governor of Colorado

{{Short description|Chief executive of the U.S. state of Colorado}}

{{Infobox Political post

|post = Governor

|body = Colorado

|insignia = Seal of the Executive Office of Colorado.svg

|insigniasize = 110px

|insigniacaption = Seal of the Executive Office

|imagesize = 200px

|image = Jared Polis official photo (cropped).jpg

|incumbent = Jared Polis

|incumbentsince = January 8, 2019

|style = The Honorable

|department = Government of Colorado

|termlength = Four years, renewable once consecutively

|residence = Colorado Governor's Mansion

|inaugural = John Long Routt

|formation = August 1, 1876

|succession = Line of succession

|deputy = Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

|salary = $123,193 (2019){{Cite web |date=January 3, 2019 |title=Memorandum |url=https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/r18-35_current_annual_salaries_for_elected_state_officials_.pdf |access-date=August 6, 2019 |publisher=Legislative Council Staff |archive-date=May 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504143148/https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/r18-35_current_annual_salaries_for_elected_state_officials_.pdf |url-status=live }}

|website = {{URL|www.colorado.gov/governor}}

}}

The governor of Colorado is the head of government of the U.S. state of Colorado. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment.CO Const. art IV The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

Seven people served as governor of Colorado Territory over eight terms, appointed by the president of the United States. Since statehood, there have been 38 governors, serving 43 distinct terms. One governor Alva Adams served three non-consecutive terms, while John Long Routt, James Hamilton Peabody, and Edwin C. Johnson each served during two non-consecutive periods. The longest-serving governors were Richard "Dick" Lamm (1975–1987) and Roy Romer (1987–1999), who each served 12 years over three terms. The shortest term occurred on March 16 and 17, 1905, when the state had three governors in the span of 24 hours: Alva Adams won the election, but soon after he took office, the legislature declared his opponent, James Hamilton Peabody, governor, but on the condition that he immediately resign, so that his lieutenant governor, Jesse McDonald, could be governor. Thus, Peabody served less than a day as governor.

The current governor is Democrat Jared Polis, who took office on January 8, 2019.

List of governors

=Territory of Jefferson=

The self-proclaimed Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson was organized on November 7, 1859.{{sfn|University of Colorado|1907|p=71}} Jefferson Territory included all of present-day Colorado, but extended about {{convert|3|mi|km|0|sp=us}} farther east, {{convert|138|mi|km|0|sp=us}} farther north, and about {{convert|50|mi|km|0|sp=us}} farther west.{{sfn|University of Colorado|1907|p=68}} The territory was never recognized by the federal government in the tumultuous days before the American Civil War. The Jefferson Territory had only one governor, Robert Williamson Steele, a pro-union Democrat elected by popular vote. He proclaimed the territory dissolved on June 6, 1861, several months after the official formation of the Colorado Territory, but only days after the arrival of its first governor.{{sfn|University of Colorado|1907|pp=75–76}}

=Territory of Colorado=

The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, from parts of the territories of New Mexico, Utah, and Nebraska, and the unorganized territory that was previously the western portion of Kansas Territory.{{Cite web |last=Thirty-sixth United States Congress |author-link=Thirty-sixth United States Congress |date=February 28, 1861 |title=An Act to provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Colorado |url=http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/territory.pdf |access-date=November 29, 2007 |publisher=State of Colorado, Department of Personnel and Administration, Colorado State Archives |archive-date=August 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823012135/http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/territory.pdf |url-status=live }}

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|+ Governors of the Territory of Colorado

!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"|Appointed by

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!scope="row"|1

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

|William Gilpin
{{Small|(1813–1894)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=65–67}}{{Cite web |title=William Gilpin |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/william-gilpin |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202123647/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/william-gilpin |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|March 25, 1861}}{{efn|Gilpin was nominated on March 22, 1861,U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 37th Cong., special sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=3l6dM2XHbbcC&pg=PA324 324] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060100/https://books.google.com/books?id=3l6dM2XHbbcC&pg=PA324 |date=February 9, 2023 }}, accessed February 8, 2023. and confirmed by the Senate on March 25.U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 37th Cong., special sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=3l6dM2XHbbcC&pg=PA342 342] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060059/https://books.google.com/books?id=3l6dM2XHbbcC&pg=PA342 |date=February 9, 2023 }}, accessed February 8, 2023. He arrived in the territory on May 27;{{Cite book |last1=McGinnis |first1=Ralph Y. |title=Abraham Lincoln and the Western Territories |last2=Calvin N. Smith |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |year=1994 |isbn=0-8304-1247-6 |page=58}} however, he was not formally sworn in until July 8,{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=65–67}} after the territorial courts were set up.}}
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March 26, 1862
{{small|(successor appointed)}}{{efn|Gilpin was removed from office for improper financial drafts from the federal treasury.}}

|{{sortname|Abraham|Lincoln}}

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!scope="row"|2

|data-sort-value="Evans, John"|75px

|John Evans
{{Small|(1814–1897)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=67–68}}{{Cite web |title=John Evans |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/john-evans |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210181626/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/john-evans |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|March 26, 1862}}{{efn|Evans was nominated on March 18, 1862,U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 37th Cong., 2nd sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=iDctAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA169 169] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060100/https://books.google.com/books?id=iDctAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA169 |date=February 9, 2023 }}, accessed February 8, 2023. and confirmed by the Senate on March 26.U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 37th Cong., 2nd sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=iDctAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA191 191] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060059/https://books.google.com/books?id=iDctAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA191 |date=February 9, 2023 }}, accessed February 8, 2023. He was sworn in as governor in Washington, D.C., on April 11, and arrived in the territory on May 16.{{Cite web |title=John Evans |url=https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/john-evans |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado Encyclopedia |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209060109/https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/john-evans |url-status=live }}}}
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October 17, 1865
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Evans resigned at the request of President Johnson following the Sand Creek Massacre. The resignation was requested on July 18, 1865.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=67–68}}}}

