List of governors of New York by time in office

This article is a list of governors of New York by time in office.

In New York, the governor is elected to a four-year term, which is 1,461 days long. There is no term limit. Prior to 1938, governors were elected to a two-year term, which is 730 or 731 days long.

The longest-serving governor of New York is the first officeholder: George Clinton. The shortest-serving is Charles Poletti, who served for 29 days.

List If a governor served non-consecutive terms, their total time in office is counted. This list is accurate as of ,

RankGovernorTime in office(days)Term(s) in officePolitical party1July 30, 1777 – June 30, 1795 July 1, 1801 – June 30, 1804None Anti-Federalist Democratic-Republican2January 1, 1959 – December 18, 1973Republican3January 1, 1943 – December 31, 1954RepublicanJanuary 1, 1983 – December 31, 1994DemocraticJanuary 1, 1995 – December 31, 2006Republican6January 1, 2011 – August 23, 2021Democratic7January 1, 1933 – December 3, 1942Democratic8July 1, 1807 – February 24, 1817Democratic-Republican9July 1, 1817 – December 31, 1822 January 1, 1825 – February 11, 1828Democratic-Republican10January 1, 1919 – December 31, 1920 January 1, 1923 – December 31, 1928Democratic11January 1, 1975 – December 31, 1982Democratic12January 6, 1885 – December 31, 1891Democratic13July 1, 1795 – June 30, 1801FederalistJanuary 1, 1833 – December 31, 1838Democratic15August 24, 2021 – presentDemocratic16January 1, 1839 – December 31, 1842WhigJanuary 1, 1853 – December 31, 1854 January 1, 1863 – December 31, 1864DemocraticJanuary 1, 1859 – December 31, 1862RepublicanJanuary 1, 1865 – December 31, 1868RepublicanJanuary 1, 1869 – December 31, 1872DemocraticJanuary 1, 1901 – December 31, 1904RepublicanJanuary 1, 1915 – December 31, 1918RepublicanJanuary 1, 1929 – December 31, 1932DemocraticJanuary 1, 1955 – December 31, 1958Democratic25March 12, 1829 – December 31, 1832Democratic26January 1, 1907 – October 6, 1910Republican27January 1, 1880 – December 31, 1882RepublicanJanuary 1, 1892 – December 31, 1894Democratic29July 1, 1804 – June 30, 1807Democratic-RepublicanJanuary 1, 1877 – December 31, 1879Democratic31March 17, 2008 – December 31, 2010Democratic32January 1, 1883 – January 6, 1885Democratic33January 1, 1823 – December 31, 1824Democratic-RepublicanJanuary 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844DemocraticJanuary 1, 1847 – December 31, 1848WhigJanuary 1, 1851 – December 31, 1852WhigJanuary 1, 1855 – December 31, 1856WhigJanuary 1, 1875 – December 31, 1876DemocraticJanuary 1, 1895 – December 31, 1896RepublicanJanuary 1, 1911 – December 31, 1912Democratic41January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846DemocraticJanuary 1, 1849 – December 31, 1850WhigJanuary 1, 1857 – December 31, 1858RepublicanJanuary 1, 1873 – December 31, 1874RepublicanJanuary 1, 1897 – December 31, 1898RepublicanJanuary 1, 1899 – December 31, 1900RepublicanJanuary 1, 1905 – December 31, 1906RepublicanJanuary 1, 1921 – December 31, 1922Republican49January 1, 2007 – March 17, 2008Democratic50October 17, 1913 – December 31, 1914Democratic51December 18, 1973 – December 31, 1974Republican52February 11, 1828 – December 31, 1828Democratic-Republican53January 1, 1913 – October 17, 1913Democratic54February 24, 1817 – June 30, 1817Democratic-Republican55October 6, 1910 – December 31, 1910Republican56January 1, 1829 – March 12, 1829Democratic57December 3, 1942 – December 31, 1942Democratic

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