in March 2008 following Eliot Spitzer’s resignation. 5Lt. Gov. Rick Perry became governor in December 2000 following George W. Bush’s election as president of the United States. Gov. Perry was elected to a full term in November 2002. 6Lt. Gov. Togiola T.A. Tulafono became governor in April 2003 following the death of Gov. Tauese Sunia. Gov. Tulafono was elected to a full term in November 2004.

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State Officers and Legislatures

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officeholder

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state/office

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Alabama

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California

 

 

Governor

Bob Riley (R)

US$112,895

Governor

Arnold

US$212,179

Lt. Gov.

Jim Folsom, Jr. (D)

US$61,714

 

Schwarzenegger (R)

 

Sec. of State

Beth Chapman (R)

US$79,580

Lt. Gov.

John Garamendi (D)

US$159,134

Atty. Gen.

Troy King (R)

US$161,794

Sec. of State

Debra Bowen (D)

US$159,134

Treasurer

Kay Ivey (R)

US$79,580

Atty. Gen.

Edmund G. Brown,

US$184,301

Legislature

 

 

 

Jr. (D)

 

Senate

Dem: 23; Rep: 12

 

Treasurer

Bill Lockyer (D)

US$169,743

House

Dem: 62; Rep: 43

 

Legislature Senate

Dem: 25; Rep: 15

 

Alaska

 

 

Assembly

Dem: 48; Rep: 32

 

Governor

Sarah Palin (R)

US$125,000

 

 

 

Lt. Gov.

Sean R. Parnell (R)

US$100,000

Colorado

 

 

Sec. of State2

 

 

Governor

Bill Ritter(D)

US$90,000

Atty. Gen.

Talis J. Colberg (R)

US$122,640

Lt. Gov.

Barbara O’Brien (D)

US$68,500

Treasurer3

Brian Andrews (Deputy

US$102,480

Sec. of State

Mike Coffman (R)

US$68,500

 

Treasury Commissioner)

Atty. Gen.

John W. Suthers (R)

US$80,000

Legislature

 

 

Treasurer

Cary Kennedy (D)

US$68,500

Senate

Dem: 9; Rep: 11

 

General Assembly

 

House

Dem: 17; Rep: 23

 

Senate House

Dem: 20; Rep: 15 Dem: 40; Rep: 25

 

Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

Governor

Janet Napolitano (D)

US$95,000

Connecticut

 

 

Lt. Gov.4

 

 

Governor

M. Jodi Rell (R)

US$150,000

Sec. of State

Jan Brewer (R)

US$70,000

Lt. Gov.

Michael C. Fedele (R)

US$110,000

Atty. Gen.

Terry Goddard (D)

US$90,000

Sec. of State

Susan Bysiewicz (D)

US$110,000

Treasurer

Dean Martin (R)

US$70,000

Atty. Gen.

Richard Blumenthal (D)

US$110,000

Legislature

 

 

Treasurer

Denise L. Nappier (D)

US$110,000

Senate

Dem: 13; Rep: 17

 

General Assembly

 

House

Dem: 27; Rep: 33

 

Senate House

Dem: 24; Rep: 12 Dem: 107; Rep: 4

 

Arkansas

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Governor

Mike Beebe (D)

US$80,848

Delaware

 

 

Lt. Gov.

Bill Halter (D)

US$39,075

Governor

Ruth Ann Minner (D)

US$132,500

Sec. of State

Charlie Daniels (D)

US$50,529

Lt. Gov.

John Carney, Jr. (D)

US$75,500

Atty. Gen.

Dustin McDaniel (D)

US$67,373

Sec. of State

HarrietSmith Windsor

US$123,850

Treasurer

Martha A. Shoffner (D)

US$50,529

 

(D)

 

General Assembly

 

Atty. Gen.

Joseph Biden III (D)

US$140,950

Senate

Dem: 27; Rep: 8

 

Treasurer

Jack Markell (D)

US$110,050

House

Dem: 75; Rep: 25

 

General Assembly

 

 

 

 

Senate

Dem: 13; Rep: 8

 

 

 

 

House

Dem: 19; Rep: 22

 

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officeholder

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Florida

 

 

Governor

Charlie Crist (R)

US$132,932

Lt. Gov.

Jeffrey D. Kottkamp (R) US$127,399

Sec. of State

Kurt Browning (R)

US$120,000

Atty. Gen.

Bill McCollum (R)

US$131,604

Treasurer3

Alex Sink (Chief

US$131,604

 

Financial Officer)

 

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 14; Rep: 26

 

House

Dem: 42; Rep: 78

 

Georgia

 

 

Governor

Sonny Perdue (R)

US$135,281

Lt. Gov.