|{{sortname|Abraham|Lincoln}}

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!scope="row"|3

|data-sort-value="Cummings, Alexander"|75px

|Alexander Cummings
{{Small|(1810–1879)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=69–70}}{{Cite web |title=Alexander Cummings |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/alexander-cummings |access-date=February 9, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113053619/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/alexander-cummings |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|October 17, 1865}}{{efn|It is ambiguous exactly when Evans resigned and Cummings was appointed. Secretary of State William Seward requested Evans' resignation on July 18, 1865,{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=67–68}} and Evans submitted it on September 4.{{Cite book |last=Baker, James H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WdYUFn7e264C&pg=PA502 |title=History of Colorado |date=1927 |publisher=Linderman Co., Inc. |page=502 |accessdate=February 9, 2023 |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209160049/https://books.google.com/books?id=WdYUFn7e264C&pg=PA502 |url-status=live }} Modern sources say Cummings was appointed on October 17, during a Senate recess, and sworn in to office on October 21;{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=69–70}} however, contemporary news reported on his appointment as early as August 18,{{Cite news |date=1865-08-18 |title=none |quote=General Alexander Cummings, of Philadelphia, has been appointed Governor and ex officio superintendent of Indian affairs of the Territory of Colorado. |page=1 |work=Alexandria Gazette |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/118285057/cummings-appointed/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030424/https://www.newspapers.com/article/118285057/cummings-appointed/ |url-status=live }} and other major sources say he was appointed on August 8.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IVHAQAAMAAJ |title=The Territorial Papers of the United States: Volume I: General |date=1934 |publisher=United States Government Publishing Office |page=6 |language=en |access-date=February 20, 2023 |archive-date=March 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302153722/https://books.google.com/books?id=6IVHAQAAMAAJ |url-status=live }} He was formally nominated on December 19,U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 39th Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=VS8tAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA306 306] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209160049/https://books.google.com/books?id=VS8tAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA306 |date=February 9, 2023 }}, accessed February 9, 2023. and confirmed by the Senate on January 26, 1866.U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 39th Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=VS8tAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA487 487] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209160049/https://books.google.com/books?id=VS8tAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA487 |date=February 9, 2023 }}, accessed February 9, 2023.}}
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May 8, 1867
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Cummings resigned after being accused of misappropriating funds; despite being cleared of wrongdoing, his political career in the territory had been ruined.{{Cite journal |last=Hanchett |first=William |date=April 1957 |title="His Turbulent Excellency," Alexander Cummings, Governor of Colorado Territory, 1865-1867 |url=https://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/media/document/2018/ColoradoMagazine_v34n2_April1957.pdf |journal=The Colorado Magazine |volume=XXXIV |issue=2 |pages=101–103 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113053616/https://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/media/document/2018/ColoradoMagazine_v34n2_April1957.pdf |url-status=live }} Sources vary on when he resigned; modern sources almost all say April 1867,{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=69–70}} but the best contemporary sources found say he tendered his resignation on May 8, the same day his successor was appointed.{{Cite news |date=1867-05-09 |title=Washington News |page=1 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/118312669/cummings-tenders-resignation-hunt/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030423/https://www.newspapers.com/article/118312669/cummings-tenders-resignation-hunt/ |url-status=live }}}}

|{{sortname|Andrew|Johnson}}

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!scope="row"|4

|data-sort-value="Hunt, Alexander"|75px

|Alexander Cameron Hunt
{{Small|(1825–1894)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=70–72}}{{Cite web |title=Alexander Cameron Hunt |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/alexander-cameron-hunt |access-date=February 9, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209222951/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/alexander-cameron-hunt |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|May 8, 1867}}{{efn|Hunt was appointed on May 8, 1867, during a Senate recess; nominated on July 20;U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 40th Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=dY5NAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA851 851] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209222950/https://books.google.com/books?id=dY5NAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA851 |date=February 9, 2023 }}, accessed February 9, 2023. and confirmed by the Senate on November 29.U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 40th Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=dY5NAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA860 860] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209222950/https://books.google.com/books?id=dY5NAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA860 |date=February 9, 2023 }}, accessed February 9, 2023.}}
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April 19, 1869
{{small|(successor appointed)}}

|{{sortname|Andrew|Johnson}}

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!scope="row"|5

|data-sort-value="McCook, Edward"|75px

|Edward M. McCook
{{Small|(1833–1909)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=72–73}}{{Cite web |title=Edward Moody McCook |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/edward-moody-mccook |access-date=January 12, 2023 |publisher=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113053619/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/edward-moody-mccook |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|April 19, 1869}}{{efn|McCook was nominated on April 15, 1869,U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 41st Cong., special sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=TRhHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA182 182] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209224625/https://books.google.com/books?id=TRhHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA182 |date=February 9, 2023 }}, accessed February 9, 2023. confirmed by the Senate on April 19,U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 41st Cong., special sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=TRhHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA218 218–219] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209224625/https://books.google.com/books?id=TRhHAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA218 |date=February 9, 2023 }}, accessed February 9, 2023. and took office on June 15.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=72–73}}}}
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April 17, 1873
{{small|(successor appointed)}}{{efn|Sources vary on why McCook left office. Grant's nomination of his successor specified that McCook declined reappointment; the Colorado State Archives say locals petitioned for his removal; and McMullin says Grant refused to reappoint him.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=72–73}}}}

|{{sortname|Ulysses S.|Grant}}

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!scope="row"|6

|data-sort-value="Elbert, Samuel"|75px

|Samuel Hitt Elbert
{{Small|(1833–1899)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=73–75}}{{Cite web |title=Samuel Hitt Elbert |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/samuel-hitt-elbert |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113053624/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/samuel-hitt-elbert |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|April 17, 1873}}{{efn|Elbert was nominated on March 19, 1873,U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., special sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=QVoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA83 83] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210161737/https://books.google.com/books?id=QVoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA83 |date=February 10, 2023 }}, accessed February 10, 2023. and confirmed by the Senate on March 20,U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., special sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=QVoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA90 90] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210161736/https://books.google.com/books?id=QVoUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA90 |date=February 10, 2023 }}, accessed February 10, 2023. for a term to begin April 17.}}
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July 26, 1874{{efn|Most sources do not specify when Elbert left office. According to news dated July 22, 1874, he was still claiming to be governor,{{Cite news |date=1874-07-22 |title=none |quote=[Elbert] claims to be legal Governor until formally relieved by his successor. |page=1 |work=The Summit County Beacon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/118350368/elbert-claims-to-be-governor/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926034359/https://www.newspapers.com/article/118350368/elbert-claims-to-be-governor/ |url-status=live }} and that his successor likely arrived in the territory on July 24.{{Cite news |date=1874-07-26 |title=none |quote=Gov. E. M. McCook, arrived at Denver via Denver Pacific, Friday morning. |page=3 |work=The Daily Journal of Commerce |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/118350477/mccook-arrives-in-denver/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030424/https://www.newspapers.com/article/118350477/mccook-arrives-in-denver/ |url-status=live }}}}
{{small|(successor appointed)}}

