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