Casey Cagle (R)

US$88,941

Sec. of State

Karen Handel (R)

US$120,036

Atty. Gen.

Thurbert E. Baker (D)

US$133,778

Treasurer3

W. Daniel Ebersole

US$126,500

 

(Dir., Office of Treasury

 

and Fiscal Services)

 

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 22; Rep: 34

 

House

Dem: 72; Rep: 107; vacant: 1

Hawaii

 

 

Governor

Linda Lingle (R)

US$117,600

Lt. Gov.

James R. Aiona, Jr. (R)

US$105,000

Sec. of State2

 

 

Atty. Gen.

Mark J. Bennett (R)

US$114,708

Treasurer3

Georgina K. Kawamura

US$109,248

 

(Director of Budget

 

 

and Finance)

 

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 21; Rep: 4

 

House

Dem: 44; Rep: 7

 

Idaho

 

 

Governor

C.L. “Butch” Otter (R)

US$105,560

Lt. Gov.

Jim Risch (R)

US$27,820

Sec. of State

Ben Ysursa (R)

US$85,800

Atty. Gen.

Lawrence Wasden (R)

US$95,160

Treasurer

Ron G. Crane (R)

US$85,800

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 7; Rep: 28

 

House

Dem: 19; Rep: 51

 

Illinois

 

 

Governor

Rod Blagojevich (D)

US$158,000

Lt. Gov.

Pat Quinn (D)

US$120,000

Sec. of State

Jesse White (D)

US$139,400

Atty. Gen.

Lisa Madigan (D)

US$139,400

Treasurer

Alexi Giannoulias (D)

US$120,800

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 37; Rep: 22

 

House

Dem: 67; Rep: 51

 

Indiana

 

 

Governor

Mitch Daniels (R)

US$95,000

Lt. Gov.

Becky Skillman (R)

US$76,000

Sec. of State

Todd Rokita (R)

US$66,000

Atty. Gen.

Steve Carter (R)

US$79,400

Treasurer

Richard E. Mourdock (R) US$66,000

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 17; Rep: 33

 

House

Dem: 51; Rep: 49

 

Iowa

 

 

Governor

Chet Culver (D)

US$130,000

Lt. Gov.

Patty Judge (d)

US$103,212

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Iowa

 

Sec. of State

Michael A. Mauro (D)

US$103,212

Atty. Gen.

Tom Miller (D)

US$123,669

Treasurer

Michael L. Fitzgerald (D) US$103,212

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 30; Rep: 20

 

House

Dem: 53; Rep: 47

 

Kansas

 

 

Governor

Kathleen Sebelius (D)

US$108,007

Lt. Gov.

Mark V. Parkinson (d)

US$30,549

Sec. of State

Ron Thornburgh (r)

US$83,905

Atty. Gen.

Stephen Six (D)

US$96,489

Treasurer

Lynn Jenkins (R)

US$83,905

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 10; Rep: 30

 

House

Dem: 47; Rep: 78

 

Kentucky

 

 

Governor

Steve Beshear(D)

US$137,506

Lt. Gov.

Daniel Mongiardo (D)

US$101,596

Sec. of State

Trey Grayson (R)

US$101,596

Atty. Gen.

Jack Conway (D)

US$101,596

Treasurer

Todd Hollenbach (D)

US$101,596

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 15; Rep: 22; Ind:

1

House

Dem: 64; Rep: 36

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Louisiana

 

 

Governor

Bobby Jindal (R)

US$130,000

Lt. Gov.

Mitch Landrieu (D)

US$115,000

Sec. of State

Jay Dardenne (R)

US$115,000

Atty. Gen.

James D. Caldwell (D)

US$115,000

Treasurer

John Kennedy (D)

US$115,000

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 25 Rep: 14

 

House

Dem: 52; Rep: 50; Ind:

2; vacant: 1

Maine

 

 

Governor

John Baldacci (D)

US$70,000

Lt. Gov.5

 

 

Sec. of State

Matthew Dunlap (D)

US$71,302

Atty. Gen.

G. Steven Rowe (D)

US$90,438

Treasurer

David G. Lemoine (D)

US$71,032

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 18; Rep: 17

 

House

Dem: 90; Rep: 59; Unenrolled: 2

Maryland

 

 

Governor

Martin O’Malley(D)

US$150,000

Lt. Gov.

Anthony G. Brown (D)

US$125,000

Sec. of State

John McDonough (D)

US$78,750

Atty. Gen.

