List of governors of Oklahoma

Standard of the Governor of Oklahoma

The following is a list of governors of the State of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Territory.

List of Governors[]

Governors of Oklahoma Territory[]

Oklahoma Territory was formally organized on May 2, 1890.

As secretaries of Oklahoma Territory in 1891 and 1901 respectively, Robert Martin and William C. Grimes both served as acting governor whenever the presidentially appointed governorship was vacant.

#		Party	Took office	Left office	Appointing President
Republican (6) Democratic (1)
1	George Washington Steele (1839–1922)	Republican	May 22, 1890	October 18, 1891	Benjamin Harrison
Acting	Robert Martin (1833–1897)	Republican	October 18, 1891	February 1, 1892	—
2	Abraham Jefferson Seay (1832–1915)	Republican	February 1, 1892	May 7, 1893	Benjamin Harrison
3	William Cary Renfrow (1845–1922)	Democratic	May 7, 1893	January 31, 1897	Grover Cleveland
4	Cassius M. Barnes (1845–1925)	Republican	January 31, 1897	April 15, 1901	William McKinley
5	William Miller Jenkins (1856–1941)	Republican	April 15, 1901	November 30, 1901	William McKinley
Acting	William C. Grimes (1857–1931)	Republican	November 30, 1901	December 9, 1901	—
6	Thompson Benton Ferguson (1857–1921)	Republican	December 9, 1901	January 5, 1906	Theodore Roosevelt
7	Frank Frantz (1872–1941)	Republican	January 5, 1906	November 16, 1907	Theodore Roosevelt

Governors of the State of Oklahoma[]

Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory joined the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.

#		Party	Took office	Left office	Election	Lt. Governor
Republican (6) Democratic (21)
1	Charles N. Haskell (1860–1933)	Democratic	November 16, 1907	January 9, 1911	1907		George W. Bellamy
2	Lee Cruce (1863–1933)	Democratic	January 9, 1911	January 11, 1915	1910		J. J. McAlester
3	Robert L. Williams (1868–1948)	Democratic	January 11, 1915	January 13, 1919	1914		Martin E. Trapp
4	James B. A. Robertson (1871–1938)	Democratic	January 13, 1919	January 8, 1923	1918		Martin E. Trapp
5	Jack C. Walton (1881–1949)	Democratic	January 8, 1923	November 19, 1923^[1]	1922		Martin E. Trapp^[2]
6	Martin E. Trapp (1877–1951)	Democratic	November 19, 1923	January 10, 1927	—	Office vacant
7	Henry S. Johnston (1867–1965)	Democratic	January 10, 1927	March 20, 1929^[3]	1926		William J. Holloway^[4]
8	William J. Holloway (1888–1970)	Democratic	March 20, 1929	January 1, 1931	—	Office vacant
9	William H. Murray (1869–1956)	Democratic	January 1, 1931	January 14, 1935	1930		Robert Burns
10	E. W. Marland (1874–1941)	Democratic	January 15, 1935	January 9, 1939	1934		James E. Berry
11	Leon C. Phillips (1890–1958)	Democratic	January 9, 1939	January 11, 1943	1938		James E. Berry
12	Robert S. Kerr (1896–1963)	Democratic	January 11, 1943	January 13, 1947	1942		James E. Berry
13	Roy J. Turner (1894–1973)	Democratic	January 13, 1947	January 8, 1951	1946		James E. Berry
14	Johnston Murray (1902–1974)	Democratic	January 8, 1951	January 10, 1955	1950		James E. Berry
15	Raymond D. Gary (1908–1993)	Democratic	January 10, 1955	January 12, 1959	1954		Cowboy Pink Williams
16	J. Howard Edmondson (1925–1971)	Democratic	January 12, 1959	January 6, 1963^[5]	1958		George Nigh^[6]
17	George Nigh (b. 1927)	Democratic	January 6, 1963	January 14, 1963	—	Office vacant
18	Henry Bellmon (1921–2009)	Republican	January 14, 1963	January 9, 1967	1962		Leo Winters
19	Dewey F. Bartlett (1919–1979)	Republican	January 9, 1967	January 11, 1971	1966		George Nigh
20	David Hall (1930–2016)	Democratic	January 11, 1971	January 13, 1975	1970		George Nigh
21	David Boren (b. 1941)	Democratic	January 13, 1975	January 8, 1979^[7]	1974		George Nigh
22	George Nigh (b. 1927)	Democratic	January 8, 1979^[8]	January 12, 1987	1978		Spencer Bernard
22	George Nigh (b. 1927)	Democratic	January 8, 1979^[8]	January 12, 1987	1982		Spencer Bernard
23	Henry Bellmon (1921–2009)	Republican	January 12, 1987	January 14, 1991	1986		Robert S. Kerr III
24	David Walters (b. 1951)	Democratic	January 14, 1991	January 9, 1995	1990		Jack Mildren
25	Frank Keating (b. 1944)	Republican	January 9, 1995	January 13, 2003	1994		Mary Fallin
25	Frank Keating (b. 1944)	Republican	January 9, 1995	January 13, 2003	1998		Mary Fallin
26	Brad Henry (b. 1963)	Democratic	January 13, 2003	January 10, 2011	2002		Mary Fallin
26	Brad Henry (b. 1963)	Democratic	January 13, 2003	January 10, 2011	2006		Jari Askins
27	Mary Fallin (b. 1954)	Republican	January 10, 2011	January 14, 2019	2010		Todd Lamb
27	Mary Fallin (b. 1954)	Republican	January 10, 2011	January 14, 2019	2014		Todd Lamb
28	Kevin Stitt (b. 1972)	Republican	January 14, 2019	Incumbent	2018		Matt Pinnell

