These 12 women will serve as governors in 2023
A record 12 women will take their seats as their state's highest-ranking elected officials when the nation's governors are sworn in this winter.
Gov.-elect Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts
FILE - Massachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey speaks during a Democratic election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Boston.
Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona
Democratic Arizona Governor-elect Katie Hobbs speaks at a victory rally, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, in Phoenix.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to supporters during her election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in New York.
Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas
Arkansas Gov.-elect Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during her election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Little Rock, Ark.
Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama
Gov. Kay Ivey speaks to supporters at her watch party after Alabama voted in midterm elections, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Montgomery, Ala.
Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly waves to supporters at a watch party after calling it a night with the race too close to call, early Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Topeka, Kan.
Gov.-elect Tina Kotek, D-Oregon
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek speaks to supporters before the results of Oregon's primary election are announced in Portland, Ore., Tuesday May 17, 2022.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico
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Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who was elected to a second term on Tuesday, speaks to reporters, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Portland, Maine.
Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 25, 2022.
Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to supporters during a Republican Party of Iowa election night rally, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan
Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during Election Night, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in Detroit.
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