Douglas F. Gansler (D)

US$125,000

Treasurer

Nancy K. Kopp (D)

US$125,000

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 33; Rep: 14

 

House

Dem: 104; Rep: 37

 

Massachusetts

 

Governor

Deval Patrick (D)

US$140,535

Lt. Gov.

Timothy Murray (D)

US$124,920

Sec. of State

William F. Galvin(D)

US$130,916

Atty. Gen.

Martha Coakley(D)

US$133,644

Treasurer

Timothy Cahill (D)

US$130,916

General Court (legislature)

 

Senate

Dem: 35; Rep: 5

 

House

Dem: 140; Rep: 19; vacant: 1

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Michigan

 

 

Governor

Jennifer Granholm (D)

US$177,000

Lt. Gov.

John D. Cherry, Jr. (D)

US$123,900

Sec. of State

Terri Lynn Land (R)

US$124,900

Atty. Gen.

Mike Cox (R)

US$124,900

Treasurer

Robert J. Kleine

US$174,204

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 17; Rep: 21

 

House

Dem: 58; Rep: 52

 

Minnesota

 

 

Governor

Tim Pawlenty (R)

US$120,303

Lt. Gov.

Carol Molnau (R)

US$78,197

Sec. of State

Mark Ritchie (D)

US$90,227

Atty. Gen.

Lori Swanson (D)

US$114,288

Treasurer3

Tom J. Hanson

US$108,388

 

(Commissioner of Finance)

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 45; Rep: 22

 

House

Dem: 85; Rep: 49

 

Mississippi

 

 

Governor

Haley Barbour(R)

US$122,160

Lt. Gov.

Phil Bryant (R)

US$60,000

Sec. of State

C. Delbert Hosemann,

US$90,000

 

Jr. (R)

 

Atty. Gen.

Jim Hood (D)

US$108,960

Treasurer

Tate Reeves (R)

US$90,000

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 27; Rep: 25

 

House

Dem: 74; Rep: 48

 

Missouri

 

 

Governor

Matt Blunt (R)

US$129,923

Lt. Gov.

Peter Kinder (R)

US$83,965

Sec. of State

Robin Carnahan (D)

US$104,608

Atty. Gen.

Jay Nixon (D)

US$113,046

Treasurer

Sarah Steelman (R)

US$104,608

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 14; Rep: 20

 

House

Dem: 71; Rep: 92

 

Montana

 

 

Governor

Brian Schweitzer (D)

US$100,121

Lt. Gov.

John Bohlinger (R)

US$79,007

Sec. of State

Brad Johnson (R)

US$79,123

Atty. Gen.

Mike McGrath (D)

US$89,602

Treasurer3

Janet Kelly (Dir.,

US$93,597

 

Dept. of Administration)

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 26; Rep: 24

 

House

Dem: 49; Rep: 50; Constitution: 1

Nebraska

 

 

Governor

Dave Heineman (R)

US$105,000

Lt. Gov.

Rick Sheehy (R)

US$75,000

Sec. of State

John A. Gale (R)

US$85,000

Atty. Gen.

Jon Bruning (R)

US$95,000

Treasurer

Shane Osborn (R)

US$85,000

Legislature (unicameral)

 

Senate

49 nonpartisan members

Nevada

 

 

Governor

Jim Gibbons (R)

US$141,000

Lt. Gov.

Brian K. Krolicki (R)

US$60,000

Sec. of State

Ross Miller (D)

US$97,000

Atty. Gen.

Catherine Cortez

US$133,000

Masto (D)

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Nevada

 

Treasurer

Kate Marshall (D)

US$97,000

Legislature

 

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Senate

Dem: 10; Rep: 11

 

Assembly

Dem: 27; Rep: 15

 

New Hampshire

 

Governor

John Lynch (D)

US$108,990

Lt. Gov.5

 

 

Sec. of State

William Gardner (D)

US$94,584

Atty. Gen.

Kelly Ayotte (R)

US$105,396

Treasurer

Catherine Provencher

US$94,584

General Court (legislature)

 

Senate

Dem: 14; Rep: 10

 

House

Dem: 237; Rep: 158; Ind: 1; vacant: 4

New Jersey

 

 

Governor

Jon Corzine (D)

US$175,000

Lt. Gov.5

 

 

Sec. of State

Nina Mitchell Wells (D)

US$141,000

Atty. Gen.

Anne Milgram (D)

US$141,000

Treasurer

R. David Rousseau

US$141,000

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 23; Rep: 17

 

General

Dem: 48; Rep: 32

 

Assembly

 

 

New Mexico

 

 

Governor

Bill Richardson (D)

US$110,000

Lt. Gov.

