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Governor of Wyoming | |
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Seal of the governor | |
Incumbent Mark Gordon since January 7, 2019 | |
Style |
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Status | |
Residence | Wyoming Governor's Mansion |
Term length | Four years, renewable once (limited to eight years in a sixteen year period) |
Inaugural holder | Francis E. Warren |
Formation | Wyoming Constitution |
Salary | $105,000 (2013) |
Website | Official website |
The governor of Wyoming is the head of government of Wyoming, and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's military department.
The gubernatorial term has been set at four years since statehood. Originally, a governor could be elected any number of times. Since a 1992 referendum, governors have been limited to eight years in office during any 16-year period—effectively limiting them to two consecutive terms.
Governors
Governors of the Territory of Wyoming
No. | Governor | Term in office | Appointing President | |
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1 | John Allen Campbell (1835–1880) |
April 5, 1869 – March 1, 1875 () |
Ulysses S. Grant | |
2 | John Milton Thayer (1820–1906) |
March 1, 1875 – April 10, 1878 () |
Ulysses S. Grant | |
3 | John Wesley Hoyt (1831–1912) |
April 10, 1878 – August 22, 1882 () |
Rutherford B. Hayes | |
4 | William Hale (1837–1885) |
August 22, 1882 – January 13, 1885 () |
Chester A. Arthur | |
5 | Elliot S. N. Morgan | January 13, 1885 – February 28, 1885 () |
Chester A. Arthur | |
6 | Francis E. Warren (1844–1929) |
February 28, 1885 – November 11, 1886 () |
Chester A. Arthur | |
7 | George W. Baxter (1855–1929) |
November 11, 1886 – December 20, 1886 () |
Grover Cleveland | |
8 | Elliot S. N. Morgan (1832–1894) |
December 20, 1886 – January 24, 1887 () |
Grover Cleveland | |
9 | Thomas Moonlight (1833–1899) |
January 24, 1887 – April 9, 1889 () |
Grover Cleveland | |
10 | Francis E. Warren (1844–1929) |
April 9, 1889 – October 11, 1890 () |
Benjamin Harrison |
Governors of the State of Wyoming
Republican (20) Democratic (13) Progressive (1) | |||||||||
No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Secretary of State | ||||
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1 | Francis E. Warren June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929 (aged 85) |
October 11, 1890 – November 24, 1890 |
Republican | 1890 | John W. Meldrum | ||||
Amos W. Barber | |||||||||
2 | Amos W. Barber July 25, 1860 – May 18, 1915 (aged 54) |
November 24, 1890 – January 2, 1893 |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State | |||||
3 | John Eugene Osborne June 19, 1858 – April 24, 1943 (aged 84) |
January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 |
Democratic | 1892§ | |||||
4 | William A. Richards March 9, 1849 – July 25, 1912 (aged 63) |
January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 |
Republican | 1894 | Charles W. Burdick | ||||
5 | DeForest Richards August 6, 1846 – April 28, 1903 (aged 56) |
January 2, 1899 – April 28, 1903 |
Republican | 1898 | Fenimore Chatterton | ||||
1902 | |||||||||
6 | Fenimore Chatterton July 21, 1860 – May 9, 1958 (aged 97) |
April 28, 1903 – January 2, 1905 |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State | |||||
7 | Bryant Butler Brooks February 5, 1861 – December 8, 1944 (aged 83) |
January 2, 1905 – January 2, 1911 |
Republican | 1904§ | |||||
1906 | William Schnitger | ||||||||
8 | Joseph M. Carey January 19, 1845 – February 5, 1924 (aged 79) |
January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 |
Democratic | 1910 | Frank L. Houx | ||||
Progressive | |||||||||
9 | John B. Kendrick September 6, 1857 – November 3, 1933 (aged 76) |
January 4, 1915 – February 26, 1917 |
Democratic | 1914 | |||||
10 | Frank L. Houx December 12, 1854 – April 3, 1941 (aged 86) |
February 26, 1917 – January 6, 1919 |
Democratic | Succeeded from Secretary of State | |||||
11 | Robert D. Carey August 12, 1878 – January 17, 1937 (aged 58) |
January 6, 1919 – January 1, 1923 |
Republican | 1918 | William E. Chaplin | ||||
12 | William B. Ross December 4, 1873 – October 2, 1924 (aged 50) |
January 1, 1923 – October 2, 1924 |
Democratic | 1922 | Frank Lucas | ||||
13 | Frank Lucas August 4, 1876 – November 26, 1948 (aged 72) |
October 2, 1924 – January 5, 1925 |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State | |||||
14 | Nellie Tayloe Ross November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977 (aged 101) |