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 Oklahoma except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress		Other offices held
Governor	Gubernatorial term	House	Senate	Other offices held
George Washington Steele	1890–1891 (territorial)			U.S. Representative from Indiana
William H. Murray	1931–1935	H		First Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
E. W. Marland	1935–1939	H
Robert S. Kerr	1943–1947		S
J. Howard Edmondson	1959–1963		S*
Henry Bellmon	1963–1967 1987–1991		S
Dewey F. Bartlett	1967–1971		S
David Boren	1975–1979		S	President of the University of Oklahoma
Frank Keating	1995–2003			United States Associate Attorney General; United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Mary Fallin	2011–2019	H

Living former governors of Oklahoma[]

As of January 2019, there are six former governors of Oklahoma who are currently living at this time, the oldest governor of Oklahoma being George Nigh (served 1963 and 1979–1987, born 1927). The most recent governor of Oklahoma to die was David Hall (served 1971–1975, born 1930), on May 6, 2016. The most recently serving governor of Oklahoma to have died was Henry Bellmon, (served 1963–1967 and 1987–1991) on September 29, 2009.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
George Nigh	1963 1979–1987	(1927-06-09) June 9, 1927 (age 94)
David Boren	1975–1979	(1941-04-21) April 21, 1941 (age 80)
David Walters	1991–1995	(1951-11-20) November 20, 1951 (age 69)
Frank Keating	1995–2003	(1944-02-10) February 10, 1944 (age 77)
Brad Henry	2003–2011	(1963-07-10) July 10, 1963 (age 58)
Mary Fallin	2011–2019	(1954-12-09) December 9, 1954 (age 66)

References[]

^ Impeached and removed from office.
^ Succeeded to Governorship upon Walton's impeachment and removal.
^ Impeached and removed from office.
^ Succeeded to Governorship upon Johnston's impeachment and removal from office.
^ Resigned and appointed to U.S. Senate
^ Succeeded to Governorship upon Edmondson's resignation
^ Declined to run for re-election; instead, he ran and won election to the U.S. Senate, and left office five days early to be sworn in.
^ Elected Governor, but sworn in five days early due to outgoing Governor Boren's election and swearing in as U.S. Senator.

[1] Impeached and removed from office.

[2] Succeeded to Governorship upon Walton's impeachment and removal.

[3] Impeached and removed from office.

[4] Succeeded to Governorship upon Johnston's impeachment and removal from office.

[5] Resigned and appointed to U.S. Senate

[6] Succeeded to Governorship upon Edmondson's resignation

[7] Declined to run for re-election; instead, he ran and won election to the U.S. Senate, and left office five days early to be sworn in.

[8] Elected Governor, but sworn in five days early due to outgoing Governor Boren's election and swearing in as U.S. Senator.

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