list of governors of Alabama

{{Infobox official post

| post = Governor

| body = Alabama

| insignia = Seal of the Governor of Alabama.svg

| insigniasize = 110

| insigniacaption = Seal of the governor

| flag = Flag of the Governor of Alabama.svg

| flagborder = yes

| flagcaption = Standard of the governor

| image = Governor Kay Ivey 2017 (cropped).jpg

| incumbent = Kay Ivey

| incumbentsince = April 10, 2017

| style = {{ublist|Governor
(informal)|The Honorable
(formal)}}

| department = Government of Alabama

| status = {{ublist|Head of state|Head of government}}

| residence = Alabama Governor's Mansion

| termlength = Four years, renewable once consecutively

| precursor = Governor of Alabama Territory

| inaugural = William Wyatt Bibb

| formation = {{start date and age|1819|12|14|p=1|br=1}}

| succession = Line of succession

| deputy = Lieutenant Governor of Alabama

| salary = $127,833 (2022){{Cite web |title=Governor of Alabama |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Governor_of_Alabama |access-date=April 2, 2022 |publisher=Ballotpedia}}

| website = {{URL|governor.alabama.gov}}

}}

The governor of Alabama is the head of government of the U.S. state of Alabama. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Alabama's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws.

There have officially been 54 governors of the state of Alabama; this official numbering skips acting and military governors.{{Cite web |title=Alabama Governors |url=https://archives.alabama.gov/research/guidance/fast-facts/officials/governor.aspx |access-date=September 22, 2023 |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives and History}} The first governor, William Wyatt Bibb, served as the only governor of the Alabama Territory. Five people have served as acting governor, bringing the total number of people serving as governor to 59, spread over 63 distinct terms. Four governors have served multiple non-consecutive terms: Bibb Graves, Jim Folsom, and Fob James each served two, and George Wallace served three non-consecutive periods. Officially, these non-consecutive terms are numbered only with the number of their first term. William D. Jelks also served non-consecutive terms, but his first term was in an acting capacity.

The longest-serving governor was George Wallace, who served 16 years over four terms. The shortest term for a non-acting governor was that of Hugh McVay, who served four and a half months after replacing the resigning Clement Comer Clay. Lurleen Wallace, the first wife of George Wallace, was the first woman to serve as governor of Alabama, and the third woman to serve as governor of any state. The current governor is Republican Kay Ivey, who took office on April 10, 2017 following Robert J. Bentley's resignation amidst a corruption scandal. She is the second female governor of Alabama.

List of governors

=Territory of Alabama=

Alabama Territory was formed on March 3, 1817, from Mississippi Territory.{{usstat|3|371}} It had only one governor appointed by the President of the United States before it became a state; he became the first state governor.

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|+ Governor of the Territory of Alabama

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

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

!scope="col"|Term in office

!scope="col"|Appointed by

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|William Wyatt Bibb
{{Small|(1781–1820)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=5}}{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=1–2}}{{Cite web |title=William Wyatt Bibb |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-wyatt-bibb/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Dupre |first=Daniel S. |date=September 30, 2014 |title=William Wyatt Bibb (1819-20) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1416 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|September 25, 1817{{efn|Records are scarce as to when Bibb was actually appointed. The territory was formed on March 3, 1817, but he was appointed by President James Monroe, who did not take office until the next day. Other resources indicate that other major appointments for the territory were made on March 6.{{Cite book |last=Shearer |first=Benjamin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tdB0wx9WsgEC&pg=PA41 |title=The Uniting States – The Story of Statehood for the Fifty United States, Volume 1: Alabama to Kentucky |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=2004 |isbn=9780313331053 |location=Westport, Connecticut |page=41 |access-date=August 2, 2010}} However, the earliest contemporary news report on his nomination so far found was on May 23,{{Cite news |date=1817-05-23 |title=none |page=3 |work=Weekly Raleigh Register |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/117203039/bibb-appointed-governor-of-alabama/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |quote=The Georgia Journal says that Dr. Bibb has been appointed Governor of the Alabama Territory. |via=Newspapers.com}} and other major sources say he first received his commission on September 25.{{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=4 |language=en}} He was formally nominated on December 12,U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 15th Cong., 1st sess., [https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llej&fileName=003/llej003.db&recNum=102 95–96], accessed September 25, 2023. and confirmed by the Senate on December 15.U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 15th Cong., 1st sess., [https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llej&fileName=003/llej003.db&recNum=105 98], accessed September 25, 2023.}}
–
November 9, 1819
{{small|(elected state governor)}}

|James Monroe

=State of Alabama=

File:Seal of the Governor-Elect of Alabama.svg]]

File:Flag of the Governor of Alabama (1868–1939).svg before 1939]]

Alabama was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819.{{usstat|3|489}}, {{usstat|3|608}} It seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861,{{Cite web |title=Secession Ordinances of 13 Confederate States |url=http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3953 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905091739/http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3953 |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |access-date=May 24, 2015 |publisher=University of Houston}} and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861.[http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/19conf/19conf.html#p1 Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820151934/http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/19conf/19conf.html |date=August 20, 2016 }}, accessed July 8, 2015 Following the end of the American Civil War, Alabama during Reconstruction was part of the Third Military District, which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. Alabama was readmitted to the Union on July 14, 1868.Act authorizing readmission on ratification of 14th amendment: {{usstat|15|73}}. Proclamation of Alabama's ratification: {{usstat|15|704}}.

The first Alabama Constitution, ratified in 1819, provided that a governor be elected every two years, limited to serve no more than 4 out of every 6 years. This limit remained in place until the constitution of 1868, which simply allowed governors to serve terms of two years. The current constitution of 1901 increased terms to four years, but prohibited governors from succeeding themselves. An amendment in 1968 allowed governors to succeed themselves once; a governor serving two consecutive terms can run again after waiting out the next term.{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|p=28}} The constitution had no set date for the commencement of a governor's term until 1901, when it was set at the first Monday after the second Tuesday in the January following an election. However, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in 1911 that a governor's term ends at midnight at the end of Monday, and the next governor's term begins the next day, regardless of if they were sworn in on Monday.{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|p=28}}

The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868, abolished in 1875, and recreated in 1901. According to the current constitution, should the governor be out of the state for more than 20 days, the lieutenant governor becomes acting governor, and if the office of governor becomes vacant the lieutenant governor ascends to the governorship.{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=29–30}} The governor and the lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ticket.

Alabama was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only candidates from the Democratic-Republican and Democratic parties. It had two Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 112 years passed before voters chose another Republican.

