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]
Websitegovernor.wyo.gov

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.

Territory of Wyoming

Governors of the Territory of Wyoming
No. Governor Term in office[a] Appointing President
1 John Allen Campbell
(1835–1880)
[2] 		April 7, 1869[b]
–
February 10, 1875
(successor appointed) 		Ulysses S. Grant
2 John Milton Thayer
(1820–1906)
[6] 		February 10, 1875[c]
–
April 10, 1878
(successor appointed) 		Ulysses S. Grant
3 John Wesley Hoyt
(1831–1912)
[9] 		April 10, 1878[d]
–
August 3, 1882
(successor appointed) 		Rutherford B. Hayes
4 William Hale
(1837–1885)
[12] 		August 3, 1882[e]
–
January 13, 1885
(died in office)[f] 		Chester A. Arthur
5 Francis E. Warren
(1844–1929)
[15][16] 		February 27, 1885[g]
–
November 11, 1886
(successor appointed) 		Chester A. Arthur
6 George W. Baxter
(1855–1929)
[19] 		November 11, 1886[h]
–
December 20, 1886
(resigned)[i] 		Grover Cleveland
7 Thomas Moonlight
(1833–1899)
[20] 		December 20, 1886[j]
–
April 9, 1889
(successor appointed) 		Grover Cleveland
8 Francis E. Warren
(1844–1929)
[15][16] 		April 9, 1889[k]
–
October 11, 1890
(elected state governor) 		Benjamin Harrison