|{{sortname|Ulysses S.|Grant}}

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!scope="row"|7

|data-sort-value="McCook, Edward"|75px

|Edward M. McCook
{{Small|(1833–1909)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=72–73}}

|{{dts|June 19, 1874}}{{efn|McCook was nominated on January 28, 1874,U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=DJ-iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA233 233] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210161738/https://books.google.com/books?id=DJ-iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA233 |date=February 10, 2023 }}, accessed February 10, 2023. and confirmed by the Senate on June 19.U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=DJ-iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA360 360–361] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210161735/https://books.google.com/books?id=DJ-iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA360 |date=February 10, 2023 }}, accessed February 10, 2023. He was sworn in out of state on June 26,{{Cite news |date=1874-06-27 |title=Washington |page=1 |work=The Democratic Leader |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/118350388/mccook-sworn-in/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030425/https://www.newspapers.com/article/118350388/mccook-sworn-in/ |url-status=live }} and took office in the territory probably on July 26.}}
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February 8, 1875
{{small|(successor appointed)}}{{efn|Grant's appointment of McCook's successor specified that McCook resigned; contemporary news reports say that he was asked to resign, but refused.{{Cite news |date=1875-02-03 |title=Colorado |page=1 |work=The St. Louis Republican |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/118353355/mccook-declines-to-resign/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926034357/https://www.newspapers.com/article/118353355/mccook-declines-to-resign/ |url-status=live }}}}

|{{sortname|Ulysses S.|Grant}}

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!scope="row"|8

|data-sort-value="Routt, John"|75px

|John Long Routt
{{Small|(1826–1907)}}
{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=75–76}}{{Cite web |title=John Long Routt |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/john-long-routt |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113053622/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/john-long-routt |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|February 8, 1875}}{{efn|Routt was nominated and confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 1875,U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 43rd Cong., 2nd sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=FwPKKAbzu9sC&pg=PA507 507–508] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210161735/https://books.google.com/books?id=FwPKKAbzu9sC&pg=PA507 |date=February 10, 2023 }}, accessed February 10, 2023. and took office on March 29.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=75–76}}{{Cite news |date=1875-04-01 |title=Local News |page=3 |work=Lawrence Daily Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/118352113/routt-sworn-in/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030429/https://www.newspapers.com/article/118352113/routt-sworn-in/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=John Long Routt |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/john-long-routt |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113053622/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/john-long-routt |url-status=live }}}}
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November 3, 1876
{{small|(elected state governor)}}

|{{sortname|Ulysses S.|Grant}}

=State of Colorado=

The State of Colorado was admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876.

To serve as governor, one must be at least 30 years old, be a citizen of the United States, and have been a resident of the state for at least two years prior to election. The state constitution of 1876 originally called for election of the governor every two years, with their term beginning on the second Tuesday of the January following the election.CO Const. art IV, original section 1 An amendment passed in 1956, taking effect in 1959, increased terms to four years.{{Cite web |title=Ballot History |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/ballothistory.nsf/835d2ada8de735e787256ffe0074333d/e00852dbf964756687256ffe006c7cdb?OpenDocument |access-date=December 4, 2008 |publisher=Colorado Legislature |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010141053/http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/ballothistory.nsf/835d2ada8de735e787256ffe0074333d/e00852dbf964756687256ffe006c7cdb?OpenDocument |url-status=live }} Originally, there was no term limit applied to the governor; a 1990 amendment allowed governors to succeed themselves only once.{{Cite web |title=Ballot History |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/ballothistory.nsf/835d2ada8de735e787256ffe0074333d/0101464112938c5887256ffd006a4981?OpenDocument |access-date=December 4, 2008 |publisher=Colorado Legislature |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010141100/http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/ballothistory.nsf/835d2ada8de735e787256ffe0074333d/0101464112938c5887256ffd006a4981?OpenDocument |url-status=live }} There is however no limit on the total number of terms one may serve as long as one who has served the two term limit is out of office for four years.

Should the office of governor become vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.CO Const. art IV, sec 13 If both the offices governor and lieutenant governor are vacant, the line of succession moves down through the senior members of the state senate and state house of representatives of the same party as the governor.CO Const. art IV, sec 13, paragraph 7 The lieutenant governor was elected separately from the governor until a 1968 amendment to the constitution{{Cite web |title=Ballot History |url=http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/ballothistory.nsf/835d2ada8de735e787256ffe0074333d/a38dfe74479c6c9787256ffd006a4935?OpenDocument |access-date=December 4, 2008 |publisher=Colorado Legislature |archive-date=October 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010141113/http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/ballothistory.nsf/835d2ada8de735e787256ffe0074333d/a38dfe74479c6c9787256ffd006a4935?OpenDocument |url-status=live }} made it so that they are elected on the same ticket.CO Const. art IV, sec 1

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|+ Governors of the State of Colorado

!scope="col"|{{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.}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|1

|data-sort-value="Routt, John"|75px

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

|John Long Routt
{{Small|(1826–1907)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=131}}{{Cite web |title=John Long Routt |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-long-routt/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210181627/https://www.nga.org/governor/john-long-routt/ |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|November 3, 1876}}{{Cite news |date=1876-11-04 |title=Colorado's Governor Inaugurated |page=1 |work=Sioux City Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sioux-city-journal-routt-inaugurated-nov/129304936/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802214605/https://www.newspapers.com/article/sioux-city-journal-routt-inaugurated-nov/129304936/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 14, 1879
{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=131}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1876

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

|{{sortname|Lafayette|Head}}

style="height:2em;"

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

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Pitkin, Frederick"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Frederick Walker Pitkin
{{Small|(1837–1886)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=131–132}}{{Cite web |title=Frederick Walker Pitkin |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/frederick-walker-pitkin/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113175419/https://www.nga.org/governor/frederick-walker-pitkin/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Frederick W. Pitkin |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/frederick-w-pitkin |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210181818/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/frederick-w-pitkin |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 14, 1879}}{{Cite news |date=1879-01-16 |title=State Legislatures |page=5 |work=The Omaha Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-omaha-herald-pitkin-inaugurated-janu/129305085/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802211543/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-omaha-herald-pitkin-inaugurated-janu/129305085/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 9, 1883
{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Sobel notes that Pitkin ran unsuccessfully for Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 1882,{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=131–132}} but no further details have yet been found as to which of the two Senate races that year he was running in.}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1878

