List of Governors of Wyoming

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

Last updated April 26, 2019

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.

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the western United States. The state is the 10th largest by area, the least populous, and the second most sparsely populated state in the country. Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Utah, and on the west by Idaho and Montana. The state population was estimated at 577,737 in 2018, which is less than 31 of the most populous U.S. cities including Denver in neighboring Colorado. Cheyenne is the state capital and the most populous city, with an estimated population of 63,624 in 2017.

The Territory of Wyoming was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 25, 1868, until July 10, 1890, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming. Cheyenne was the territorial capital. The boundaries of the Wyoming Territory were identical to the modern State of Wyoming.

List of Governors

Governors of Wyoming Territory

#		Took office	Left office	Appointed by
1	John Allen Campbell	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 White 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

Governor		Took office	Left office	Party		Notes
Republican Democratic Progressive
1	Francis E. Warren	October 11, 1890	November 24, 1890	Republican	John W. Meldrum	^[3]
1	Francis E. Warren	October 11, 1890	November 24, 1890	Republican	Amos W. Barber	^[3]
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	Amos W. Barber
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	Fenimore Chatterton	^[4]
7	Bryant B. Brooks	January 2, 1905	January 2, 1911	Republican	Fenimore Chatterton
7	Bryant B. Brooks	January 2, 1905	January 2, 1911	Republican	William Schnitger
8	Joseph M. Carey	January 2, 1911	January 4, 1915	Democratic	Frank L. Houx	^[6]
8	Joseph M. Carey	January 2, 1911	January 4, 1915	Progressive		^[6]
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 E. Lucas	^[5]
13	Frank E. 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	Alonzo M. Clark	^[7]
17	Leslie A. Miller	January 2, 1933	January 2, 1939	Democratic	Alonzo M. Clark
17	Leslie A. Miller	January 2, 1933	January 2, 1939	Democratic	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	Clifford J. Rogers	^[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	Jack R. Gage	^[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
30	Jim Geringer	January 2, 1995	January 6, 2003	Republican	Joseph Meyer
31	Dave Freudenthal	January 6, 2003	January 3, 2011	Democratic	Joseph Meyer
31	Dave Freudenthal	January 6, 2003	January 3, 2011	Democratic	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

↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
↑ http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/index.php/governors-of-wyoming
1 2 3 4 Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 As state secretary of state, acted as governor.
1 2 3 Died in office.
↑ Switched parties from Republican to Progressive in 1912.
↑ As state secretary of state, acted as governor until replacement elected.
↑ Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.

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
Governor	Gubernatorial term	House	Senate	Other offices held
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^[update], 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.

Michael John Sullivan is an American lawyer and former politician who was the 29th Governor of Wyoming, serving from 1987 to 1995, and United States Ambassador to Ireland, serving from 1998 to 2001.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Mike Sullivan	1987–1995	(1939-09-22) September 22, 1939 (age 79)
Jim Geringer	1995–2003	(1944-04-24) April 24, 1944 (age 75)
Dave Freudenthal	2003–2011	(1950-10-12) October 12, 1950 (age 68)
Matt Mead	2011–2019	(1962-03-11) March 11, 1962 (age 57)

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