List of governors of Wyoming

This is a list of the 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	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)[1]
Website	Official website

Governors of the Territory of Wyoming

Governor				Appointed	Left office	Appointed by
1		John Allen Campbell		April 5, 1869	March 1, 1875	Ulysses S. Grant
2		John Milton Thayer		March 1, 1875	April 10, 1878	Ulysses S. Grant
3		John Wesley Hoyt		April 10, 1878	August 22, 1882[2]	Rutherford B. Hayes
4		William Hale		July 18, 1882	January 13, 1885	Chester A. Arthur
5		Elliot S. N. Morgan		January 13, 1885	February 28, 1885	Chester A. Arthur
6		Francis E. Warren		February 28, 1885	November 11, 1886	Chester A. Arthur
7		George W. Baxter		November 11, 1886	December 20, 1886	Grover Cleveland
8		Elliot S. N. Morgan		December 20, 1886	January 24, 1887	Grover Cleveland
9		Thomas Moonlight		January 24, 1887	April 9, 1889	Grover Cleveland
10		Francis E. Warren		April 9, 1889	October 11, 1890	Benjamin Harrison

Governors of the State of Wyoming

There were 20 Republican Governors, 13 Democratic and one Progressive

Republican       Democratic       Progressive
Governor				Took office	Left office	Party	Secretary of State		Notes
1			Francis E. Warren	October 11, 1890	November 24, 1890	Republican		John W. Meldrum	[3]
								Amos W. Barber
2			Amos W. Barber	November 24, 1890	January 2, 1893	Republican		Amos W. Barber	[4]
3			John E. Osborne	January 2, 1893	January 7, 1895	Democratic
4			William A. Richards	January 7, 1895	January 2, 1899	Republican		Charles W. Burdick
5			DeForest Richards	January 2, 1899	April 28, 1903	Republican		Fenimore Chatterton	[5]
6			Fenimore Chatterton	April 28, 1903	January 2, 1905	Republican			[4]
7			Bryant B. Brooks	January 2, 1905	January 2, 1911	Republican		Fenimore Chatterton
								William Schnitger
8			Joseph M. Carey	January 2, 1911	January 4, 1915	Democratic		Frank L. Houx	[6]
						Progressive
9			John B. Kendrick	January 4, 1915	February 26, 1917	Democratic			[3]
10			Frank L. Houx	February 26, 1917	January 6, 1919	Democratic			[4]
11			Robert D. Carey	January 6, 1919	January 1, 1923	Republican		William E. Chaplin
12			William B. Ross	January 1, 1923	October 2, 1924	Democratic		Frank Lucas	[5]
13			Frank Lucas	October 2, 1924	January 5, 1925	Republican			[4]
14			Nellie Tayloe Ross	January 5, 1925	January 3, 1927	Democratic
15			Frank C. Emerson	January 3, 1927	February 18, 1931	Republican		Alonzo M. Clark	[5]
16			Alonzo M. Clark	February 18, 1931	January 2, 1933	Republican			[7]
17			Leslie A. Miller	January 2, 1933	January 2, 1939	Democratic		Alonzo M. Clark
								Lester C. Hunt
18			Nels H. Smith	January 2, 1939	January 4, 1943	Republican		Lester C. Hunt
19			Lester C. Hunt	January 4, 1943	January 3, 1949	Democratic		Mart T. Christensen	[3]
								William Jack
								Arthur G. Crane
20			Arthur G. Crane	January 3, 1949	January 1, 1951	Republican		Arthur G. Crane	[4]
21			Frank A. Barrett	January 1, 1951	January 3, 1953	Republican		Clifford J. Rogers	[3]
22			Clifford J. Rogers	January 3, 1953	January 3, 1955	Republican			[4]
23			Milward Simpson	January 3, 1955	January 5, 1959	Republican		Everett T. Copenhaver
24			John J. Hickey	January 5, 1959	January 2, 1961	Democratic		Jack R. Gage	[8]
25			Jack R. Gage	January 2, 1961	January 7, 1963	Democratic			[4]
26			Clifford P. Hansen	January 7, 1963	January 2, 1967	Republican		Thyra Thomson
27			Stanley K. Hathaway	January 2, 1967	January 6, 1975	Republican
28			Edgar J. Herschler	January 6, 1975	January 5, 1987	Democratic
29			Mike Sullivan	January 5, 1987	January 2, 1995	Democratic		Kathy Karpan
30			Jim Geringer	January 2, 1995	January 6, 2003	Republican		Diana J. Ohman
								Joseph Meyer
31			Dave Freudenthal	January 6, 2003	January 3, 2011	Democratic		Joseph Meyer
								Max Maxfield
32			Matt Mead	January 3, 2011	January 7, 2019	Republican		Max Maxfield
								Ed Murray
								Edward Buchanan
33			Mark Gordon	January 7, 2019	Incumbent	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.

Succession

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

Living former governors of Wyoming

As of January 2019, there are four former governors of Wyoming who are currently living at this time, the oldest governor of Wyoming being Mike Sullivan (served 1987–1995, born 1939). The most recent governor of Wyoming to die was Clifford P. Hansen (served 1963–1967, born 1912), on October 20, 2009. The most recently serving governor of Wyoming to die was Edgar J. Herschler (served 1975–1987, born 1918), on February 5, 1990.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Mike Sullivan	1987–1995	September 22, 1939
Jim Geringer	1995–2003	April 24, 1944
Dave Freudenthal	2003–2011	October 12, 1950
Matt Mead	2011–2019	March 11, 1962