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Horace|Tabor}}

style="height:2em;"

|1880

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|3

|data-sort-value="Grant, James"|75px

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

|James Benton Grant
{{Small|(1848–1911)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=132–133}}{{Cite web |title=James Benton Grant |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-benton-grant/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194328/https://www.nga.org/governor/james-benton-grant/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=James Benton Grant |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/james-benton-grant |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194327/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/james-benton-grant |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 9, 1883}}Colo. General Assembly. Senate Journal. 1883 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2881411&seq=81 73] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805032423/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2881411&seq=81 |date=August 5, 2023 }}, accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 13, 1885
{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=132–133}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1882

|{{sortname|William H.|Meyer|dab=Colorado politician}}{{efn|Represented the Republican Party|name=lt-rep}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|4

|data-sort-value="Eaton, Benjamin"|75px

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

|Benjamin Harrison Eaton
{{Small|(1833–1904)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=133}}{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Harrison Eaton |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/benjamin-harrison-eaton/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194326/https://www.nga.org/governor/benjamin-harrison-eaton/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Harrison Eaton |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/benjamin-harrison-eaton |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194328/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/benjamin-harrison-eaton |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 13, 1885}}Colo. General Assembly. Senate Journal. 1885 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2881412&seq=112 106], accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 11, 1887
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1884

|{{sortname|Peter W.|Breene}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|5

|data-sort-value="Adams, Alva"|75px

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

|Alva Adams
{{Small|(1850–1922)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=133–134}}{{Cite web |title=Alva Adams |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/alva-adams/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194328/https://www.nga.org/governor/alva-adams/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Alva Adams |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/alva-adams |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194328/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/alva-adams |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 11, 1887}}Colo. General Assembly. Senate Journal. 1887 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2881413&seq=194 186], accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 8, 1889
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1886

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

|{{sortname|Norman H.|Meldrum}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|6

|data-sort-value="Cooper, Job"|75px

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

|Job Adams Cooper
{{Small|(1843–1899)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=134}}{{Cite web |title=Job Adams Cooper |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/job-adams-cooper/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194351/https://www.nga.org/governor/job-adams-cooper/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Job A. Cooper |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/job-a-cooper |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=March 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301030457/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/job-a-cooper |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 8, 1889}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1889 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882406&seq=100 92], accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 13, 1891
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1888

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

|{{sortname|William Grover|Smith}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|7

|data-sort-value="Routt, John"|75px

|John Long Routt
{{Small|(1826–1907)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=131}}

|{{dts|January 13, 1891}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1891 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882407&seq=98 92], accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 10, 1893
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1890

|{{sortname|William|Story|dab=attorney}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|8

|data-sort-value="Waite, Davis"|75px

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

|Davis Hanson Waite
{{Small|(1825–1901)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=135}}{{Cite web |title=Davis Hanson Waite |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/davis-hanson-waite/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194328/https://www.nga.org/governor/davis-hanson-waite/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Davis H. Waite |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/davis-h-waite |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194326/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/davis-h-waite |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 10, 1893}}{{Cite news |date=1893-01-14 |title=New Executive |page=7 |work=The Lamar Register |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/118365323/waite-inaugurated/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926034401/https://www.newspapers.com/article/118365323/waite-inaugurated/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 8, 1895
{{small|(lost election)}}

|People's{{efn|Kallenbach labels Waite as a Populist and Silver Democrat.{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|p=80}}}}

|1892

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

|{{sortname|David H.|Nichols}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|9

|data-sort-value="McIntire, Albert"|75px

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

|Albert McIntire
{{Small|(1853–1935)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=135–136}}{{Cite web |title=Albert Wills McIntire |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/albert-wills-mcintire/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210201017/https://www.nga.org/governor/albert-wills-mcintire/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Albert W. McIntire |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/albert-w-mcintire |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205233529/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/albert-w-mcintire |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 8, 1895}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1895 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882410&seq=81 75] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802214539/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882410&seq=81 |date=August 2, 2023 }}, accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 12, 1897
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1894

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

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Jared L.|Brush}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|10

|data-sort-value="Adams, Alva"|75px

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

|Alva Adams
{{Small|(1850–1922)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=133–134}}

|{{dts|January 12, 1897}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1897 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882411&seq=117 109], accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 10, 1899
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1896

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|11

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

|Charles S. Thomas
{{Small|(1849–1934)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=136–137}}{{Cite web |title=Charles Spalding Thomas |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/charles-spalding-thomas/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194329/https://www.nga.org/governor/charles-spalding-thomas/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Charles S. Thomas |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/charles-s-thomas |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194328/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/charles-s-thomas |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 10, 1899}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1899 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882412&seq=69 65], accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 8, 1901
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic{{efn|Thomas was a Democrat,{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}} but he has been described as a fusion candidate, as he also had support from the People's Party.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=136–137}}}}

|1898

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

|{{sortname|Francis Patrick|Carney}}{{efn|Represented the Populist Party}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|12

|data-sort-value="Orman, James"|75px

|James Bradley Orman
{{Small|(1849–1919)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=137}}{{Cite web |title=James Bradley Orman |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-bradley-orman/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194328/https://www.nga.org/governor/james-bradley-orman/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=James B. Orman |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/james-b-orman |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210194329/https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/governors/james-b-orman |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 8, 1901}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1901 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885749&seq=116 112] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804062410/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885749&seq=116 |date=August 4, 2023 }}, accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 13, 1903
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic{{efn|Orman was a Democrat,{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}} and was also nominated by the People's Party.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=137}}}}

|1900

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

|{{sortname|David C.|Coates}}{{efn|The Colorado State Archives labels Coates a Democrat;{{Cite web |title=Lieutenant Governors of Colorado |url=http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/offic/ltgov.html |access-date=October 25, 2009 |publisher=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717004538/http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/offic/ltgov.html |url-status=live }} however, a contemporary New York Times article describes him as a Populist elected on a fusion ticket, and that he had renounced all other parties and become a Socialist.{{Cite news |date=1902-07-13 |title=General Notes |page=6 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-general-notes/132436574/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926034402/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-general-notes/132436574/ |url-status=live }}}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|13

|data-sort-value="Peabody, James"|75px

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

|James Hamilton Peabody
{{Small|(1852–1917)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=138}}{{Cite web |title=James Hamilton Peabody |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-hamilton-peabody/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210201029/https://www.nga.org/governor/james-hamilton-peabody/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=James H. Peabody |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Peabody.pdf |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924191425/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Peabody.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 13, 1903}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1903 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885747&seq=101 95], accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 10, 1905
{{small|(lost election)}}{{efn|The 1904 election was rife with fraud and controversy. Alva Adams won election, but soon after he took office the Republican legislature declared James Peabody to be the actual winner, on the condition that Peabody immediately tender his resignation, postdated to the next day. Peabody's lieutenant governor, Jesse McDonald, then succeeded to the governorship.{{Cite book |last=Powe, Lucas A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ba4wDwAAQBAJ |title=The Fourth Estate and the Constitution: Freedom of the Press in America |publisher=University of California Press |year=1992 |pages=2–3 | isbn=9780520080386 |access-date=December 14, 2018}}{{Cite news |date=1905-03-18 |title=none |quote=Three different governors within twenty-four hours is a record established by Colorado this week that will remain undisputed. |page=4 |work=The Idaho Springs Siftings-News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/118368463/the-idaho-springs-siftings-news/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030427/https://www.newspapers.com/article/118368463/the-idaho-springs-siftings-news/ |url-status=live }}|name=elect-1904}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1902