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|+ Governors of the State of Alabama

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

!scope="colgroup" colspan="4"|Governor

!scope="col"|Term in office

!scope="col"|Party

!scope="col"|Election

!scope="colgroup" colspan=2|Lt. Governor{{efn|The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in 1868, abolished in 1875, and recreated in 1901.{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=29–30}}}}{{efn|Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.}}

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!scope="row"|1

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

|colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="background:{{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}}; border-bottom: none;"|

|William Wyatt Bibb
{{Small|(1781–1820)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=5}}{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=1–2}}

|{{dts|November 9, 1819}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1st sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1819/HJ_1819/page/n57 59], accessed September 25, 2023
–
July 10, 1820
{{small|(died in office)}}

|Democratic-
Republican{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=1}}

|1819

|colspan="2" rowspan="30" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|Office did not exist

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|2

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

|Thomas Bibb
{{Small|(1783–1839)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=5–6}}{{Cite web |title=Thomas Bibb |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-bibb/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Dupre |first=Daniel S. |date=May 27, 2021 |title=Thomas Bibb (1820-21) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1531 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|July 10, 1820}}{{efn|William Wyatt Bibb died on July 10, 1820.{{Cite news |date=August 16, 1820 |title=Died |work=Hillsborough Recorder |location=Hillsborough, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/33761662/william_w_bibb_died/ |access-date=July 11, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com}} Multiple sources state that Thomas Bibb did not succeed him until either July 15{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=2}} or July 25. It is unknown if this was the formal inauguration, or if a vacancy existed in the office; it is assumed that succession was automatic, as per the constitution, and that Thomas Bibb's term began on July 10.}}
–
November 9, 1821
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic-
Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from
president of
the Senate}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|3

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Pickens, Israel"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Israel Pickens
{{Small|(1780–1827)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=6–7}}{{Cite web |title=Israel Pickens |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/israel-pickens/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Dupre |first=Daniel S. |date=June 9, 2021 |title=Israel Pickens (1821-25) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1912 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|November 9, 1821}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 3rd sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1821/HJ_1821_11_12/page/n27 29], accessed July 27, 2023
–
November 25, 1825
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|Under the 1819 constitution, governors were limited to no more than four years out of every term of six years.{{Cite web |title=1819 Ala. Const. art. IV, § 4 |url=http://www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu/Search/results.aspx?srch=1&state=%27AL%27&CID=116&art=4&sec=4&amd=&key=&Yr= |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu}}|name=limits-1819}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic-
Republican{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=1}}

|1821

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|1823

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!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|4

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

|rowspan="5" style="background:{{party color|Democratic-Republican Party}}; border-top: none; padding: .2em .2em !important;"|

|rowspan="5" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}; border-bottom: none; padding: .2em .2em !important;"|

|rowspan="2"|John Murphy
{{Small|({{Abbr|d.|died in}} 1841)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=7}}{{Cite web |title=John Murphy |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-murphy/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Hugh C. |date=June 7, 2021 |title=John Murphy (1825-29) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1466 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|November 25, 1825}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 7th sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1825-1826/HJ_1825_1826/page/n23/ 24], accessed July 27, 2023
–
November 21, 1829
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1819}}

|rowspan="2"|Jackson
Democrat{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=2}}

|1825

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|1827

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|5

|data-sort-value="Moore, Gabriel"|75px

|Gabriel Moore
{{Small|(1785–1844)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=8}}{{Cite web |title=Gabriel Moore |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/gabriel-moore/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Amos Doss |first=Harriet E. |date=June 7, 2021 |title=Gabriel Moore (1829-31) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2004 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|November 21, 1829}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 11th sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1829-1830/HJ_1829_1830/page/n31 33], accessed July 27, 2023
–
March 3, 1831
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Moore resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.}}

|Jackson
Democrat{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=2}}

|1829

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!scope="row"|6

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

|Samuel B. Moore
{{Small|(1789–1846)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=8–9}}{{Cite web |title=Samuel B. Moore |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/samuel-b-moore/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=McDaniel |first=Mary Jane |date=June 7, 2021 |title=Samuel B. Moore (1831) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1532 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|March 3, 1831}}{{Cite news |date=1831-03-31 |title=none | quote=On the 3d instant, Gabriel Moore, Governor of the State of Alabama and United States' Senator elect, resigned his office as Governor into the hands of Samuel B. Moore, of Jackson County, President of the Senate... |page=3 |work=The North-Carolina Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-north-carolina-star-samuel-moore-suc/128974801/ |access-date=2023-07-27}}
–
November 26, 1831
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Jackson
Democrat{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from
president of
the Senate}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|7

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

|rowspan="2"|John Gayle
{{Small|(1792–1859)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=9–10}}{{Cite web |title=John Gayle |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-gayle/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Wiggins |first=Sarah Woolfoolk |date=June 1, 2021 |title=John Gayle (1831-35) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1167 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|November 26, 1831}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 13th sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1831-1832/HJ_1831_1832/page/n37/ 38], accessed July 27, 2023
–
November 21, 1835
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1819}}

|Jackson
Democrat{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=3}}

|1831

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|colspan="2" rowspan="7" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}; border-top: none;"|

|Democratic{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=3}}

|1833

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|8

|data-sort-value="Clay, Clement"|75px

|Clement Comer Clay
{{Small|(1789–1866)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=10}}{{Cite web |title=Clement Comer Clay |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/clement-comer-clay/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Thornton, J. Mills |date=May 28, 2021 |title=Clement Comer Clay (1835-37) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1496 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|November 21, 1835}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 17th sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1835-1836/HJ_1835_1836/page/n29 30], accessed July 27, 2023
–
July 17, 1837{{efn|Sources disagree on the exact date McVay succeeded Clay, with the Alabama Department of Archives and History and National Governors Association mentioning both July 16, 1837, and July 17, though July 17 is used more prominently. However, the earliest contemporary news report of Clay's resignation is August 6.{{Cite news |date=1837-08-15 |title=By the Southern Express |page=2 |work=New York Daily Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/117223611/mcvay-becomes-acting-governor/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |via=Newspapers.com}} Clay did not take office in the Senate until September 4.U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 25th Cong., 1st sess., [https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsj&fileName=027/llsj027.db&recNum=4 5], accessed September 25, 2023.|name=date-1837-07}}
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Clay resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=3}}

|1835

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|9

|data-sort-value="McVay, Hugh"|75px

|Hugh McVay
{{Small|(1766–1851)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=10–11}}{{Cite web |title=Hugh McVay |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/hugh-mcvay/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=McDaniel |first=Mary Jane |date=June 4, 2021 |title=Hugh McVay (1837) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1462 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|July 17, 1837}}{{efn|name=date-1837-07}}
–
November 21, 1837
{{small|(successor took office)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from
president of
the Senate}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|10

