List of governors of Wyoming explained

Post:	Governor
Body:	Wyoming
Insignia:	Seal of the Governor of Wyoming.svg
Insigniasize:	110px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the governor
Incumbent:	Mark Gordon
Incumbentsince:	January 7, 2019
Termlength:	Four years, renewable once (limited to eight years in a sixteen year period)
Residence:	Wyoming Governor's Mansion
Formation:	Wyoming Constitution
Inaugural:	Francis E. Warren
Salary:	$105,000 (2022)^[1]

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.

List of governors

Territory of Wyoming

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Governor	Term in office	Appointing President
1	data-sort-value="Campbell, John"		John Allen Campbell	– February 10, 1875
2	data-sort-value="Thayer, John"		John Milton Thayer	– April 10, 1878
3	data-sort-value="Hoyt, John"		John Wesley Hoyt	– August 3, 1882
4	data-sort-value="Hale, William"		William Hale	– January 13, 1885
5	data-sort-value="Warren, Francis"		Francis E. Warren	– November 11, 1886
6	data-sort-value="Baxter, George"		George W. Baxter	– December 20, 1886
7	data-sort-value="Moonlight, Thomas"		Thomas Moonlight	– April 9, 1889
8	data-sort-value="Warren, Francis"		Francis E. Warren	– October 11, 1890

State of Wyoming

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Governor	Term in office	Party	Election	Secretary of State
1			Francis E. Warren ^[2]	^[3] – November 24, 1890	Republican	1890
2	data-sort-value="Barber, Amos"			Amos W. Barber ^[4]	^[5] – January 2, 1893	Republican			Acting as governor
3	data-sort-value="Osborne, John"			John Eugene Osborne ^[6]	^[7] – January 7, 1895	Democratic		1892§
4	data-sort-value="Richards, William"			William A. Richards ^[8]	^[9] – January 2, 1899	Republican		1894
5		DeForest Richards ^[10]		^[11] – April 28, 1903	Republican	1898
						1902
6	data-sort-value="Chatterton, Fenimore"			Fenimore Chatterton ^[12]	^[13] – January 2, 1905	Republican			Acting as governor
7		Bryant Butler Brooks		^[14] – January 2, 1911	Republican	1904
						1906
8	data-sort-value="Carey, Joseph"			Joseph M. Carey ^[15]	^[16] – January 4, 1915	Democratic	1910
9	data-sort-value="Kendrick, John"			John B. Kendrick ^[17]	^[18] – February 24, 1917	Democratic	1914
10	data-sort-value="Houx, Frank"			Frank L. Houx ^[19]	^[20] – January 6, 1919	Democratic			Acting as governor
11	data-sort-value="Carey, Robert"			Robert D. Carey ^[21]	^[22] – January 1, 1923	Republican	1918
12	data-sort-value="Ross, William"			William B. Ross ^[23]	^[24] – October 2, 1924	Democratic	1922
13	data-sort-value="Lucas, Frank"			Frank Lucas ^[25]	^[26] – January 5, 1925	Republican			Acting as governor
14	data-sort-value="Ross, Nellie"			Nellie Tayloe Ross ^[27]	^[28] – January 3, 1927	Democratic	1924
15			Frank Emerson ^[29]	^[30] – February 18, 1931	Republican	1926
						1930
16	data-sort-value="Clark, Alonzo"			Alonzo M. Clark ^[31]	^[32] – January 2, 1933	Republican			Acting as governor
17			Leslie A. Miller ^[33]	^[34] – January 2, 1939	Democratic	1932
						1934
18	data-sort-value="Smith, Nels"			Nels H. Smith ^[35]	^[36] – January 4, 1943	Republican			1938
19			Lester C. Hunt ^[37]	^[38] – January 3, 1949	Democratic	1942
						1946
20	data-sort-value="Crane, Arthur"			Arthur G. Crane ^[39]	^[40] – January 1, 1951	Republican			Acting as governor
21	data-sort-value="Barrett, Frank"			Frank A. Barrett ^[41]	^[42] – January 3, 1953	Republican		1950
22	data-sort-value="Rogers, Clifford"			Clifford Joy Rogers ^[43]	^[44] – January 3, 1955	Republican			Acting as governor
23	data-sort-value="Simpson, Milward"			Milward Simpson ^[45]	^[46] – January 5, 1959	Republican		1954
24	data-sort-value="Hickey, Joe"			Joe Hickey ^[47]	^[48] – January 2, 1961	Democratic	1958
25	data-sort-value="Gage, Jack"			Jack R. Gage ^[49]	^[50] – January 7, 1963	Democratic			Acting as governor
26	data-sort-value="Hansen, Clifford"			Clifford Hansen ^[51]	^[52] – January 2, 1967	Republican	1962
27		Stanley K. Hathaway ^[53]		^[54] – January 6, 1975	Republican	1966
						1970
28			Edgar Herschler ^[55]	^[56] – January 5, 1987	Democratic	1974
						1978
						1982
29			Mike Sullivan ^[57]	^[58] – January 2, 1995	Democratic	1986
						1990
30			Jim Geringer ^[59]	^[60] – January 6, 2003	Republican	1994
						1998
31			Dave Freudenthal ^[61]	^[62] – January 3, 2011	Democratic	2002
						2006
32			Matt Mead ^[63]	^[64] – January 7, 2019	Republican	2010
						2014
33			Mark Gordon ^[65]	^[66] – Incumbent	Republican	2018
						2022