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

|{{sortname|Warren A.|Haggott}}{{efn|The Colorado State Archives says Haggott served from 1902 to 1903; however, multiple sources say he served with Peabody{{Cite book |last=Goodspeed, Weston Arthur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cCAuAAAAYAAJ |title=The Province and the States: Missouri, Kansas, Colorado |year=1904 |page=481 |access-date=October 25, 2009}} well into 1904,{{Cite news |date=1904-06-08 |title=May Declare Martial Law |language=en-us |page=2 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-may-declare-martial-l/132436657/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030426/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-may-declare-martial-l/132436657/ |url-status=live }} so it is assumed the Archives are in error.}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|14

|data-sort-value="Adams, Alva"|75px

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

|Alva Adams
{{Small|(1850–1922)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=133–134}}

|{{dts|January 10, 1905}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1905 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885748&seq=59 47] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803121805/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885748&seq=59 |date=August 3, 2023 }}, accessed August 2, 2023
–
March 16, 1905
{{small|(declared loser in election)}}{{efn|name=elect-1904}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|rowspan="2"|1904{{efn|name=elect-1904}}

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

|{{sortname|Arthur|Cornforth}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|15

|data-sort-value="Peabody, James"|75px

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

|James Hamilton Peabody
{{Small|(1852–1917)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=138}}

|{{dts|March 16, 1905}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1905 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885748&seq=1112 1100] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804155542/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885748&seq=1112 |date=August 4, 2023 }}, accessed August 2, 2023
–
March 17, 1905
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|name=elect-1904}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

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

|{{sortname|Jesse Fuller|McDonald}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|16

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="McDonald, Jesse"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Jesse Fuller McDonald
{{Small|(1858–1942)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=138–139}}{{Cite web |title=Jesse Fuller McDonald |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/jesse-fuller-mcdonald/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210201028/https://www.nga.org/governor/jesse-fuller-mcdonald/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Jesse Fuller McDonald |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/documents/governors-McDonald-finding-aid.pdf |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127031233/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/documents/governors-McDonald-finding-aid.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|March 17, 1905}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1905 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885748&seq=594 582] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803121801/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885748&seq=594 |date=August 3, 2023 }}, accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 8, 1907
{{small|(did not run)}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|rowspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor}}{{efn|name=elect-1904}}

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

|{{sortname|Arthur|Cornforth}}{{efn|name=lt-dem}}
{{small|(removed July 5, 1905)}}

style="height:2em;"

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

|{{sortname|Fred W.|Parks}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|17

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

|Henry Augustus Buchtel
{{Small|(1847–1924)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=139–140}}{{Cite web |title=Henry Augustus Buchtel |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/henry-augustus-buchtel/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210201017/https://www.nga.org/governor/henry-augustus-buchtel/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Dr. Henry A. Buchtel |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Buchtel_0.pdf |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210201019/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Buchtel_0.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 8, 1907}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1907 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885745&seq=61 51] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803184909/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2885745&seq=61 |date=August 3, 2023 }}, accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 12, 1909
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1906

|{{sortname|Erastus|Harper}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|18

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Shafroth, John"|75px

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

|rowspan="2"|John F. Shafroth
{{Small|(1854–1922)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=140}}{{Cite web |title=John Franklin Shafroth |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-franklin-shafroth/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210201019/https://www.nga.org/governor/john-franklin-shafroth/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=John F. Shafroth |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Shafroth.pdf |access-date=February 10, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924193203/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Shafroth.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 12, 1909}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1909 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882304&seq=73 65], accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 14, 1913
{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Shafroth was instead elected to the United States Senate.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=140}}}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1908

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

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Stephen R.|Fitzgarrald}}

style="height:2em;"

|1910

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|19

|data-sort-value="Ammons, Elias"|75px

|Elias M. Ammons
{{Small|(1860–1925)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=141}}{{Cite web |title=Elias Milton Ammons |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/elias-milton-ammons/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213173534/https://www.nga.org/governor/elias-milton-ammons/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Elias M. Ammons |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Ammons.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127014149/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Ammons.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 14, 1913}}{{Cite news |date=1913-01-16 |title=Governor Ammons Is Inaugurated |page=3 |work=The Fort Collins Express and The Fort Collins Review |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fort-collins-express-and-the-fort-co/129310397/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802214601/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fort-collins-express-and-the-fort-co/129310397/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 12, 1915
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1912

|{{sortname|Benjamin F.|Montgomery}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|20

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

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

|George Alfred Carlson
{{Small|(1876–1926)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=141–142}}{{Cite web |title=George Alfred Carlson |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-alfred-carlson/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213173535/https://www.nga.org/governor/george-alfred-carlson/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=George Alfred Carlson |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Carlson.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213173536/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Carlson.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 12, 1915}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1915 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882309&seq=83 77], accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 9, 1917
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1914

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

|{{sortname|Moses E.|Lewis}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|21

|data-sort-value="Gunter, Julius"|75px

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

|Julius Caldeen Gunter
{{Small|(1858–1940)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=142}}{{Cite web |title=Julius Caldeen Gunter |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/julius-caldeen-gunter/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060449/https://www.nga.org/governor/julius-caldeen-gunter/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Julius C. Gunter |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Gunter.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130014751/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Gunter.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 9, 1917}}{{Cite news |date=1917-01-11 |title=Gunter Takes Office Quietly |page=3 |work=Eastern Colorado Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/eastern-colorado-times-gunter-inaugurate/129314672/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802214557/https://www.newspapers.com/article/eastern-colorado-times-gunter-inaugurate/129314672/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 14, 1919
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1916

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

|{{sortname|James|Pulliam}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|22