Diane Denish (D)

US$85,000

Sec. of State

Mary Herrera (d)

US$85,000

Atty. Gen.

Gary K. King(D)

US$95,000

Treasurer

James B. Lewis (D)

US$85,000

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 24; Rep: 18

 

House

Dem: 42; Rep: 28

 

New York

 

 

Governor

David A. Paterson (D)

US$179,000

Lt. Gov.

vacant

US$151,500

Sec. of State

Lorraine Cortes-

US$120,800

 

Vazquez (D)

 

Atty. Gen.

Andrew M. Cuomo (D)

US$151,500

Treasurer

Aida Brewer

US$124,811

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 29; Rep: 33

 

Assembly

Dem: 108; Rep: 42

 

North Carolina

 

 

Governor

Michael F. Easley (D)

US$135,854

Lt. Gov.

Beverly Perdue (D)

US$119,901

Sec. of State

Elaine F. Marshall (D)

US$119,901

Atty. Gen.

Roy Cooper (D)

US$119,901

Treasurer

Richard H. Moore (D)

US$119,901

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 31; Rep: 19

 

House

Dem: 68; Rep: 52

 

North Dakota

 

 

Governor

John Hoeven (R)

US$96,183

Lt. Gov.

Jack Dalrymple (R)

US$74,668

Sec. of State

Alvin A. Jaeger (R)

US$76,511

Atty. Gen.

Wayne Stenehjem (R)

US$83,991

Treasurer

Kelly Schmidt (R)

US$72,256

Legislative Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 21; Rep: 26

 

House

Dem: 33; Rep: 61

 

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Ohio

 

 

Governor

Ted Strickland (D)

US$144,830

Lt. Gov.

Lee Fisher (D)

US$142,500

Sec. of State

Jennifer Brunner (D)

US$109,986

Atty. Gen.

Nancy H. Rogers (d)

US$109,986

Treasurer

Richard Cordray(D)

US$109,986

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 12; Rep: 21

 

House

Dem: 46; Rep: 53

 

Oklahoma

 

 

Governor

Brad Henry (D)

US$140,000

Lt. Gov.

Jari Askins (D)

US$109,250

Sec. of State

M. Susan Savage (D)

US$94,500

Atty. Gen.

W.A. Drew

US$126,500

 

Edmondson (D)

 

Treasurer

Scott Meacham (D)

US$109,250

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 24; Rep: 24

 

House

Dem: 44; Rep: 57

 

Oregon

 

 

Governor

Ted Kulongoski (D)

US$93,600

Lt. Gov.4

 

 

Sec. of State

Bill Bradbury (D)

US$72,000

Atty. Gen.

Hardy Myers (D)

US$77,200

Treasurer

Randall Edwards (D)

US$72,000

Legislative Assembly

Senate

Dem: 18; Rep: 11; Ind:

1

House

Dem: 31; Rep: 29

 

Pennsylvania

 

 

Governor

Edward G. Rendell (D)

US$170,150

Lt. Gov.

Catherine Baker

US$142,924

 

Knoll (D)

 

Sec. of State

Pedro A. Cortes (D)

US$122,509

Atty. Gen.

Tom Corbett (R)

US$141,565

Treasurer

Robin L. Wiessmann

US$141,565

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 21; Rep: 29

 

House

Dem: 102; Rep: 101

 

Rhode Island

 

 

Governor

Don Carcieri (R)

US$117,817

Lt. Gov.

Elizabeth H. Roberts (D)

US$99,214

Sec. of State

A. Ralph Mollis (D)

US$99,214

Atty. Gen.

Patrick C. Lynch (D)

US$105,416

Treasurer

Frank T. Caprio (D)

US$99,214

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 33; Rep: 5

 

House

Dem: 62; Rep: 13

 

South Carolina

 

 

Governor

Mark Sanford (R)

US$106,078

Lt. Gov.

Andre Bauer (R)

US$46,545

Sec. of State

Mark Hammond (R)

US$92,007

Atty. Gen.

Henry McMaster (R)

US$92,007

Treasurer

Converse Chellis (R)

US$92,007

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 19; Rep: 27

 

House

Dem: 51; Rep: 73

 

South Dakota

 

 

Governor

Mike Rounds (R)

US$111,972

Lt. Gov.

Dennis Daugaard (R)

US$16,833

Sec. of State

Chris Nelson (R)

US$76,080

Atty. Gen.

