List of governors of Oklahoma

{{Short description|List of People that were the Head of Government of Oklahoma}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

File:Flag of the Governor of Oklahoma.svg

The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

List of governors

=Oklahoma Territory=

Oklahoma Territory was organized on May 2, 1890.{{usstat|26|81}} It had seven governors appointed by the president of the United States.

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|+ Governors of the Territory of Oklahoma

!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!scope="colgroup" colspan="2"|Governor

!scope="col"|Term in office{{efn|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.}}

!scope="col"|Appointing president

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!scope="row"|1

|data-sort-value="Steele, George"|75px

|George Washington Steele
{{small|(1839–1922)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=265–266}}

|{{dts|May 14, 1890}}{{efn|Steele was nominated on May 10, 1890;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 51st Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=ubzy660-TXoC&pg=PA614 614], accessed June 5, 2023. confirmed by the Senate on May 14;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 51st Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=ubzy660-TXoC&pg=PA628 628], accessed June 5, 2023. and arrived in the territory on May 22.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=265–266}}}}

November 8, 1891
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Steele resigned due to frustration with the legislature. Territorial Secretary Robert Martin acted as governor until his successor arrived.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=265–266}}}}

|{{sortname|Benjamin|Harrison}}

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!scope="row"|2

|data-sort-value="Seay, Abraham"|75px

|Abraham Jefferson Seay
{{small|(1832–1915)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=266–267}}

|{{dts|January 18, 1892}}{{efn|Seay was nominated on January 5, 1892;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 52nd Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=1ZKIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA108 108], accessed June 5, 2023. confirmed by the Senate on January 18;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 51st Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=1ZKIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA133 133], accessed June 5, 2023. and took the oath of office on February 2.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=266–267}}}}

May 7, 1893
{{small|(successor appointed)}}{{efn|McMullin says Seay resigned when Grover Cleveland became president, but Cleveland's nomination of his successor specifies he is being removed.}}

|{{sortname|Benjamin|Harrison}}

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!scope="row"|3

|data-sort-value="Renfrow, William"|75px

|William Cary Renfrow
{{small|(1845–1922)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=267–268}}

|{{dts|May 6, 1893}}{{efn|Renfrow was appointed on May 6, 1893, during a Senate recess;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 53rd Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=qTgtAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA32 32], accessed June 5, 2023. nominated on August 18; and confirmed by the Senate on August 22.U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 53rd Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=qTgtAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA46 46], accessed June 5, 2023. He was inaugurated on May 10.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=267–268}}}}

May 11, 1897
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|The nomination of Renfrow's successor specifies that Renfrow resigned but no reason is given.}}

|{{sortname|Grover|Cleveland}}

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!scope="row"|4

|data-sort-value="Barnes, Cassius"|75px

|Cassius McDonald Barnes
{{small|(1845–1925)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=268–269}}

|{{dts|May 11, 1897}}{{efn|Barnes was nominated on May 3, 1897;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 55th Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=eaeIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA85 85], accessed June 5, 2023. confirmed by the Senate on May 11;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 55th Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=eaeIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA110 110], accessed June 5, 2023. and took the oath of office on May 24.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=268–269}}}}

April 20, 1901
{{small|(successor appointed)}}

|{{sortname|William|McKinley}}

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!scope="row"|5

|data-sort-value="Jenkins, William"|75px

|William Miller Jenkins
{{small|(1856–1941)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=269–270}}

|{{dts|April 20, 1901}}{{efn|Jenkins was appointed on April 20, 1901, during a Senate recess, but was removed before he was formally nominated and confirmed.}}