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Bagby, Arthur"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Arthur P. Bagby
{{Small|(1794–1858)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=11}}{{Cite web |title=Athur Pendleton Bagby |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/arthur-pendleton-bagby/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=McDaniel |first=Mary Jane |date=August 20, 2018 |title=Arthur P. Bagby (1837-41) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1446 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|November 21, 1837}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1837 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-senate-journal-1837/SJ_1837_11_12/page/n33/ 36], accessed July 28, 2023
–
November 22, 1841
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1819}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=4}}

|1837

style="height:2em;"

|1839

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|11

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Fitzpatrick, Benjamin"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Benjamin Fitzpatrick
{{Small|(1802–1869)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=12}}{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Fitzpatrick |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/benjamin-fitzpatrick/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Thornton |first=J. Mills |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1841-45) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1404 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|November 22, 1841}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1841 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1841/HJ_1841_11_12/page/n99/ 101], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 9, 1845
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1819}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Dubin|2003|pp=4–5}}

|1841

style="height:2em;"

|1843

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|12

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

|colspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent (United States)}};"|

|Joshua L. Martin
{{Small|(1799–1856)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=12–13}}{{Cite web |title=Joshua Lanier Martin |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/joshua-lanier-martin/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Hugh C. |date=June 4, 2021 |title=Joshua L. Martin (1845-47) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2005 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|December 9, 1845}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1845 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1845-1846/HJ_1845_1846/page/n55/ 57], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 16, 1847
{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|One contemporary source states Martin withdrew in the final days of the election,{{Cite news |date=August 4, 1847 |title=none | quote=Gov. Martin, the Independent Democratic candidate for Governor of Alabama, has retired from the contest... |work=Washington Telegraph |location=Washington, Arkansas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/33796112/martin_withdraws_from_1847_election/ |access-date=July 12, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com}} but the major sources state he simply did not run.}}

|Independent{{efn|Sources sometimes label Martin as an "Independent Democrat".{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=5}}}}

|1845

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!scope="row"|13

|data-sort-value="Chapman, Reuben"|75px

|colspan="2" rowspan="8" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|Reuben Chapman
{{Small|(1799–1882)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=13–14}}{{Cite web |title=Reuben Chapman |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/reuben-chapman/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Mayfield |first=John |date=May 27, 2021 |title=Reuben Chapman (1847-49) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1530 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|December 16, 1847}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1847–1848 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1847-1848/HJ_1847_1848/page/n67/ 69], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 17, 1849
{{small|(lost nomination)}}{{Cite news |date=1849-06-22 |title=Nomination for Governor |pages=2 |work=Daily State Guard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-state-guard-nomination-for-governo/136767506/ |access-date=2023-12-13}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=5}}

|1847

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|14

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

|rowspan="2"|Henry W. Collier
{{Small|(1801–1855)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=14}}{{Cite web |title=Henry Watkins Collier |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/henry-watkins-collier/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Atkins |first=Leah Rawls |date=December 13, 2017 |title=Henry W. Collier (1849-53) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1467 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 17, 1849}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1849–1850 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1849-1850/HJ_1849_1850/page/n195/ 196], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 20, 1853
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1819}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=6}}

|1849

style="height:2em;"

|1851

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|15

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

|rowspan="2"|John A. Winston
{{Small|(1812–1871)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=14–15}}{{Cite web |title=John Anthony Winston |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-anthony-winston/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Barney |first=William L. |date=June 10, 2021 |title=John A. Winston (1853-57) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1621 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 20, 1853}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1853–1854 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1853-1854/HJ_1853_1854/page/n221/ 220], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 1, 1857
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1819}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Dubin|2003|pp=7–8}}

|1853

style="height:2em;"

|1855

style="height:2em;"

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

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Moore, Andrew"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Andrew B. Moore
{{Small|(1807–1873)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=15–16}}{{Cite web |title=Andrew Barry Moore |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/andrew-barry-moore/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Atkins |first=Leah Rawls |date=September 30, 2014 |title=Andrew B. Moore (1857-61) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1454 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 1, 1857}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1857–1858 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1857-1858/HJ_1857_1858/page/n151/ 153], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 2, 1861
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1819}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Dubin|2003|p=8}}

|1857

style="height:2em;"

|1859

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|17

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

|John Gill Shorter
{{Small|(1818–1872)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=16}}{{Cite web |title=John Gill Shorter |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-gill-shorter/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=McKiven |first=Henry M. Jr. |date=May 14, 2021 |title=John Gill Shorter (1861-63) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1468 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|December 2, 1861}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1861 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1861/HJ_1861_2nd/page/n205/ 207], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 1, 1863
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1861

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|18

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

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

|Thomas H. Watts
{{Small|(1819–1892)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=17}}{{Cite web |title=Thomas Hill Watts |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-hill-watts/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=McKiven |first=Henry M. Jr. |date=June 10, 2021 |title=Thomas Hill Watts (1863-65) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1630 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|December 1, 1863}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1863 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1863/HJ_1863/page/n197/ 199], accessed July 28, 2023
–
May 3, 1865{{efn|Modern sources disagree on when Watts was removed and arrested, but contemporary news sources report he was arrested on May 3, 1865.{{Cite news |date=May 25, 1865 |title=The Latest by Telegraph |work=Leavenworth Times |location=Leavenworth, Kansas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/33764121/watts_arrested/ |access-date=July 11, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=May 30, 1865 |title=Gov. Watts Arrested |work=The Daily Progress |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/33764163/the_daily_progress/ |access-date=July 11, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com}}|name=date-1865-05}}
{{small|(arrested and removed)}}{{efn|Watts was arrested by Union forces soon after the American Civil War ended; he was released a few weeks later.}}

|Whig{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1863

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|—

|style="background:#EEEEEE;" colspan="4"|Vacant

|{{dts|May 3, 1865}}{{efn|name=date-1865-05}}
–
June 21, 1865

|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Office vacated
after civil war}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|19

|data-sort-value="Parsons, Lewis"|75px

|colspan="2" rowspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Nonpartisan politician}};"|

|Lewis E. Parsons
{{Small|(1817–1895)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=17–18}}{{Cite web |title=Lewis Eliphalet Parsons |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/lewis-eliphalet-parsons/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Wiggins |first=Sarah Woolfolk |date=June 8, 2021 |title=Lewis Eliphalet Parsons (1865) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1169 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|June 21, 1865}}[https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/44206 "President Johnson appoints Lewis E. Parsons, Sr. as provisional governor of Alabama,"] House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 13, 1865
{{small|(successor took office)}}

|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Provisional governor
appointed by President}}{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|20