Larry Long (R)

US$95,076

Treasurer

Vernon L. Larson (R)

US$76,080

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South Dakota

 

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 15; Rep: 20

 

House

Dem: 20; Rep: 50

 

Tennessee

 

 

Governor

Phil Bredesen (D)

US$159,960

Lt. Gov.6

Ron Ramsey (R)

US$54,372

Sec. of State

Riley Darnell (d)

US$180,000

Atty. Gen.

Robert E. Cooper,

US$154,800

 

Jr. (D)

 

Treasurer

Dale Sims

US$180,000

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 16; Rep: 16; Ind:

1

House

Dem: 53; Rep: 46

 

Texas

 

 

Governor

Rick Perry (R)

US$150,000

Lt. Gov.

David Dewhurst (R)

US$7,200

Sec. of State

Phil Wilson (R)

US$117,516

Atty. Gen.

Greg Abbott (R)

US$150,000

Treasurer3

Susan Combs

US$150,000

 

(Comptroller) (R)

 

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 11; Rep: 20

 

House

Dem: 71; Rep: 79

 

Utah

 

 

Governor

Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R)

US$107,200

Lt. Gov.

Gary R. Herbert (R)

US$101,840

Sec. of State2

 

 

Atty. Gen.

Mark Shurtleff(R)

US$101,840

Treasurer

Edward T. Alter (R)

US$101,840

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 8; Rep: 21

 

House

Dem: 20; Rep: 55

 

Vermont

 

 

Governor

Jim Douglas (R)

US$150,051

Lt. Gov.

Brian Dubie (R)

US$63,690

Sec. of State

Deborah L. Markowitz

US$95,139

 

(D)

 

Atty. Gen.

William H. Sorrell (D)

US$113,901

Treasurer

Jeb Spaulding (D)

US$95,139

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 23; Rep: 7

 

House

Dem: 93; Rep: 49; Ind:

2;

 

Progressive: 6

 

Virginia

 

 

Governor

Tim Kaine (D)

US$175,000

Lt. Gov.

Bill Bolling (R)

US$36,321

Sec. of State

Katherine K. Hanley (D) US$146,916

Atty. Gen.

Robert F. McDonnell (R) US$150,000

Treasurer

J. Braxton Powell

US$128,371

General Assembly

 

Senate

Dem: 21; Rep: 19

 

House

Dem: 45; Rep: 53; Ind:

2

Washington

 

 

Governor

Chris Gregoire (D)

US$163,618

Lt. Gov.

Brad Owen (D)

US$92,106

Sec. of State

Sam Reed (R)

US$114,657

Atty. Gen.

Rob McKenna (R)

US$148,744

Treasurer

Michael J. Murphy (D)

US$114,657

Legislature

 

 

Senate

Dem: 32; Rep: 17

 

House

Dem: 63; Rep: 35

 

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West Virginia

 

 

Wisconsin

Governor

Joe Manchin III (D)

US$95,000

Treasurer

Dawn Marie Sass (D) US$65,079

Lt. Gov.7

Earl Ray Tomblin (D)

N/A

Legislature

 

Sec. of State

Betty Ireland (R)

US$70,000

Senate

Dem: 18; Rep: 15

Atty. Gen.

Darrell V. McGraw,

US$85,000

Assembly

Dem: 47; Rep: 52

 

Jr. (D)

 

 

 

Treasurer

John D. Perdue (D)

US$75,000

Wyoming

 

Legislature

 

 

Governor

Dave Freudenthal (D) US$105,000

Senate

Dem: 23; Rep: 11

 

Lt. Gov.4

 

House

Dem: 72; Rep: 28

 

Sec. of State

Max Maxfield (R) US$92,000

 

 

 

Atty. Gen.

Bruce A. Salzburg (D) US$125,000

Wisconsin

 

 

Treasurer

Joseph B. Meyer (R) US$92,000

Governor

Jim Doyle (D)

US$137,092

Legislature

 

Lt. Gov.

Barbara Lawton (D)

US$72,394

Senate

Dem: 7; Rep: 23

Sec. of State

Douglas La Follette (D)

US$65,079

House

Dem: 17; Rep: 43

Atty. Gen.

J.B. Van Hollen (R)

US$133,033

 

 

1The salary rates are from February 2008. 2The lieutenant governor serves as secretary of state. 3No official state treasurer; the official in charge of the general treasury performs duties. 4The secretary of state assumes duties of lieutenant governor. 5No official lieutenant governor; the president of the Senate succeeds the governor. 6In Tennessee the speaker of the Senate and the lieutenant governor are one and the same. 7In West Virginia the president of the Senate and the lieutenant governor are one and the same.

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