November 30, 1901
{{small|(removed)}}{{efn|Jenkins was removed due to a corruption scandal, though he was later exonerated. Territorial Secretary William C. Grimes acted as governor until his successor arrived.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=269–270}}}}

|{{sortname|William|McKinley}}

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!scope="row"|6

|data-sort-value="Ferguson, Thompson"|75px

|Thompson Benton Ferguson
{{small|(1857–1921)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=271–272}}

|{{dts|November 30, 1901}}{{efn|Ferguson was appointed on November 30, 1901, during a Senate recess; nominated on December 5, 1901;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 57th Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=loJNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA134 134], accessed June 5, 2023. and confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1902.U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 57th Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=loJNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA248 248], accessed June 5, 2023. He took the oath of office on December 9, 1901.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=271–272}}}}

January 13, 1906
{{small|(successor appointed)}}

|{{sortname|Theodore|Roosevelt}}

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!scope="row"|7

|data-sort-value="Frantz, Frank"|75px

|Frank Frantz
{{small|(1872–1941)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=272–273}}

|{{dts|January 13, 1906}}{{efn|Frantz was nominated on December 6, 1905, for a term beginning January 13;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 59th Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=gjotAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA28 28], accessed June 5, 2023. confirmed by the Senate on January 10, 1906;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 59th Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=gjotAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA157 157], accessed June 5, 2023. and was inaugurated on January 13, 1906.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=272–273}}}}

November 16, 1907
{{small|(lost election)}}

|{{sortname|Theodore|Roosevelt}}

=State of Oklahoma=

Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory were combined and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.{{USStat|35|2160}}

The Constitution of Oklahoma calls for the election of a governor every four years, to take office on the second Monday in January after the election.OK Const. Art. I, § 4 Originally, governors could not succeed themselves, with no limit on total terms;{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aDdOAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37 |title=Constitution and Enabling Act of the State of Oklahoma Annotated and Indexed |date=1907 |publisher=Bunn brothers |page=37 |language=en}} a 1966 constitutional amendment allowed them to succeed themselves once.{{Cite web |title=Oklahoma Succession of Office, State Question 436 (May 1966) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Succession_of_Office,_State_Question_436_(May_1966) |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} An amendment in 2010 limited them to eight years in total, retroactively applying to all living former governors.{{Cite web |title=Oklahoma Term Limits, State Question 747 (2010) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Term_Limits,_State_Question_747_(2010) |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} Should the office become vacant because of a death, resignation or removal of the governor, the lieutenant governor immediately succeeds to the governorship.OK Const. Art. 4, § 16 After Jack C. Walton was impeached and removed in 1923, Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served in the office for the remainder of the term. He styled himself "Acting Governor," as the constitution only specified that the powers of the office devolved upon the lieutenant governor, hoping that he would not be prevented from running in the next election. However, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in 1926 that, in the case of a vacancy in the office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, and he was ineligible to run for a consecutive term.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1245}}{{Cite journal |last=Abel |first=Kevin M. |date=2013 |title=The Right of Succession by the Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor to the Office of the Governor and the Appointment of a Successor Lieutenant Governor |url=https://digitalcommons.law.utulsa.edu/tlr/vol36/iss1/8 |journal=Tulsa Law Review |volume=36 |issue=1 |pages=217–229}} The governor and the lieutenant governor are not formally elected on the same ticket.

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|+ Governors of the State of Oklahoma

!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|No.|Number}}

!scope="colgroup" colspan="3"|Governor

!scope="col"|Term in office

!scope="col"|Party

!scope="col"|Election

!scope="colgroup" colspan="2"|Lt. Governor{{efn|Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.}}

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!scope="row"|1

|data-sort-value="Haskell, Charles"|75px

|rowspan="17" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| 

|Charles N. Haskell
{{small|(1860–1933)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1241}}{{Cite web |title=Charles Nathaniel Haskell |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/charles-nathaniel-haskell/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|November 16, 1907}}{{Cite news |date=1907-11-16 |title=Oklahoma State Is Now a Reality |page=1 |work=Muskogee Times-Democrat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/muskogee-times-democrat-oklahoma-state-i/125935586/ |access-date=2023-06-06}}

