List of people executed in the United States in 1989

Sixteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1989, eight by electrocution, seven by lethal injection, and one by gas chamber.

List of people executed in the United States in 1989 Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method At execution At offense Age difference 1 January 6, 1989 44 34 10MaleWhite Missouri Lethal injection 2 January 24, 1989 42 31 11 Florida Electrocution 3 March 22, 1989 44 33 Black Texas Lethal injection 4 May 4, 1989 31 20 White FloridaElectrocution 5 May 18, 1989 36 23 13 Black Georgia 6 May 24, 1989 40 32 8 White TexasLethal injection 7 May 26, 1989 28 21 7 Black AlabamaElectrocution 8 June 19, 1989 51 45 6 White NevadaLethal injection 9 June 21, 1989 36 27 9 Black MississippiGas chamber 10 June 23, 1989 28 26 2 White NevadaLethal injection 11 July 14, 1989 19 9BlackAlabamaElectrocution 12 August 18, 1989 43 31 12 13 August 30, 1989 34 22 Virginia 14 September 20, 1989 44 35 9 White Texas Lethal injection 15 November 17, 1989 43 31 12 Black Alabama Electrocution 16 December 7, 1989 27 20 7 Hispanic Texas Lethal injection Average: 37 years 28 years 9 years

Demographics Gender Male 16 Female 0 Ethnicity Black 8 White 7 Hispanic 1 State Alabama 4 Texas 4 Florida 2 Nevada 2 Georgia 1 Mississippi 1 Missouri 1 Virginia 1 Method Electrocution 8 Lethal injection 7 Gas chamber 1 Month January 2 February 0 March 1 April 0 May 4 June 3 July 1 August 2 September 1 October 0 November 1 December 1 Age 20–29 4 30–39 4 40–49 7 50–59 1 Total 16 100%

Executions in recent years Number of executions 1990 23 1989 16 1988 11 Total 50

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