State of Wyoming

Governors of the State of Wyoming
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Secretary of State[l]
1   Francis E. Warren
(1844–1929)
[15][16][25] 		October 11, 1890[26]
–
November 24, 1890
(resigned)[m] 		Republican 1890   John W. Meldrum
Amos W. Barber
2 Amos W. Barber
(1860–1915)
[27][28] 		November 24, 1890[29]
–
January 2, 1893
(did not run) 		Republican Secretary of
state
acting 		Acting as governor
3 John Eugene Osborne
(1858–1943)
[30][31] 		January 2, 1893[32]
–
January 7, 1895
(did not run) 		Democratic 1892§ Amos W. Barber[n]
4 William A. Richards
(1849–1912)
[33][34] 		January 7, 1895[35]
–
January 2, 1899
(did not run) 		Republican 1894 Charles W. Burdick
5 DeForest Richards
(1846–1903)
[36][37] 		January 2, 1899[38]
–
April 28, 1903
(died in office) 		Republican 1898 Fenimore Chatterton
1902
6 Fenimore Chatterton
(1860–1958)
[39][40] 		April 28, 1903[41]
–
January 2, 1905
(lost nomination)[o] 		Republican Secretary of
state
acting 		Acting as governor
7 Bryant Butler Brooks
(1861–1944)
[42] 		January 2, 1905[43]
–
January 2, 1911
(did not run) 		Republican 1904
(special) 		Fenimore Chatterton
1906 William Schnitger
8 Joseph M. Carey
(1845–1924)
[44][45] 		January 2, 1911[46]
–
January 4, 1915
(did not run) 		Democratic[p] 1910 Frank L. Houx
9 John B. Kendrick
(1857–1933)
[47][48] 		January 4, 1915[49]
–
February 24, 1917
(resigned)[q] 		Democratic 1914
10 Frank L. Houx
(1854–1941)
[50][51] 		February 24, 1917[52]
–
January 6, 1919
(lost election) 		Democratic Secretary of
state
acting 		Acting as governor
11 Robert D. Carey
(1878–1937)
[53][54] 		January 6, 1919[55]
–
January 1, 1923
(lost nomination)[r] 		Republican 1918 William E. Chaplin
12 William B. Ross
(1873–1924)
[56][57] 		January 1, 1923[58]
–
October 2, 1924
(died in office) 		Democratic 1922 Frank Lucas[n]
13 Frank Lucas
(1876–1948)
[59][60] 		October 2, 1924[61]
–
January 5, 1925
(did not run) 		Republican Secretary of
state
acting 		Acting as governor
14 Nellie Tayloe Ross
(1876–1977)
[62][63] 		January 5, 1925[64]
–
January 3, 1927
(lost election) 		Democratic 1924
(special) 		Frank Lucas[n]
15 Frank Emerson
(1882–1931)
[65][66] 		January 3, 1927[67]
–
February 18, 1931
(died in office) 		Republican 1926 Alonzo M. Clark
1930
16 Alonzo M. Clark
(1868–1952)
[68][69] 		February 18, 1931[70]
–
January 2, 1933
(lost nomination)[s] 		Republican Secretary of
state
acting 		Acting as governor
17 Leslie A. Miller
(1886–1970)
[71][72] 		January 2, 1933[73]
–
January 2, 1939
(lost election) 		Democratic 1932
(special) 		Alonzo M. Clark[n]
1934 Lester C. Hunt[t]
18 Nels H. Smith
(1884–1976)
[74][75] 		January 2, 1939[76]
–
January 4, 1943
(lost election) 		Republican 1938
19 Lester C. Hunt
(1892–1954)
[77][78] 		January 4, 1943[79]
–
January 3, 1949
(resigned)[u] 		Democratic 1942 Mart T. Christensen[n]
William Jack
1946 Arthur G. Crane[n]
20 Arthur G. Crane
(1877–1955)
[80][81] 		January 3, 1949[82]
–
January 1, 1951
(did not run) 		Republican Secretary of
state
acting 		Acting as governor
21 Frank A. Barrett
(1892–1962)
[83][84] 		January 1, 1951[85]
–
January 3, 1953
(resigned)[v] 		Republican 1950 Clifford Joy Rogers
22 Clifford Joy Rogers
(1897–1962)
[86][87] 		January 3, 1953[88]
–
January 3, 1955
(lost nomination)[w] 		Republican Secretary of
state
acting 		Acting as governor
23 Milward Simpson
(1897–1993)
[89][90] 		January 3, 1955[91]
–
January 5, 1959
(lost election) 		Republican 1954 Everett T. Copenhaver
24 Joe Hickey
(1911–1970)
[92][93] 		January 5, 1959[94]
–
January 2, 1961
(resigned)[x] 		Democratic 1958 Jack R. Gage
25 Jack R. Gage
(1899–1970)
[95][96] 		January 2, 1961[97]
–
January 7, 1963
(lost election) 		Democratic Secretary of
state
acting 		Acting as governor
26 Clifford Hansen
(1912–2009)
[98][99] 		January 7, 1963[100]
–
January 2, 1967
(did not run) 		Republican 1962 Thyra Thomson[n]
27 Stanley K. Hathaway
(1924–2005)
[101][102] 		January 2, 1967[103]
–
January 6, 1975
(did not run) 		Republican 1966
1970
28 Edgar Herschler
(1918–1990)
[104][105] 		January 6, 1975[106]
–
January 5, 1987
(did not run) 		Democratic 1974
1978
1982
29 Mike Sullivan
(b. 1939)
[107] 		January 5, 1987[108]
–
January 2, 1995
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1986 Kathy Karpan
1990
30 Jim Geringer
(b. 1944)
[109] 		January 2, 1995[110]
–
January 6, 2003
(term-limited) 		Republican 1994 Diana J. Ohman
1998 Joseph Meyer[n]
31 Dave Freudenthal
(b. 1950)
[111] 		January 6, 2003[112]
–
January 3, 2011
(term-limited) 		Democratic 2002
2006 Max Maxfield[n]
32 Matt Mead
(b. 1962)
[113] 		January 3, 2011[114]
–
January 7, 2019
(term-limited) 		Republican 2010
2014 Ed Murray
Edward Buchanan
33 Mark Gordon
(b. 1957)
[115] 		January 7, 2019[116]
–
Incumbent[y] 		Republican 2018
Karl Allred
2022 Chuck Gray

