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

Governors of the Territory of Wyoming
Governor Appointed Left 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

There have been 20 Republican Governors, 13 Democratic and one Progressive.

  Republican       Democratic       Progressive

GovernorTook officeLeft officePartySecretary of StateNotes
1   Francis E. Warren
    June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929   
(aged 85)		 October 11, 1890 November 24, 1890 Republican   John W. Meldrum [3]
  Amos W. Barber
2   Amos W. Barber
    July 25, 1860 – May 18, 1915   
(aged 54)		 November 24, 1890 January 2, 1893 Republican   Amos W. Barber [4]
3   John Eugene Osborne
    June 19, 1858 – April 24, 1943   
(aged 84)		 January 2, 1893 January 7, 1895 Democratic
4   William A. Richards
    March 9, 1849 – July 25, 1912   
(aged 63)		 January 7, 1895 January 2, 1899 Republican   Charles W. Burdick
5   DeForest Richards
    August 6, 1846 – April 28, 1903   
(aged 56)		 January 2, 1899 April 28, 1903 Republican   Fenimore Chatterton [5]
6   Fenimore Chatterton
    July 21, 1860 – May 9, 1958   
(aged 97)		 April 28, 1903 January 2, 1905 Republican [4]
7   Bryant Butler Brooks
    February 5, 1861 – December 8, 1944   
(aged 83)		 January 2, 1905 January 2, 1911 Republican   Fenimore Chatterton
  William Schnitger
8   Joseph M. Carey
    January 19, 1845 – February 5, 1924   
(aged 79)		 January 2, 1911 January 4, 1915 Democratic   Frank L. Houx [6]
  Progressive
9   John B. Kendrick
    September 6, 1857 – November 3, 1933   
(aged 76)		 January 4, 1915 February 26, 1917 Democratic [3]
10   Frank L. Houx
    December 12, 1854 – April 3, 1941   
(aged 86)		 February 26, 1917 January 6, 1919 Democratic [4]
11   Robert D. Carey
    August 12, 1878 – January 17, 1937   
(aged 58)		 January 6, 1919 January 1, 1923 Republican   William E. Chaplin
12   William B. Ross
    December 4, 1873 – October 2, 1924   
(aged 50)		 January 1, 1923 October 2, 1924 Democratic   Frank Lucas [5]
13   Frank Lucas
    August 4, 1876 – November 26, 1948   
(aged 72)		 October 2, 1924 January 5, 1925 Republican [4]
14   Nellie Tayloe Ross
    November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977   
(aged 101)		 January 5, 1925 January 3, 1927 Democratic
15   Frank Emerson
    May 26, 1882 – February 18, 1931   
(aged 48)		 January 3, 1927 February 18, 1931 Republican   Alonzo M. Clark [5]
16   Alonzo M. Clark
    August 13, 1868 – October 12, 1952   
(aged 84)		 February 18, 1931 January 2, 1933 Republican [7]
17   Leslie A. Miller
    January 29, 1886 – September 29, 1970   
(aged 84)		 January 2, 1933 January 2, 1939 Democratic   Alonzo M. Clark
  Lester C. Hunt
18   Nels H. Smith
    August 27, 1884 – July 5, 1976   
(aged 91)		 January 2, 1939 January 4, 1943 Republican   Lester C. Hunt
19   Lester C. Hunt
    July 8, 1892 – June 19, 1954   
(aged 61)		 January 4, 1943 January 3, 1949 Democratic   Mart T. Christensen [3]
  William Jack
  Arthur G. Crane
20   Arthur G. Crane
    September 1, 1877 – August 11, 1955   
(aged 77)		 January 3, 1949 January 1, 1951 Republican   Arthur G. Crane [4]
21   Frank A. Barrett
    November 10, 1892 – May 30, 1962   
(aged 69)		 January 1, 1951 January 3, 1953 Republican   Clifford J. Rogers [3]
22   Clifford Joy Rogers
    December 20, 1897 – May 18, 1962   
(aged 64)		 January 3, 1953 January 3, 1955 Republican [4]
23   Milward Simpson
    November 12, 1897 – June 10, 1993   
(aged 95)		 January 3, 1955 January 5, 1959 Republican   Everett T. Copenhaver
24   John J. Hickey
    August 22, 1911 – September 22, 1970   
(aged 59)		 January 5, 1959 January 2, 1961 Democratic   Jack R. Gage [8]
25   Jack R. Gage
    January 13, 1899 – March 14, 1970   
(aged 71)		 January 2, 1961 January 7, 1963 Democratic [4]
26   Clifford Hansen
    October 16, 1912 – October 20, 2009   
(aged 97)		 January 7, 1963 January 2, 1967 Republican   Thyra Thomson
27   Stanley K. Hathaway
    July 19, 1924 – October 4, 2005   
(aged 81)		 January 2, 1967 January 6, 1975 Republican
28   Edgar Herschler
    October 27, 1918 – February 5, 1990   
(aged 71)		 January 6, 1975 January 5, 1987 Democratic
29   Mike Sullivan
    (1939-09-22) September 22, 1939		 January 5, 1987 January 2, 1995 Democratic   Kathy Karpan
30   Jim Geringer
    (1944-04-24) April 24, 1944		 January 2, 1995 January 6, 2003 Republican   Diana J. Ohman
  Joseph Meyer
31   Dave Freudenthal
    (1950-10-12) October 12, 1950		 January 6, 2003 January 3, 2011 Democratic   Joseph Meyer
  Max Maxfield
32   Matt Mead
    (1962-03-11) March 11, 1962		 January 3, 2011 January 7, 2019 Republican   Max Maxfield
  Ed Murray
  Edward Buchanan
33   Mark Gordon
    (1957-03-14) March 14, 1957		 January 7, 2019 Incumbent[9] Republican Edward Buchanan

Notes
  1. "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/index.php/governors-of-wyoming
  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 first term expires on January 2, 2023.

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

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Wyoming except where noted.

Governor Gubernatorial term U.S. Congress Other offices held
House Senate
John Milton Thayer 1875–1878 (territorial) U.S. Senator from Nebraska; Governor of Nebraska
Thomas Moonlight 1887-1889 (territorial) United States Minister to Bolivia
Francis E. Warren 1885–1886
1889–1890 (territorial)
1890		 S
John Eugene Osborne 1893–1895 H United States Assistant Secretary of State
William A. Richards 1895–1899 Commissioner of the General Land Office
Joseph M. Carey 1911–1915 H S
John B. Kendrick 1915–1917 S
Lester C. Hunt 1943–1949 S
Frank A. Barrett 1951–1953 H S
Milward L. Simpson 1955–1959 S
John J. Hickey 1959–1961 S
Clifford Hansen 1963–1967 S
Stanley K. Hathaway 1967–1975 United States Secretary of the Interior
Mike Sullivan 1987–1995 United States Ambassador to Ireland
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