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

|Robert M. Patton
{{Small|(1809–1885)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=18–19}}{{Cite web |title=Robert Miller Patton |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/robert-miller-patton/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=William Warren |date=June 8, 2021 |title=Robert M. Patton (1865-67) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2006 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|December 13, 1865}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1865–1866 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1865-1866/HJ_1865_1866/page/n149/ 151], accessed July 28, 2023
–
July 13, 1868{{efn|Sources, even contemporary reporting, disagree on when Smith succeeded Patton. Modern sources tend to say Patton left office on July 24, 1868, but older sources place it on July 12,{{Cite news |date=1868-07-15 |title=General News |page=3 |work=Iowa County Democrat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/117225116/meade-removes-patton-as-governor/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |quote=Gen. Meade has issued orders appointing ... Wm. H. Smith to be Governor of Alabama, vice Patton removed, and A.J. Poplegate[sic] Lieutenant Governor, to take effect July 12th. |via=Newspapers.com}} July 13,{{Cite news |date=1868-07-14 |title=Governor of Alabama Inaugurated |page=3 |work=The Daily Standard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/117225184/governor-of-alabama-inaugurated/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |quote=July 13 — Gov. Smith and Lieut. Gov. Applegate were sworn in to-day. |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1868-07-14 |title=Alabama |page=5 |work=New York Daily Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/117225551/installation-of-state-officers-and/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |quote=Governor Smith and Lieutenant Governor Applegate were sworn in to-day as provisional officers. |via=Newspapers.com}} or July 14.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=19}}{{Cite news |date=1868-07-22 |title=Alabama |page=2 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/117225288/meade-removes-lt-gov-of-alabama/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |quote=I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your order of 14th inst., removing me from the office of Secretary of State... |via=Newspapers.com}} As news tended to link Smith taking office with the passage of the 14th amendment, which occurred on July 13,{{usstat|15|705}} that date is used.|name=date-1868}}
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Nonpartisan{{efn|The 1865 election was non-partisan;{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=18–19}}{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=6}} politically, Patton was a Whig.{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}}}

|1865

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|—

|data-sort-value="Swayne, Wager"|75px

|Wager Swayne
{{Small|(1834–1902)}}
{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Michael W. |date=June 28, 2013 |title=Wager T. Swayne |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1465 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|March 2, 1867}}{{efn|The date given for Swayne is the date of the first Reconstruction Act, which placed Alabama into the Third Military District; all references only say "March 1867" and when the Reconstruction Acts were passed.}}
–
January 11, 1868
{{small|(removed)}}{{efn|In December 1867, President Andrew Johnson ordered the removal of Major General Swayne. He was replaced on January 11, 1868, by Major General Julius Hayden.}}

|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Military occupation}}{{efn|The United States Congress stripped Patton of most of his authority in March 1867, after which time the state was effectively under the control of Major General Swayne.|name=swayne}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|21

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

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

|rowspan="2"|William Hugh Smith
{{Small|(1826–1899)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=19}}{{Cite web |title=William Hugh Smith |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-hugh-smith/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Michael W. |date=June 10, 2021 |title=William Hugh Smith (1868-1870) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2007 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|July 13, 1868}}{{efn|name=date-1868}}
–
November 26, 1870{{efn|Lindsay was sworn into office on November 26, 1870, but Smith refused to leave his seat for two weeks, claiming Lindsay was fraudulently elected; he finally left office on December 8, when a court so ordered.{{Cite book |last=White |first=James Terry |url=https://archive.org/details/nationalcyclopa00whitgoog/page/n460 |title=The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography |publisher=James T. White & Company |year=1900 |page=435 |access-date=January 18, 2008}}|name=elect-1870}}
{{small|(lost election)}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|rowspan="2"|1868

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

|{{sortname|Andrew J.|Applegate}}
{{small|(died August 21, 1870)}}

style="height:2em;"

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

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|22

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

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

|Robert B. Lindsay
{{Small|(1824–1902)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=19–20}}{{Cite web |title=Robert Burns Lindsay |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/robert-burns-lindsay/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Michael W. |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Robert Burns Lindsay (1870-72) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1445 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|November 26, 1870}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1870–1871 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1870-1871/HJ_1870_1871/page/n29/ 31], accessed July 28, 2023
–
November 25, 1872
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1870{{efn|name=elect-1870}}

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

|{{sortname|Edward H.|Moren}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|23

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

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

|David P. Lewis
{{Small|(1820–1884)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=20–21}}{{Cite web |title=David Peter Lewis |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/david-peter-lewis/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Wiggins |first=Sarah Woolfolk |date=June 3, 2021 |title=David P. Lewis (1872-74) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1170 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|November 25, 1872}}{{Cite news |date=November 26, 1872 |title=Politics in Alabama |work=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/33775772/alabama_governor_lewis_inaugurated/ |access-date=July 28, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite news |date=1872-11-28 |title=none |pages=2 |work=The Tuskaloosa Gazette |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tuskaloosa-gazette-lewis-takes-oath/136737760/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |quote=D. P. Lewis qualified for Governor of Alabama on the 25th inst., by taking the oath of office in the Executive Chamber}}
–
November 24, 1874
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Republican{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1872

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

|{{sortname|Alexander|McKinstry}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|24

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Houston, George"|75px

|colspan="2" rowspan="39" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|

|rowspan="2"|George S. Houston
{{Small|(1811–1879)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=21}}{{Cite web |title=George Smith Houston |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-smith-houston/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=William Warren |date=June 2, 2021 |title=George S. Houston (1874-78) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1511 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|November 24, 1874}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1874–1875 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1874-1875/HJ_1874_1875/page/n55/ 56], accessed July 28, 2023
–
November 27, 1878
{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Houston was instead elected to the United States Senate.}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1874

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

|{{sortname|Robert F.|Ligon}}

style="height:2em;"

|1876

|colspan="2" rowspan="15" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|Office did not exist

style="height:2em;"

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

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Cobb, Rufus"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Rufus W. Cobb
{{Small|(1829–1913)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=21–22}}{{Cite web |title=Rufus Willis Cobb |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/rufus-willis-cobb/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Robert David |date=November 13, 2016 |title=Rufus W. Cobb (1878-82) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1451 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|November 27, 1878}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1878–1879 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1878-1879/HJ_1878_1879/page/n149/ 151], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 1, 1882
{{small|(did not run)}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1878

style="height:2em;"

|1880

style="height:2em;"