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor's successor was confirmed, unless noted.
  2. ^ Campbell was nominated on April 3, 1869;[3] confirmed by the Senate on April 7;[4] took the oath of office on April 15;[2] and arrived in the territory on May 7.[2] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 26, 1873.[5]
  3. ^ Thayer was nominated[7] and confirmed by the Senate[8] on February 10, 1875, and took the oath of office on March 1.[6]
  4. ^ Hoyt was nominated on March 12, 1878;[10] confirmed by the Senate on April 10;[11] and arrived in the territory on May 29.[9]
  5. ^ Hale was nominated on July 26, 1882;[13] confirmed by the Senate on August 3;[14] and took the oath of office on August 22.[12]
  6. ^ Territorial Secretary Elliot S. N. Morgan acted as governor until Hale's successor arrived.[12]
  7. ^ Warren was nominated on February 26, 1885;[17] confirmed by the Senate on February 27;[18] and took the oath of office on February 28.[15]
  8. ^ Baxter was appointed on November 11, 1886, during a Senate recess.[19] He was not confirmed by the Senate before he resigned.
  9. ^ Baxter resigned due to charges of grazing cattle on government land; Territorial Secretary Elliot S. N. Morgan acted as governor until his successor arrived.[19]
  10. ^ Moonlight was nominated on December 8, 1886;[21] confirmed by the Senate on December 20;[22] and took the oath of office on January 24, 1887.[20]
  11. ^ Warren was nominated on March 26, 1889;[23] confirmed by the Senate on March 27;[24] and took the oath of office on April 9.[15]
  12. ^ Secretaries of state represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  13. ^ Warren resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[16]
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i Represented the Republican Party
  15. ^ Chatterton lost the Republican nomination to Bryant Butler Brooks.
  16. ^ Carey switched to the Progressive Party in 1912.
  17. ^ Kendrick resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[47]
  18. ^ Carey lost the Republican nomination to John W. Hay.[53]
  19. ^ Clark lost the Republican nomination to Harry R. Weston.[68]
  20. ^ Represented the Democratic Party
  21. ^ Hunt resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[77]
  22. ^ Barrett resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[83]
  23. ^ Rogers lost the Republican nomination to Milward Simpson.[86]
  24. ^ Hickey resigned so that his successor could appointed him to the United States Senate.[92]
  25. ^ Gordon's second term began on January 2, 2023, and will expire January 4, 2027; he will be term-limited.