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Shoup, Oliver"|75px

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

|rowspan="2"|Oliver Henry Shoup
{{Small|(1869–1940)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=143}}{{Cite web |title=Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/oliver-henry-nelson-shoup/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060442/https://www.nga.org/governor/oliver-henry-nelson-shoup/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Oliver H. Shoup |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Shoup.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060442/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Shoup.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 14, 1919}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1919 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882312&seq=210 206], accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 9, 1923
{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=143}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1918

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

|{{sortname|George|Stephan}}

style="height:2em;"

|1920

|{{sortname|Earl|Cooley|dab=politician}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|23

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

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

|William Ellery Sweet
{{Small|(1869–1942)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=143–144}}{{Cite web |title=William Ellery Sweet |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-ellery-sweet/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060443/https://www.nga.org/governor/william-ellery-sweet/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=William E. Sweet |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Sweet.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130024319/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Sweet.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 9, 1923}}{{Cite news |date=1923-01-10 |title=Attendance at Inauguration Ceremony Largest in History of State; Program Impressive |page=1 |work=The Fort Collins Express |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fort-collins-express-sweet-inaugurat/129315044/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802211536/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fort-collins-express-sweet-inaugurat/129315044/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 13, 1925
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1922

|{{sortname|Robert F.|Rockwell}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|24

|data-sort-value="Morley, Clarence"|75px

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

|Clarence Morley
{{Small|(1869–1948)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=144}}{{Cite web |title=Clarence Morley |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/clarence-morley/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060447/https://www.nga.org/governor/clarence-morley/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Clarence Morley |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Morley.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060441/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Morley.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 13, 1925}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1925 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882317&seq=109 105] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805114049/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882317&seq=109 |date=August 5, 2023 }}, accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 11, 1927
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1924

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

|{{sortname|Sterling Byrd|Lacy}}{{efn|Represented the Democratic Party|name=lt-dem}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|25

|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Adams, Billy"| 75px

|rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|rowspan="3"|Billy Adams
{{Small|(1861–1954)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=145}}{{Cite web |title=William Herbert Adams |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-herbert-adams/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060445/https://www.nga.org/governor/william-herbert-adams/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=William H. Adams |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/William%20Adams.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060442/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/William%20Adams.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 11, 1927}}{{Cite news |date=1927-01-11 |title=William H. Adams Now Is Governor of Colorado |page=1 |work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-adams-inaugurate/129315836/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802214608/https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-adams-inaugurate/129315836/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 10, 1933
{{small|(did not run)}}

|rowspan="3"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1926

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

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|George Milton|Corlett}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}

style="height:2em;"

|1928

style="height:2em;"

|1930

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

|{{sortname|Edwin C.|Johnson}}

style="height:2em;"

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

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Johnson, Edwin"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Edwin C. Johnson
{{Small|(1884–1970)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=145–146}}{{Cite web |title=Edwin Carl Johnson |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/edwin-carl-johnson/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130112534/https://www.nga.org/governor/edwin-carl-johnson/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Edwin Johnson |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Edwin%20Johnson.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060439/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Edwin%20Johnson.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 10, 1933}}{{Cite news |last=Hershey |first=Colin Scott |date=1933-01-10 |title=New Governor of Colorado |page=1 |work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-johnson-inaugura/129315926/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802210929/https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-johnson-inaugura/129315926/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 2, 1937
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Johnson resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1932

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Ray Herbert|Talbot}}

style="height:2em;"

|1934

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|27

|data-sort-value="Talbot, Ray"|75px

|Ray Herbert Talbot
{{Small|(1896–1955)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=146}}{{Cite web |title=Raymond Herbert Talbot |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/raymond-herbert-talbot/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060443/https://www.nga.org/governor/raymond-herbert-talbot/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Raymond H. Talbot |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Talbot.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060439/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Talbot.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 2, 1937}}{{Cite news |date=1937-01-03 |title=Colorado Has a New Governor |page=14 |work=The Daily Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/118604883/talbot-inaugurated-johnson-resigns/ |access-date=2023-02-14 |archive-date=September 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926030425/https://www.newspapers.com/article/118604883/talbot-inaugurated-johnson-resigns/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 12, 1937
{{small|(successor took office)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

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

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

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|28

|data-sort-value="Ammons, Teller"|75px

|Teller Ammons
{{Small|(1895–1972)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=147}}{{Cite web |title=Teller Ammons |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/teller-ammons/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060444/https://www.nga.org/governor/teller-ammons/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Teller Ammons |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/teller%20ammons.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127013645/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/teller%20ammons.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 12, 1937}}{{Cite news |date=1937-01-12 |title=New Governor Takes Oath at Noon Tuesday |page=1 |work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-ammons-inaugurat/129316399/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802210930/https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-ammons-inaugurat/129316399/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 10, 1939
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1936

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

|{{sortname|Frank|Hayes|dab=unionist}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|29

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Carr, Ralph"|75px

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

|rowspan="2"|Ralph Lawrence Carr
{{Small|(1887–1950)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=147–148}}{{Cite web |title=Ralph Lawrence Carr |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/ralph-lawrence-carr/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060444/https://www.nga.org/governor/ralph-lawrence-carr/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Ralph L. Carr |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Carr.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130010628/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Carr.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 10, 1939}}{{Cite news |last=Mickel |first=Merlin |date=1939-01-10 |title=Hundreds of Persons Crowd Into State House Corridors |page=1 |work=The Daily Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-carr-inaugurated-janu/129316986/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802210935/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-carr-inaugurated-janu/129316986/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 12, 1943
{{small|(did not run)}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1938

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

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|John Charles|Vivian}}

style="height:2em;"

|1940

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|30

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Vivian, Charles"|75px

|rowspan="2"|John Charles Vivian
{{Small|(1887–1964)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=148–149}}{{Cite web |title=John Charles Vivian |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-charles-vivian/ |access-date=February 13, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060445/https://www.nga.org/governor/john-charles-vivian/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=John Charles Vivian |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Vivian.pdf |access-date=February 13, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214060444/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Vivian.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 12, 1943}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1943 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882332&seq=109 103] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803140631/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882332&seq=109 |date=August 3, 2023 }}, accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 14, 1947
{{small|(did not run)}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1942

