List of governors of Wyoming

This is a list of governors of Wyoming, beginning with territorial governors. Wyoming Territory was organized in 1868, and the state was admitted to the union on July 10, 1890.

Governor of Wyoming
Seal of the Governor
Incumbent
Mark Gordon
since January 7, 2019
Style
Status
ResidenceWyoming Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable once (limited to eight years in a sixteen year period)
Inaugural holderFrancis E. Warren
FormationWyoming Constitution
Salary$105,000 (2013)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

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

  Republican (8)       Democratic (2)

No. Governor Term in office Appointed by
1   John Allen Campbell
    October 8, 1835 – July 14, 1880   
(aged 44)		 April 5, 1869
–
March 1, 1875		 Ulysses S. Grant
2 John Milton Thayer
    January 24, 1820 – March 19, 1906   
(aged 86)		 March 1, 1875
–
April 10, 1878		 Ulysses S. Grant
3 John Wesley Hoyt
    October 13, 1831 – May 23, 1912   
(aged 80)		 April 10, 1878
–
August 22, 1882[2]		 Rutherford B. Hayes
4 William Hale
    November 18, 1837 – January 13, 1885   
(aged 47)		 August 22, 1882
–
January 13, 1885		 Chester A. Arthur
5 Elliot S. N. Morgan
    1832 – April 24, 1894   
(aged 61 or 62)		 January 13, 1885
–
February 28, 1885		 Chester A. Arthur
6 Francis E. Warren
    June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929   
(aged 85)		 February 28, 1885
–
November 11, 1886		 Chester A. Arthur
7   George W. Baxter
    January 7, 1855 – December 18, 1929   
(aged 74)		 November 11, 1886
–
December 20, 1886		 Grover Cleveland
8   Elliot S. N. Morgan
    1832 – April 24, 1894   
(aged 61 or 62)		 December 20, 1886
–
January 24, 1887		 Grover Cleveland
9   Thomas Moonlight
    September 30, 1833 – February 7, 1899   
(aged 65)		 January 24, 1887
–
April 9, 1889		 Grover Cleveland
10   Francis E. Warren
    June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929   
(aged 85)		 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
1   Francis E. Warren
    June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929   
(aged 85)		 October 11, 1890
–
November 24, 1890[3]		 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[4]		 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
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April 28, 1903[5]		 Republican 1898 Fenimore Chatterton
1902
6 Fenimore Chatterton
    July 21, 1860 – May 9, 1958   
(aged 97)		 April 28, 1903
–
January 2, 1905[4]		 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[6]
9   John B. Kendrick
    September 6, 1857 – November 3, 1933   
(aged 76)		 January 4, 1915
–
February 26, 1917[3]		 Democratic 1914
10 Frank L. Houx
    December 12, 1854 – April 3, 1941   
(aged 86)		 February 26, 1917
–
January 6, 1919[4]		 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[5]		 Democratic 1922 Frank Lucas
13   Frank Lucas
    August 4, 1876 – November 26, 1948   
(aged 72)		 October 2, 1924
–
January 5, 1925[4]		 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[5]		 Republican 1926 Alonzo M. Clark
1930
16 Alonzo M. Clark
    August 13, 1868 – October 12, 1952   
(aged 84)		 February 18, 1931
–
January 2, 1933[7]		 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
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January 3, 1949[3]		 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[4]		 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[3]		 Republican 1950 Clifford J. Rogers
22 Clifford Joy Rogers
    December 20, 1897 – May 18, 1962   
(aged 64)		 January 3, 1953
–
January 3, 1955[4]		 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[8]		 Democratic 1958   Jack R. Gage
25 Jack R. Gage
    January 13, 1899 – March 14, 1970   
(aged 71)		 January 2, 1961
–
January 7, 1963[4]		 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		 January 5, 1987
–
January 2, 1995		 Democratic 1986   Kathy Karpan
1990
30   Jim Geringer
    (1944-04-24) April 24, 1944		 January 2, 1995
–
January 6, 2003		 Republican 1994   Diana J. Ohman
1998 Joseph Meyer
31   Dave Freudenthal
    (1950-10-12) October 12, 1950		 January 6, 2003
–
January 3, 2011		 Democratic 2002
2006 Max Maxfield
32   Matt Mead
    (1962-03-11) March 11, 1962		 January 3, 2011
–
January 7, 2019		 Republican
2010
2014 Ed Murray
Edward Buchanan
33 Mark Gordon
    (1957-03-14) March 14, 1957		 January 7, 2019
–
Incumbent[9]		 Republican 2018
2022 Chuck Gray

Notes
  1. "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. "Governors of Wyoming - Wyoming State Archives".
  3. Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  4. As state secretary of state, acted as governor.
  5. Died in office.
  6. Switched parties from Republican to Progressive in 1912.
  7. As state secretary of state, acted as governor until replacement elected.
  8. Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
  9. Gordon's second term began on January 2, 2023 and will expire January 4, 2027; He will be term-limited

Succession
Main article: Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States § Wyoming
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