List of governors of Oklahoma

The following is a list of governors of the State of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Territory.

Standard of the governor of Oklahoma

Governors of Oklahoma Territory

Oklahoma Territory was formally organized on May 2, 1890.

As secretaries of Oklahoma Territory in 1891 and 1901 respectively, Robert Martin and William C. Grimes both served as acting governor whenever the presidentially appointed governorship was vacant.

No.Governor
(Birth–Death)		PartyTerm in officeAppointing president
  Republican (6)       Democratic (1)     
1   George Washington Steele
(1839–1922)		 Republican May 22, 1890
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October 18, 1891		 Benjamin Harrison
Acting   Robert Martin
(1833–1897)		 Republican October 18, 1891
–
February 1, 1892		 —
2   Abraham Jefferson Seay
(1832–1915)		 Republican February 1, 1892
–
May 7, 1893		 Benjamin Harrison
3   William Cary Renfrow
(1845–1922)		 Democratic May 7, 1893
–
January 31, 1897		 Grover Cleveland
4   Cassius M. Barnes
(1845–1925)		 Republican January 31, 1897
–
April 15, 1901		 William McKinley
5   William Miller Jenkins
(1856–1941)		 Republican April 15, 1901
–
November 30, 1901
Acting   William C. Grimes
(1857–1931)		 Republican November 30, 1901
–
December 9, 1901		 —
6   Thompson Benton Ferguson
(1857–1921)		 Republican December 9, 1901
–
January 5, 1906		 Theodore Roosevelt
7   Frank Frantz
(1872–1941)		 Republican January 5, 1906
–
November 16, 1907

Governors of the State of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory joined the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.

No. Governor
(Birth–Death)		 Party Term in office Election Lt. governor
  Republican (6)       Democratic (21)     
1   Charles N. Haskell
(1860–1933)		 Democratic November 16, 1907
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January 9, 1911		 1907   George W. Bellamy
2   Lee Cruce
(1863–1933)		 Democratic January 9, 1911
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January 11, 1915		 1910   J. J. McAlester
3   Robert L. Williams
(1868–1948)		 Democratic January 11, 1915
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January 13, 1919		 1914   Martin E. Trapp
4
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   James B. A. Robertson
(1871–1938)		 Democratic January 13, 1919
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January 8, 1923		 1918
5   Jack C. Walton
(1881–1949)		 Democratic January 8, 1923
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November 19, 1923[1]		 1922
6   Martin E. Trapp
(1877–1951)		 Democratic November 19, 1923
–
January 10, 1927		 Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor[2]		 Office vacant
7   Henry S. Johnston
(1867–1965)		 Democratic January 10, 1927
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March 20, 1929[3]		 1926   William J. Holloway
8   William J. Holloway
(1888–1970)		 Democratic March 20, 1929
–
January 1, 1931		 Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor[4]		 Office vacant
9   William H. Murray
(1869–1956)		 Democratic January 1, 1931
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January 14, 1935		 1930   Robert Burns
10   E. W. Marland
(1874–1941)		 Democratic January 15, 1935
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January 9, 1939		 1934   James E. Berry
11
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   Leon C. Phillips
(1890–1958)		 Democratic January 9, 1939
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January 11, 1943		 1938
12   Robert S. Kerr
(1896–1963)		 Democratic January 11, 1943
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January 13, 1947		 1942
13   Roy J. Turner
(1894–1973)		 Democratic January 13, 1947
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January 8, 1951		 1946
14   Johnston Murray
(1902–1974)		 Democratic January 8, 1951
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January 10, 1955		 1950
15   Raymond D. Gary
(1908–1993)		 Democratic January 10, 1955
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January 12, 1959		 1954   Cowboy Pink Williams
16   J. Howard Edmondson
(1925–1971)		 Democratic January 12, 1959
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January 6, 1963[5]		 1958   George Nigh[6]
17   George Nigh
(b. 1927)		 Democratic January 6, 1963
–
January 14, 1963		 Succeeded from
Lieutenant
Governor		 Office vacant
18   Henry Bellmon
(1921–2009)		 Republican January 14, 1963
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January 9, 1967		 1962   Leo Winters
19   Dewey F. Bartlett
(1919–1979)		 Republican January 9, 1967
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January 11, 1971		 1966   George Nigh
20   David Hall
(1930–2016)		 Democratic January 11, 1971
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January 13, 1975		 1970
21   David Boren
(b. 1941)		 Democratic January 13, 1975
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January 8, 1979[7]		 1974
22   George Nigh
(b. 1927)		 Democratic January 8, 1979[8]
–
January 12, 1987		 1978   Spencer Bernard
1982
23   Henry Bellmon
(1921–2009)		 Republican January 12, 1987
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January 14, 1991		 1986   Robert S. Kerr III
24   David Walters
(b. 1951)		 Democratic January 14, 1991
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January 9, 1995		 1990   Jack Mildren
25   Frank Keating
(b. 1944)		 Republican January 9, 1995
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January 13, 2003		 1994   Mary Fallin
1998
26   Brad Henry
(b. 1963)		 Democratic January 13, 2003
–
January 10, 2011		 2002
2006   Jari Askins
27   Mary Fallin
(b. 1954)		 Republican January 10, 2011
–
January 14, 2019		 2010   Todd Lamb
2014
28   Kevin Stitt
(b. 1972)		 Republican January 14, 2019
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Incumbent[9]		 2018   Matt Pinnell
2022

See also

References
  1. Impeached and removed from office.
  2. Succeeded to Governorship upon Walton's impeachment and removal.
  3. Impeached and removed from office.
  4. Succeeded to Governorship upon Johnston's impeachment and removal from office.
  5. Resigned and appointed to U.S. Senate
  6. Succeeded to Governorship upon Edmondson's resignation
  7. Declined to run for re-election; instead, he ran and won election to the U.S. Senate, and left office five days early to be sworn in.
  8. Elected Governor, but sworn in five days early due to outgoing Governor Boren's election and swearing in as U.S. Senator.
  9. Stitt's second term began on January 9, 2023 and will expire January 11, 2027; He will be term-limited.
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