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|William Eugene|Higby}}

style="height:2em;"

|1944

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|31

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Knous, William"|75px

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

|rowspan="2"|William Lee Knous
{{Small|(1889–1959)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=149}}{{Cite web |title=William Lee Knous |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-lee-knous/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201125045/https://www.nga.org/governor/william-lee-knous/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=William Lee Knous |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Knous.pdf |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214191023/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Knous.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 14, 1947}}{{Cite news |date=1947-01-14 |title=Knous Takes Oath Shortly After Noon |page=1 |work=The Daily Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-knous-inaugurated-jan/129319563/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802210931/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-knous-inaugurated-jan/129319563/ |url-status=live }}
–
April 15, 1950
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Knous resigned, having been confirmed to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1946

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

|{{sortname|Homer L.|Pearson}}

style="height:2em;"

|1948

|{{sortname|Walter Walford|Johnson}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|32

|data-sort-value="Johnson, Walter"|75px

|Walter Walford Johnson
{{Small|(1904–1987)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=149–150}}{{Cite web |title=Walter Walfred Johnson |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/walter-walfred-johnson/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214191026/https://www.nga.org/governor/walter-walfred-johnson/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Walter Walford Johnson |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Walter%20Johnson.pdf |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214191022/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Walter%20Johnson.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|April 15, 1950}}{{Cite news |date=1950-04-15 |title=Walt Johnson Now Colorado's 32nd Governor |page=1 |work=Greeley Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/greeley-daily-tribune-johnson-succeeds-k/129319617/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802211546/https://www.newspapers.com/article/greeley-daily-tribune-johnson-succeeds-k/129319617/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 9, 1951
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

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

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

|{{sortname|Charles P.|Murphy|nolink=1}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|33

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Thornton, Daniel"|75px

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

|rowspan="2"|Daniel I. J. Thornton
{{Small|(1911–1976)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=150}}{{Cite web |title=Daniel Isaac J. Thornton |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/daniel-issac-j-thornton/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214191020/https://www.nga.org/governor/daniel-issac-j-thornton/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Daniel I. J. Thornton |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Thornton.pdf |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130012513/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Thornton.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 9, 1951}}Colo. General Assembly. House Journal. 1951 sess., [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882337&seq=116 112] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804043851/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882337&seq=116 |date=August 4, 2023 }}, accessed August 2, 2023
–
January 11, 1955
{{small|(did not run)}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1950

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Gordon|Allott}}

style="height:2em;"

|1952

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|34

|data-sort-value="Johnson, Edwin"|75px

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

|Edwin C. Johnson
{{Small|(1884–1970)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=145–146}}

|{{dts|January 11, 1955}}{{Cite news |last=Seymour |first=Hal |date=1955-01-11 |title=Ed Johnson Takes Oath As Governor |page=1 |work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-johnson-inaugura/129323229/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802214607/https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-johnson-inaugura/129323229/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 8, 1957
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1954

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

|{{sortname|Stephen|McNichols}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|35

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="McNichols, Stephen"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Stephen McNichols
{{Small|(1914–1997)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=151}}{{Cite web |title=Stephen Lucid Robert McNichols |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/stephen-lucid-robert-mcnichols/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214191025/https://www.nga.org/governor/stephen-lucid-robert-mcnichols/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Stephen McNichols |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/McNichols.pdf |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214191024/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/McNichols.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 8, 1957}}{{Cite news |last=Gauss |first=Gordon G. |date=1957-01-08 |title=McNichols Urges Go-Slow Policy Pending Surveys |page=1 |work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-mcnichols-inaugu/129326600/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802213052/https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-mcnichols-inaugu/129326600/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 8, 1963
{{small|(lost election)}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1956

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

|{{sortname|Frank L.|Hays}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}

style="height:2em;"

|1958{{efn|First term under a 1956 constitutional amendment, which lengthened terms to four years.}}

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

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Robert Lee|Knous}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|36

|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Love, John"|75px

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

|rowspan="3"|John Arthur Love
{{Small|(1916–2002)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=151–152}}{{Cite web |title=John Arthur Love |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-arthur-love/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131141747/https://www.nga.org/governor/john-arthur-love/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=John A. Love |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Love.pdf |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214191023/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Love.pdf |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 8, 1963}}{{Cite news |date=1963-01-08 |title=Love Sworn, Pledges To Curb Government |page=1 |work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-love-inaugurated/129326701/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802210932/https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-love-inaugurated/129326701/ |url-status=live }}
–
July 16, 1973
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Love resigned, having been appointed Director of the Office of Energy Policy.}}

|rowspan="3"|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1962

style="height:2em;"

|1966

|{{sortname|Mark Anthony|Hogan}}{{efn|name=lt-dem}}

style="height:2em;"

|1970

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

|{{sortname|John D.|Vanderhoof}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|37

|data-sort-value="Vanderhoof, John"|75px

|John D. Vanderhoof
{{Small|(1922–2013)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=152–153}}{{Cite web |title=John D. Vanderhoof |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/governor-john-d-vanderhoof/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214201110/https://www.nga.org/governor/governor-john-d-vanderhoof/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=John Vanderhoof |url=https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Vanderhoof.pdf |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=January 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130005651/https://archives.colorado.gov/sites/archives/files/Vanderhoof.pdf |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|July 16, 1973}}{{Cite news |date=1973-07-16 |title=John Vanderhoof Becomes State's 37th Governor |page=1 |work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-vanderhoof-succe/129327700/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802210934/https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-vanderhoof-succe/129327700/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 14, 1975
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

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

|{{sortname|Ted L.|Strickland}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|38

|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Lamm, Richard"|75px

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

|rowspan="3"|Richard Lamm
{{Small|(1935–2021)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=153}}{{Cite web |title=Richard D. Lamm |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/richard-d-lamm/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214201112/https://www.nga.org/governor/richard-d-lamm/ |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 14, 1975}}{{Cite news |last=Hilliard |first=Carl |date=1975-01-14 |title=Black Legislators Walk Out on Lamm |page=1 |work=Greeley Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/greeley-daily-tribune-lamm-inaugurated-j/129327890/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802211539/https://www.newspapers.com/article/greeley-daily-tribune-lamm-inaugurated-j/129327890/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 13, 1987
{{small|(did not run)}}

|rowspan="3"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=77–78}}

|1974

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

|{{sortname|George L.|Brown}}

style="height:2em;"

|1978

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Nancy E.|Dick}}

style="height:2em;"

|1982

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="5" scope="rowgroup"|39

|rowspan="5" data-sort-value="Romer, Roy"|75px

|rowspan="5"|Roy Romer
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1928)}}
{{Cite web |title=Roy Romer |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/roy-romer/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214201109/https://www.nga.org/governor/roy-romer/ |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="5"|{{dts|January 13, 1987}}{{Cite news |date=1987-01-13 |title=Romer Sworn In As New Governor |page=1A |work=The Daily Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-romer-inaugurated-jan/129328005/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802213053/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-romer-inaugurated-jan/129328005/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 12, 1999
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|Under a 1990 amendment to the constitution, governors may not serve more than two consecutive terms.{{Cite web |title=Colo. Const. art. IV, § 1 |url=https://law.justia.com/constitution/colorado/cnart4.html |access-date=2023-12-14 |archive-date=December 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215050221/https://law.justia.com/constitution/colorado/cnart4.html |url-status=live }}|name=limits}}

|rowspan="5"|Democratic

|1986

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Mike|Callihan}}
{{small|(resigned May 10, 1994)}}

style="height:2em;"

|rowspan="3"|1990

style="height:2em;"

