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Governor of Wyoming
Seal of the governor
Incumbent Mark Gordon since January 7, 2019
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Status	Head of state Head of government
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

Governors of the Territory of Wyoming

No.	Governor		Term in office	Appointing President
1		John Allen Campbell (1835–1880)	April 7, 1869 – February 10, 1875 (successor appointed)	Ulysses S. Grant
2		John Milton Thayer (1820–1906)	February 10, 1875 – April 10, 1878 (successor appointed)	Ulysses S. Grant
3		John Wesley Hoyt (1831–1912)	April 10, 1878 – August 3, 1882 (successor appointed)	Rutherford B. Hayes
4		William Hale (1837–1885)	August 3, 1882 – January 13, 1885 (died in office)	Chester A. Arthur
5		Francis E. Warren (1844–1929)	February 27, 1885 – November 11, 1886 (successor appointed)	Chester A. Arthur
6		George W. Baxter (1855–1929)	November 11, 1886 – December 20, 1886 (resigned)	Grover Cleveland
7		Thomas Moonlight (1833–1899)	December 20, 1886 – April 9, 1889 (successor appointed)	Grover Cleveland
8		Francis E. Warren (1844–1929)	April 9, 1889 – October 11, 1890 (became state governor)	Benjamin Harrison

Governors of the State of Wyoming

Republican (20)       Democratic (13)       Progressive (1)
No.	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Secretary of State
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

• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Wyoming

Notes

1. 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.
2. Campbell was nominated on April 3, 1869; confirmed by the Senate on April 7; took the oath of office on April 15; and arrived in the territory on May 7. He was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 26, 1873.
3. Thayer was nominated and confirmed by the Senate on February 10, 1875, and took the oath of office on March 1.
4. Hoyt was nominated on March 12, 1878; confirmed by the Senate on April 10; and arrived in the territory on May 29.
5. Hale was nominated on July 26, 1882; confirmed by the Senate on August 3; and took the oath of office on August 22.
6. Territorial Secretary Elliot S. N. Morgan acted as governor until Hale's successor arrived.
7. Warren was nominated on February 26, 1885; confirmed by the Senate on February 27; and took the oath of office on February 28.
8. Baxter was appointed on November 11, 1886, during a Senate recess. He was not confirmed by the Senate before he resigned.
9. Baxter resigned due to charges of grazing cattle on government land; Territorial Secretary Elliot S. N. Morgan acted as governor until his successor arrived.
10. Moonlight was nominated on December 8, 1886; confirmed by the Senate on December 20; and took the oath of office on January 24, 1887.
11. Warren was nominated on March 26, 1889; confirmed by the Senate on March 27; and took the oath of office on April 9.

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

1. "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
2. ^ McMullin pp. 337–338
3. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 41st Cong., 1st sess., 3 April 1869, 76. Accessed July 22, 2023.
4. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 41st Cong., 1st sess., 7 April 1869, 108. Accessed July 22, 2023.
5. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., special sess., 26 March 1873, 116. Accessed July 22, 2023.
6. ^ McMullin pp. 338–339
7. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., 2nd sess., 10 February 1875, 509. Accessed July 22, 2023.
8. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., 2nd sess., 10 February 1875, 510. Accessed July 22, 2023.
9. ^ McMullin pp. 339–340
10. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 45th Cong., 2nd sess., 12 March 1878, 261. Accessed July 22, 2023.
11. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 45th Cong., 2nd sess., 10 April 1878, 291. Accessed July 22, 2023.
12. ^ McMullin p. 341
13. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 47th Cong., 1st sess., 26 July 1882, 497. Accessed July 22, 2023.
14. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 47th Cong., 1st sess., 3 August 1882, 516. Accessed July 22, 2023.
15. ^ McMullin pp. 341–343
16. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 48th Cong., 2nd sess., 26 February 1885, 484. Accessed July 22, 2023.
17. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 48th Cong., 2nd sess., 27 February 1885, 490. Accessed July 22, 2023.
18. ^ McMullin pp. 343–344
19. ^ McMullin pp. 344–346
20. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 49th Cong., 2nd sess., 8 December 1886, 597. Accessed July 22, 2023.
21. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 49th Cong., 2nd sess., 20 December 1886, 664. Accessed July 22, 2023.
22. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 51st Cong., special sess., 26 March 1889, 40. Accessed July 22, 2023.
23. U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 51st Cong., special sess., 27 March 1889, 46. Accessed July 22, 2023.
24. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
25. ^ As state secretary of state, acted as governor.
26. ^ Died in office.
27. Switched parties from Republican to Progressive in 1912.
28. As state secretary of state, acted as governor until replacement elected.
29. Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
30. Gordon's second term began on January 2, 2023 and will expire January 4, 2027; He will be term-limited

v t e Statewide political officials of Wyoming
U.S. senators	John Barrasso Cynthia Lummis
U.S. representative	Harriet Hageman, At-large representative
State government	Mark Gordon, Governor Chuck Gray, Secretary of State Bridget Hill, Attorney General (appointed) Curt Meier, Treasurer Kristi Racines, Auditor Megan Degenfelder, Superintendent
Senate	Ogden Driskill, President Dave Kinskey, Vice President Larry Hicks, Majority Leader Chris Rothfuss, Minority Leader
House	Albert Sommers, Speaker Clark Stith, Speaker pro tempore Chip Neiman, Majority Leader Mike Yin, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed)	Kate M. Fox, Chief Justice Lynne J. Boomgaarden Kari Jo Gray John G. Fenn Robert Jarosh, Associate Justices

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