January 9, 1911
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|Under the original provisions of the 1907 constitution, governors were ineligible to immediately succeed themselves.{{Cite web |title=Ok. Const. art. VI, § 4, original |url=http://www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu/Search/results.aspx?srch=1&state=%27OK%27&CID=171&art=6&sec=4&amd=&key=&Yr= |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu}}|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1907

|rowspan="5" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| 

|{{sortname|George W.|Bellamy}}

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!scope="row"|2

|data-sort-value="Cruce, Lee"|75px

|Lee Cruce
{{small|(1863–1933)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1242}}{{Cite web |title=Lee Cruce |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/lee-cruce/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 9, 1911}}{{Cite news |date=1911-01-09 |title=Cruce Is Now Governor |page=1 |work=Muskogee Times-Democrat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/muskogee-times-democrat-cruce-is-now-gov/125936067/ |access-date=2023-06-06}}

January 11, 1915
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1910

|{{sortname|J. J.|McAlester}}

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!scope="row"|3

|data-sort-value="Williams, Robert"|75px

|Robert L. Williams
{{small|(1868–1948)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1242–1243}}{{Cite web |title=Robert Lee Williams |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/robert-lee-williams/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 11, 1915}}{{Cite news |date=1915-01-11 |title=Gov. Robt. L. Williams Takes Oath of Office at Capitol |page=1 |work=The Daily Ardmoreite |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-ardmoreite-gov-robt-l-willi/125936778/ |access-date=2023-06-06}}

January 13, 1919
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1914

|rowspan="3"|{{sortname|Martin E.|Trapp}}

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!scope="row"|4

|data-sort-value="Robertson, James"|{{Css Image Crop|Image=JBA Robertson 1920.jpg|bSize=200|cWidth=75|cHeight=100|oTop=15|oLeft=27|Location=center}}

|James B. A. Robertson
{{small|(1871–1938)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1243–1244}}{{Cite web |title=James Brooks Ayers Robertson |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-brooks-ayers-robertson/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 13, 1919}}{{Cite news |date=1919-01-13 |title=Oklahoma Governor Takes Oath |page=1 |work=The Ponca City News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ponca-city-news-oklahoma-governor-ta/125936858/ |access-date=2023-06-06}}

January 8, 1923
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1918

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!scope="row"|5

|data-sort-value="Walton, Jack"|75px

|Jack C. Walton
{{small|(1881–1949)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1244–1245}}{{Cite web |title=John Callaway (Jack) Walton |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-callaway-jack-walton/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 8, 1923}}{{Cite news |date=1923-01-08 |title=Walton Now Is Governor |page=1 |work=Nowata Daily Star |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nowata-daily-star-walton-now-is-governor/125936990/ |access-date=2023-06-06}}

November 19, 1923
{{small|(impeached and removed)}}{{efn|Walton was convicted on multiple charges of corruption, abuse of power, and for violating the state constitution by suspending habeas corpus.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1244–1245}}{{Cite thesis |last=Wyatt |first=Clarence C. |title=Impeachment of J.C. "Jack" Walton |date=1937 |url=https://shareok.org/handle/11244/300128}}}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1922

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!scope="row"|6

|data-sort-value="Trapp, Martin"|75px

|Martin E. Trapp
{{small|(1877–1951)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1245}}{{Cite web |title=Martin Edwin Trapp |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/martin-edwin-trapp/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|November 19, 1923}}{{Cite news |date=1923-11-20 |title=Jack Walton Ousted |page=1 |work=Okmulgee Daily Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/okmulgee-daily-times-jack-walton-ousted/125937273/ |access-date=2023-06-06}}