See also

• • List of Wyoming state legislatures

References

General

• Web site: Former Wyoming Governors . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
• Book: Sobel, Robert . Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. IV . Meckler Books . 1978 . 9780930466008 . June 13, 2023.
• Book: Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest . American State Governors, 1776-1976 . 1977 . Oceana Publications . 978-0-379-00665-0 . September 23, 2023.
• Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County . 2014 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5646-8 . en.
• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . 1979 . Meckler Books . 978-0-930466-17-6.
• Book: McMullin, Thomas A. . Biographical directory of American territorial governors . 1984 . Westport, CT : Meckler . 978-0-930466-11-4 . January 19, 2023.
• Web site: Our Campaigns - Governor of Wyoming - History . 2023-07-25 . www.ourcampaigns.com.

Specific

External links

• Office of the Governor of Wyoming

Notes and References

1. Web site: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries . The Council of State Governments . August 7, 2024.
2. Web site: Francis E. Warren . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
3. News: 1890-10-12 . Just Before Midnight . 3 . The Cheyenne Daily Leader . 2023-07-24.
4. Web site: Amos Walker Barber . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
5. News: 1890-11-25 . Governor Barber . 2 . The Cheyenne Daily Leader . 2023-07-24.
6. Web site: John Eugene Osborne . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
7. News: 1893-01-03 . Governor Osborne Takes the Official Oath a Second Time . 2 . Lincoln Journal Star . 2023-07-24.
8. Web site: William Alford Richards . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
9. News: 1895-01-07 . Wyoming's New Governor . 1 . Reno Gazette-Journal . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
10. Web site: De Forest Richards . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
11. News: 1899-01-03 . Inducted into Office . 1 . The Salt Lake Tribune . 2023-07-24.
12. Web site: Fenimore Chatterton . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
13. News: 1903-04-29 . Gov. Richards Called . 3 . The Salt Lake Tribune . 2023-07-24.
14. News: 1905-01-03 . Wyoming's New Governor Takes Office . 5 . Chicago Tribune . 2023-07-24.
15. Web site: Joseph Maull Carey . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
16. News: 1911-01-03 . Carey Inaugurated Governor of Wyoming . 4 . Midland Empire News . 2023-07-24.
17. Web site: John Benjamin Kendrick . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
18. News: 1915-01-04 . Kendrick Inducted Wyoming Governor . 1 . Salt Lake Telegram . 2023-07-24.
19. Web site: Frank L. Houx . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
20. News: 1917-02-28 . Frank L. Houx Now Governor of Wyo. . 1 . The Northern Wyoming Herald . 2023-07-24.
21. Web site: Robert Davis Carey . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
22. News: 1919-01-08 . Governor Robert D. Carey . 1 . The Northern Wyoming Herald . 2023-07-24.
23. Web site: William Bradford Ross . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
24. News: 1923-01-02 . New Executive Is Fourth Demo to Hold Office . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . 2023-10-03.
25. Web site: Franklin Earl Lucas . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
26. News: 1924-10-02 . Governor Ross Is Dead . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . 2023-07-24.
27. Web site: Nellie Tayloe Ross . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
28. News: 1925-01-05 . Nellie Tayloe Ross Inaugurated Governor; First Woman to Hold This Office in U.S. . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-10-03.