References

General
  • "Former Wyoming Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  • Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. IV. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  • Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  • McMullin, Thomas A. (1984). Biographical directory of American territorial governors. Westport, CT : Meckler. ISBN 978-0-930466-11-4. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of Wyoming - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
Specific
  1. ^ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c McMullin pp. 337–338
  3. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 41st Cong., 1st sess., 3 April 1869, 76. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  4. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 41st Cong., 1st sess., 7 April 1869, 108. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  5. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., special sess., 26 March 1873, 116. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  6. ^ a b McMullin pp. 338–339
  7. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., 2nd sess., 10 February 1875, 509. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  8. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., 2nd sess., 10 February 1875, 510. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  9. ^ a b McMullin pp. 339–340
  10. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 45th Cong., 2nd sess., 12 March 1878, 261. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  11. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 45th Cong., 2nd sess., 10 April 1878, 291. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c McMullin p. 341
  13. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 47th Cong., 1st sess., 26 July 1882, 497. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  14. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 47th Cong., 1st sess., 3 August 1882, 516. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e McMullin pp. 341–343
  16. ^ a b c d Sobel p. 1765
  17. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 48th Cong., 2nd sess., 26 February 1885, 484. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  18. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 48th Cong., 2nd sess., 27 February 1885, 490. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  19. ^ a b c McMullin pp. 343–344
  20. ^ a b McMullin pp. 344–346
  21. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 49th Cong., 2nd sess., 8 December 1886, 597. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  22. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 49th Cong., 2nd sess., 20 December 1886, 664. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  23. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 51st Cong., special sess., 26 March 1889, 40. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  24. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 51st Cong., special sess., 27 March 1889, 46. Accessed July 22, 2023.
  25. ^ "Francis E. Warren". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  26. ^ "Warren inaugurated October 11". The Cheyenne Daily Leader. October 12, 1890. p. 3. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  27. ^ Sobel p. 1766
  28. ^ "Amos Walker Barber". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  29. ^ "Barber succeeds Warren November 24". The Cheyenne Daily Leader. November 25, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  30. ^ Sobel pp. 1766–1767
  31. ^ "John Eugene Osborne". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  32. ^ "Osborne inaugurated January 2". Lincoln Journal Star. January 3, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  33. ^ Sobel pp. 1767–1768
  34. ^ "William Alford Richards". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  35. ^ "Richards inaugurated January 7". Reno Gazette-Journal. January 7, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  36. ^ Sobel pp. 1768–1769
  37. ^ "De Forest Richards". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  38. ^ "Richards inaugurated January 2". The Salt Lake Tribune. January 3, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  39. ^ Sobel p. 1769
  40. ^ "Fenimore Chatterton". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  41. ^ "Chatterton succeeds Richards April 28". The Salt Lake Tribune. April 29, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  42. ^ Sobel p. 1770
  43. ^ "Brooks inaugurated January 2". Chicago Tribune. January 3, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  44. ^ Sobel pp. 1770–1771
  45. ^ "Joseph Maull Carey". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  46. ^ "Carey inaugurated January 2". Midland Empire News. January 3, 1911. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  47. ^ a b Sobel pp. 1771–1772
  48. ^ "John Benjamin Kendrick". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  49. ^ "Kendrick inaugurated January 4". Salt Lake Telegram. January 4, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  50. ^ Sobel p. 1772
  51. ^ "Frank L. Houx". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  52. ^ "Houx succeeds Kendrick February 24". The Northern Wyoming Herald. February 28, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  53. ^ a b Sobel p. 1773
  54. ^ "Robert Davis Carey". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  55. ^ "Carey inaugurated January 6". The Northern Wyoming Herald. January 8, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  56. ^ Sobel pp. 1773–1774
  57. ^ "William Bradford Ross". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  58. ^ "Ross inaugurated January 1 - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  59. ^ Sobel p. 1774
  60. ^ "Franklin Earl Lucas". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  61. ^ "Lucas succeeds Ross October 2". Casper Star-Tribune. October 2, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  62. ^ Sobel p. 1775
  63. ^ "Nellie Tayloe Ross". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  64. ^ "Ross inaugurated January 5 - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  65. ^ Sobel pp. 1775–1776
  66. ^ "Frank Collins Emerson". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  67. ^ "Emerson inaugurated January 3". Casper Star-Tribune. January 3, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  68. ^ a b Sobel pp. 1776–1777
  69. ^ "Alonzo M. Clark". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  70. ^ "Clark succeeds Emerson February 18". Casper Star-Tribune. February 19, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  71. ^ Sobel p. 1777
  72. ^ "Leslie A. Miller". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  73. ^ "Miller inaugurated January 2". Casper Star-Tribune. January 2, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  74. ^ Sobel pp. 1777–1778
  75. ^ "Nels H. Smith". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  76. ^ "Smith inaugurated January 2". Casper Star-Tribune. January 2, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  77. ^ a b Sobel pp. 1778–1779
  78. ^ "Lester Calloway Hunt". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  79. ^ "Hunt inaugurated January 4". Casper Star-Tribune. January 4, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  80. ^ Sobel p. 1779
  81. ^ "Arthur Griswold Crane". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  82. ^ "Crane succeeds Hunt January 3". Casper Star-Tribune. January 3, 1949. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  83. ^ a b Sobel pp. 1779–1780
  84. ^ "Frank A. Barrett". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  85. ^ "Barrett inaugurated January 1". Casper Star-Tribune. January 1, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  86. ^ a b Sobel p. 1780
  87. ^ "Clifford Joy Rogers". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  88. ^ "Rogers succeeds Barrett January 3". Casper Star-Tribune. January 4, 1953. p. 2. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  89. ^ Sobel p. 1781
  90. ^ "Milward L. Simpson". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  91. ^ "Simpson inaugurated January 3". Casper Star-Tribune. January 3, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  92. ^ a b Sobel pp. 1781–1782
  93. ^ "John Joseph Hickey". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  94. ^ "Hickey inaugurated January 5". Casper Star-Tribune. January 5, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  95. ^ Sobel pp. 1782–1783
  96. ^ "Jack Robert Gage". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  97. ^ "Gage succeeds Hickey January 2". The Jackson Hole Guide. January 5, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  98. ^ Sobel p. 1783
  99. ^ "Clifford P. Hansen". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  100. ^ "Hansen inaugurated January 7". Casper Star-Tribune. January 7, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  101. ^ Sobel pp. 1783–1784
  102. ^ "Stanley K. Hathaway". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  103. ^ "Hathaway inaugurated January 2". Casper Star-Tribune. January 3, 1967. p. 10. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  104. ^ Sobel pp. 1784–1785
  105. ^ "Edward Herschler". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  106. ^ "Herschler inaugurated January 6". Casper Star-Tribune. January 7, 1975. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  107. ^ "Michael J. Sullivan". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  108. ^ "Sullivan inaugurated January 5". Casper Star-Tribune. January 6, 1987. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  109. ^ "Jim Geringer". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  110. ^ "Geringer inaugurated January 2". The Billings Gazette. January 3, 1995. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  111. ^ "Dave Freudenthal". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  112. ^ "Freudenthal inaugurated January 6". The Billings Gazette. January 7, 2003. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  113. ^ "Matthew Mead". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  114. ^ "Mead inaugurated January 3". Casper Star-Tribune. January 4, 2011. p. 1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  115. ^ "Mark Gordon". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  116. ^ "Gordon inaugurated January 7". Casper Star-Tribune. January 8, 2019. pp. A1. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

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