January 10, 1927
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor}}{{efn|Jack C. Walton was impeached on October 23, 1923, at which point Trapp began acting as governor; per the 1926 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling, when Walton was removed from office on November 19, Trapp became governor.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1245}}}}

|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|Vacant

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!scope="row"|7

|data-sort-value="Johnston, Henry"|75px

|Henry S. Johnston
{{small|(1867–1965)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1246}}{{Cite web |title=Henry Simpson Johnston |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/henry-simpson-johnston/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 10, 1927}}{{Cite news |date=1927-01-10 |title=New Governor Inducted Into Office Amid Scenes of Impressive Inaugural |page=1 |work=Bristow Daily Record |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristow-daily-record-new-governor-induct/125937332/ |access-date=2023-06-06}}

March 20, 1929
{{small|(impeached and removed)}}{{efn|Johnston was convicted on a charge of general incompetence.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Johnston, Henry Simpson |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture |url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=JO015 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |last=Burke |first=Bob}}}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1926

|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|{{sortname|William J.|Holloway}}

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!scope="row"|8

|data-sort-value="Holloway, William"|75px

|William J. Holloway
{{small|(1888–1970)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1246–1247}}{{Cite web |title=William Judson Holloway |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-judson-holloway/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|March 20, 1929}}{{Cite news |date=1929-03-20 |title=Johnston Is Convicted |page=1 |work=The Frederick Leader |agency=United Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-frederick-leader-johnston-is-convict/125937416/ |access-date=2023-06-06}}

January 12, 1931
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor}}{{efn|Henry S. Johnston was impeached on January 21, 1929, at which point Holloway began acting as governor.[https://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/24.U.S.GovImpeachments.pdf Governor's Impeachments in U.S. History], Illinois General Assembly Research Response, accessed June 5, 2023}}

|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|Vacant

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!scope="row"|9

|data-sort-value="Murray, William"|75px

|William H. Murray
{{small|(1869–1956)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1247–1248}}{{Cite web |title=William Henry Murray |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-henry-murray/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 12, 1931}}{{Cite news |date=1931-01-12 |title='Sage' Is Sworn In As Oklahoma's Ninth Governor |page=1 |work=Pawhuska Journal-Capital |agency=United Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pawhuska-journal-capital-sage-is-sworn/126016901/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 14, 1935
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1930

|rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|{{sortname|Robert|Burns|dab=Oklahoma politician}}

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!scope="row"|10

|data-sort-value="Marland, E. W."|75px

|E. W. Marland
{{small|(1874–1941)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1248–1249}}{{Cite web |title=Ernest Whitworth Marland |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/ernest-whitworth-marland/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 14, 1935}}{{Cite news |date=1935-01-14 |title=Marland Ready With Plans |page=1 |work=Daily American-Democrat |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-american-democrat-marland-ready-wi/126017218/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 9, 1939
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1934

|rowspan="5"|{{sortname|James E.|Berry}}

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!scope="row"|11

|data-sort-value="Phillips, Leon"|{{Css Image Crop|Image=Leon Phillips 1938.jpg|bSize=185|cWidth=75|cHeight=100|oTop=15|oLeft=55|Location=center}}

|Leon C. Phillips
{{small|(1890–1958)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1249–1250}}{{Cite web |title=Leon Chase Phillips |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/leon-chase-phillips/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 9, 1939}}{{Cite news |date=1939-01-09 |title=Phillips Demands Economy; 20-Point Program Outlined |page=1 |work=The Norman Transcript |agency=United Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-norman-transcript-phillips-demands-e/126017316/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 11, 1943
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1938

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!scope="row"|12

|data-sort-value="Kerr, Robert"|75px

|Robert S. Kerr
{{small|(1896–1963)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1250}}{{Cite web |title=Robert Samuel Kerr |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/robert-samuel-kerr/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 11, 1943}}{{Cite news |date=1943-01-11 |title=Robert S. Kerr Is Inaugurated |page=1 |work=The Daily Ardmoreite |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-ardmoreite-robert-s-kerr-is-i/126017401/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 13, 1947
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1942