29. Web site: Frank Collins Emerson . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
30. News: 1927-01-03 . Emerson in Inaugural Address Urges Constructive Program . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
31. Web site: Alonzo M. Clark . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
32. News: 1931-02-19 . Gov. Emerson Dead . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
33. Web site: Leslie A. Miller . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
34. News: 1933-01-02 . Gov. Miller Assumes Post . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
35. Web site: Nels H. Smith . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
36. News: 1939-01-02 . Governor Smith Takes Oath . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
37. Web site: Lester Calloway Hunt . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
38. News: 1943-01-04 . Governor Hunt Takes Oath . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
39. Web site: Arthur Griswold Crane . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
40. News: 1949-01-03 . Crane Becomes Chief Executive . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
41. Web site: Frank A. Barrett . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
42. News: Woolfson . Walt . 1951-01-01 . Barrett Sworn In at Ceremony at Statehouse . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . 2023-07-24.
43. Web site: Clifford Joy Rogers . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
44. News: 1953-01-04 . Rogers Is Now Governor . 2 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
45. Web site: Milward L. Simpson . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
46. News: 1955-01-03 . Simpson Is Sworn In As Governor . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
47. Web site: John Joseph Hickey . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
48. News: 1959-01-05 . Joe Hickey Takes Oath As Governor . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
49. Web site: Jack Robert Gage . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
50. News: 1961-01-05 . Hickey Resigns; Appointed to Senate . 4 . The Jackson Hole Guide . 2023-07-24.
51. Web site: Clifford P. Hansen . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
52. News: 1963-01-07 . Gov. Hansen Takes Over Duties Today . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
53. Web site: Stanley K. Hathaway . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
54. News: Missett Jr. . Bill . 1967-01-03 . Hathaway Becomes Wyoming's 19th Governor . 10 . Casper Star-Tribune . 2023-07-24.
55. Web site: Edward Herschler . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
56. News: Magers . Kathie . 1975-01-07 . Herschler Takes Office . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . 2023-07-24.
57. Web site: Michael J. Sullivan . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
58. News: Kirshner . Erich . 1987-01-06 . Sullivan Takes Oath As Wyoming's 29th Governor . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . 2023-07-24.
59. Web site: Jim Geringer . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
60. News: 1995-01-03 . Geringer Promises Renewed Trust . 1 . The Billings Gazette . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
61. Web site: Dave Freudenthal . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
62. News: 2003-01-07 . Governor Installed . 1 . The Billings Gazette . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.
63. Web site: Matthew Mead . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
64. News: Pelzer . Jeremy . 2011-01-04 . 'Putting Wyoming First' . 1 . Casper Star-Tribune . 2023-07-24.
65. Web site: Mark Gordon . July 22, 2023 . National Governors Association.
66. News: Gruver . Mead . 2019-01-08 . Governor Takes Oath in Work Zone . A1 . Casper Star-Tribune . Associated Press . 2023-07-24.