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

style="height:2em;"

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

|{{sortname|Samuel H.|Cassidy}}
{{small|(took office May 11, 1994)}}

style="height:2em;"

|1994

|{{sortname|Gail|Schoettler}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|40

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Owens, Bill"|75px

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

|rowspan="2"|Bill Owens
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1950)}}
{{Cite web |title=Bill Owens |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/bill-owens/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214201111/https://www.nga.org/governor/bill-owens/ |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 12, 1999}}{{Cite news |last=Cleary |first=C. Patrick |date=1999-01-13 |title=Gov. Owens Takes the Reins |page=1A |work=The Daily Sentinel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-owens-inaugurated-jan/129328102/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802211544/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-owens-inaugurated-jan/129328102/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 9, 2007
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican

|1998

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

|{{sortname|Joe|Rogers|dab=politician}}

style="height:2em;"

|2002

|{{sortname|Jane E.|Norton}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|41

|data-sort-value="Ritter, Bill"|75px

|rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|Bill Ritter
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1956)}}
{{Cite web |title=Bill Ritter |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/bill-ritter/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214201107/https://www.nga.org/governor/bill-ritter/ |url-status=live }}

|{{dts|January 9, 2007}}{{Cite news |date=2007-01-10 |title=Colorado's Gov. Ritter Takes Over |page=1A |work=The Daily Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-ritter-inaugurated-ja/129328236/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802211538/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-ritter-inaugurated-ja/129328236/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 11, 2011
{{small|(did not run)}}{{cite news |last=Fender |first=Jessica |date=January 6, 2010 |title=Ritter ends re-election bid |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2010/01/06/ritter-ends-re-election-bid/ |work=The Denver Post |access-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224015804/https://www.denverpost.com/2010/01/06/ritter-ends-re-election-bid/ |url-status=live }}

|Democratic

|2006

|rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|{{sortname|Barbara|O'Brien|dab=politician}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|42

|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Hickenlooper, John"|75px

|rowspan="3"|John Hickenlooper
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1952)}}
{{Cite web |title=John Hickenlooper |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-hickenlooper/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214201112/https://www.nga.org/governor/john-hickenlooper/ |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 11, 2011}}{{Cite news |last1=Paulson |first1=Steven K. |last2=Wyatt |first2=Kristen |date=2011-01-12 |title=Hickenlooper Pledges To Work on Economy |page=A1 |work=Fort Collins Coloradoan |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-hickenlooper-ina/129328291/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802214559/https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-hickenlooper-ina/129328291/ |url-status=live }}
–
January 8, 2019
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits}}

|rowspan="3"|Democratic

|2010

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Joseph|García|dab=U.S. politician}}
{{small|(resigned May 12, 2016)}}

style="height:2em;"

|rowspan="2"|2014

style="height:2em;"

|{{sortname|Donna|Lynne}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|43

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Polis, Jared"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Jared Polis
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1975)}}
{{Cite web |title=Jared Polis |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/jared-polis/ |access-date=February 14, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205200741/https://www.nga.org/governor/jared-polis/ |url-status=live }}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 8, 2019}}{{Cite news |last=Garcia |first=Nic |date=2019-01-08 |title=Jared Polis sworn in as Colorado governor: "This is a moment in history" |language=en-US |work=Denver Post |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/08/jared-polis-inauguration-gay-governor-colorado/ |access-date=2023-08-02 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802210034/https://www.denverpost.com/2019/01/08/jared-polis-inauguration-gay-governor-colorado/ |url-status=live }}
–
Incumbent{{efn|Polis' second term began on January 10, 2023,{{Cite news |title=Gov. Polis, Colorado state leaders sworn into office during 2023 inauguration | url=https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/news/governor-polis-colorado-inauguration-2023 |access-date=2025-01-23 |work=Rocky Mountain PBS |language=en}} and will expire on January 12, 2027; he will be term-limited.}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic

|2018

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Dianne|Primavera}}

style="height:2em;"

|2022

Notes

References

;General

{{Cite web |title=Governors of Colorado |url=https://www.nga.org/former-governors/colorado/ |access-date=July 10, 2019 |publisher=National Governors Association |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711040256/https://www.nga.org/former-governors/colorado/ |url-status=live }}
{{Cite web |title=Governors |url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/governors |access-date=December 14, 2018 |publisher=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022157/https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/governors |url-status=live }}
{{Cite web |title=The Territorial Governors Collection |url=http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/govs/terscope.html |access-date=January 18, 2008 |publisher=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154818/http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/govs/terscope.html |url-status=live }}
{{Cite book |last=University of Colorado |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xmkcAAAAMAAJ |title=The University of Colorado Studies, volume IV |year=1907 }}
{{Cite book |last=Sobel |first=Robert |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0001sobe/ |title=Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. I |publisher=Meckler Books |year=1978 |isbn=9780930466015 |access-date=July 10, 2019 }}
{{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=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 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |archive-date=January 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126122023/https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC |url-status=live }}
{{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 Colorado - History |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=110 |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=www.ourcampaigns.com |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725082143/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=110 |url-status=live }}

;Constitutions

{{Cite web |year=1876 |title=Constitution of the State of Colorado, as amended, annotated |url=http://www.michie.com/colorado/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505063110/http://www.michie.com/colorado/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp= |archive-date=May 5, 2012 |access-date=October 22, 2008 |publisher=Michie's Legal Resources }}
{{Cite web |year=1876 |title=Constitution of the State of Colorado |url=http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/constitution/1876.pdf |access-date=October 22, 2008 |publisher=Colorado State Archives |archive-date=October 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029011323/http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/constitution/1876.pdf |url-status=live }}

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External links

[https://www.colorado.gov/governor/ Office of the Governor of Colorado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720060705/https://www.colorado.gov/governor/ |date=July 20, 2023 }}

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