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!scope="row"|13

|data-sort-value="Turner, Roy"|75px

|Roy J. Turner
{{small|(1894–1973)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1251}}{{Cite web |title=Roy Joseph Turner |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/roy-joseph-turner/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 13, 1947}}{{Cite news |date=1947-01-13 |title=Tax Reductions Pledged by Turner; Increased Pensions, Aid to Veterans Promised |page=1 |work=The Lawton Constitution |agency=United Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lawton-constitution-tax-reductions-p/126017479/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 8, 1951
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1946

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!scope="row"|14

|data-sort-value="Murray, Johnston"|75px

|Johnston Murray
{{small|(1902–1974)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1251–1252}}{{Cite web |title=Johnston Murray |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/johnston-murray/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 8, 1951}}{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Howard |date=1951-01-08 |title=5,000 Watch Second Murray Take Office in Capitol Ceremony |page=1 |work=The Clinton Daily News |agency=United Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-clinton-daily-news-5000-watch-secon/126017571/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 10, 1955
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1950

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!scope="row"|15

|data-sort-value="Gary, Raymond"|75px

|Raymond D. Gary
{{small|(1908–1993)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1252–1253}}{{Cite web |title=Raymond Dancel Gary |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/raymond-dancel-gary/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 10, 1955}}{{Cite news |last=Bachman |first=Bill |date=1955-01-11 |title=Gary Takes Over As 15th Governor of Oklahoma |page=1 |work=Okmulgee Daily Times |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/okmulgee-daily-times-gary-takes-over-as/126029370/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 12, 1959
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1954

|{{sortname|Cowboy Pink|Williams}}

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!scope="row"|16

|data-sort-value="Edmondson, J."|75px

|J. Howard Edmondson
{{small|(1925–1971)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1253–1254}}{{Cite web |title=James Howard Edmondson |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-howard-edmondson/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 12, 1959}}{{Cite news |last=Dessauer |first=Phil |date=1959-01-13 |title=Edmondson Sworn In as Governor |page=1 |work=Tulsa World |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-edmondson-sworn-in-as-govern/126029468/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 6, 1963
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Edmondson resigned so that his successor would appoint him to a vacant United States Senate seat.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1253–1254}}}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1958

|{{sortname|George|Nigh}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|17

|data-sort-value="Nigh, George"|75px

|George Nigh
{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1927)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1254}}{{Cite web |title=George Patterson Nigh |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-patterson-nigh/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 6, 1963}}{{Cite news |last=Walsh |first=Travis |date=1963-01-07 |title=Edmondson Resigns, Nigh at Once Makes Him Kerr's Successor |page=1 |work=Tulsa World |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-edmondson-resigns-nigh-at-o/126029559/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 14, 1963
{{small|(successor took office)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor}}

|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|Vacant

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|18

|data-sort-value="Bellmon, Henry"|75px

|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|

|Henry Bellmon
{{small|(1921–2009)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1254–1255}}{{Cite web |title=Henry Louis Bellmon |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/henry-louis-bellmon/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 14, 1963}}{{Cite news |last=Parr |first=Ray |date=1963-01-15 |title=Bellmon, GOP Mark Victory As New Governor Takes Reins |page=1 |work=The Daily Oklahoman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-bellmon-gop-mark-vi/126029632/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 9, 1967
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1907}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1962

|rowspan="9" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|{{sortname|Leo|Winters}}{{efn|Represented the Democratic Party|name=lt-dem}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|19

|data-sort-value="Bartlett, Dewey"|75px

|Dewey F. Bartlett
{{small|(1919–1979)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1255–1256}}{{Cite web |title=Dewey Follett Bartlett |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/dewey-follett-bartlett/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 9, 1967}}{{Cite news |last=Young |first=Jim |date=1967-01-10 |title=Bartlett Challenges All Oklahomans to Excel |page=1 |work=The Daily Oklahoman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-bartlett-challenges/126029739/ |access-date=2023-06-07}}