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

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="O'Neal, Edward"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Edward A. O'Neal
{{Small|(1818–1890)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=22–23}}{{Cite web |title=Edward Asbury O'Neal |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/edward-asbury-oneal/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=McDaniel |first=Mary Jane |date=June 7, 2021 |title=Edward A. O'Neal (1882-86) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1459 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 1, 1882}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1882–1883 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-senate-journal-1882-1883/SJ_1882_Nov_1883_Feb/page/n153/ 155], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 1, 1886
{{small|(did not run)}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1882

style="height:2em;"

|1884

style="height:2em;"

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

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Seay, Thomas"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Thomas Seay
{{Small|(1846–1896)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=23}}{{Cite web |title=Thomas Seay |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-seay/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Robert David |date=March 4, 2020 |title=Thomas Seay (1886-90) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1533 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 1, 1886}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1886–1887 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-senate-journal-1886-1887/SJ_1886_Nov_1887_Feb/page/n191/ 194], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 1, 1890
{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Seay instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1886

style="height:2em;"

|1888

style="height:2em;"

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

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Jones, Thomas"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Thomas G. Jones
{{Small|(1844–1914)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=24}}{{Cite web |title=Thomas Goode Jones |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-goode-jones/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Pruitt |first=Paul McWhorter Jr. |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Thomas Goode Jones (1890-94) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1463 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 1, 1890}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the Senate. 1890–1891 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-senate-journal-1890-1891/SJ_1890_Nov_1891_Feb/page/n183/ 186], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 1, 1894
{{small|(did not run)}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1890

style="height:2em;"

|1892

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|29

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

|William C. Oates
{{Small|(1835–1910)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=24–25}}{{Cite web |title=William Calvin Oates |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-calvin-oates/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Pruitt |first=Paul McWhorter Jr. |date=June 8, 2021 |title=William Calvin Oates (1894-96) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1410 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|December 1, 1894}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1894–1895 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1894-1895/HJ_1894_1895/page/n251/ 254], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 1, 1896
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1894

style="height:2em;"

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

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Johnston, Joseph"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Joseph F. Johnston
{{Small|(1843–1913)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=25–26}}{{Cite web |title=Joseph Forney Johnston |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-forney-johnston/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Perman |first=Michael |date=June 2, 2021 |title=Joseph F. Johnston (1896-1900) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1534 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 1, 1896}}Ala. General Assembly. Journal of the House of Representatives. 1896–1897 sess., [https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1896-1897/HJ_1896_1897/page/n365/ 368], accessed July 28, 2023
–
December 1, 1900
{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Johnston instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1896

style="height:2em;"

|1898

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|—

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

|William D. Jelks
{{Small|(1855–1931)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=26–27}}{{Cite web |title=William Dorsey Jelks |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-dorsey-jelks/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Alsobrook |first=David E. |date=June 2, 2021 |title=William D. Jelks (1901-07) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1438 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|December 1, 1900}}
–
December 26, 1900
{{small|(acting)}}{{efn|Samford was ill at the start of his term on December 1,{{Cite news |date=1900-12-02 |title=Samford Is Now Governor |page=1 |work=The Selma Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-samford-took-office-dece/129061203/ |access-date=2023-07-29}} and was unable to perform his duties until December 26.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=27}} President of the Senate Jelks acted as governor until he could take office,{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=26–27}} with the formal request for him to act as governor made on December 3.{{Cite news |date=1900-12-03 |title=Jelks In Charge |page=1 |work=The Birmingham News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-jelks-in-charge/129062076/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}|name=samford}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|President of
the Senate
acting}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|31

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

|William J. Samford
{{Small|(1844–1901)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=27}}{{Cite web |title=William James Samford |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-james-samford/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Rickard |first=Marlene Hunt |date=June 9, 2021 |title=William J. Samford (1900-01) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2015 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|December 1, 1900}}{{efn|name=samford}}
–
June 11, 1901
{{small|(died in office)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1900

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|32

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

|rowspan="2"|William D. Jelks
{{Small|(1855–1931)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=26–27}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|June 11, 1901}}{{Cite news |date=1901-06-12 |title=Jelks Hurrying Back to Alabama |page=1 |work=The Birmingham News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-jelks-succeeds-samfo/129061818/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}
–
January 14, 1907
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|Under the 1901 constitution, governors were not eligible to succeed themselves.{{Cite web |title=1901 Ala. Const. art. V, § 116 |url=http://www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu/Search/results.aspx?srch=1&state=%27AL%27&CID=124&art=5&sec=116&amd=&key=&Yr= |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu}}|name=limits-1901}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from
president of
the Senate}}

style="height:2em;"

|1902

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

|{{sortname|Russell McWhortor|Cunningham}}
{{small|(acted as governor
April 25, 1904–March 5, 1905)}}{{efn|Jelks was out of state for medical treatment for nearly a year; Lieutenant Governor Cunningham acted as governor in his absence.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=28}}{{Cite web |last=Rikard |first=Marlene Hunt |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Russell M. Cunningham (1904-05) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1620 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}{{Cite web |title=Russell McWorther Cunningham |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/russell-mcworther-cunningham/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|33

|data-sort-value="Comer, B. B."|75px

|B. B. Comer
{{Small|(1848–1927)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=28–29}}{{Cite web |title=Braxton Bragg Comer |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/braxton-bragg-comer/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=David Alan |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Braxton Bragg Comer (1907-11) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1529 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 14, 1907}}{{Cite news |date=1907-01-14 |title=Comer Takes Oath of Office As Governor of Alabama |page=1 |work=The Birmingham News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-comer-inaugurated-ja/129075555/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}
–
January 16, 1911
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1906

|{{sortname|Henry B.|Gray}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|34

|data-sort-value="O'Neal, Emmet"|75px

|Emmet O'Neal
{{Small|(1853–1922)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=29–30}}{{Cite web |title=Emmet O'Neal |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/emmet-oneal/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Rosenburg |first=R. B. |date=June 7, 2021 |title=Emmet O'Neal (1911-15) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1585 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 17, 1911}}{{efn|The constitutional start date for 1911 was January 16, and that is when Emmet O'Neal was sworn in.{{Cite news |last=Betty |first=Berryman G. |date=1911-01-17 |title=Notable Speeches As New Governor Takes Oath at Montgomery |page=1 |work=Birmingham Post-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-oneal-sworn-in-j/129075896/ |access-date=2023-07-29}} However, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in the case of Oberhaus v. State ex rel. McNamara that, regardless of when the swearing in took place, B. B. Comer's term did not end until the end of Monday, and O'Neal's term did not begin until the first minute of the next day.Oberhaus v. State ex rel. McNamara, [https://books.google.com/books?id=pVotAQAAMAAJ pp. 483–499] This precedent appears to have quietly continued, as coverage of Robert J. Bentley's inauguration in 2011 noted he would not officially take office until midnight.{{Cite news |last=White |first=David |date=January 17, 2011 |title=Robert Bentley Ready To Take Office As Next Alabama Governor |work=The Birmingham News |url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/01/bentley_ready_to_take_office_a.html |access-date=December 10, 2018 |quote=Bentley under state law won't officially be governor until just after the stroke of midnight Tuesday morning.}} Therefore, governors since 1911 that served to the end of their term are noted as leaving office on Monday, and their successor taking office on Tuesday.|name=midnight}}
–
January 18, 1915
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1910

|{{sortname|Walter D.|Seed Sr.}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|35