January 5, 1925 – January 3, 1927 |
Democratic | 1924§ | |||||
15 | Frank Emerson May 26, 1882 – February 18, 1931 (aged 48) |
January 3, 1927 – February 18, 1931 |
Republican | 1926 | Alonzo M. Clark | ||||
1930 | |||||||||
16 | Alonzo M. Clark August 13, 1868 – October 12, 1952 (aged 84) |
February 18, 1931 – January 2, 1933 |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State | |||||
17 | Leslie A. Miller January 29, 1886 – September 29, 1970 (aged 84) |
January 2, 1933 – January 2, 1939 |
Democratic | ||||||
1932§ | |||||||||
1934 | Lester C. Hunt | ||||||||
18 | Nels H. Smith August 27, 1884 – July 5, 1976 (aged 91) |
January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943 |
Republican | 1938 | |||||
19 | Lester C. Hunt July 8, 1892 – June 19, 1954 (aged 61) |
January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1949 |
Democratic | 1942 | Mart T. Christensen | ||||
William Jack | |||||||||
1946 | Arthur G. Crane | ||||||||
20 | Arthur G. Crane September 1, 1877 – August 11, 1955 (aged 77) |
January 3, 1949 – January 1, 1951 |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State |
Arthur G. Crane | ||||
21 | Frank A. Barrett November 10, 1892 – May 30, 1962 (aged 69) |
January 1, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
Republican | 1950 | Clifford J. Rogers | ||||
22 | Clifford Joy Rogers December 20, 1897 – May 18, 1962 (aged 64) |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
Republican | Succeeded from Secretary of State | |||||
23 | Milward Simpson November 12, 1897 – June 10, 1993 (aged 95) |
January 3, 1955 – January 5, 1959 |
Republican | 1954 | Everett T. Copenhaver | ||||
24 | John J. Hickey August 22, 1911 – September 22, 1970 (aged 59) |
January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1961 |
Democratic | 1958 | Jack R. Gage | ||||
25 | Jack R. Gage January 13, 1899 – March 14, 1970 (aged 71) |
January 2, 1961 – January 7, 1963 |
Democratic | Succeeded from Secretary of State | |||||
26 | Clifford Hansen October 16, 1912 – October 20, 2009 (aged 97) |
January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 |
Republican | 1962 | Thyra Thomson | ||||
27 | Stanley K. Hathaway July 19, 1924 – October 4, 2005 (aged 81) |
January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975 |
Republican | 1966 | |||||
1970 | |||||||||
28 | Edgar Herschler October 27, 1918 – February 5, 1990 (aged 71) |
January 6, 1975 – January 5, 1987 |
Democratic | 1974 | |||||
1978 | |||||||||
1982 | |||||||||
29 | Mike Sullivan (1939-09-22) September 22, 1939 (age 85) |
January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1995 |
Democratic | 1986 | Kathy Karpan | ||||
1990 | |||||||||
30 | Jim Geringer (1944-04-24) April 24, 1944 (age 80) |
January 2, 1995 – January 6, 2003 |
Republican | 1994 | Diana J. Ohman | ||||
1998 | Joseph Meyer | ||||||||
31 | Dave Freudenthal (1950-10-12) October 12, 1950 (age 74) |
January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
Democratic | 2002 | |||||
2006 | Max Maxfield | ||||||||
32 | Matt Mead (1962-03-11) March 11, 1962 (age 62) |
January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019 |
Republican | ||||||
2010 | |||||||||
2014 | Ed Murray | ||||||||
Edward Buchanan | |||||||||
33 | Mark Gordon (1957-03-14) March 14, 1957 (age 67) |
January 7, 2019 – Incumbent |
Republican | 2018 | |||||
2022 | Chuck Gray |
See also
Notes
- The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor's successor was confirmed, unless noted.
References
- General
- "Former Wyoming Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. IV. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- McMullin, Thomas A. (1984). Biographical directory of American territorial governors. Westport, CT : Meckler. ISBN 978-0-930466-11-4. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- Specific
- "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- McMullin pp. 337–338
- McMullin pp. 338–339
- McMullin pp. 339–340
- McMullin p. 341
- ^ McMullin pp. 341–343
- McMullin pp. 343–344
- McMullin pp. 344–346
- ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
- ^ As state secretary of state, acted as governor.
- ^ Died in office.
- Switched parties from Republican to Progressive in 1912.
- As state secretary of state, acted as governor until replacement elected.
- Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
- Gordon's second term began on January 2, 2023 and will expire January 4, 2027; He will be term-limited
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