January 11, 1971
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1966

|rowspan="3"|{{sortname|George|Nigh}}{{efn|name=lt-dem}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|20

|data-sort-value="Hall, David"|75px

|rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|David Hall
{{small|(1930–2016)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1256–1257}}{{Cite web |title=David Hall |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/david-hall-2/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 11, 1971}}{{Cite news |last=Standard |first=Jim |date=1971-01-12 |title=New Directions Promised in Oklahoma Government As Hall Takes Over Office |page=1 |work=The Daily Oklahoman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-new-directions-promi/126045795/ |access-date=2023-06-08}}

January 13, 1975
{{small|(lost nomination)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1256–1257}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1970

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|21

|data-sort-value="Boren, David"|75px

|David Boren
{{small|(1941–2025)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1257}}{{Cite web |title=David Lyle Boren |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/david-lyle-boren/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 13, 1975}}{{Cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Ed |date=1975-01-14 |title=4,500 See David Boren Become Governor |page=1 |work=The Daily Oklahoman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-4500-see-david-bore/126045865/ |access-date=2023-06-08}}

January 2, 1979
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Boren resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Nigh, George Patterson |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture |url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=NI007 |access-date=June 5, 2023 |last=Burke |first=Bob}}}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=475–476}}

|1974

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|22

|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Nigh, George"|75px

|rowspan="3"|George Nigh
{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1927)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1254}}

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 3, 1979}}{{Cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Ed |date=1979-01-03 |title=Boren Out at Midnight, Nigh In at Noon |page=3 |work=The Daily Oklahoman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-boren-out-at-midnigh/126045955/ |access-date=2023-06-08}}

January 12, 1987
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|Under a 1966 amendment to the constitution, governors were ineligible to be elected more than two times in succession.{{Cite web |title=Oklahoma Succession of Office, State Question 436 (May 1966) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Succession_of_Office,_State_Question_436_(May_1966) |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}|name=limits-1966}}

|rowspan="3"|Democratic

|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor}}

|rowspan="3"|{{sortname|Spencer|Bernard|dab=politician}}

style="height:2em;"

|1978

style="height:2em;"

|1982

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|23

|data-sort-value="Bellmon, Henry"|75px

|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|

|Henry Bellmon
{{small|(1921–2009)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1254–1255}}

|{{dts|January 12, 1987}}{{Cite news |last=Ervin |first=Chuck |date=1987-01-13 |title=Bellmon Inaugurated As Governor |page=A1 |work=Tulsa World |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-bellmon-inaugurated-as-gover/126046036/ |access-date=2023-06-08}}

January 14, 1991
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Republican

|1986

|{{sortname|Robert S.|Kerr III}}{{efn|name=lt-dem}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|24

|data-sort-value="Walters, David"|75px

|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|David Walters
{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1951)}}
{{Cite web |title=David Lee Walters |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/david-lee-walters/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|{{dts|January 14, 1991}}{{Cite news |last=Ervin |first=Chuck |date=1991-01-15 |title=Walters Sworn In as 24th Governor |page=A1 |work=Tulsa World |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-walters-sworn-in-as-24th-gov/126046056/ |access-date=2023-06-08}}

January 9, 1995
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic

|1990

|{{sortname|Jack|Mildren}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|25

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Keating, Frank"|75px

|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|

|rowspan="2"|Frank Keating
{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1944)}}
{{Cite web |title=Francis Anthony Keating |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/francis-anthony-keating/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 9, 1995}}{{Cite news |last=Ervin |first=Chuck |date=1995-01-10 |title=Be Bold, Keating Tells Oklahomans |page=1 |work=Tulsa World |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-be-bold-keating-tells-oklah/126046087/ |access-date=2023-06-08}}