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

|Charles Henderson
{{Small|(1860–1937)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=30}}{{Cite web |title=Charles Henderson |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/charles-henderson/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Lee N. |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Charles Henderson (1915-19) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1461 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 19, 1915}}{{Cite news |date=1915-01-19 |title=Henderson Takes Oath of Office As Next Governor |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-henderson-swor/129076827/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 20, 1919
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1914

|{{sortname|Thomas|Kilby}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|36

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

|Thomas Kilby
{{Small|(1865–1943)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=30–31}}{{Cite web |title=Thomas Erby Kilby |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-erby-kilby/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Breedlove |first=Michael A. |date=June 3, 2021 |title=Thomas E. Kilby (1919-23) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1536 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 21, 1919}}{{Cite news |date=1919-01-21 |title=New Chief Executive Takes Oath |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-kilby-sworn-in/129080010/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 15, 1923
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1918

|{{sortname|Nathan Lee|Miller}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|37

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

|William W. Brandon
{{Small|(1868–1934)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=31–32}}{{Cite web |title=William Woodward Brandon |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-woodward-brandon/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Lee N. |date=December 5, 2017 |title=William W. Brandon (1923-27) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1535 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 16, 1923}}{{Cite news |date=1923-01-16 |title=Immense Crowd Cheers As William W. Brandon Takes Oath As State's Governor |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-brandon-sworn/129080086/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 17, 1927
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1922

|{{sortname|Charles S.|McDowell}}
{{small|(acted as governor
July 10, 1924–July 11, 1924)}}{{efn|Brandon was out of state for 21 days as a delegate to the 1924 Democratic National Convention; Lieutenant Governor McDowell acted as governor for two days.}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|38

|data-sort-value="Graves, Bibb"|75px

|Bibb Graves
{{Small|(1873–1942)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=32–33}}{{Cite web |title=David Bibb Graves |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/david-bibb-graves/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Flynt |first=J. Wayne |date=June 1, 2021 |title=David Bibb Graves (1927-31, 1935-39) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1565 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 18, 1927}}{{Cite news |date=1927-01-18 |title=Thousands Hear New Governor Declare for Law Enforcement After Oath Is Administered |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-graves-sworn-i/129080176/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 19, 1931
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1926

|{{sortname|William C.|Davis|dab=American politician}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|39

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

|Benjamin M. Miller
{{Small|(1864–1944)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=33}}{{Cite web |title=Benjamin Meek Miller |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/benjamin-meek-miller/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Glenn |date=June 4, 2021 |title=Benjamin Meek Miller (1931-35) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1527 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 20, 1931}}{{Cite news |last=McCoy |first=Joseph R. |date=1931-01-20 |title=10,000 Watch Inauguration of 39th Governor |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-miller-sworn-i/129080221/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 14, 1935
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1930

|{{sortname|Hugh Davis|Merrill}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|38

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Graves, Bibb"|89x89px

|rowspan="2"|Bibb Graves
{{Small|(1873–1942)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=32–33}}{{Cite web |title=David Bibb Graves |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/david-bibb-graves/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Flynt |first=J. Wayne |date=June 1, 2021 |title=David Bibb Graves (1927-31, 1935-39) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1565 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 15, 1935}}{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=George L. |date=1935-01-15 |title=Col. Bibb Graves Again Assumes Alabama's Helm |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-graves-sworn-i/129080269/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 16, 1939
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|rowspan="2"|1934

|{{sortname|Thomas E.|Knight}}
{{small|(died May 17, 1937)}}

style="height:2em;"

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

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|40

|data-sort-value="Dixon, Frank"|99x99px

|Frank M. Dixon
{{Small|(1892–1965)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=33–34}}{{Cite web |title=Frank Murray Dixon |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/frank-murray-dixon/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Glenn |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Frank M. Dixon (1939-43) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1460 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 17, 1939}}{{Cite news |last=Hugger |first=Robert |date=1939-01-17 |title=Spectacular Parade, Throng Feature Dixon Administration |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-dixon-sworn-in/129080325/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 18, 1943
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1938

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

|{{sortname|Albert A.|Carmichael}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|41

|data-sort-value="Sparks, Chauncey"|75px

|Chauncey Sparks
{{Small|(1884–1968)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=34–35}}{{Cite web |title=Chauncey Sparks |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/chauncey-sparks/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Harvey H. |date=June 10, 2021 |title=Chauncey Sparks (1943-47) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1458 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 19, 1943}}{{Cite news |date=1943-01-19 |title=Governor's Post Passes to Sparks |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-sparks-sworn-i/129080376/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 20, 1947
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1942

|{{sortname|Leven H.|Ellis}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|42

|data-sort-value="Folsom, Jim 1"|107x107px

|Jim Folsom
{{Small|(1908–1987)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=35}}{{Cite web |title=James Elisha Folsom, Sr. |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-elisha-folsom-sr/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Grafton |first=Carl |last2=Permaloff |first2=Anne |date=April 1, 2019 |title=James E. "Big Jim" Folsom Sr. (1947-51, 1955-59) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1423 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 21, 1947}}{{Cite news |date=1947-01-20 |title=Folsom Takes Oath As Governor |page=1 |work=The Selma Times-Journal |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-folsom-sworn-in/129080475/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 15, 1951
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1946

|{{sortname|James C.|Inzer}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|43

|data-sort-value="Persons, Gordon"|75px

|Gordon Persons
{{Small|(1902–1965)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=36}}{{Cite web |title=Seth Gordon Persons |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/seth-gordon-persons/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Bass |first=S. Jonathan |date=June 9, 2021 |title=Seth Gordon Persons (1951-55) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1911 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 16, 1951}}{{Cite news |last=Wortsman |first=Gene |date=1951-01-16 |title=Gov. Persons Enjoys His Biggest Moment Amidst Gay and Festive Capital City |page=1 |work=Birmingham Post-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-persons-sworn-in/129080558/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 17, 1955
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1950

|{{sortname|James|Allen|dab=Alabama politician}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|42

|data-sort-value="Folsom, Jim 1"|107x107px

|{{dts|January 18, 1955}}{{Cite news |last=Wortsman |first=Gene |date=1955-01-18 |title=Hits at Snoopers and Informers |page=1 |work=Birmingham Post-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-folsom-sworn-in-j/129080619/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 19, 1959
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1954

|{{sortname|William G.|Hardwick}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|44

