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We've previously looked (and will continue to look) at women governors and their time in office. What about minority governors? There have been only 22 minority governors. First let's take a look by days in office. Those in bold are currently serving.
| Governor | State | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|
| George Ariyoshi | Hawaii | 4384 Days |
| Miguel Antonio Otero | New Mexico | 3114 Days |
| Deval Patrick | Massachusetts | 2927 Days |
| Bill Richardson | New Mexico | 2923 Days |
| Ben Cayetano | Hawaii | 2923 Days |
| John Waihee | Hawaii | 2923 Days |
| Gary Locke | Washington | 2920 Days |
| Bobby Jindal | Louisiana | 2566 Days |
| John Sununu | New Hampshire | 2191 Days |
| Susana Martinez | New Mexico | 1483 Days |
| Brian Sandoval | Nevada | 1481 Days |
| Nikki Haley | South Carolina | 1472 Days |
| Bob Martinez | Florida | 1464 Days |
| Douglas Wilder | Virginia | 1463 Days |
| Toney Anaya | New Mexico | 1462 Days |
| Jerry Apodaca | New Mexico | 1462 Days |
| David Paterson | New York | 1020 Days |
| Raul Castro | Arizona | 1019 Days |
| Octaviano Ambrisio Larrazolo | New Mexico | 732 Days |
| Romualdo Pacheco | California | 286 Days |
| David Ige | Hawaii | 53 Days |
| Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca | New Mexico | 49 Days |
| P.B.S. Pinchback | Louisiana | 36 Days |
Looking at just how many days someone served doesn't tell the whole story. As noted with our women governors, Ruth Ann Minner may have been the longest serving woman governor, but how does serving as governor of Delaware compare with serving as governor of Michigan or Texas?
Another way we can look at this list is by their population when they took office multiplied by their days in office through today. Those in bold are currently serving.
| Governor | State | Total Governing Pop. | Time in Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Paterson | New York | 19,596,684,720 | 1020 Days |
| Deval Patrick | Massachusetts | 18,825,173,193 | 2927 Days |
| Bob Martinez | Florida | 17,564,022,312 | 1464 Days |
| Gary Locke | Washington | 16,570,261,240 | 2920 Days |
| Bobby Jindal | Louisiana | 11,318,102,536 | 2566 Days |
| Douglas Wilder | Virginia | 9,052,104,754 | 1463 Days |
| Nikki Haley | South Carolina | 6,808,565,248 | 1472 Days |
| Bill Richardson | New Mexico | 5,479,496,722 | 2923 Days |
| Brian Sandoval | Nevada | 4,033,239,882 | 1481 Days |
| George Ariyoshi | Hawaii | 3,805,215,552 | 4384 Days |
| Ben Cayetano | Hawaii | 3,741,167,728 | 2923 Days |
| John Waihee | Hawaii | 3,074,300,326 | 2923 Days |
| Susana Martinez | New Mexico | 3,053,762,457 | 1483 Days |
| Raul Castro | Arizona | 2,328,259,093 | 1019 Days |
| John Sununu | New Hampshire | 2,099,271,594 | 2191 Days |
| Toney Anaya | New Mexico | 2,038,555,782 | 1462 Days |
| Jerry Apodaca | New Mexico | 1,695,838,128 | 1462 Days |
| Miguel Antonio Otero | New Mexico | 608,195,340 | 3114 Days |
| Octaviano Ambrisio Larrazolo | New Mexico | 264,984,000 | 732 Days |
| Romualdo Pacheco | California | 160,230,642 | 286 Days |
| David Ige | Hawaii | 75,236,733 | 53 Days |
| P.B.S. Pinchback | Louisiana | 26,168,940 | 36 Days |
| Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca | New Mexico | 17,689,000 | 49 Days |
One thing that probably stands out are 2 states. Hawaii and New Mexico dominate this list. Of the 23 minority governors, 11 come from those 2 states. 7 from New Mexico and 4 from Hawaii.