January 13, 2003
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1966}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican

|1994

|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|

|rowspan="3"|{{sortname|Mary|Fallin}}{{efn|Represented the Republican Party|name=lt-rep}}

style="height:2em;"

|1998

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|26

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Henry, Brad"|75px

|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|rowspan="2"|Brad Henry
{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1963)}}
{{Cite web |title=Brad Henry |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/brad-henry/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 13, 2003}}{{Cite news |last=English |first=Paul |date=2003-01-14 |title=Budget Crisis Noted in Inaugural Address |page=A1 |work=Tulsa World |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-budget-crisis-noted-in-inaug/126046113/ |access-date=2023-06-08}}

January 10, 2011
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1966}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic

|2002

style="height:2em;"

|2006

|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|{{sortname|Jari|Askins}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"scope="rowgroup"|27

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Fallin, Mary"|75px

|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|

|rowspan="2"|Mary Fallin
{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1954)}}
{{Cite web |title=Mary Fallin |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/mary-fallin/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 10, 2011}}{{Cite news |last=McNutt |first=Michael |date=2011-01-11 |title='There Truly Is No Place Like Oklahoma' |page=1A |work=The Daily Oklahoman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-oklahoman-there-truly-is-no-p/126046142/ |access-date=2023-06-08}}

January 14, 2019
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|Under a 2010 amendment to the constitution, governors are limited to serving eight years in total, not counting partial terms towards the limit.{{Cite web |title=Oklahoma Term Limits, State Question 747 (2010) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Term_Limits,_State_Question_747_(2010) |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}|name=limits-2010}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican

|2010

|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Todd|Lamb|dab=politician}}

style="height:2em;"

|2014

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|28

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Stitt, Kevin"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Kevin Stitt
{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1972)}}
{{Cite web |title=Kevin Stitt |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/kevin-stitt/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 14, 2019}}{{Cite news |last=Sweeney |first=Catherine |date=2019-01-15 |title=J. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma’s 28th Governor |language=en-US |work=The Journal Record |url=https://journalrecord.com/2019/01/14/j-kevin-stitt-oklahomas-28th-governor/,%20https://journalrecord.com/2019/01/14/j-kevin-stitt-oklahomas-28th-governor/ |access-date=2023-06-08}}

Incumbent{{efn|Stitt's second term began on January 9, 2023,{{Cite news |last=Mills |first=Kateleigh |date=2023-01-09 |title=Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt sworn in for second term. Read his full inaugural speech |url=https://www.kosu.org/politics/2023-01-09/gov-stitt-sworn-into-second-term-read-his-full-inaugural-speech |access-date=2025-01-23 |work=KOSU |language=en}} and will expire on January 11, 2027; he will be term-limited.}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican

|2018

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Matt|Pinnell}}

style="height:2em;"

|2022

See also

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

;General

{{refbegin}}

  • {{Cite web |title=Former Oklahoma Governors |url=https://www.nga.org/former-governors/oklahoma/ |access-date=June 4, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}
  • {{Cite book |last=McMullin |first=Thomas A. |url=http://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0000mcmu |title=Biographical directory of American territorial governors |date=1984 |publisher=Westport, CT : Meckler |isbn=978-0-930466-11-4 |access-date=January 19, 2023}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Sobel |first=Robert |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0003sobe/ |title=Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III |publisher=Meckler Books |year=1978 |isbn=9780930466008 |access-date=March 25, 2023}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Kallenbach |first=Joseph Ernest |url=http://archive.org/details/americanstategov0000kall |title=American State Governors, 1776-1976 |date=1977 |publisher=Oceana Publications |isbn=978-0-379-00665-0 |access-date=September 23, 2023}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC |title=United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5646-8 |language=en}}
  • {{Cite book |last=Glashan |first=Roy R. |url=http://archive.org/details/americangovernor0000glas |title=American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 |date=1979 |publisher=Meckler Books |isbn=978-0-930466-17-6}}
  • {{Cite web |title=Our Campaigns - Governor of Oklahoma - History |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=179 |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

{{refend}}

; Specific

{{reflist}}