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

|John M. Patterson
{{Small|(1921–2021)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=36–37}}{{Cite web |title=John Malcolm Patterson |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-malcolm-patterson/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Grafton |first=Carl |last2=Permaloff |first2=Anne |date=June 7, 2021 |title=John M. Patterson (1959-63) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1431 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 20, 1959}}{{Cite news |date=1959-01-20 |title=Patterson Takes State's Highest Office |page=1A |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-patrterson-swo/129080734/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 14, 1963
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1958

|{{sortname|Albert|Boutwell}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|45

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

|George Wallace
{{Small|(1919–1998)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=37–38}}{{Cite web |title=George Corley Wallace |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-corley-wallace/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Eskew |first=Glenn T. |date=June 10, 2021 |title=George C. Wallace (1963-67, 1971-79, 1983-87) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1676 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 15, 1963}}{{Cite news |last=Ingram |first=Bob |date=1963-01-15 |title=Wallace Defies Federal Encroachment; 'Will Submit No More to Tyranny' |page=1A |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-wallace-sworn/129080885/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 16, 1967
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1901}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1962

|{{sortname|James|Allen|dab=Alabama politician}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|46

|data-sort-value="Wallace, Lurleen"|95x95px

|Lurleen Wallace
{{Small|(1926–1968)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=37–38}}{{Cite web |title=Lurleen Burns Wallace |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/lurleen-burns-wallace/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Eskew |first=Glenn T. |date=June 30, 2017 |title=Lurleen B. Wallace (1967-68) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1662 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 17, 1967}}{{Cite news |last=Wasson |first=Don F. |date=1967-01-17 |title=Lurleen Becomes Governor |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-wallace-sworn/129081142/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
May 7, 1968
{{small|(died in office)}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1966

|{{sortname|Albert|Brewer}}
{{small|(acted as governor
July 25, 1967)}}{{efn|Wallace was out of state for 20 days for medical treatment. Lieutenant Governor Brewer became acting governor on July 25, 1967, and Wallace returned to the state later that day.{{Cite book |last=Owen |first=Thomas McAdory |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lrIuAAAAIAAJ&q=brewer |title=Alabama Official and Statistical Register |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives & History |year=1979 |page=17 |access-date=September 28, 2008}}}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|47

|data-sort-value="Brewer, Albert"|94x94px

|Albert Brewer
{{Small|(1928–2017)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=39}}{{Cite web |title=Albert Preston Brewer |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/albert-preston-brewer/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Gordon |date=November 13, 2020 |title=Albert P. Brewer (1968-71) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1528 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|May 7, 1968}}{{Cite news |last=Bryant |first=William O. |date=1968-05-07 |title=Brewer Sworn In As New Governor |page=1 |work=Alabama Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-journal-brewer-succeeds-wallace/129084350/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}
–
January 18, 1971
{{small|(lost nomination)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=39}}

|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

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

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

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|45

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Wallace, George"|75px

|rowspan="2"|George Wallace
{{Small|(1919–1998)}}
{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=37–38}}{{Cite web |title=George Corley Wallace |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-corley-wallace/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Eskew |first=Glenn T. |date=June 10, 2021 |title=George C. Wallace (1963-67, 1971-79, 1983-87) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1676 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 19, 1971}}{{Cite news |last=Wasson |first=Don F. |date=1971-01-19 |title=Wallace Hints President Bid |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-wallace-sworn/129084465/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 15, 1979
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|Under a 1968 amendment to the constitution, governors are eligible to succeed themselves once.{{Cite web |title=Ala. Const. amend. 282 |url=http://www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu/Search/results.aspx?srch=1&state=%27AL%27&CID=124&art=5&sec=116&amd=&key=&Yr= |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu}}|name=limits-1968}}

|rowspan="2"|Democratic{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=30–31}}

|1970

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

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Jere|Beasley}}
{{small|(acted as governor
June 5, 1972–July 7, 1972)}}{{efn|Wallace was out of state for 52 days for medical treatment following an assassination attempt while campaigning for President of the United States; Lieutenant Governor Beasley acted as governor for 32 days.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=40}}{{Cite web |last=Armbrester |first=Margaret E. |date=December 19, 2017 |title=Jere Beasley Sr. (1972) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1444 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}}}

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|1974

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|48

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

|Fob James
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1934)}}
{{Cite web |title=Forrest Hood James |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/forrest-hood-james/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=William H. |date=June 2, 2021 |title=Forrest "Fob" James Jr. (1979-83, 1995-99) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1469 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 16, 1979}}{{Cite news |last=Bryant |first=Ted |date=1979-01-16 |title='Bury Negative Prejudices of Past,' Gov. James Urges |page=1 |work=Birmingham Post-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-james-sworn-in-ja/129084695/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 17, 1983
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic

|1978

|{{sortname|George|McMillan|dab=politician}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|45

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

|{{dts|January 18, 1983}}{{Cite news |last=Bryant |first=Ted |date=1983-01-18 |title=A 'New' Wallace Sworn for Fourth Term |page=A1 |work=Birmingham Post-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-wallace-sworn-in/129084820/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 19, 1987
{{small|(did not run)}}

|Democratic

|1982

|{{sortname|Bill|Baxley}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|49

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Hunt, H. Guy"| 75px

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

|rowspan="2"|H. Guy Hunt
{{Small|(1933–2009)}}
{{Cite web |title=Harold Guy Hunt |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/harold-guy-hunt/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=William H. |date=June 6, 2021 |title=Guy Hunt (1987-93) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1509 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 20, 1987}}{{Cite news |last=Ritchie |first=Bruce |date=1987-01-20 |title=Hunt Proclaims New Day for State |page=1A |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-hunt-sworn-in/129084901/ |access-date=2023-07-29}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
April 22, 1993
{{small|(removed from office)}}{{efn|Hunt was convicted of illegally using campaign and inaugural funds to pay personal debts, a felony; as felons cannot serve as governor, he was removed from office, and Folsom became governor.{{Cite news |last=Burger |first=Frederick |date=1993-04-22 |title=Hunt Guilty: What's Next |page=1A |work=The Anniston Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-folsom-succeeds-hunt-a/129116845/ |access-date=2023-07-30}} He was later pardoned by the state parole board.{{Cite news |last=Nossiter |first=Adam |date=12 June 1997 |title=Ex-Gov. Hunt of Alabama Cleared by Pardon Board |page=18 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/12/us/ex-gov-hunt-of-alabama-cleared-by-pardon-board.html |access-date=September 28, 2008}}}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican

|1986

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Jim|Folsom Jr.}}{{efn|name=lt-dem|Represented the Democratic Party{{Cite web |title=Alabama Lieutenant Governors |url=https://archives.alabama.gov/research/guidance/fast-facts/officials/lt-governor.aspx |access-date=January 19, 2023 |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives and History}}}}

style="height:2em;"

|1990

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|50

|data-sort-value="Folsom, Jim 2"|75px

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

|Jim Folsom Jr.
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1949)}}
{{Cite web |title=James Elisha Folsom, Jr. |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-elisha-folsom-jr/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Stewart |first=William H. |date=June 1, 2021 |title=James E. Folsom Jr. (1993-95) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1503 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|April 22, 1993}}
–
January 16, 1995
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Democratic

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

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

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|48

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

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

|{{dts|January 17, 1995}}{{Cite news |date=1995-01-18 |title=Officials Look To Eliminate Power Delay |page=A5 |work=The Selma Times-Journal |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-james-sworn-in-j/129117141/ |access-date=2023-07-30}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 18, 1999
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Republican

|1994

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

|{{sortname|Don|Siegelman}}{{efn|name=lt-dem}}

style="height:2em;"

!scope="row"|51

|data-sort-value="Siegelman, Don"|75px

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

|Don Siegelman
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1946)}}
{{Cite web |title=Donald Eugene Siegelman |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/donald-eugene-siegelman/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Webb |first=Samuel L. |last2=Armbrester |first2=Margaret E. |date=June 9, 2021 |title=Don Siegelman (1999-2003) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3300 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|{{dts|January 19, 1999}}{{Cite news |last=Bryant |first=Ted |date=1999-01-19 |title=Putting Children First |page=A1 |work=Birmingham Post-Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-siegelman-sworn-i/129117244/ |access-date=2023-07-30}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 20, 2003
{{small|(lost election)}}

|Democratic

|1998

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

|{{sortname|Steve|Windom}}{{efn|name=lt-rep|Represented the Republican Party}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|52

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Riley, Bob"|75px

|colspan="2" rowspan="7" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" |

|rowspan="2"|Bob Riley
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1944)}}
{{Cite web |title=Bob Riley |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/bob-riley/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Armbrester |first=Margaret E. |date=June 9, 2021 |title=Robert "Bob" Riley (2003-11) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1507 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 21, 2003}}{{Cite news |last=Clanton |first=Brett |date=2003-01-21 |title=Good Morning, Gov. Riley |page=1 |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-riley-sworn-in/129117778/ |access-date=2023-07-30}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
January 17, 2011
{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits-1968}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican

|2002

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

|{{sortname|Lucy|Baxley}}{{efn|name=lt-dem}}

style="height:2em;"

|2006

|{{sortname|Jim|Folsom Jr.}}{{efn|name=lt-dem}}

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|53

|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Bentley, Robert"|75px

|rowspan="2"|Robert J. Bentley
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1943)}}
{{Cite web |title=Robert Bentley |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/robert-bentley/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |title=Robert Bentley (2011-17) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3100 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 18, 2011}}{{Cite news |last=Kitchen |first=Sebastian |date=2011-01-18 |title=Governor Says State's 'Best Days Are Ahead' |page=1A |work=The Montgomery Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-bentley-sworn/129117885/ |access-date=2023-07-30}}{{efn|name=midnight}}
–
April 10, 2017
{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Bentley resigned from office as part of a plea deal involving campaign violations.{{Cite news |last=Blinder |first=Alan |date=10 April 2017 |title=Robert Bentley, Alabama Governor, Resigns Amid Scandal |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/us/robert-bentley-alabama-governor.html |access-date=April 10, 2017}}}}

|rowspan="2"|Republican

|2010

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

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Kay|Ivey}}

style="height:2em;"

|2014

style="height:2em;"

!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|54

|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Ivey, Kay"|102x102px

|rowspan="3"|Kay Ivey
{{Small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1944)}}
{{Cite web |title=Kay Ivey |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/kay-ivey/ |access-date=January 18, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Claire |date=May 1, 2020 |title=Kay Ivey (2017- ) |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-4202 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}

|rowspan="3"|{{dts|April 10, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Tyler |first=Zach |date=2017-04-11 |title=Governor Ivey: 'More Than Capable' |page=1A |work=The Anniston Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-ivey-succeeds-bentley/129117918/ |access-date=2023-07-30}}
–
Incumbent{{efn|Ivey's second full term began on January 16, 2023,{{Cite news |last=Chandler |first=Kim |date=2023-01-16 |title=Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sworn in for her 2nd full term |url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-kay-ivey-robert-bentley-alabama-99762c9d3e889ed4cc76d35867375432 |access-date=2025-01-23 |work=AP |language=en}} and will expire on January 18, 2027; she will be term-limited.}}

|rowspan="3"|Republican

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

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

style="height:2em;"

|2018

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

|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Will|Ainsworth}}

style="height:2em;"

|2022

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Notes

References

;General

{{Cite web |title=Alabama Governors |url=https://archives.alabama.gov/research/guidance/fast-facts/officials/governor.aspx |access-date=December 20, 2022 |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives & History}}
{{Cite web |title=Former Alabama Governors |url=https://www.nga.org/former-governors/alabama/ |access-date=July 10, 2019 |publisher=National Governors Association}}
{{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 |date=1978 |publisher=Meckler Books |isbn=9780930466015 |access-date=July 10, 2019}}
{{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=McMullin |first=Thomas A. |url=http://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0000mcmu |title=Biographical directory of American territorial governors |date=1984 |publisher=Meckler |isbn=978-0-930466-11-4 |access-date=January 19, 2023}}
{{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |url=http://archive.org/details/unitedstatesgube0000dubi |title=United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County |date=2003 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-1439-0 |language=en}}
{{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC |title=United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5646-8 |language=en}}
{{Cite book |last=Glashan |first=Roy R. |url=http://archive.org/details/americangovernor0000glas |title=American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 |date=1979 |publisher=Meckler Books |isbn=978-0-930466-17-6}}
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External links

[https://governor.alabama.gov/ Office of the Governor of Alabama]

Category:Lists of state governors of the United States

Governors

Category:Political history of Alabama

list of governors of Alabama

List of governors

=Territory of Alabama=

=State of Alabama=

Timeline

See also

Notes

References

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